23COASTAL AND PORT ENGINEERING 沿海和港口工程文献.pdf

Source: Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers Scott L. Douglass Robert A. Nathan Jeffrey D. Malyszek Professor Moffat Nichol Engineers Moffat Nichol Engineers Department of Civil Engineering Tampa, Florida Tampa, Florida 23 University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama COASTAL AND PORT ENGINEERING oastal and port engineering encom- because of nature’s unpredictability. Hence, post- passes planning, design, and construc- construction monitoring of the response of nearby Ction of projects to satisfy society’s needs beaches is often a required component of coastal and concerns in the coastal environ- engineering projects. ment, such as harbor and marina development, The design level of risk in many coastal engi- shore protection, beach nourishment, and other neering projects may be higher than in other civil constructed systems in the coastal wave and tide engineering disciplines because the price of more environment. effective design is often not warranted. Over time, the scope of this field of engineering The design environment is very challenging. has broadened from only navigation improvement It varies with time, since design conditions are and property protection to include recreational often affected by storms that contain much more beaches and environmental considerations. It takes energy and induce very different loadings from into account the environmental conditions unique those normally experienced. Also, because the