WO 424
Course Name:
COASTAL EROSION & ITS MITIGATION
Programme:
B.Tech(Civil)
Semester:
Fourth
Category:
Programme Specific Electives (PSE)
Credits (L-T-P):
(3-0-0)
Content:
Origin of Coasts, Sediment Transport and Budgeting, Coastal Erosion and Mitigation: A Global Scenario and Indian Perspective, Coastal Processes, Planning and Design of Coastal Protection Works, Soft and Hard Options, Innovative Technologies, Remote Sensing, Geographical Information System and Artificial Neural Network in Coastal Engineering, Performance of Coastal Protection Works in India, Coastal Zone Regulation, Integrated Coastal Zone Management, Coastal Pollution and Environmental Impact Assessment.
References:
Bruun, P., Port Engineering, Vol. I &II.
Shore Protection Manual, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center,
U.S. Govt. Printing office, Washington D.C., Vol. 1 & 2. 1984.
Ippen A.T., Estuary and Coast line Hydrodynamics McGraw Hill, 1966
Department:
Applied Mechanics and Hydraulics
