Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. An Assessment of Building Vulnerability to Tsunami Using the PTVA-4 Method: Case Study of the 2006 Cilacap Tsunami Tragedy
FX Anjar Tri Laksono¹,²
¹Doctoral School of Earth Sciences, Department of Geology and Meteorology, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pecs, Pécs, Baranya, Hungary
²Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purbalingga, Central Java, Indonesia
Chapter 2. A Review of Tsunami Induced Forces on Idealized Onshore Buildings: Improvements in Design Equations
Selvam Harish¹,², Venkatachalam Sriram¹, PhD, Jan Oetjen², PhD, Holger Schüttrumpf², PhD, and Sannasi Annamalaisamy Sannasiraj¹, PhD
¹Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Adayar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
²Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Chapter 3. Physical Modeling of Tsunami Waves’ Impact on Single Buildings: A Review of Wave Generation
Wei Chek Moon¹, PhD, Tze Liang Lau², PhD, and How Tion Puay³, PhD
¹Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, MAHSA University, Jenjarom, Selangor, Malaysia
²School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
³River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
Chapter 4. Physical Modeling of Scouring Around Buildings due to Tsunamis: Generation of Tsunami Using a Limited-Length Flume
Kuswandi Kuswandi, PhD
Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Prima Indonesia, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia
Chapter 5. Experimental Study of Tsunami Loads on a Simplified Bridge Superstructure
Foo Siong Koon¹,², MEng, Tze Liang Lau¹, PhD, and Wei Chek Moon¹,³, PhD
¹School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
²School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
³Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, MAHSA University, Jenjarom, Selangor, Malaysia
