INTRODUCTION TO NEARSHORE HYDRODYNAMICS, Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering - Volume 24
by Ib A. Svendsen
Pages: 745
Publisher: World Scient. Publishing
Edition: 1st, December 23, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9812561420
ISBN-13: 978-9812561428
Description
This book is intended as an introductory textbook for graduate students and as a reference book for engineers and scientists working in the field of coastal engineering. As such it gives a description of the theories for wave and nearshore hydrodynamics. It is meant to de-mystify the topics and hence starts at a fairly basic level. It requires knowledge of fluid mechanics equivalent to a first year graduate level. At the end of each topic, an attempt is made to give an overview of the present stage of the scientific development in that area with numerous references for further studies.
Table Of Contents
1 . Introduction 1
2 . Hydrodynamic Background 11
3 . Linear Waves 49
4 . Energy Balance in the Nearshore Region 207
5 . Properties of Breaking Waves 229
6 . Wave Models Based on Linear Wave Theory 311
7 . Nonlinear Waves: Analysis of Parameters 323
8 . Stokes Wave Theory 341
9 . Long Wave Theory 381
10 . Boundary Layers 469
11 . Nearshore Circulation 515
12 . Cross-Shore Circulation and Undertow 603
13 . Quasi-3D Nearshore Circulation Models 627
14 . Other Nearshore Flow Phenomena 661
Author Index 705
Subject Index 711
by Ib A. Svendsen
Pages: 745
Publisher: World Scient. Publishing
Edition: 1st, December 23, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9812561420
ISBN-13: 978-9812561428
Description
This book is intended as an introductory textbook for graduate students and as a reference book for engineers and scientists working in the field of coastal engineering. As such it gives a description of the theories for wave and nearshore hydrodynamics. It is meant to de-mystify the topics and hence starts at a fairly basic level. It requires knowledge of fluid mechanics equivalent to a first year graduate level. At the end of each topic, an attempt is made to give an overview of the present stage of the scientific development in that area with numerous references for further studies.
Table Of Contents
1 . Introduction 1
2 . Hydrodynamic Background 11
3 . Linear Waves 49
4 . Energy Balance in the Nearshore Region 207
5 . Properties of Breaking Waves 229
6 . Wave Models Based on Linear Wave Theory 311
7 . Nonlinear Waves: Analysis of Parameters 323
8 . Stokes Wave Theory 341
9 . Long Wave Theory 381
10 . Boundary Layers 469
11 . Nearshore Circulation 515
12 . Cross-Shore Circulation and Undertow 603
13 . Quasi-3D Nearshore Circulation Models 627
14 . Other Nearshore Flow Phenomena 661
Author Index 705
Subject Index 711