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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. (Ian Nicol) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Reston, Virginia : ASCE Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Tsunami resistant design > Standards > United States > Prevention.
Tsunami damage > Prevention.
Ocean waves.
Wave resistance (Hydrodynamics)
Vagues.
Résistance de vagues.
Ocean waves
United States
Tsunamis
Building design
Structural design
Foundation design
Critical loads
Impact loads
Structural analysis
Vertical loads
Chile
South America
Japan
Asia
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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.