COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WAVE MECHANICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5151 WAVE MECHANICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUSTAFA DOĞAN

Offered to

HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES

Course Objective

The main purpose of the lecture is to instruct the mechanics of wave motion which is the basic concept of coastal engineering. Teaching the wave generation and wave-current interaction are also purposed

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to explain basic concepts and equations in coastal engineering
2   Ability to designate wave types and ability to classify the waves
3   Ability to use small amplitude wave theory
4   Ability to explain finite amplitude wave theories
5   Ability to determine wave transformations in the coastal zone
6   Ability to explain basic concepts about current and ability to evaluate wave-current interaction
7   Ability to explain wind-wave interaction and ability to use wave forecasting methods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts in coastal engineering and wave-current systems
2 Basic equations used in mechanics of wave motion
3 Introduction to small amplitude wave theory
4 Small amplitude wave theory (continue)
5 Small amplitude wave theory (continue)
6 Finite amplitude wave theories (Stokes, Cnoidal, Soliter, Stream Function)
7 Wave transformations
8 Wave transformations (continue)
9 Seabed-wave and coastal structure-wave interactions
10 Wave boundary layer and wave-current interaction
11 Numerical applications
12 Introduction to wave statistics
13 Wind waves and wave forecasting methods
14 Wave and current loads in coastal structures

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Kıyı Mühendisliği, Y. Yüksel & E. Çevik, 2009.
Kıyı Mühendisliğinde Sayısal Uygulamalar (Genişletilmiş 2. Baskı), M. Doğan & Y. Arısoy & A. Akyarlı, 2017.

Supplementary Book(s):
Introduction to Nearshore Hydrodynamics, I.A. Svendsen, 2005.
Theory and Applications of Ocean Surface Waves, 2005.
Nonlinear Waves and Offshore Structures, C.H. Kim, 2008.
CEM (2006), Coastal Engineering Manual. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Coastal Engineering (Volume I, II and III). Ed: W.W. Massie, Coastal Engineering Group, Department of Civil Engineering Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1976.
CERC, Shore Protection Manual (Vol. I and II), U.S. Army Coastal Eng. Res. Center, 1987.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual presentations, Lecture notes; reference textbooks; mid-term and final exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be assessed and rated using homework and final exam
LO 6 and 7 will be assessed and rated using final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Course policy and rules will be announced at the beginning of the semester

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Mustafa DOĞAN: mustafa.dogan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Student face time will be determined at the beginning of the semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
0
Preparing assignments 5 7 35
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 193

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.153
LO.2534
LO.3545
LO.4545
LO.55435
LO.654345
LO.753353

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