Field surveys of recent major flood events have emphasized the need for an in-depth
examination of debris loading. Debris loading occurs when solid objects entrained within the …

Historical tsunami events have resulted in extreme damage to coastal regions worldwide.
Among the various loads associated with tsunami waves, debris impact has been shown to …

The relationship between the collision direction angle and the collision force of woody
debris and its behavior is investigated through large-scale bore flow and airborne …

Video footage from the 2004 Indian Ocean and 2011 Tohoku tsunamis showed large
quantities of debris entrained within the inundating flows. Such extreme debris conditions …

The aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004 triggered by the off
Sumatra earthquake (magnitude “M”= 9.1), and the Great East Japan earthquake of 11 …

In order to investigate response of reinforced concrete tide wall for tsunami, we conducted
large-scale impact and pressure experiments using Large-scale Tsunami Physical …

Post-disaster surveys of tsunamis have emphasized the need for an in-depth understanding
of debris loading. Until now, empirical formulas used to estimate debris impact loads are …

Tsunamis are extreme hydrodynamic events that have devastating economic, social, and
environmental impacts on coastal communities. Recent devastation caused by extreme …

Coastal areas are often important to economic, social, and environmental processes
throughout the world. With changing climate and growing populations in these areas …

Japan has long stretches of coastal defence structures along its shorelines to protect
hinterlands against tsunamis, storm surges, high waves, and coastal erosion. The 2011 …