Tsunami engineering / by Frederick E. Camfield.
| Author/creator | Camfield, Frederick E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Fort Belvoir, Va. : U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center ; Springfield, Va. : Available from National Technical Information Service, 1980. |
| Description | 222 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Special report - U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center ; no. 6 Special report (Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.)) ; no. 6. ^A640850 |
| Abstract | This report provides a source of state-of-the-art information on tsunami engineering. The report summarizes available information, identifies gaps in existing knowledge, and discusses methods of predicting tsunami flooding. The generating mechanisms of tsunamis and the method of determining the probability of occurrence are given. Because of the limited data available on tsunamis, numerical methods are commonly used to predict tsunami flooding of coastal areas. Finite-difference equations are presented for simulating the propagation of tsunamis, but computer programs are omitted because of the continuing work in progress and the availability of up-to-date computer programs from other sources. Known mathematical solutions, for tsunamis approaching the shoreline and tsunami-shoreline interaction, are given to illustrate the effects of tsunamis and provide means of verifying numerical results. The report discusses tsunami-structure interaction and illustrates various types of damage caused by tsunamis. (Author). |
| General note | Cover title. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-215). |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Camfield, Frederick E. Tsunami engineering. Fort Belvoir, Va. : U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center ; Springfield, Va. : Available from National Technical Information Service, 1980 |
| Govt. docs number | D 103.42/6:6 |
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| Joyner | Fed Docs Stacks | D 103.42/6:6 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |