Numerical simulations of breaking wave propagation through the vegetation on a slope based on a drag coefficient prediction model

Z Yin, G Yang, Y Wang, Q Qiu, X Jiang - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal vegetation plays a key role in wave attenuation on sloping beaches. However,
accurately predicting the vegetation-related drag coefficient (CD) under breaking waves on …

Numerical simulation of wave propagation through rigid vegetation and a predictive model of drag coefficient using an artificial neural network

Y Wang, Y Liu, Z Yin, X Jiang, G Yang - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Coastal vegetation has been widely recognized as an effective nature-based measure for
coastal protection. Numerous studies based on macroscopic models have been performed …

Energy reduction of a tsunami current through a hybrid defense system comprising a sea embankment followed by a coastal forest

R Ali Hasan Muhammad, N Tanaka - Geosciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The 2011 Great East Japan tsunami revealed the limit of using natural or artificial
infrastructures as a single tsunami countermeasure. In recent tsunami mitigation strategy …

Effectiveness of double-layer rigid vegetation in reducing the velocity and fluid force of a tsunami inundation behind the vegetation

AHM Rashedunnabi, N Tanaka - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Vegetation can act as a bio-shield in disastrous events like tsunamis or storm surges. The
effectiveness of a single layer of emergent vegetation against tsunamis has been revealed …

Flume experiments on flow analysis and energy reduction through a compound tsunami mitigation system with a seaward embankment and landward vegetation over …

MA Rahman, N Tanaka, AHM Rashedunnabi - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
As a countermeasure against tsunami inundation, the present study conducted a series of
laboratory experiments using a compound mitigation system in which a seaward …

Numerical investigation of the effectiveness of vegetation-embankment hybrid structures for tsunami mitigation introduced after the 2011 tsunami

N Tanaka, Y Igarashi, T Zaha - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
As a mitigation measure against a tsunami inundation, vegetation-embankment hybrid
structures received attention after the 2011 Great East Japan Tsunami, and some structures …

Experimental study on reduction of scouring and tsunami energy through a defense system consisting a seaward embankment followed by vertically double layered …

MA Rahman, N Tanaka, N Reheman - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
To countermeasure the scouring and tsunami energy reduction, this study conducted a
series of laboratory experiments where vertically double layered vegetation (VDLV) was …

Comprehensive risk management of reservoir landslide-tsunami hazard chains: a case study of the Liangshuijing landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir area

Y Li, X Xie, B Jin, L Chen, X Liang, K Yin - Landslides, 2024 - Springer
Landslide-induced tsunamis in reservoirs often pose greater risks than landslides
themselves. Existing studies and mitigation practices have prioritized increasing landslide …

Numerical study of tsunami wave run-up and land inundation on coastal vegetated beaches

H Zhang, M Zhang, Y Ji, Y Wang, T Xu - Computers & Geosciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Vegetation exerts a significant damping effect on tsunami wave run-up on coastal beaches,
thus effectively mitigating the tsunami hazard. A depth-integrated two-dimensional numerical …

Force reduction of tsunami-like waves on coastal structures by varying arrangements and densities of seaside vegetation: A physical model study

RN Udarika, N Tanaka - Ocean Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
Coastal vegetation offers a cost-effective, adaptable, and sustainable defense against
tsunamis. This research evaluates the protective impact of vegetation on civil structures …