Reprint

Tsunami Science and Engineering II

Edited by
November 2019
194 pages
  • ISBN978-3-03921-672-7 (Paperback)
  • ISBN978-3-03921-673-4 (PDF)

This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Tsunami Science and Engineering II that was published in

Engineering
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary
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.
Format
  • Paperback
License and Copyright
© 2020 by the authors; CC BY license
Keywords
Nonlinear Shallow Water Equations; NAMI DANCE model; Boussinesq-Type Equations; grid size; Es Vedrà; landslides; landslide-tsunamis; numerical modelling; smoothed particle hydrodynamics; SWASH; wave propagation; tsunami; experiments; wave impact; bore; solitary wave; slamming force; bridge; deck; connections; bearings; impulse wave; solitary wave; landslide tsunami; wave runup; runup prediction; tsunami generation; submarine landslide; fault rupture; physical modelling; coupled-source; 1755 tsunami; downtown Lisbon; historical data; numerical model; landslide-generated wave; dam overtopping; physical model; overtopping volume; impulse wave; pipelines; extreme events; tsunami; dam-break wave; hydrodynamics; pipelines; extreme event; tsunami; dam-break wave; drag force; force coefficient; earthquake-tsunamis; landslide-generated impulse waves; landslide-tsunamis; long wave run-up; numerical modelling; physical modelling; seismic tsunamis; tsunami hazard assessment and mitigation; tsunami loading on structures