Tsunami loads and effects : guide to the tsunami design provisions of ASCE 7-16

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Robertson, Ian N. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, Virginia : ASCE Press, [2020]
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN0784481172
9780784481172
9780784414972
0784414971
9780784480212
9780784480854
Physical Description1 online resource (xvii, 322 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

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Table of Contents:
  • Prototype buildings
  • General requirements
  • Tsunami risk categories
  • Analysis of design inundation depth and flow velocity
  • Inundation depths and flow velocities based on runup
  • Inundation depths and flow velocities based on site-specific probabilistic tsunami hazard analysis
  • Structural design procedures for tsunami effects
  • Hydrostatic loads
  • Hydrodynamic loads
  • Debris impact loads
  • Foundation design
  • Structural countermeasures for tsunami loading
  • Tsunami vertical evacuation refuge structures
  • Designated nonstructural components and systems
  • Non-building tsunami risk category III and IV structures
  • Frequently asked questions
  • References.