RESPONSE OF MUD SHORE PROFILES TO WAVES/ Lee Say Chong

1. Introduction 1.1 Problem statement and objective 1.1.1 Problem statement 1.1.2 Objective 1.2 Scope and tasks 1.2.1 Scope 1.2.2 Tasks 1.3 Outline of presentation 2. Comparison of course-and-fine grained profile behaviours 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Modelling of sediment transport 2.2.1 Coarse-grained sediments 2.2.2 Fine-grained sediments 2.3 Coarse-grained profiles 2.4 Fine-grained profiles 2.5 Profile dynamics 2.6 Concluding remarks 3. Mechanisms of wave energy dissipation 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Rigid bed mechanisms 3.3 Non-rigid bed mechanisms 3.4 Relative importance of dissipation mechanisms 3.5 Linkage between energy dissipation rate and bed rheology 4. Analysis of field mud shore profile data using power and exponential profile equations 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Power fit 4.3 Exponential fit 4.4 Concluding remarks 5. Geometry of mud shore profiles 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Basic assumptions 5.2.1 Uniform wave-mean energy dissipation rate per unit area 5.2.2 Adoption of a dominant dissipation mechanism 5.3 Analytic treatment 5.4 Comparisons with field profiles 5.5 Significance of wave attenuation coefficient 5.6 Role of mud rheology 6. Laboratory investigation 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Experimental equipment 6.2.1 Wave flumes 6.2.2 Measuring carriage 6.2.3 Sediment coring device 6.2.4 Other apparatuses 6.3 Sediments and fluid 6.4 Test conditions and procedures 6.4.1 Test conditions 6.4.2 Procedures 6.5 Data analysis 6.5.1 Correction for side-wall friction 6.5.2 Correction for linear shoaling 6.6 Profile change data 6.7 Extension of A-w 's curve into fine sediment range 6.8 Concluding remarks 7. Application of analytic model of profile geometry 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Near-shore depth correction 7.3 Further comparisons with field and laboratory profiles 7.4 Accretionary and erosional trends 8. Time-evolution of mud shore profile 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Governing equations 8.3 Scaling of the transport equation 8.4 Finite difference formulation 8.5 Model performance 8.6 Concluding remarks 9. Discussion and conclusions 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Linkage between shore profile and waves and water level 9.3 A description of mud shore response to waves 9.4 Influence of tides 9.5 Along-shore effects 9.6 Summary and conclusions 9.7 Recommendations for future studies

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