MODELLING THE IMPACT OF TSUNAMIS ON COASTAL DEFENCES IN THE UK
No. 34 (2014), Coastal Structures
No. 34 (2014)

MODELLING THE IMPACT OF TSUNAMIS ON COASTAL DEFENCES IN THE UK

Coastal Structures
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v34.structures.36
Published 2014-10-28
Maurice V. McCabe
University of Manchester
Peter K. Stansby
University of Manchester
Lee S. Cunningham
University of Manchester
Benedict D. Rogers
University of Manchester
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tsunami modelling
nearshore
Boussinesq model
wave forces
wave-structure interaction

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McCabe, M. V., Stansby, P. K., Cunningham, L. S., & Rogers, B. D. (2014). MODELLING THE IMPACT OF TSUNAMIS ON COASTAL DEFENCES IN THE UK. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(34), structures.36. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v34.structures.36
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This paper describes a study that is part of a wider project investigating whether climate change will increase the risk to the UK from tsunamis caused by submarine landslides in the Arctic. Here, the nearshore modelling of tsunamis and damage to coastal structures will be investigated. Therefore a shallow-water and Boussinesq (SWAB) model has been coupled to a mass-spring model to investigate nearshore wave-structure interactions. This coupled model has been tested against experimental data for wall deflection due to solitary waves and caisson sliding due to regular waves. Although some results are promising, further investigation is required before using this technique as a predictive tool.
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