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Coastal Environment Engineering

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the coastal Environmental conditions - Identifies different coastal systems, such as beaches, lagoons, dunes, etc - Identifies the aspects and factors of Integrated Coastal Zone Management - Recognize the human activities on shore and their environmental effects. - Recognize Climate Change impacts on coastal environment and the adaptation measures - Analyze coastal sediment transport and relevant shoreline changes - Planning and design of shore protection structures - Assessment of Environmental Impacts of coastal projects
  • Course Goals
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Climate Action
  • Life Below Water
  • Life on Land

Requirements

CEI461

Description

  • English Description

    Introduction to coastal environment, problems facing coastal zone, human made shore protection structures and their impacts (bulkheads, seawalls, revetments, jetties, breakwaters, groins and geotextile sand containers), case studies and lessons learnt from Egypt coastal projects, environmental impact assessment of coastal projects, effect of global warming and sea level rise on coastal zones.
  • Arabic Description

    Introduction to coastal environment, problems facing coastal zone, human made shore protection structures and their impacts (bulkheads, seawalls, revetments, jetties, breakwaters, groins and geotextile sand containers), case studies and lessons learnt from Egypt coastal projects, environmental impact assessment of coastal projects, effect of global warming and sea level rise on coastal zones.
  • Department
    Irrigation and Hydraulics
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (25) + tr.Major Assessment (30 = tr.Industry 5% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 5% , tr.Seminar 15% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    125
  • Equivalent ECTS
    5
  • • Course notes and handouts
  • • EurOtop Wave Overtopping of Sea Defenses and Related Structures Assessment Manual 2016
  • • CIRIA The Rock Manual The use of rock in hydraulic engineering Publication C683 2014
  • • Coastal Engineering Manual US Army Corps of Engineers 2012
  • • Shore Protection Manual US Army Corps of Engineers 1984
  • • Handbook of Coastal and Ocean Engineering World Scientific Kim Y.C. 2008
  • • Basic Coastal Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Lehigh University Sorenson R. M. 2006
  • • www.asce.org - Euro top Wave Overtopping of Sea Defenses and Related Structures Assessment Manual 2016 - Euro top Wave Overtopping of Sea Defenses and Related Structures Assessment Manual 2016.