Print this pageCoastal Sediment Processes
Jim Newton, P.E., DEE
Course Outline
This 20 hour course provides valuable information for those individuals who design, operate and maintain coastal structures. Completion of this course will provide the student the necessary information and testing to meet the continuing education requirements in order to renew their licenses. It was designed by an instructor who has developed and implemented numerous similar training courses.
This course requires the completion of a multiple-choice quiz at its conclusion in order to obtain the necessary certification.
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand basic sediment classification;
- Understand sediment classification by size;
- Understand compositional properties;
- Understand fall velocity concepts;
- Understand bulk property concepts;
- Understand longshore sediment transport processes;
- Understand how to predict potential longshore sediment transport;
- Understand numerical longshore sand transport beach change models;
- Understand the general characteristics of natural and altered profiles;
- Understand engineering aspects of beach profiles;
- Understand engineering aspects of cross-shore sediment transport;
- Understand the wind regimes of U.S. coastal areas;
- Understand wind blown transport rates;
- Understand the procedures for calculating wind-blown sand transport;
- Understand wind-blown sand transport and coastal dunes;
- Understand the concepts of consolidated and unconsolidated shores;
- Understand erosion processes on consolidated shores;
- Understand geomorphology of consolidated shores;
- Understand sediment properties and measurement techniques;
- Understand basic erosion, transport, deposition processes;
- Understand consolidation concepts;
- Understand wave propagation issues;
- Understand numerical modeling of sediments;
- Understand combined wave and current bottom boundary layer flow;
- Understand fluid sediment interaction;
- Understand bed load transport; and
- Understand suspended load transport.
Intended Audience
The intended audience for this course is any professional who is involved in the design, operation and management of coastal structures.
Benefit to Attendees
Attendees of this course will understand the basic concepts of coastal engineering and how to implement these.
Course Introduction
With the advent of numerical models, reliable field instrumentation techniques and improved understanding of the physical relationships which influence coastal processes that lead to more sophisticated approaches in shore protection design, the US Army Corps of Engineers issued the Coastal Engineering Manual (CEM) in 2002 (EM-1110-2-1100). The over 2650 page manual was divided into six parts, each part covering multiple chapters. The parts are defined as
Part I – Introduction
Part II – Coastal Hydrodynamics
Part III – Coastal Sediment Processes
Part IV – Coastal Geology
Part V – Coastal Project Planning and Design
Part VI – Design of Coastal Project Elements
PDH has developed a series of courses which cover all Parts II through VI of the manual and offer 108 professional development hours to complete the entire manual. This course will look at Part III – Coastal Sediment Processes. This course will cover coastal sediment properties, longshore sediment transport, cross shore sediment transport processes, wind-blown sediment transport, erosion, transport and deposition of cohesive sediments, and sediment transport outside the surf zone.
Course Content
In this course, you are required to study the US Army Corps of Engineers publication Coastal Engineering Manual, Part III, Chapters 1-6, EM 1110-2-1100.
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Course Summary
This course discusses the basics of coastal sediment processes.
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Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
