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CEB 811 - Test 2

This document contains a 6 question test on coastal engineering. Question 1 asks students to draw a cross section of a rubble mound breakwater and label its components, list two types of breakwaters and provide examples, and draw and label a beach profile. Question 2 involves analyzing a grain size distribution graph. Question 3 involves calculating longshore current velocity and sand transport given wave conditions. Question 4 involves calculating bed load due to waves and currents given physical parameters. Question 5 involves calculating forces and moments on a vertical seawall. Question 6 asks students to calculate drag, inertia, and total forces and moments on a cylindrical pile in the nearshore given physical conditions. The test covers a range of topics in coastal engineering

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CEB 811 - Test 2

This document contains a 6 question test on coastal engineering. Question 1 asks students to draw a cross section of a rubble mound breakwater and label its components, list two types of breakwaters and provide examples, and draw and label a beach profile. Question 2 involves analyzing a grain size distribution graph. Question 3 involves calculating longshore current velocity and sand transport given wave conditions. Question 4 involves calculating bed load due to waves and currents given physical parameters. Question 5 involves calculating forces and moments on a vertical seawall. Question 6 asks students to calculate drag, inertia, and total forces and moments on a cylindrical pile in the nearshore given physical conditions. The test covers a range of topics in coastal engineering

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FIJI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

College of Engineering, Science and Technology


School of Building and Civil Engineering
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING – CIVIL [HONS]
CEB 811 Coastal Engineering – Semester 2 – 2020
TEST 2

Date: 13/10/2020
Time: 05.15 pm to 07.15 pm
Total Marks: 50

NOTE:
 Standard Examination Rules as set out in the FNU Examination Policy applies.
 Show all workings for any calculation questions.
 Start each question on a fresh page of the answer booklet provided.
 Number of pages: 6

Question 1 15 marks
i. Draw a typical cross section of rubble mound breakwater and label all its components. 6 marks
ii. List and briefly explain two main types of breakwaters. Also give examples of these breakwaters.
4 marks
iii. Draw a typical beach profile and label ten components 5 marks

Question 2 5 marks
Using the graph given below,
determine the:
i. phi median diameter
ii. phi mean diameter
iii. phi deviation measure
iv. phi skewness measure
v. sample permeability

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Question 3 5 marks
A wave train with an average period of 8.5 s and breaker height of 3.5m is approaching the shore and
breaking at an angle of 17.5o with the shoreline. What average longshore current velocity is generated? If
this wave train represents the average conditions for the day, what volume of longshore sand transport is
produced in 24hr?

Question 4 10 marks
Determine the bed load due to waves and current for the following data. Consider a deep-water wave of
height (Ho) 2.7m with wave period (T) of 12s, wavelength of 42.59m and wave angle (o) of 65o.
Other data are given below:
ρw= 1025kg/m3; kinematic viscosity, ν=10-6m2/s;
Current velocity, U=0.7m/s; ρs= 2650kg/m3; s=2.59
Still water depth, h (or d)=3.5m; d50=0.3mm;
Ripple height, Hr = bed roughness, Ks=100d50=0.03m;
Fall velocity, ws=0.027m/s,
Von-karman constant, k=0.4

Question 5 7 marks
Find the total force and moment per unit lateral length on a vertical seawall located inside the surf zone
on an ocean beach.
Water depth at breaking, hb = 2.33m
Breaking wave height, Hb = 2.03m
Still-water depth at vertical wall toe, hs = 1.44m
Density of fresh water, Pw = 1000 kg/m3

Question 6 8 marks
Given the following information on a small-diameter cylindrical vertical pile situated in the nearshore area
of the Atlantic Ocean (salt water);
Water depth, d = 18m.
Wave height, H = 12m (approx. ¾ Hb).
Wave period, T = 8.0 s
Cylindrical pile diameter, D = 0.56m.
Density of salt water, Pw = 1025kg/m3.
Kinematic viscosity of salt water, v = 1.076x10-5 m2/s
Average maximum velocity, um = 10.5m/s

Find the;
i. Drag force 1½ marks
ii. Inertia force 1½ marks
iii. Total force 1 mark
iv. Drag moment 1½ marks
v. Inertia moment 1½ marks
vi. Total moment 1 mark

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