Intro.to Coastal Engineering

Host University

Old Dominion University

Semester

Spring 2025

Course Number

CEE 582 CRN 22872

CRN

22872

Credits

3

Discipline

Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering

Instructor

Ma, Gangfeng (gma@odu.edu)

Times and Days

7:25-10:05pm

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Course Information

Classical small amplitude wave theory, wave transformations in shallow water, shoaling, refraction, diffraction, reflection, breaking. Wave induced near shore currents and sediment transport processes. Alternatives to mitigate coastal erosion processes. Introduction to coastal structures. 

Prerequisites

permission of the instructor.