Simulated effectiveness of a car evacuation from a tsunami

T Takabatake, K Fujisawa, M Esteban… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Evacuation plays an important role in saving lives during tsunamis. Although evacuation by
vehicle is generally not recommended, it could be helpful for vulnerable people who cannot …

Engineering lessons from the 28 September 2018 Indonesian tsunami: Debris loading

J Stolle, C Krautwald, I Robertson… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
A field survey team went to Palu City, Indonesia in the aftermath of the September 28th,
2018 earthquake and tsunami to investigate its effects on local infrastructure and buildings …

Experimental study of debris transport driven by a tsunami-like wave: Application for non-uniform density groups and obstacles

H Park, MJ Koh, DT Cox, MS Alam, S Shin - Coastal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Water-borne disaster debris can exacerbate the damage on the built-environment through
debris impact and debris damming loads and by decreasing the functionality of infrastructure …

Tsunami-driven debris hazard assessment at a coastal community: Focusing on shipping container debris hazards at Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii

MJ Koh, H Park, AS Kim - Coastal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
A framework combining a tsunami flow model and debris (large floating object) transport
model was developed to evaluate the kinematics of multiple debris and sequential hazards …

Field survey of 2018 Typhoon Jebi in Japan: lessons for disaster risk management

T Takabatake, M Mäll, M Esteban, R Nakamura… - Geosciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Typhoon Jebi struck Japan on the 4 September 2018, damaging and inundating many
coastal areas along Osaka Bay due to the high winds, a storm surge, and wind driven …

Influence of pier geometry and debris characteristics on wood debris accumulations at bridge piers

D Panici, GAM de Almeida - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
This paper analyzes the influence of the geometry of bridge piers and supplied debris on the
formation and growth of wood debris jams at bridge piers. A total of 162 laboratory …

Field survey assessment of flood loads and related building damage from the July 2021 event in the Ahr Valley (Germany)

D Wüthrich, PA Korswagen, H Selvam… - Journal of Flood Risk …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The July 2021 flood heavily affected many inhabitants, buildings and critical infrastructure
throughout Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Specifically, the Ahr Valley (Germany) …

Tsunami evacuation simulation for the District of Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada

T Takabatake, I Nistor, P St-Germain - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2020 - Elsevier
A large earthquake event generated from the nearby Cascadia Subduction Zone would
possibly generate a significant tsunami event which could affect the west coast of Canada. In …

Review of evaluation of tsunami-induced debris collision force

H Kaida, T Tomita, S Yoshimura… - Coastal Engineering …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The evaluation of the impact of tsunami-borne debris collisions is important in designing
tsunami-resistant structures and quantifying the risk for regional and industrial facilities …

Effectiveness of hard and soft tsunami countermeasures on loss of life under different population scenarios

T Takabatake, M Esteban, I Nistor, T Shibayama… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study proposes a comprehensive investigation of the tsunami-evacuation plans
for a popular coastal area considered to be at high risk for tsunami attack. If a coastal region …