Coastal Structures and Solutions to Coastal Disasters Joint Conference 2015
Wave Force Reduction Effect of Wave-Dissipating Works against a Tsunami with Soliton Fission
Publication: Coastal Structures and Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2015: Tsunamis
ABSTRACT
A series of hydraulic model experiments were performed to clarify the effects of wave-dissipating works on force reduction of a tsunami with soliton fission. First, the process of tsunami deformation was examined to understand the characteristics of tsunami profiles with soliton fission. Then, the effects of wave-dissipating works on tsunami force reduction were investigated by comparing the tsunami forces acting on the caisson with and without wave-dissipating works. The effects were then introduced into an existing empirical formula of tsunami pressure as the reduction factor to estimate the tsunami force due to wave-dissipating works.
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Coastal Structures and Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2015: Tsunamis
Pages: 200 - 211
Editors: Louise Wallendorf, U.S. Naval Academy and Daniel T. Cox, Ph.D., Oregon State University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8031-1
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Published online: Jul 11, 2017
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