An experimental study of changes of beach profile and mean grain size caused by tsunami-like waves

• Main Authors: Chen, Jie, Huang, Zhenhua, Jiang, Changbo, Deng, Bin, Long, Yuannan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94724; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8760
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Devastating tsunami waves can mobilize a substantial amount of coastal sediments and change the coastal morphology considerably. In this study, laboratory experiments were performed in a wave flume to investigate the changes of beach profile and mean grain size caused by tsunami-like waves that have...