Coastal Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Coastal Engineering (subject code ME01033061) as prescribed for C(RE · Semester 1 divides the course into 5 units, covering 56 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME01033061)Unit 1 Introduction to Coastal Engineering
- Coastal Zone and its features
- Basic terminologies of coastal landforms
- Coastal region and specific economic zone
- Coastal Zone Management
- Understanding of coastal system behavior
- Physical Oceanography: Description of the world's ocean
- Coastal states of India: Coastline
- characteristics and its significance
- Ocean currents
- and circulation
- Seabed characteristics
Unit 2 Motion Parameters
- Significance and Characteristics of wind
- tide, and current
- Ocean waves along the coast
- Classification of ocean waves
- Wave statistics
- Zonation based on the behavior of waves
- Wave deformation and its causes
- Wave forces and Surf zone processes
Unit 3 Wave Mechanics
- Small and finite amplitude wave theories
- Wave deformation phenomenon- Refraction
- Diffraction, and Reflection
- Wave breaking
- Types of wave breaking
- Non-breaking forces on the vertical structure
- Breaking and broken waves based on linear theory
- Variation in Coastal Water Level: Long-term water level changes
- Fluctuations in water level and its effects due to global climate changes
- Causes and effects of Tsunamis
- Cyclone, and Storm surge
- Application of RS & GIS
- Application of simulation models software like MIKE 21, Delft3D
- Telemac-2D, etc
Unit 4 Coastal Zone Processes
- Key Processes-Erosion
- Transportation, and Deposition
- Factors influencing coastal processes
- Impacts of coastal processes
- Beach features
- Beach profile
- Bed forms
- Characteristics of coastal sediments
- Types of sedimentation loads
- Modes of sediment transport
- Bed load transport equations
- Mechanics of suspended sediment transport
- Suspended Sediment Concentration under currents
- Short-term and Long-term changes of shores
- Littoral drift
Unit 5 Sea Structures
- Necessity of coastal protection work
- Types of coastal protection works - Sea walls
- Types of groyne
- its classification, and effects
- On-shore and off-shore structures- Types of harbours with features
- Port planning
- Site investigation and selection for the port
- Tetra pod, Tri-bar
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