The Course: Characterisation of the Marine Environment. Marine Structures offers you a unique opportunity to break into a booming sector, where the demand for specialised professionals is constantly growing. The An understanding of waves, wind, tides and currents, as well as coastal dynamics, is essential for any marine engineering project. This course will provide you with the tools needed to analyse and measure the maritime climate, as well as managing databases that are crucial for the planning and execution of maritime works. Through this training, you will acquire valuable skills for interpreting and collecting accurate data, which will enable you to stand out in a competitive job market. The online format offers you the flexibility to learn from anywhere, adapting to your needs and facilitating your professional development in this strategic and high-demand field.
Characterisation of the marine environment. Marine works
Civil Engineering and Structures
60 hours
Introduction
Objectives
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Understanding the impact the impact of waves on maritime structures.
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To analyse how wind influences the design of maritime works.
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Interpreting the dynamic tides and currents in coastal projects.
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Using databases to measure the maritime climate effectively.
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Assess the dynamics coastline for construction planning.
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Apply data collection techniques to characterise the marine environment.
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To integrate knowledge of the marine environment into the development of projects.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. WAVES
Introduction
Wave generation
Airy’s theory
A statistical geometric description of wave motion
Wave propagation
Breakage
Wave patterns
Wave propagation
Selection of the design wave
References
TEACHING UNIT 2. WIND
Introduction
Characterisation of wind at different heights
Statistical description of the wind
Wind patterns.
Design wind speed.
References.
TEACHING UNIT 3. TIDES AND CURRENTS
Tide
Corrientes
TEACHING UNIT 4. MARINE CLIMATE MEASUREMENTS AND DATABASES
Introduction
Wave measurement
Wind measurement
Measuring the tides.
Measuring currents
Bathymetry
Existing databases
TEACHING UNIT 5. COASTAL DYNAMICS
Introduction
Coastal landforms
Characteristics of beach sediments
Active area of the beach. Active profile
Solid transport parallel to the coast
Standard solid cargo transport to the coast
References
TEACHING UNIT 6. DATA COLLECTION
Introduction
Marine climate monitoring
Bathymetric surveys
Sediment samples
Geophysical prospecting surveys
Geotechnical exploration programmes
Data collection campaigns
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