1.5 Summary
Coastal engineering is a unique branch of civil engineering that has undergone significant development in recent decades. Practitioners of this branch of engineering must be knowledgeable in a number of special subjects, one of which is the mechanics of surface gravity waves. Basic two-dimensional wave theory and the characteristics of these waves are the starting points for this text.
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(2006). Coastal Engineering. In: Basic Coastal Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23333-4_1
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