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Coastal Engineering Books
This page is a list of references in coastal/ocean engineering. Some of these texts may be out
of print, but are available in a good library.
General Coastal Engineering
- Oceanographical Engineering, R.L. Wiegel, Prentice-Hall, 1964.
- Estuary and Coastline Hydrodynamics, A.T. Ippen (ed.) :
McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1966.
- Coastal Engineering, Vols. 1 and 2, R. Silvester: Elsevier
Scientific Publishing Co., 1974.
- Coastal Engineering -- An introduction to Ocean
Engineering, Horikawa, K., University of Tokyo Press, 1978.
- Nearshore Dynamics and Coastal Processes --
Theory, Measurement, and Predictive Models, Horikawa, K. (ed), University of Tokyo Press, 1988.
- Shore Protection Manual, U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center
- Coastal Engineering - Waves, Beaches, Wave-Structure Interactions, T. Sawaragi (ed.), Elsevier, 1995.
- Coastal Environments, R.W.G. Carter, Academic Press, 1988.
- Coastal Hydraulics, A.M. Muir-Wood, and C.A. Fleming. Macmillan, 280pp., 1981.
- An Introduction to Coastal Geomorphology, J. Pethick, Arnold, 260pp., 1984.
- Basic Coastal Engineering, R.M. Sorenson, J.Wiley & Sons, 227pp., 1978.
- Coastal Planning and Management, R Kay & J Alder, E & FN SPON, ISBN
0-419-24350-X (Undergraduate/practitioners)
- Beach Management Manual, Simm, J.D. (ed.), A.H. Brampton, N.W. Beech, and J.S. Brooke. CIRIA Report 153. ISBN 0-86017 438 7, 1996.
- Stability of Tidal Inlets: Theory and Engineering, P. Bruun, Elsevier Scientific
Publishing Company, ISBN 0-444-41728-1.
- Introduction to Coastal Engineering & Management,J. W. Kamphuis, World Scientific, 1999.
- Coastal Processes with Engineering Applications R.G. Dean, and R.A. Dalrymple, Cambridge University Press, 2001
Water Wave Mechanics and Tides
- Water Waves, Stoker, J.J., Interscience Publishers, Inc.,
1957.
- Wind Waves -- Their Generation and Propagation
on the Ocean Surface, Kinsman, B., Dover Publications, Inc., 1965.
- Linear and Nonlinear Waves, Whitham, G.B, John Wiley and Sons,
1974.
- Waves in Fluids, Lighthill, J., Cambridge University Press,
1978.
- The Dynamics of the Upper Ocean, 2nd ed., Phillips, O.M.,
Cambridge University Press, 1977.
- Random Seas and Design of Maritime Structures, Goda, Y., World Scientific, 1998.
- The Applied Dynamics of Ocean Surface Waves, C.C. Mei,
World Scientific, 1989.
- Water Wave Mechanics for Engineers and Scientists, R.G. Dean and R.A. Dalrymple , World Scientific, 1991.
- Hydrodynamics of Coastal Zones, S.R. Massel, Elsevier, 1989.
- Wave Propagation Over Uneven Bottoms,Vols 1 and 2, Maarten W. Dingemans, World Scientific, 1997.
- Waves, Tides and Shallow-water Processes, The Open University & Pergamon Press,
1989.
- Tides, Surges and Mean Sea Level: A Handbook for Engineers and Scientists, D.T.
Pugh, John Wiley & Sons, 1987.
- Wind Generated Ocean Waves, I.R. Young, ISBN 0-08-043317-0, 1999.
- The hydrodynamics of waves and tides, with applications, M. Rahman,
Computational Mechanics Publications, ISBN 0-905451-71-6.
- Ocean Surface Waves: Their Physics and Prediction, S.R. Massel,
Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering, World Scientific, Singapore, 1996.
Oceanography
- An online text: Introduction to Physical Oceanography, by Robert H. Stewart, Texas A&M, Department of Oceanography.
Wave Forces and Structures
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Mechanics of Wave Forces on Offshore Structures, Sarpkaya, T., and M. Isaacson, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1981.
- Marine Outfall Systems, Planning, Design and Construction, Grace, R.A., Prentice Hall, Inc, 1978
Sediment Transport
- Beach Processes and Sedimentation, Komar, P.D., Prentice-Hall,
1976.
- Sea Bed Mechanics, Sleath, J.F.A, John Wiley & Sons, 1984.
- Coastal and Estuarine Sediment Dynamics, Dyer, K.R.,
John Wiley and Sons, 1986.
- The Mechanics of Coastal Sediment Transport , J. Fredsoe and R. Deigaard, World Scientific, 1992.
- Coastal Bottom Boundary Layers and Sediment Transport, P. Nielsen, World
Scientific, 1992.
- Dynamics of Marine Sands, A Manual for Practical Applications, R.L. Soulsby,
Thomas Telford, London, ISBN 0 7277 2584 X. 250 pp., 1997.
- Scour at Marine Structures. A Manual for Practical Applications, R.J.S.
Whitehouse, Thomas Telford, London, ISBN 0 7277 2655 2. 216 pp., 1998.
- Coastal bottom boundary layers and sediment transport,P. Nielsen, World
Scientific, 1992.
- Loose Boundary Hydraulics, A.J. Raudkivi, Pergamon Press, 331pp., 1967.
- Mechanics of Sediment Transport, M.S. Yalin, Pergamon Press, 298pp., 1977.
- Erosion and Sedimentation, P.Y. Julien, Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-521-63639-6, 1998.
- Principles of Coastal Morphology, L.C. Van Rijn,
Aqua Publications, PO Box 9896, 1006 AN Amsterdam
ISBN 90-800356-3-7, 1998.
- Principles of Sediment Transport in Rivers,
Estuaries and Coastal Seas,, L.C. van Rijn, Aqua Publications, 1993
- Sediment Transport Modelling in Marine Coastal Environments,
L.C. van Rijn, A.G. Davies, J.S. Ribberink, J. van de Graaff, eds., Aqua Publications, 2001.
Shore Protection and Coastal Construction
- Responding to Changes in Sea Level: Engineeri
ng Implications, Marine Board, National Academy Press, 1987.
- Managing Coastal Erosion, Marine Board, National Academy Press, 1990.
- Beach Nourishment and Protection, Marine Board, National Academy Press, 1995.
- Coastal Stabilization, Richard Sylvester and J.R.C. Hsu, World Scientific, 1997.
- Manual on the use of rock in coastal and shoreline engineering, CIRIA Special
Publication 83 / CUR Report 154. ISBN 0-86017-326-7, 1991.
- Revetment systems against wave attack. A design manual, K. McConnell, Thomas Telford, London, ISBN 0 7277 2706 0. 168 pp., 1998.
- Coastal Stabilisation: Innovative concepts, R. Silvester and J. Hsu, Prentice
Hall, 1993.
- Construction Risk in Coastal Engineering, J. Simm and I. Cruickshank, Thomas
Telford, London, ISBN 0 7277 2686 2. 504 pp., 1998.
- Hydrodynamics Around Cylindrical Structures,
B M Sumer & J Fredsøe, World Scientific, 1997.
- Sustainable use of new and recycled materials in coastal and fluvial
construction, N. Masters, ISBN 0 7277 2950 0 , 204pp,
2001
Physical Modelling
- Physical Modelling in Coastal Engineering, R.A. Dalrymple (ed.), A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 1985.
- Physical Models and Laboratory Techniques in Coastal Engineering , S. Hughes, World Scientific, 1993.
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