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Estimation of near-field characteristics of tsunami generation by submarine landslide

Najafi Jilani, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2008

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2007.11.006
  3. Publisher: 2008
  4. Abstract:
  5. Underwater landslide can trigger impulsive waves with high amplitude and run-up, which may cause substantial damage. In this work, the experimental investigations are performed to study the impulsive wave characteristics caused by underwater landslides. The effects of landslide geometry and kinematics on wave characteristics are studied by performing 84 laboratory experiments. The influences of thickness, volume and shape of failure mass on the characteristics of initial wave are discussed. The impacts of water body conditions such as the slope of sliding bed and the initial submergence of underwater landslide are also examined. The present experimental data as well as the available data in the literature are used to provide an applied method for prediction of the initial wave amplitude. The present prediction method is properly verified by several experimental, numerical and real case data. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
  6. Keywords:
  7. Estimation ; Impulsive waves ; Submarine landslide ; Underwater landslide ; Undewater landslide ; Tsunamis ; Geometry ; Landslides ; Numerical methods ; Water wave effects ; Amplitude ; Estimation method ; Experimental study ; Kinematics ; Prediction ; Tsunami ; Underwater environment ; Wave runup
  8. Source: Ocean Engineering ; Volume 35, Issue 5-6 , 2008 , Pages 545-557 ; 00298018 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0029801807002521