From ceginfo@u.washington.edu Thu Mar 1 14:33:04 2001 Received: from jason03.u.washington.edu (jason03.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.11]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW00.12) with ESMTP id OAA40518 for ; Thu, 1 Mar 2001 14:33:03 -0800 Received: from homer26.u.washington.edu (ceginfo@homer26.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.36]) by jason03.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW00.12) with ESMTP id OAA25226 for ; Thu, 1 Mar 2001 14:33:01 -0800 Received: from localhost (ceginfo@localhost) by homer26.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW00.12) with ESMTP id OAA88878 for ; Thu, 1 Mar 2001 14:32:59 -0800 Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 14:32:59 -0800 (PST) From: Civil and Environmental Engineering To: Subject: Course Announcement Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Spring 2001 Course Announcement CEE 473 Introduction to Coastal Engineering (3) MWF 10:30, More 234 The coastal zone is arguably one of the most dynamic environments in the ocean. It is also a region of intense societal pressure - about two-thirds of the world's population lives within a narrow band directly inland from the ocean shore. The continual cycle of storms and periods of calm can lead to extremes of expensive property loss due to severe erosion and creation of large tracts of new beach through accretion. Coastal oceanography and engineering are timely and important subjects in the Pacific Northwest. Over the past three winters, there have been an unprecedented number of severe storms in the North Pacific. High waves and tides caused by these storms have led to extensive beach erosion and property loss along the Washington and Oregon coasts. This course is intended for fourth year undergraduate and first year graduate students interested in an introduction to ocean waves and their their impact on the coastal environment. The emphasis will be on interpreting mathematical results in a physical context relevant to engineering applications. Topics to be covered include: Fluid dynamics of deep and shallow water waves. Linear wave theory, including dispersion, superposition, and spectral description. Transport of energy by waves and dissipation by bottom friction and wave breaking. Refraction by bottom topography and diffraction by breakwaters. Statistics of wind waves, wave forces on pilings, and breakwater stability. As time allows, applications will be illustrated by laboratory experiments and selected case histories. Prerequisite: CEE 342 (Intro. Fluid Mechanics) or equivalent Instructor: A. Jessup Affiliate Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Principal Oceanographer, Applied Physics Laboratory Please feel free to contact me at the number below with any questions. -- Andrew T. Jessup voice: (206) 685-2609 Applied Physics Laboratory fax: (206) 543-6785 University of Washington jessup@apl.washington.edu 1013 NE 40th St. Seattle, WA 98105-6698 --============_-1228653552==_ma============ .