A preliminary laboratory study of motion of floating debris generated by solitary waves running up a beach
Destructive tsunamis can destroy coastal structures and move huge amounts of tsunami debris. Our current understanding of motion of tsunami debris in tsunami flows is limited. In this paper, we present a preliminary laboratory study of motion of model debris under the action of solitary waves runnin...
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| author | Shen, Hung-Tao Huang, Zhenhua Yao, Yao Lo, Edmond Yat Man |
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| description | Destructive tsunamis can destroy coastal structures and move huge amounts of tsunami debris. Our current understanding of motion of tsunami debris in tsunami flows is limited. In this paper, we present a preliminary laboratory study of motion of model debris under the action of solitary waves running up a beach. The difference between the waterline of maximum inundation and the final position of debris was examined under various conditions. Effects of solitary wave height, water depth, and the distance of debris source to the shoreline on the maximum inundation, the debris limit, and the final position of debris were examined. In general, the final positions of the debris are different from the waterline at maximum inundation and there is a low possibility that a large amount of debris can be carried by retreating water offshore into the sea. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1019792020-09-26T21:32:31Z A preliminary laboratory study of motion of floating debris generated by solitary waves running up a beach Shen, Hung-Tao Huang, Zhenhua Yao, Yao Lo, Edmond Yat Man School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management Earth Observatory of Singapore DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Water resources Destructive tsunamis can destroy coastal structures and move huge amounts of tsunami debris. Our current understanding of motion of tsunami debris in tsunami flows is limited. In this paper, we present a preliminary laboratory study of motion of model debris under the action of solitary waves running up a beach. The difference between the waterline of maximum inundation and the final position of debris was examined under various conditions. Effects of solitary wave height, water depth, and the distance of debris source to the shoreline on the maximum inundation, the debris limit, and the final position of debris were examined. In general, the final positions of the debris are different from the waterline at maximum inundation and there is a low possibility that a large amount of debris can be carried by retreating water offshore into the sea. NRF (Natl Research Foundation, S’pore) MOE (Min. of Education, S’pore) Accepted version 2014-11-13T09:06:34Z 2019-12-06T20:47:50Z 2014-11-13T09:06:34Z 2019-12-06T20:47:50Z 2014 2014 Journal Article Yao, Y., Huang, Z., Lo, E. Y. M., & Shen, H.-T. (2014). A preliminary laboratory study of motion of floating debris generated by solitary waves running up a beach. Journal of earthquake and tsunami, 8(3), 1440006-. 1793-4311 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101979 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24224 10.1142/S1793431114400065 en Journal of earthquake and tsunami © 2014 World Scientific Publishing Company. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, World Scientific Publishing Company. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1793431114400065]. 13 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Water resources Shen, Hung-Tao Huang, Zhenhua Yao, Yao Lo, Edmond Yat Man A preliminary laboratory study of motion of floating debris generated by solitary waves running up a beach |
| title | A preliminary laboratory study of motion of floating debris generated by solitary waves running up a beach |
| title_full | A preliminary laboratory study of motion of floating debris generated by solitary waves running up a beach |
| title_fullStr | A preliminary laboratory study of motion of floating debris generated by solitary waves running up a beach |
| title_full_unstemmed | A preliminary laboratory study of motion of floating debris generated by solitary waves running up a beach |
| title_short | A preliminary laboratory study of motion of floating debris generated by solitary waves running up a beach |
| title_sort | preliminary laboratory study of motion of floating debris generated by solitary waves running up a beach |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Water resources |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101979 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24224 |
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