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Asian and Pacific coasts 2011 : proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC 2011) /
This is a compilation of papers presented at the 6th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC2011) held on December 14-16, 2011 in Hong Kong, China. It contains more than 200 articles addressing a wide spectrum of issues, ranging from conventional coastal engineering problems (such...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Singapore?] :
World Scientific,
[2011]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PREFACE; TOWARD SUSTAINABLE AND SECURE COASTAL ZONES: ROLES OF WAVES, TIDES, SEDIMENTS, AND TURBULENCE; 1. Introduction; 2. Coastal Louisiana
- Can it be sustainable?; 3. Coastal Security: Mine Countermeasures; 4. Summary; References; THE CHALLENGES TO BE ADDRESSED IF TIDAL ENERGY IS TO BECOME ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; 1. Drivers influencing future a future energy supply make up; 2. The acceptable costs for power generation; 3. Establishing cost associated with offshore wind; 4. Establishing costs associated with tidal energy; 5. Next generation tidal technologies; 6. Conclusions; References.
- HYDRODYNAMICS RESEARCH AND APPLICATION OF THE RADIAL SAND RIDGE IN SOUTH YELLOW SEA, CHINA1. Introduction; 2. Formation of the radial sand ridges; 2.1. Sediment sources; 2.2. Main forces; 3. Hydrodynamics; 3.1. Tides; 3.2. Waves; 4. Morphodynamics of the sand ridges; 4.1. Stability in large scale; 4.2. Morphodynamics of the sand ridges; 4.3. Morphological Evolution; 5. Exploit of the resources in the sand ridge area; 5.1. Land resource on the flat; 5.2. Potential for harbor development; 6. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON FUTURE WAVES AND TYPHOONS.
- 1. Introduction2. Analysis Methods on Climate Change Effects; 2.1. Climate Projection; 2.2. Stochastic Typhoon Model; 3. Results and Discussion; 3.1. Mean wave climate change; 3.2. Extreme wave climate change; 3.3. Verification of STM outputs; 3.4. Future Typhoon Projection by STM; 3.5. Failure Probability of Seawalls; 4. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; PERFORMANCE-BASED DESIGN OF CAISSON BREAKWATER INCORPORATING WAVE HEIGHT INCREASE DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE; 1. Introduction; 2. Design Variables; 3. Time-Dependent Performance-Based Design; 4. Results and Discussion; 5. Conclusion.
- AcknowledgmentsReferences; TSUNAMI AMPLIFICATION AND BREAKING ALONG A VERTICAL WALL; 1. Introduction; 2. Experiments; 3. Results; 4. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; OVERVIEW OF THE 2011 TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE TSUNAMI SURVEY RESULTS; 1. Introduction; 2. Overview of Survey; 3. Overview of Tsunami Survey Results; 4. Spatial Distributions of Inundation Height and Run-up Height; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; FIELD SURVEY OF THE 2011 OFF THE PACIFIC COAST OF TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE TSUNAMI DISASTER AND FUTURE TSUNAMI PROTECTION; 1. Survey Results (Shibayama et al., 2011).
- 2. Observation of Tsunami Evacuation Buildings3. Balance of Soft and Hard Measures; 4. Tsunami Evacuation Places; 5. Summary; References; FIELD SURVEY OF SUFFERING APPEARANCES DUE TO TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE TSUNAMI; 1. Introduction; 2. Field Survey; 3. Appearances of Suffering Areas; 3.1. Omoto area, Iwate Prefecture; 3.2. Toni area, Iwate Prefecture; 3.3. Rikuzen-takata area, Iwate Prefecture; 4. Conclusions; A BRIEF OVERVIEW ON THE POST-TSUNAMI SURVEY IN THE SANRIKU COAST, JAPAN; 1. Introduction; 2. Post-tsunami Field Survey; 2.1. Land Subsidence; 2.2. Damages on Coastal Structures.