Waves Course
This Waves Course equips professionals with vital wave mechanics knowledge, from dispersion and energy flux through shoaling, refraction, breaking, to storm waves and harbour resonance. Acquire practical skills for accurate coastal impact predictions, hazard evaluations, and confident communication of wave risks in real scenarios.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain mastery in fundamental wave mechanics and evaluate coastal conditions confidently. Cover linear and nonlinear theories, dispersion, energy, shoaling, refraction, breaking; apply to storm waves, swell, harbour responses, sandbar influences. Develop rapid hand calculations, data validation, tools for uncertainty communication and enhanced wave assessments.
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Develop skills
- Apply linear and nonlinear wave theories to coastal engineering applications.
- Predict nearshore wave heights using shoaling, refraction, and breaking estimates.
- Evaluate storm waves and swell effects on harbours, coasts, and navigation.
- Employ dispersion relations and hand methods for swift wave computations.
- Analyse data, models, uncertainty to convey wave hazards assuredly.
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