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  • Influence of macro-roughness on tsunami runup & forces

    Creator:
    Bridges, Kerri-Jane
    Abstract:
    This thesis is comprised of a manuscript based on a laboratory experiment run in the Tsunami Wave Basin as part of a research project funded by the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation called Housesmash. The purpose of the experiment was to better understand the role of the urban environment, represented...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    presented on March 10, 2011. Title: Influence of Macro-Roughness on Tsunami Runup & Forces Abstract

  • Amplification of solitary waves along a vertical wall

    Creator:
    Li, Wenwen
    Abstract:
    Reflection of an obliquely incident solitary wave at a vertical wall is studied experimentally in the laboratory wave tank. Precision measurements of water-surface variations are achieved with the aid of laser-induced fluorescent (LIF) technique and detailed temporal and spatial features of the Mach reflection are captured. During the development stage...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Mach stem along the cliff during the 1946 Hilo tsunami . . 9 2.1 Wave tank and reflection patterns in

  • Laboratory observations of tsunami runup on a complex 3D bathymetry using PIV

    Creator:
    Ichikawa, Shingo
    Abstract:
    This thesis presents the details of a large-scale laboratory experiment to study the runup velocity on a complex 3D bathymetry. The PIV measurements including the instrumental setup, the recording procedure, and the image processing are presented. Tsunami inundation directly affects the coastal population and is one of the most important...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Observations of Tsunami Runup on a Complex 3D Bathymetry using PIV Abstract approved: Daniel T. Cox This

  • Probabilistic Multi-hazard Earthquake-Tsunami Structural Risk Assessment Framework

    Creator:
    Alam, Mohammad Shafiqual
    Abstract:
    Catastrophic earthquake and tsunami events that resulted in significant loss of life and property over the past two decades have raised the global awareness regarding the need to understand the response of communities and their built environment to multi-hazard extreme events. In recognition to this impending threat to the coastal...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    : Probabilistic Multi-hazard Earthquake-Tsunami Structural Risk Assessment Framework Abstract approved: Andre R

  • Tsunami inundation : estimating damage and predicting flow properties

    Creator:
    Wiebe, Dane Michael
    Abstract:
    The 2004 Indian Ocean and 2011 Tohoku tsunami events have shown the destructive power of tsunami inundation to the constructed environment in addition to the tragic loss of life. A comparable event is expected for the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) which will impact the west coast of North America. Research...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    : Tsunami Inundation: Estimating Damage and Predicting Flow Properties Abstract approved: Daniel T

  • Up-estuary extent and lithologic characteristics of tsunami deposits attributed to the 1700 Cascadia earthquake within Alsea Bay, OR

    Creator:
    Spruell, John T.
    Abstract:
    Cascadia’s 1700 earthquake generated a tsunami and widespread subsidence along Pacific Northwest coastline. The tsunami deposited sandy sediments in many Oregon coastal estuaries, such as Alsea Bay. Although the recurrence of subduction-generated megathrust earthquakes and tsunami events in this region are recorded in the stratigraphy, knowledge of the full inland...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    tsunami deposits attributed to the 1700 Cascadia earthquake within Alsea Bay, OR. UP-ESTUARY EXTENT

  • Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard and Damage Assessment of the Built Environment : Applied at Seaside, Oregon

    Creator:
    Park, Hyoungsu
    Abstract:
    Damage estimates to the built environment from tsunamis are important for disaster mitigation, including planning emergency response and recovery. This dissertation evaluates the damage states of buildings in a small urban coastal city, Seaside, Oregon, from tsunami hazards generated by a Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) event. This study is separated...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    . Title: Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard and Damage Assessment of the Built Environment Applied at Seaside

  • Hydraulic experiments on impact forces from tsunami-driven debris

    Creator:
    Ko, Harrison T.
    Abstract:
    Impact by an idealized shipping container on a column were observed for tsunami flow in a large-scale wave flume modeled at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory at Oregon State University. Two specimen types, aluminum and acrylic, were tested; and each specimen was tested in two orientations, longitudinal and transverse....
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Hydraulic Experiments on Impact Forces from Tsunami

  • Tsunami and hurricane wave loads on bridge superstructures

    Creator:
    Azadbakht, Mohsen
    Abstract:
    This dissertation examines tsunami and hurricane wave loads on bridge superstructures. Tsunamis have caused significant damage to coastal communities in recent years. For example, the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and resulting Tohoku Tsunami destroyed infrastructure along the east coast of Japan including bridge superstructures. Recent hurricanes have also caused...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    , 2013. Title: Tsunami and Hurricane Wave Loads on Bridge Superstructures Abstract approved

  • Assessing the Risk and Resilience of Coastal Communities: An Application to the Joint Seismic-Tsunami Hazard at Seaside, Oregon

    Creator:
    Sanderson, Dylan, R.
    Abstract:
    This thesis presents two conceptually linked papers outlining methodologies to improve community resilience. Both papers employ Seaside, Oregon as a testbed community and consider the seismic-tsunami hazard posed by the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The first paper presents a framework to deaggregate the results of a multi-hazard, multi-infrastructure, damage analysis by...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis