| Description |
1 online resource (169 pages) |
| Series |
Safety & Security Engineering |
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Safety & security engineering series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Tsunami: From Fundamentals to Damage Mitigation; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1:Tsunami: from the open sea to the coastal zone and beyond; 1. Premise; 2. Genesis of a tsunami; 3. Evidence of the impacts of tsunami; 4. Field evidence and risk assessment; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: An inverse algorithm for reconstructing an initial Tsunami waveform; 1. Introduction; 2. Statement of the problem; 3. Inverse method; 4. r-solution; 5. Discretization of the problem; 6. Numerical experiments: description and discussion; 7. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References |
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Chapter 3: Tsunami maximum flooding assessment in GIS environment1 Introduction; 2 Coastal geomorphology; 3 Materials and methods; 4 Tsunami height and manning number; 5 The flooding area assessment; 6 Discussion and conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4: Tsunami early warning coordination centres; 1 Introduction; 2 A systemic disaster management system model; 3 Modelling EWCC for the case of an Indian Ocean Country; 4 Conclusions and future work; Acknowledgements; Annexure A; References; Chapter 5: RC buildings performance under the 2011 great East Japan Tsunami |
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1 Introduction2 Characteristics of the earthquake and tsunami; 3 Damages due to tsunami; 4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Infrastructure maintenance and disaster prevention measures on Islands: example of the Izu Islands near Tokyo; 1 Introduction; 2 Outlines of Izu Islands; 3 Population, aging, and industrial structures of Izu Islands; 4 Land uses, infrastructures, and tourism of Izu Islands; 5 Living standards and environmental hygiene in Izu Islands; 6 Disaster prevention measures; 7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Health-related impacts of Tsunami disasters |
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1 Background nature of tsunamis2 Scope and relative importance of tsunamis; 3 Factors that contribute to the tsunami problem; 4 Factors affecting tsunami occurrence and severity; 5 Public health impact: historical perspective; 6 Factors influencing mortality and morbidity; 7 Conclusion; Disclaimer; References |
| Summary |
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the sudden displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations of underwater nuclear devices), landslides, glacier calving, meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Tsunami: from fundamentals to mitigation comprises seven chapters, dealing with the different aspects of the field |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Tsunami damage.
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Tsunami damage
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012956053 |
| ISBN |
9781845647711 |
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1845647718 |
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