Beach Planshape Modelling
Explanations and Applications
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 13. November 2026
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-1-032-77834-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic, Postgraduate, and Professional Reference
Illustrations
54 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 81 s/w Zeichnungen, 5 s/w Tabellen, 135 s/w Abbildungen
5 Tables, black and white; 81 Line drawings, black and white; 54 Halftones, black and white; 135 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-77834-1 (9781032778341)
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Persons
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.
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.
Content
1. Introduction 2.Analytical Modelling 3.Computational Techniques 4. Applications 5. Inverse modelling 6. Uncertainty 7. Looking ahead References