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Jul 29, 2013
Experimental Study of Tsunami Forces on Structures
Authors: F. Aguíñiga, M. Jaiswal, J.O. Sai, D.T. Cox, R. Gupta, and J.W. van de LindtAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Coastal Hazards
Abstract
Tsunami waves can cause large forces on coastal structures. This study carried out experiments on a horizontal flume to simulate tsunami waves with the dam-break method making impact on a vertical plexiglass wall. The forces obtained were compared with forces estimated by various available methods. It was found that the forces predicted by two methods (ASCE and Miles) are lower than those measured in the experiments, while three other methods (Honolulu building code, Coastal Engineering Technical Note, and Cross) estimated larger forces than measured in this study. Ramsden and Raichlen's method seemed to predict forces that match our experimental results closely, but at least one prediction was lower.
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Coastal Hazards
Pages: 111 - 118
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© 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Jul 29, 2013
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Building codes
- Business management
- Channels (waterway)
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Construction methods
- Dam failures
- Disaster risk management
- Disasters and hazards
- Failures (by type)
- Fluid mechanics
- Flumes
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic structures
- Hydrologic engineering
- Man-made disasters
- Natural disasters
- Ocean waves
- Organizations
- Practice and Profession
- Professional societies
- Standards and codes
- Structural engineering
- Structural members
- Structural systems
- Tsunamis
- Walls
- Water and water resources
- Water waves
- Waterways
- Waves (fluid mechanics)
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F. Aguíñiga
Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363
M. Jaiswal
Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363
J.O. Sai
Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363
D.T. Cox
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-3212, USA
R. Gupta
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-3212, USA
J.W. van de Lindt
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0205, USA
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