Università Roma Tre

Applied oceanography. Seas and oceans. Bathymetry. Winds and currents. Wave measurement and analysis. Short and long-term wave statistics. Wave generation and hindcasting. Linear theory. Wave refraction, diffraction and breaking. Long waves, tides, tsunamis. Wave loadings on structures. Breakwaters: rubble mounds, vertical walls, caissons, floating barriers. Harbours and marinas: layouts and general design criteria. Coastal hydrodynamics and morphology. Sediments, dunes, beaches. Longitudinal and transversal sediment transport. Equilibrium beach profile. Shoreline modelling. Shore protection systems: groynes, seawalls, breakwaters, nourishments.

L. Franco e R. Marconi. ‘Porti turistici guida alla progettazione e costruzione’. Maggioli Editore.
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