Course Description: Physical and mathematical fundamentals of ocean wave behavior; mechanics of wave motion; use of statistics and probability to develop design wave criteria
Instructor: Dr. Kuang-An Chang
Office: Room 235-C, WERC
Tel.: 845-4504
Email: kchang@tamu.edu
Office Hours: TR 10:50 – 12:20
Prerequisite: CVEN 311: Fluid Mechanics; Basic computer skill
Textbook: Water Wave Mechanics for Engineers and Scientists, Robert G. Dean & Robert A. Dalrymple, World Scientific, 1991
References:
1. Basic Wave Mechanics for Coastal and Ocean
Engineers, Robert M. Sorensen, Wiley Interscience, 1993
2. Shore Protection Manual, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vol.
I, II, 1984
3. Mechanics of Wave Forces on Offshore Structures, Turgut
Sarpkaya & Michael Isaacson, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981
4. Random Data: Analysis and measurement procedures, Julius S.
Bendat & Allan G. Piersol, Wiley Interscience, 1986
Topics and Number of Lectures Topics and Meeting Date
Homework: Homework problems will be assigned approximately every two weeks. The due day will be given on each assignment. Late homework will be penalized (unless you have a strong reason).
Exams: Two one-hour open-book prelims and one two-hour open-book final exam will be given. The tentative schedule for the exams is given in the course outline.
Grading Policy:
Homework: 20%
Two Prelims: 50%
Final Exam: 30%
Attendance and class activity will also be counted in the final
grading, especially when your score is on the borderline.
Useful Links:
Tony
Dalrymple's Java Applets for Coastal Engineering
The Coastal
Engineering Page (U. Delaware)
Electronic Classroom
on Ocean Wave Theory (OTRC)
Supplements:
cnoidal wave files: cnoid.m
cdintek.m
cdintee.m
(need to download all three files and
run the main program cnoid.m)