Contents
1 Introduction
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1.1 Coastal Engineering Design Tools.............................................
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1.2 Brief History of Hydraulic Modeling.......................................
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1.3 Advantages of Physical Models................................................
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1.4 Disadvantages of Physical Models.............................................
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1.5 Overview of Hydraulic Physical Models ................................
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1.5.1 What is a Physical Model? .........................................
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1.5.2 Goals in Conducting a Physical Model......................
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1.5.3 Types of Physical Models in Coastal Engineering . .
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1.5.4 Important Notes About Physical Models....................
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1.5.5 Some Definitions...............................................................
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1.6 References......................................................................................
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2 Dimensional Analysis
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2.1 Dimensions...................................................................................
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2.1.1 Physical Dimensions and Systems of Units................
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2.1.2 Conversion of Dimensional Units................................
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2.2 Principles of Dimensional Analysis..........................................
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2.2.1 Dimensional Homogeneity.............................................
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2.2.2 Preparing to Conduct Dimensional Analysis.............
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2.2.3 Forming Dimensionless Products................................
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2.2.4 Complete Sets of Dimensionless Products................
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2.3 Dimensional Analysis Methodology..........................................
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2.3.1 Buckingham Pi Theorem .............................................
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2.3.2 Selection of Exponents...................................................
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2.3.3 Dimensionless Products and Experimental Data . .
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2.4 References......................................................................................
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