The course includes basic principles of wave mechanics and costal hydraulics.

By the end of the course, the student has the necessary knowledge and skills to:

• Understand essential facts, concepts, principles and theories of coastal engineering: coastal morphology, erosion, mechanisms of sediment transport, balance of sediments, impact of coastal structures, soft and hard coastal protection measures
• Calculate the “design wave” of a region based on wind data and geographical maps.
• Analyze new parameters of the “design wave” based on wave shoaling, refraction, diffraction, breaking and reflection against coastal morphology and structures. Application of methodologies in the design of coastal works.
• Evaluate the evolution of the coastline near a coastal project and the balance of sediments in a coastal area.

• Teamwork
• Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
• Decision making

1. Introduction to basic concepts of coastal engineering (seawater, composition, density, salinity)
2. The analytical two-dimensional wave theories.
3. The simple analytical description of wave evolution in the coastal area.
4. Wave shoaling, refraction, diffraction.
5. Wave breaking and reflection
6. Modern wave theories (mathematical wave theory, linear wave theory, spectral wave theory).
7. Stochastic analysis of wind waves. Circulation, mixing and transport of solutes and sediments.
8. Forecast of wind waves.
9. Solutes and sediments transport.
10. Circulation of solutes and sediments.
11. Mixing of solutes and sediments.
12. Coastal morphology.
13. Coastal sediment transport and coastal works.

Use of Information and Communication Technology

• Data processing and analysis software
• Learning process supported through the electronic platform e-class

Assessment Method

Ι. Open book exams (80%) including, short answer, design and math questions.

II. Project (20%).

• Introduction to coastal technology and coastal structures, Koutitas Christoforos G.
• Coastal geomorhpology, Karymbalis Th. Efthymios