Tsunami engineering perspective for mitigation, protection and modelling / Vallam Sundar, S.A. Sannasiraj, K. Murali, V. Sriram.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sundar, V. (Vallam), author.

Sannasiraj, S. A., 1968- author.

Murali, K., author.

Śrīrām, Ve., author.

Contributor:

World Scientific (Firm)

Series:

Advanced series on ocean engineering ; v. 50.

Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering ; v.50

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tsunamis--Research--India.

Tsunamis.

Tsunamis--Research--Indonesia.

Tsunamis--Mathematical models.

Tsunamis--Research.

Indonesia.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations, maps.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part 1 Overview

Chapter 1: Tsunami: Generation, Propagation and Effects

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Causes of a Tsunami

1.3 Tsunami Earthquakes

1.3.1 General

1.3.2 Aspects of earthquake rupture that affect tsunamis

1.3.2.1 Amount of average slip

1.3.2.2 Depth of rupture

1.3.2.3 Orientation of slip vector

1.3.2.4 Duration of rupture

1.4 Tsunami due to Volcano

1.5 Appearance of a Tsunami Wave

1.6 Tsunami Characteristics

1.7 Tsunami Transformation

1.7.1 Shoaling

1.7.2 Diffraction, refraction and reflection

1.7.3 Nearshore tsunami deformation

1.7.4 Tsunami wave dispersion

1.8 Occurrence of Recent Devastating Tsunamis

1.8.1 General

1.8.2 Tsunamis in India

1.8.3 Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004, in brief

1.8.3.1 Origin

1.8.3.2 Propagation

1.8.4 Initial warning

1.9 Tsunami Warning System

1.10 Summary

References

Chapter 2: Tsunami-Driven Debris and Its Impact

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Outline of Damage Caused by Debris

2.3 Different Types of Debris

2.3.1 Aerial floating debris

2.3.2 Sub-aerial floating debris

2.3.3 Submerged debris

2.4 Boulders as Debris

2.5 Research on Motion and Impact of Debris

2.6 Guidelines for Debris Impact Loading

2.6.1 Debris damming force

2.7 Debris Modelling

2.8 Physical Model Tests

2.8.1 Necessity of considering debris impact

2.9 Summary

Chapter 3: Tsunami Hazards and Aspects on Design Loads

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Characteristics of Tsunami

3.2.1 General

3.2.2 Tsunami landfall characteristics

3.2.2.1 Run-up

3.2.2.2 Inundation

3.3 Tsunami Hazards

3.3.1 General

3.3.1.1 Impacts on coastal zone

3.3.1.2 Impact on ports

3.4 Tsunami Forces on Coastal Structures

3.4.1 General

3.4.2 Possible solutions to consider tsunami effects on structures

3.4.3 Hydrostatic force

3.4.3.1 Leeside water pressure while overtopping

3.4.3.2 Buoyant force

3.4.3.3 Hydrodynamic wave force

3.4.4 Tsunami force on inland structure

3.4.5 Impact force

3.4.6 Scour depth

3.5 Summary

Part 2 Field Studies

Chapter 4: Behaviour of Shoreline between Groyne Field and Its Effect on the Tsunami Propagation

4.1 Background

4.2 Solution to Coastal Erosion

4.3 Response of Shoreline to Tsunami

4.4 Summary

Chapter 5: Signature Studies (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

5.1 General

5.2 Field Data Collection

5.2.1 General

5.2.2 Andaman and Nicobar Islands

5.2.3 Tamil Nadu coast

5.2.3.1 North Tamil Nadu coast (Phase 1)

5.2.3.2 South Tamil Nadu coast (Phase II)

5.2.4 Kerala

5.3 Tidal Measurements

5.4 Summary

Chapter 6: Post Facto Evaluation along Tsunami Affected Stretches

6.1 General

6.2 Background of South India

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Singapore Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 23, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version Sundar, V. (Vallam) Tsunami

ISBN:

9789811216060

9811216061

9789811216077

981121607X

Publisher Number:

99985961935

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