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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464174403321

Titolo

Coastal hazards [[electronic resource] ] : selected papers from EMI 2010, August 8-11, 2010, Los Angeles, California / / sponsored by Turbulence Committee of the Engineering Mechanics Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Fluids Committee of the Engineering Mechanics Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by Wenrui Huang, Keh-han Wang, Qin Jim Chen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, VA, : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2013

ISBN

0-7844-7774-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Collana

Trends in engineering mechanics special publication ; ; no. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

ChenQin Jim

HuangWenrui <1961->

WangKeh-Han

Disciplina

551.46/3

Soggetti

Environmental risk assessment

Storm surges - Risk assessment

Water waves

Winds

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""The Mystery of 2010 Chilean Earthquake Generated Tsunami Waves at Crescent City Harbor""; ""An HPC Framework for Large Scale Simulations and Visualizations of Oil Spill Trajectories""; ""On Developing A Continuum Model for Wave Propagation in Ice-Covered Seas""; ""Wave Structure Interaction During Hurricane Ivan Simulated By a Two-Phase Flow Model""; ""Laboratory Measurements of Wave Attenuation Through Model and Live Vegetation""; ""Simulation of Oscillations at Lake Pontchartrain Induced By Hurricane Katrina""

""Numerical Modeling of Hurricane-Induced Extreme Wave Heights in Pensacola Bay""""An Efficient Tool to Assess Risk of Storm Surges Using Data Mining""; ""Experimental Study of Solitary Wave Induced Fluid Motions in a Submerged Cavity""; ""Numerical Investigation of Pollutant



Transport By Tidal Flow in the Yangtze Estuary""; ""Experimental Study of Tsunami Forces on Structures""; ""Effects of South-to-North Water Transfer Project on Salinity Intrusion in Yangtze Estuary""; ""Ground-Level Turbulence Characteristics of Hurricane Wind Measured from Mobile Towers""

""Design and Fabrication of a New Open Jet Electric-Fan Wall of Wind Facility for Coastal Research""""Evaluating the Response of the Residence Time to Flow in the Lower Peace River Estuary in Florida, USA""; ""Coastal and Estuarine Planning for Flood and Erosion Protection Using Integrated Coastal Model""