COURSE SYLLABUS

COASTAL HYDRODYNAMICS

1	Course Title:	COASTAL HYDRODYNAMICS
2	Course Code:	INS5261
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	7,5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Adem Akpınar
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	ademakpinar@uludag.edu.tr 0224 24 09 04
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach and develop basic understanding of the physical processes that are of engineering and environmental importance in coastal regions, and to acquire engineering skills needed to solve coastal problems, such as sediment transport and beach erosion, coastal protection, navigation and structure design, coastal floods and water quality control.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To teach and develop basic understanding of the physical processes that are of engineering and environmental importance in coastal regions, and to acquire engineering skills needed to solve coastal problems, such as sediment transport and beach erosion, coastal protection, navigation and structure design, coastal floods and water quality control.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Be able to learn the wave mechanics.;
2	Be able to have general knowledge about computations and processes of wave transformation in near-shore.;
3	Be able to learn the mechanism of wind-wave generation.;
4	Be able to have general knowledge about applications regarding wave hydrodynamics.;
5	Be able to learn the application studies regarding coastal protection.;
6	Be able to have general knowledge about wave loadings on structures;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Overview of coastal engineering and introduction to water waves, linear water waves and wave theory; kinematics, pressure, wave energy and power, wave celerity and group velocity
2	Wave Transformation in Near-shore; shoaling, refraction, diffraction, reflection, breaking, wave run-up and down
3	Wave Transformation in Near-shore; shoaling, refraction, diffraction, reflection, breaking, wave run-up and down
4	Wave Transformation in Near-shore; shoaling, refraction, diffraction, reflection, breaking, wave run-up and down
5	Random waves; wave statistics
6	Wind-wave generation; hindcast and forecast of wind-wave characteristics
7	Wind-wave generation; hindcast and forecast of wind-wave characteristics
8	Shallow-water Dynamics; longshore and cross-shore currents, storm surge, coastal water level fluctuations
9	Wave loading on structures
10	Wave loading on structures
11	Coastal protection structures; breakwater, offshore breakwater, groin, and jeties
12	Coastal protection structures; breakwater, offshore breakwater, groin, and jeties
13	Littoral sediment transport
14	Littoral sediment transport

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Y Yüksel, EÖ Çevik, 2009; Kıyı Mühendisliği, İstanbul; A Ergin, 2009; Coastal Engineering, Ankara US Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Manual, Part II – Coastal Hydrodynamics. RG Dean, RA Dalrymple, Water Wave Mechanics for Engineers & Scientists, World Scientific. Leo H. HOLTHUIJSEN, Waves in Oceanic and Coastal Waters, Cambridge University Press. Dominic REEVE, Andrew CHADWICK, and Christopher FLEMING, Coastal Engineering: Processes, Theory, and Design Practice, Spon Press (Taylor and Francis Group).
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Students are assessed with homework that must personally apply what they have learned in the course.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High