Coastal Engineering Short Course | Register now!
A Coastal Engineering Short Course coordinated by UNSW Sydney’s Water Research Laboratory and supported by the University of Auckland will be held over the two days prior to the 2022 New Zealand Coastal Society Conference.
Course dates: 21-22 November 2022
Location: NIWA head office, Auckland, New Zealand
Cost: NZ $1,290 inc. GST
To register visit: https://www.engineeringnz.org/courses-events/event/coastal-engineering-short-course/
This is the ideal course for:
- Graduate or recently recruited coastal and maritime engineers
- Professionals/researchers from other disciplines working in the coastal zone, such as planners or other engineering practitioners
- Local government staff involved in regulating our coasts and developing climate change adaptation plans
- Project managers engaging coastal engineering sub-contractors
This course will cover the following:
- An overview of coastal engineering fundamentals
- Beach morphology and coastal hazards
- Current practice for coastal structures
- New technologies and state of the art professional practice
- Physical and numerical modelling
- Practical case studies
Sessions will be run by industry practitioners and experts including staff from UNSW Sydney’s Water Research Laboratory, the University of Auckland and other organisations:
- James Carley (UNSW WRL)
- Dr Tom Shand (University of Auckland)
- Ian Coghlan (Course Coordinator, UNSW WRL)
- Dr Colin Whittaker (University of Auckland)
- One further additional local presenter to be confirmed
Course numbers are limited so please register today to confirm your spot.
Day 1, Monday 21 November 2022
|
Start |
Finish |
Topic |
|
08:45 |
09:00 |
Introduction/Housekeeping |
|
09:00 |
09:45 |
Basis of Coastal Engineering Design I |
|
09:45 |
10:45 |
Water Levels |
|
10:45 |
11:00 |
Break |
|
11:00 |
12:30 |
Waves and Surf Zone Processes |
|
12:30 |
13:30 |
Lunch |
|
13:30 |
14:00 |
Wave Hindcasting |
|
14:00 |
14:45 |
Beaches and Coastal Geomorphology |
|
14:45 |
15:00 |
Break |
|
15:00 |
16:00 |
Sediment Transport |
|
16:00 |
17:00 |
Coastal Hazards and Management Options |
Day 2, Tuesday 22 November 2022
|
Start |
Finish |
Topic |
|
08:45 |
09:00 |
Basis of Coastal Engineering Design II |
|
09:00 |
10:00 |
Breakwaters |
|
10:00 |
10:30 |
Seawalls |
|
10:30 |
10:45 |
Break |
|
10:45 |
11:30 |
Runup and Overtopping |
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11:30 |
12:30 |
Submerged Breakwaters and Reefs |
|
12:30 |
13:30 |
Lunch |
|
13:30 |
14:30 |
Beach Nourishment and Groynes |
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14:30 |
15:00 |
Geotextile Structures |
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15:00 |
15:15 |
Break |
|
15:15 |
16:15 |
Physical and Numerical Modelling |
|
16:15 |
17:00 |
Q&A |
