Tsunami-induced scour at coastal roadways : a laboratory study

• Main Authors: Chen, Jie, Huang, Zhenhua, Jiang, Changbo, Deng, Bin, Long, Yuannan
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106969; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18038; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-013-0727-6
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Coastal roads are lifelines for bringing emergency personnel and equipment into affected areas after tsunamis, thus careful thought should be given to how to make roadways safer from tsunamis. Scouring at roadways is the primary damage caused by tsunamis; however, tsunami-induced scouring and beach...