Two-Dimensional SPH Simulations of Landslide-Generated Water Waves
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 134, Issue 5
Abstract
Water waves generated by landslides have been of interest to ocean and coastal engineers, as well as to dam engineers. The present study uses a meshless and pure Lagrangian method known as smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) to simulate nonlinear water waves due to landslides, with the aim of an accurate numerical prediction of the generation and propagation of such water waves. Validation is carried out by comparison between the computed prediction and experimental data of water waves generated by a two-dimensional triangular rigid body sliding into water. The calculated results show that the simulated water waves agree well with those observed in the experiment confirming the effectiveness and the accuracy of the proposed scheme.
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Acknowledgments
The writer would like to thank all anonymous referees for their valuable comments and suggestions, which led to a significant improvement over an earlier version of the technical note.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 134 • Issue 5 • May 2008
Pages: 668 - 671
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© 2008 ASCE.
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Received: Dec 14, 2006
Accepted: Jun 1, 2007
Published online: May 1, 2008
Published in print: May 2008
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