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Ingegneria Costiera
Coastal Engineering
Carlo Lorenzoni

Seat Ingegneria
A.A. 2015/2016
Credits 9
Hours 72
Period I
Language ENG

Prerequisites
Subjects of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geometry, Hydraulics and Geotechnics.

Learning outcomes
The course aims to provide the students with: - knowledge of sea ambient, - design of marine, harbour and coastal structures.

Program
Maritime environment. Winds, waves and currents. Wind wave hindcast. Linear wave theory development and engineering properties of these waves. Wave propagation from deep waters towards the shore. Outlines of non-linear waves and of waves in nature. Outlines of wave statistics of short and long period. Typical harbour structure placements. Types and design outlines of external and inner structures of maritime harbours. Outlines of marine equipments of docks, means of transport and for transshipment of the harbour merchandises. Outlines of realization of maritime works, of construction materials, of work equipments and of dredging operations. Outlines of littoral dynamics and of coastal protection systems. Outlines of off-shore structures. Outlines of physical models for maritime and coastal engineering.

Development of the examination
LEARNING EVALUATION METHODS
The exam consists in an oral test and in the discussion of the individual exercise work that the candidate presents for the exam. The oral test consists in some questions requested to the candidate about the topics of the course. The individual exercise work consists in resolving some applying practices about the topics of the course, proposed during the lessons and autonomously carried out by the candidate.

LEARNING EVALUATION CRITERIA
The positive result of the exam is proved if the candidate shows, by means of the previously described tests, to have well understood the topics proposed during the lessons and to be able to apply autonomously the methods and the procedures used for the individual exercise work.

LEARNING MEASUREMENT CRITERIA
Assignment of the final grade in thirtiethes.

FINAL MARK ALLOCATION CRITERIA
If the candidate obtains at least the pass grade for both the oral test and the individual exercise work and in describing the applyied methods, he reaches a positive final evaluation. Maximum evaluation is reached when the candidate shows a deep and complete knowledge of the topics of the course. The praise is reserved to those candidates that carry out exactly and completely their oral test and individual exercise work and that distinguish themselves for them special excellence both for the oral presentation and for the editing of their individual exercise work.

Recommended reading
Dean R.G., Dalrymple R.A. ”Water Wave Mechanics for Engineers and Scientists”, World Scientific, 1991 Matteotti G., “Lineamenti di costruzioni marittime”, Servizi grafici editoriali, Padova, 2001; US Army Corps of Engineers, “Coastal Engineering Manual”,

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• Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale (Corso di Laurea Triennale (DM 270/04))