Abstract: Tsunamis cause scour and erosion on bearing grounds, resulting in ground instabilities that lead to damage to coastal structures. For example, with regard to the damage to breakwaters due to the tsunami from the Great East ...

Abstract: This paper discusses the floatation of a buried pipe in association with wave-induced liquefaction of sand beds. Centrifuge wave tests in a drum channel were performed with viscous scaling introduced such that the time-scaling ...

Abstract: This paper discusses the instability of suction bucket foundations that are growing in importance for bottom-mounted offshore wind turbines in association with wave-induced liquefaction of sand beds. The instability of ...

Abstract: The Tohoku coastal area in Japan suffered massive damage in the Great Tohoku Earthquake, in which a prolonged major earthquake was followed by a large tsunami. The damage mechanisms of coastal structures during earthquake–tsunami ...