Symbol Definition 



2VL 



A number 



BavSic 

 Units 

 (in F,Lj 

 T System). 



1/L 



Lxample in 

 English Units 



1/feet 



-IS 

 P 



Ratio of group velocity to vjave 



velocity 



Also; Crest interval in refraction 



drawings 

 Also: 2 rr/L' 



Subscript ''o" refers to deep ;;ater 

 conditions 



Power transmitted by one wave per 

 unit length of crest 

 Also: Pressure 



Also: Force 



Probability 



Also: Sub-surface pressure as- 

 sociated with wave motion 

 Also: Atmospheric pressure 

 Also: Any pressure 



Also: Angle of earth fill surface 

 to the horizontal 



Prob (A) 



or p (a) The probability of a statement A 



Subscript "p" may refer to passive 



p earth pressures 



q VJater particle velocity in direction 

 of interest 



R A resultant force 



Also: Distance between contours 



measured along an orthogonal 



Rg Reynolds number 



lA 



FA2 



1/feet 



LF/T 



L . 

 F/l2 



ft-lbs/sec 

 per foot 

 pounds/square 

 foot 



F 



pounds 



F/l2 



pounds/square 

 foot 



milibars 

 pounds/square 

 foot 



degrees 



L/T 



ft/sec 



F 



pounds 



L 



feet 



B-5 



