Investigation of hydrodynami demands of tsunamis in inundation zone

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Özer, Ceren
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This thesis analyzed the new parameter “hydrodynamic demand” representing the damage of tsunami waves on structures and coastlines,maximum positive amplitudes and current velocities occurred during tsunami inundation by using the numerical model TUNAMI-N2. Regular shaped basins were used with two different bottom slopes in analyses in order to understand the behaviour of tsunami wave and investigate the change of important tsunami parameters along different slopes during tsunami inundation. In application, different initial conditions were used for wave profiles such as solitary wave, leading elevation single sinusoidal wave and leading depression sinusoidal wave. Three different initial wave amplitudes were used in order to test the change of distribution of the hydrodynamic demand. The numerical results were compared and discussed with each other and with the results of existing analytical and experimental studies.
Structural Engineering.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/16746
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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C. Özer, “Investigation of hydrodynami demands of tsunamis in inundation zone,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2007.
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