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Tsunami Impact on a Detached Breakwater: Insights from Two Numerical Models
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Tsunami waves are often very energetic and therefore pose a significant threat to coastal structures. However, most coastal defenses such as detached breakwaters are designed to protect against storm waves, with the ...
A Field Study of Momentary Liquefaction Caused by Waves around a Coastal Structure
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents the results of field experiments carried out around a bunker from the Second World War situated on the beach. The structure was surrounded by water at high tide and subject to intense wave forcing. By ...