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Tsunamis!

Tsunamis!. and. Engineering. Engineering. What do engineers do?. Engineering. Engineers use science math and CREATIVITY to solve problems. Coastal Engineering. Solving problems that face people on the coast. Erosion. Storms. Wave Impact. Tsunamis. Tsunami Inundation.

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Tsunamis!

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  1. Tsunamis! and Engineering

  2. Engineering What do engineers do?

  3. Engineering Engineers use science math and CREATIVITY to solve problems

  4. Coastal Engineering Solving problems that face people on the coast

  5. Erosion

  6. Storms

  7. Wave Impact

  8. Tsunamis

  9. Tsunami Inundation Large amount of water floods into a land area usually above sea level – this is measured in feet (or meters) above sea level

  10. 30 min Cascadia Subduction Zone 1 in 7 chance in the next 50 years

  11. Seaside, Oregon 45 – 60 min to evacuate the beach Tsunami Evacuation Area

  12. How Can Engineers Help?

  13. Models!

  14. New! Dynamic Tsunami Hazard Map Harry Yeh Oregon State University Katada Gunma Univ. Japan

  15. Tsunami shelter in Japan USA Japan

  16. Dynamic Tsunami Hazard Map “What if …?” Harry Yeh Oregon State University Katada Gunma Univ. Japan

  17. Typical waves at Seaside: 6 ft high every 7 sec.

  18. Demonstration of Cascadia subduction zone tsunami

  19. “Wave Force Potential” Numerical Calculations Patrick Lynett Texas A&M University

  20. J. Van de Lindt, Colorado State Univ. R. Gupta, Oregon State University

  21. 1:6 Scale Residential Building J. Van de Lindt, Colorado State Univ. R. Gupta, Oregon State University

  22. Near Prototype Scale Wall

  23. Building Tsunami Resilient Communities

  24. Questions Thanks to: Chris Goldfinger, Oregon State Univ. Harry Yeh, Oregon State Univ. Photo: K. Fujima, Japan

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