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  1. Community Perception Towards a Set Back Area : A Case Study in Galle District, Sri Lanka

    In view of the coastal areas, vulnerability to natural hazards particularly tsunami, earthquakes, etc, are

  2. Review of guidelines for the design of tsunami vertical evacuation buildings

    Tsunamis have the potential to inflict severe damage and loss of life in coastal communities. Structures known as vertical evacuation buildings provide an alternative evacuation site for communities living in...

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

    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...

  4. Method to Determine Locations of Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Shelters

    This is the author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Springer and can be found at:...

  5. Multi-hazard framework and analysis of soil-bridge systems : long duration earthquake and tsunami loading

    During the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, numerous bridge structures were damage or destroyed. The damage to bridge systems was caused by long duration strong ground shaking, tsunami inundation...

  6. Tsunami inundation : estimating damage and predicting flow properties

    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...

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