Geometrical Effects on Landslide-Generated Tsunamis
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 138, Issue 4
Abstract
Landslide-generated tsunami predictions are commonly based on two-dimensional (2D) wave channel or three-dimensional (3D) wave basin experiments with considerably different outcomes. It is not fully understood which idealized water body geometry applies best to a specific prototype. Hence, a physical small-scale model study has been conducted that, for the first time, systematically investigates the effect of geometry on landslide-generated tsunami height, amplitude, period, and celerity. A rigid slide generated tsunamis propagating in various geometries characterized by the basin side angle . Considered were 2D (), 3D (), and six intermediate geometries. The differences between 2D and 3D wave heights were found to be about 20% at a distance of five times the water depth from the slide impact zone, but increased with increasing distance. It is shown that the 3D case applies on a much wider prototype range than the 2D case because it approximates the wave features on the slide axis for all investigated geometries with . The energy flux conservation based on the given 2D results can predict wave heights for the remaining geometries with . The implications of the present results in practice are discussed and an example illustrates how the results support tsunami hazard assessment despite significant scale effects.
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Received: Feb 18, 2011
Accepted: Sep 30, 2011
Published online: Oct 3, 2011
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