Designing tsunami-safe buildings relies on engineering codes to estimate induced loads. The only such design code, written in mandatory language is "Chapter 6 - Tsunami Loads and Effects" published recently in the ASCE 7-16 (2017). In this study, for the first time, a bore originating from a solitary wave was used to investigate the damage to an idealized structure at relatively large scale (1:5). Therefore, model tests with rigid and non-rigid structures were combined to provide a unique data set of pressure distributions and structural response. This data set could be used to model structural behavior more realistically within the Froude-Cauchy similitude.Recorded Presentation from the vICCE (YouTube Link): https://youtu.be/vVnEu9YIuQw
The problem of modelling the dynamic behavior of structures under extreme hydraulic loading requires a comprehensive examination at a range of scale to develop analytical relationships in the development of scaling methodologies. The experimental program outlined here begins this process by examining the structural response of idealized wooden structures under solitary wave loading. This program will be the first comprehensive set of experiments merging structural and hydraulic modelling techniques to capture dynamic behaviour of idealized structural elements.Recorded Presentation from the vICCE (YouTube Link): https://youtu.be/tGA_77Lhc1E
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