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Coastal Sediment Processes

Jim Newton, P.E., DEE

Course Outline

This 20 hour course provides valuable information for those individuals who design, operate and maintain coastal structures.  Completion of this course will provide the student the necessary information and testing to meet the continuing education requirements in order to renew their licenses.  It was designed by an instructor who has developed and implemented numerous similar training courses. 

This course requires the completion of a multiple-choice quiz at its conclusion in order to obtain the necessary certification.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:

Intended Audience

The intended audience for this course is any professional who is involved in the design, operation and management of coastal structures.

Benefit to Attendees

Attendees of this course will understand the basic concepts of coastal engineering and how to implement these.

Course Introduction

With the advent of numerical models, reliable field instrumentation techniques and improved understanding of the physical relationships which influence coastal processes that lead to more sophisticated approaches in shore protection design, the US Army Corps of Engineers issued the Coastal Engineering Manual (CEM) in 2002 (EM-1110-2-1100).  The over 2650 page manual was divided into six parts, each part covering multiple chapters.  The parts are defined as

Part I – Introduction
Part II – Coastal Hydrodynamics
Part III – Coastal Sediment Processes
Part IV – Coastal Geology
Part V – Coastal Project Planning and Design
Part VI – Design of Coastal Project Elements

PDH has developed a series of courses which cover all Parts II through VI of the manual and offer 108 professional development hours to complete the entire manual.  This course will look at Part III – Coastal Sediment Processes.  This course will cover coastal sediment properties, longshore sediment transport, cross shore sediment transport processes, wind-blown sediment transport, erosion, transport and deposition of cohesive sediments, and sediment transport outside the surf zone.

Course Content

In this course, you are required to study the US Army Corps of Engineers publication Coastal Engineering Manual, Part III, Chapters 1-6, EM 1110-2-1100.

Part III - Chapter 1

Part III - Chapter 2

Part III - Chapter 3

Part III - Chapter 4

Part III - Chapter 5

Part III - Chapter 6

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Course Summary

This course discusses the basics of coastal sediment processes.

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Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

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DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.