edited by Young C Kim (California State University, Los Angeles, USA)

Chapter 1: Wave Setup (2,255k)
Chapter 2: Wavemaker Theories (607k)

This handbook contains a comprehensive compilation of topics that are at the forefront of many of the technical advances in ocean waves, coastal, and ocean engineering. More than 70 internationally recognized authorities in the field of coastal and ocean engineering have contributed articles on their areas of expertise to this handbook. These international luminaries are from highly respected universities and renowned research and consulting organizations from all over the world.

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of shallow-water waves, water level fluctuations, coastal and offshore structures, port and harbors, coastal sediment processes, environmental problems, coastal hazards, physical modeling, and other issues in coastal and ocean engineering. It is an essential reference for professionals and researchers in the areas of coastal engineering, ocean engineering, oceanography, and meteorology, as well as an invaluable text for graduate students in these fields.

• Shallow-Water Waves:
  • Wave Setup (R G Dean & T L Walton)
  • Wavemaker Theories (R T Hudspeth & R B Guenther)
  • Random Wave Breaking and Nonlinearity Evolution Across the Surf Zone (Y Goda)
• Water-Level Fluctuations:
  • Generation and Prediction of Seiches in Rotterdam Harbor Basins (M P C de Jong & J A Battjes)
• Coastal Structures:
  • Nonconventional Wave Damping Structures (H Oumeraci)
  • Prediction of Overtopping (J van der Meer et al.)
  • Development of Caisson Breakwater Design Based on Failure Experiences (S Takahashi)
  • Design of Alternative Revetments (K Pilarczyk)
  • Low Crested Breakwaters (A Lamberti & B Zanuttigh)
• Offshore Structures:
  • State of Offshore Structure Development and Design Challenges (S Chakrabarti)
• Ports and Harbors
• Coastal Sediment Processes:
  • Beach Nourishment (R G Dean & J D Rosati)
• Environmental Problems:
  • Water and Nutrients Flow in the Enclosed Bays (Y Koibuchi & M Isobe)
• Sustainable Coastal Development:
  • Socioeconomic and Environmental Risk in Coastal and Ocean Engineering (M A Losada et al.)
• Coastal Hazards:
  • Ocean Wave Climates: Trends and Variations Due to Earth's Changing Climate (P D Komar et al.)
  • Sea Level Rise and Coastal Erosion (M J F Stive et al.)
• Physical Modeling:
  • Laboratory Simulation of Waves (E P D Mansard & M D Miles)
• Coastal Engineering Practice and Education
• and other papers