TY - CHAP AU - Tze Liang Lau AU - Tatsuo Ohmachi AU - Shusaku Inoue AU - Panitan Lukkunaprasit ED - Mohammad Mokhtari Y1 - 2011-12-16 PY - 2011 T1 - Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Tsunami Force on Bridge Decks N2 - The objective of this multi-disciplinary book is to provide a collection of expert writing on different aspects of pre- and post- tsunami developments and management techniques. It is intended to be distributed within the scientific community and among the decision makers for tsunami risk reduction. The presented chapters have been thoroughly reviewed and accepted for publication. It presents advanced methods for tsunami measurement using Ocean-bottom pressure sensor, kinematic GPS buoy, satellite altimetry, Paleotsunami, Ionospheric sounding, early warning system, and scenario based numerical modeling. It continues to present case studies from the Northern Caribbean, Makran region and Tamil Nadu coast in India. Furthermore, classifying tsunamis into local, regional and global, their possible impact on the region and its immediate vicinity is highlighted. It also includes the effects of tsunami hazard on the coastal environment and infrastructure (structures, lifelines, water resources, bridges, dykes, etc.); and finally the need for emergency medical response preparedness and the prevention of psychological consequences of the affected survivors has been discussed. BT - Tsunami SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/23622 DO - 10.5772/23622 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-09 ER -