INTRODUCTION TO COASTAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT (Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering - Vol. 16) (Advanced Ocean Engineering)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9810244177 ISBN 13: 9789810244170

Publisher: Wspc, 2000

This book is intended to be a text for undergraduate students of coastal engineering. It also serves as a reference for graduate students and practicing engineers, building on a basic foundation in coastal engineering. Finally, it is a guide for people in related disciplines. Coastal managers may use the book to cover the more theoretical and engineering-related aspects of their trade. Its subject matter is of interest to geographers, planners and coastal scientists alike.

About the Author:

Bill Kamphuis is Emeritus Professor of Coastal Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering at Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He was for 32 years director of the Queen s University Coastal Engineering Research Laboratory and is president of J.W. Kamphuis, Associates Limited, Coastal Consultants. He received his Ph.D. from Queen s in 1965, worked at the National Research Council of Canada from 1965 to 1968 and then moved to Queen s University, where he became a full professor in 1974 and emeritus professor in 2001. He is a registered professional engineer, life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), member of the International Association for Hydraulic Research (IAHR) and founding president of the Canadian Coastal Science and Engineering Association. He is the recipient of ASCE s 2006 International Coastal Engineering Award. Professor Kamphuis was instrumental in developing a world class program of Coastal Engineering at Queen s University and has taught courses in coastal engineering, coastal processes, tides and estuaries, fluid mechanics, hydraulics, open channels and hydrology. He also specialized in numerical analysis and is a recognized expert in the fields of (physical and numerical) modeling. He has been invited to lecture at many institutions, has published over 130 research papers covering a broad range of topics in Coastal Engineering and is the author of the widely used reference and textbook: Introduction to Coastal Engineering and Management . As a consultant, he carries out an international practice and authored of over 150 consulting reports, prepared for clients. He is a church organist, enjoys sailing and kayaking in summer, and teaches skiing in winter.