Landslide Tsunamis: Recent Findings and Research Directions
| Author | : Jean-Pierre Bardet |
| Publisher | : Birkhäuser |
| Total Pages | : 597 |
| Release | : 2013-03-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783034879958 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3034879954 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Landslide Tsunamis: Recent Findings and Research Directions by : Jean-Pierre Bardet
Download or read book Landslide Tsunamis: Recent Findings and Research Directions written by Jean-Pierre Bardet and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the disastrous tsunami which struck Papua New Guinea in 1998, this volume presents 20 state-of-the-art contributions on landslide tsunamis, including earthquake characteristics and ground motions, modeling of landslides in geotechnical engineering, field surveys on land and at sea, simulations of past, present, and potential future tsunamis, and theoretical studies of tsunami generation by landslides.
