Beach Planshape Modelling

Explanations and Applications
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-77834-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Beach Planshape Modelling summarises of the theory, solution methods and applications of what has become known as the 1-line beach model whereby changes in the planform shape of a beach can be described by the movement of a single height contour. This very effectively describes shoreline response to interventions such as the construction of groynes and beach nourishment. The book covers the underlying theory; analytical solutions to the equations for restricted cases; semi-analytical methods for less restricted cases; computational methods for more general situations; applications to specific sites with a focus on ‘tricks of the trade’ to allow complicated cases to be modelled; extensions of the 1-line method to find parameters from observations; and a discussion of uncertainties in the results of predictions. It provides real-life applications and guidance to create a realistic and effective model for use, in line with the commercial GENESIS/GENCADE beach modelling package.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reeve, Dominic

Karunarathna, Harshinie

Valsamidis, Antonios

Whitley, Andrew

Hanson, Hans

Larson, Magnus

Williams, Ben

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Deltas, Flussmündungen, Küstenregionen
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Dämme, Wasserspeicher und Talsperren (Bauingenieurwesen)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2.Analytical Modelling  3.Computational Techniques 4. Applications 5. Inverse modelling 6. Uncertainty 7. Looking ahead References

Über Autor(innen)

Dominic Reeve is a Professor of Coastal Engineering, at Swansea University, UK. He is the author of Risk & Reliability: Coastal and Hydraulic Engineering, and co au-thor of Coastal Engineering: Processes, Theory and Design Practice, and of Hydraulic Modelling – An Introduction: Principles, Methods and Applications also published by CRC Press.

Harshinie Karunarathna is a Professor of Coastal and Estuarine Engineering at Swansea University, UK.

Antonios Valsamidis is a Visiting Research Fellow at Swansea University, UK and MD of Aktomechanics, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Andrew Whitley is a Professor of Physics at San Jacinto College, Texas, United States.

Hans Hanson is a Professor of Coastal Engineering at Lund University, Sweden and a key contributor to the GenCade model developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Magnus Larson is a Professor of Water Resources Engineering at Lund University, Sweden.

Ben Williams is a a researcher at the Oceans Institute in the University of Western Australia.