OCE 421Coastal Structure Design

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(3 crs.) Review of wave mechanics; design breaker; probability and random variables; probabilistic wave elevation height models; short-term and long-term wave statistics; probability distribution models for extreme events; selection of design waves and water levels; wave run-up and overtopping; design of rubble mound structures; design of vertical breakwaters/seawalls; wave forces on vertical piles. (Lec. 3) Pre: OCE 408 or permission of instructor.