Numerical simulation of pounding damage to caisson under storm surge

Storm surge modelling for Bunbury

Damage Assessment from Storm Surge to Coastal Cities: Lessons from the Miami Area

Coastal cities are growing at a very rapid pace, both in population and in terms of assets; therefore, flood risk is likely to increase substantially in these areas in the absence of specific protections. In addition, great uncertainty surrounds the future evolution of hurricane intensity and sea level rise. The area of Miami represents a clear hotspot of human and economic coastal flood exposu...

Storm surge scenarios for Hamburg

Abstract A scenario for future storm surge heights for the tide gauge of Hamburg St. Pauli is constructed on the basis of results from a regional model for Cuxhaven. Under the A2 emission scenario, an increase of the mean annual maximum water level of about 0.1724 m appears possible and plausible for the time horizon of 2030. In Cuxhaven, an increase of 0.14 may be expected in this scenario. In...

Rising hazard of storm-surge flooding.

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season is one for the history books. It has blown a number of records out of the water. Harvey dumped more rain on the United States than any previous hurricane. Irma maintained the highest category 5 longer than any storm anywhere in the world. September 2017 has accumulated themost cyclone energy of any month on record in the Atlantic. Last, but not least, if early...

A numerical simulation on seepage-induced collapse of caisson breakwater using a stabilized ISPH method

The clarification on the collapse mechanism of a caisson breakwater has been an urgent task in order to reduce damages caused by next millennium tsunamis. In this study, piping destruction of a mound induced by seepage flow is taken into consideration solely. A stabilized ISPH method proposed by Asai (2012) is adopted with some modification associated with the extended Darcy law (Akbari 2013, 2...