Application of Neural Networks in coastal engineering - An overview

Abstract

Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is being applied to solve a wide variety of coastal/ocean engineering problems. In practical terms ANNs are non-linear modeling tools and they can be used to model complex relationship between the input and output system. In addition, ANNs have a very high degree of freedom and are very simple to train the system for any number of input values, which makes the network attractive and reliable. ANNs are ideally suited to find many solutions like pattern reorganization, data classification, forecasting future events and time series analysis. This paper gives an overview of application of ANN in the field of coastal engineering.