Coastal structures are an important component in any coastal protection scheme. They directly control wave and storm surge action or to stabilize a beach which

Successful coastal and ocean engineering projects rely on practical experience with technical tools and knowledge available to the engineer. Often, problems ari

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword by Michael Kimmelman, architecture critic, The New York Times -- Acknowledgments --

This collection contains 110 papers presented at Coastal Structures 2003, held in Portland, Oregon, August 26-30, 2003.

Random waves are the most important constituent of the sea environment. They make the design of maritime structures quite different from that of structures on l