Monday
18 August 2025 | 8.45 am - 5 pm
Coastal Engineering Short Course 2025
Ideal for graduate or recently recruited coastal and maritime engineers.
Registrations are now open to attend a Coastal Engineering Short Course run by WRL over the day prior to the 2025 Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference in Adelaide.
The Local Coasts & Ports Organising Committee is pleased to announce that a Coastal Engineering Short Course coordinated by »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Sydney’s Water Research Laboratory and supported by the University of Auckland will be held on the day prior to the . It’s the ideal course for graduate or recently recruited coastal and maritime engineers.
This course will cover the following:
- An overview of coastal engineering fundamentals
- Current practice for coastal structures
- Empirical, numerical and physical modelling
- Practical case studies
Sessions will be run by industry practitioners and experts including staff from »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Sydney’s Water Research Laboratory and the University of Auckland:
- James Carley (»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ WRL)
- Honorary Associate Professor Ron Cox (»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ WRL)
- Dr Francois Flocard (»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ WRL)
- (Tonkin + Taylor / University of Auckland)
- (University of Auckland)
- Ian Coghlan (Course Coordinator, »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ WRL)
Delegates will receive digital versions of the PowerPoint slides presented, supplementary readings, and compiled reference materials.
Date
Venue
Coasts & Ports Conference |
Adelaide Convention Centre City | Room 3
Registration fee
Cost: $790 (incl. GST)
Testimonials
"This course was enlightening! I was fascinated with each session. Great introduction for coastal engineering topics. Presentations were smooth and well-practised."
“Presenters knew their stuff and were practitioners in this space.â€
“I learned the requirements of coastal engineering design and a lot of real problems that engineers face in the design.â€
Draft program
Monday 18 August 2025
| Start | Finish | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:45 | 09:00 | Introduction/housekeeping | Ìý |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | Basis of coastal engineering design | Ian Coghlan |
| 10:00 | 10:45 | Water levels | A/Prof Ron Cox |
| 10:45 | 11:00 | Break | Ìý |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | Waves - deep and shallow water | Dr Colin Whittaker |
| 12:00 | 12:30 | Wave hindcasting | James Carley |
| 12:30 | 13:15 | Lunch | Ìý |
| 13:15 | 13:45 | Surf zone processes | Dr Francois Flocard |
| 13:45 | 14:45 | Breakwaters | Dr Tom Shand |
| 14:45 | 15:00 | Break | Ìý |
| 15:00 | 15:45 | Wave runup and overtopping | Ian Coghlan |
| 15:45 | 16:30 | Potential seawall impacts | James Carley |
| 16:30 | 17:00 | Coastal models - emperical, numerical and physical | Dr Tom Shand |