Module Details

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Title (Y3) COASTAL AND ESTUARY PROCESSES
Code CIVE387
Coordinator Dr M Li
Civil Engineering and Industrial Design
M.Li@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 6 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

This module aims to introduce student to the work required in the coastal and estuary environment with emphasis on: - understanding the coastal and estuary environment problems with which they must deal - understanding the underlying theory and application of theory to solving this problems - equipping them with the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to contribute to the solution of these problems.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Understand the existing theories (and their limitations) in coastal and estuary waters, including the ways in which tides and surges are generated; how to describe waves; the importance of sediment transport in coastal areas; the significance of mixing process in estuaries; the factors involved in the estuary conservation and restoration.

(LO2) Understand the use of linear wave theory to predict water motions, the effects of wave shoaling, describing random waves and predicting extreme wave conditions from suitable data.

(LO3) Be aware of developing technologies in coastal and estuary engineering.

(LO4) Understand how to investigate and define coastal and estuary problems, identifying any constraints including environmental and sustainability limitations; ethical, health, safety, security and risk issues; intellectual property; codes of practice and standards

(LO5) Be aware of relevant legal requirements governing coastal and estuary engineering activities, including personnel, health & safety, contracts, intellectual property rights, product safety and liability issues, and understand the risk in coastal and estuary engineering involved

(S1) Problem Solving

(S2) Critical Thinking

(S3) Communication


Syllabus

 

- Introduction to coastal and estuary processes: assessing the environment; identifying needs, postulating solutions, estimating loadings, etc. - Linear and non-linear wave theories: initial assumptions; basic equations; regions of validity. - Wave generation and the description of random waves: short-term and long-term; characteristic values of wave height and period; the Rayleigh distribution; wave spectra; linking probabilistic and spectral descriptions. - Estimating the severity of extreme storms: scatter diagrams; the Weibull distribution; return period and encounter probability. - Wave transformation: wave shoaling; wave refraction, Snell's Law; refraction patterns; wave diffraction and reflection. - Surf zone dynamics: wave breaking; setup and setdown; long-shore current; undertow. - Sediment transport: sediment mobility; bedload; bedforms; suspended load; sediment transport modelling. - Morphodynamics: beach profile; sedi ment budgets; regional prediction. - Principle types of coast types; Astronomical tides and surges; -       Mixing in estuary: Diffusion and advection; examples - Nature of sediments in estuaries. - Estuary habitats, conservation and restoration; - Dredging and other construction issues for navigation .


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: Class Based Lecture
Attendance Recorded: Yes


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 36

          36
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 114
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

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End of Module Exam There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :End of Module  180 minutes.    100       
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opportunity
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Recommended Texts

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