Author: Harry H Yeh Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 9814546968 Category : Languages : en Pages : 419
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Since September 1992, there has been an unprecedented number of major tsunami events. Chronologically, the ten sites were: Nicaragua, in September 1992; Flores, Indonesia, in December 1992; Okushiri, Japan, in July 1993; East Java, Indonesia, in June 1994; Shikotan, Russia, in October 1994; Mindoro, Philippines, in November 1994; Skagway, Alaska, in November 1994; East Timor, Indonesia, in May 1995; Irian Jaya, Indonesia, in February 1996; Chimbote, Peru, in February 1996. These tsunamis caused substantial damage and many casualties. Now is the time to review this extraordinary phenomenon so as to prepare for forthcoming tsunami events.The purpose of this book is to review and update our knowledge of long-wave runups and our recent experience in field surveys of tsunami runups. Comparisons of numerical, analytical, and physical prediction models are made using existing laboratory and field data. Also presented are state-of-the-art tsunami prediction models and detailed discussions on tsunami runup phenomena.
Author: Philip L. F. Liu Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 9812700129 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 341
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Provides a brief review of the theoretical background for depth-integrated wave equations, which are employed to simulate tsunami runup. This work also describes high-resolution finite volume methods for solving the nonlinear shallow water equations. It focuses on the applications of these methods to tsunami runup.
Author: N. W. H. Allsop Publisher: Thomas Telford ISBN: 9780727734556 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 588
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Of gently sloping revetment in Japan / T. Uda, M. Serizawa, S. Seino, Y. Hoshigami, T. San-nami and K. Furuike -- Rehabilitation and redesign of the Gismeroy industrial area sea wall in Mandal, Norway / A.E. Lothe and T. Birkeland -- Evaluation of wave climate parameters from benchmarking flotsam levels / J. Grune -- Optimum safety levels for rubble mound breakwaters / H.F. Burcharth and J.D. Sorensen -- Tiered reliability-based methods for assessing the structural performance of coastal defences / F.A. Buijs, S. Segura Dominguez, P.B. Sayera, J.D. Simm and J.W. Hall -- Monitoring and maintenance of coastal structures / D. Phelp -- Composite-berm rubble mound breakwater / J. Melby.
Author: Joseph Hun-wei Lee Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 981439713X Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 2187
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This is a compilation of papers presented at the 6th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC2011) held on December 14-16, 2011 in Hong Kong, China. It contains more than 200 articles addressing a wide spectrum of issues, ranging from conventional coastal engineering problems (such as wave hydrodynamics and sediment transport) to issues of contemporary interest (such as tsunami, coastal development, climate change and seawater level rise, shoreline protection, marine energy, nearshore ecology, oil spill, etc.). Authors present their experiences in tackling these problems, by means of theoretical modeling, numerical simulation, laboratory and field observations, with an aim to advance fundamental understanding of the controlling mechanisms, as well as to develop solutions for practical designs. This volume serves to promote technological progress and activities, technical knowledge transfer and cooperation on an international scale.
Author: Jane Mckee Smith Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 9814467561 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 5136
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This proceedings contains papers presented at the 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, which has held in Hamburg, Germany (31 August - 5 September 2008). The proceeding is divided into five parts: Waves; Long Waves, Nearshore Currents, and Swash; Sediment Transport and Morphology; Coastal Management, Environment, and Risk; and Coastal Structures. The papers cover a broad range of topics including theory, numerical and physical modeling, field measurements, case studies, design, and management. Coastal Engineering 2008 provides coastal engineers, scientists, and planners, with state-of-the-art information on coastal engineering and coastal processes.
Author: Ahmet C. Yalçiner Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9401002053 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 341
Book Description
Tsunamis are water waves triggered by impulsive geologic events such as sea floor deformation, landslides, slumps, subsidence, volcanic eruptions and bolide impacts. Tsunamis can inflict significant damage and casualties both nearfield and after evolving over long propagation distances and impacting distant coastlines. Tsunamis can also effect geomorphologic changes along the coast. Understanding tsunami generation and evolution is of paramount importance for protecting coastal population at risk, coastal structures and the natural environment. Accurately and reliably predicting the initial waveform and the associated coastal effects of tsunamis remains one of the most vexing problems in geophysics, and -with few exceptions- has resisted routine numerical computation or data collection solutions. While ten years ago, it was believed that the generation problem was adequately understood for useful predictions, it is now clear that it is not, especially nearfield. By contrast, the runup problem earlier believed intractable is now well understood for all but the most extreme breaking wave events.
Author: Hans Georg Bock Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 3540794093 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 665
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This proceedings volume covers the broad interdisciplinary spectrum of scientific computing and presents recent advances in theory, development of methods, and applications in practice.
Author: Xinguo Zhang Publisher: Springer ISBN: 981133305X Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 3091
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This book is a compilation of peer-reviewed papers from the 2018 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2018). The symposium is a common endeavour between the four national aerospace societies in China, Australia, Korea and Japan, namely, the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CSAA), Royal Aeronautical Society Australian Division (RAeS Australian Division), the Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (KSAS) and the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (JSASS). APISAT is an annual event initiated in 2009 to provide an opportunity for researchers and engineers from Asia-Pacific countries to discuss current and future advanced topics in aeronautical and space engineering.
Author: Radostina Petrova Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 9535104454 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 388
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We hope that among these chapters you will find a topic which will raise your interest and engage you to further investigate a problem and build on the presented work. This book could serve either as a textbook or as a practical guide. It includes a wide variety of concepts in FVM, result of the efforts of scientists from all over the world. However, just to help you, all book chapters are systemized in three general groups: New techniques and algorithms in FVM; Solution of particular problems through FVM and Application of FVM in medicine and engineering. This book is for everyone who wants to grow, to improve and to investigate.
Author: Valentin Heller Publisher: MDPI ISBN: 3039216724 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 194
Book Description
Earthquake-tsunamis, including the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and the 2011 Tōhoku Tsunami in Japan, serve as tragic reminders that such waves pose a major natural hazard. Landslide-tsunamis, including the 1958 Lituya Bay case, may exceed 150 m in height, and similar waves generated in lakes and reservoirs may overtop dams and cause significant devastation. This book includes nine peer-review articles from some of the leading experts in the field of tsunami research. The collection represents a wide range of topics covering (i) wave generation, (ii) wave propagation, and (iii) their effects. Within (i), a tsunami source combining an underwater fault rupture and a landslide are addressed in the laboratory. Within (ii), frequency dispersion with the nonlinear shallow-water equations is considered and a detailed account of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, tsunami, and fire in downtown Lisbon is presented. Two articles involve all three phases (i) to (iii), including runup and dam over-topping. Within (iii), a new semi-empirical equation for runup is introduced and the interaction of tsunamis with bridges and pipelines is investigated in large laboratory experiments. This state-of-the-art collection of articles is expected to improve modelling and mitigate the destructive effects of tsunamis and inspire many future research activities in this challenging and exciting research field.
Author: Harry H Yeh
Author: Philip L. F. Liu
Author: N. W. H. Allsop
Author: Joseph Hun-wei Lee
Author: Jane Mckee Smith
Author: Ahmet C. Yalçiner
Author: Hans Georg Bock
Author: Xinguo Zhang
Author: Radostina Petrova
Author: Valentin Heller