In December 2004, a huge tsunami in SE Asia claimed many lives and caused catastrophic
damage. This event has stimulated a debate about the role played by coastal ecosystems …

A numerical model of tsunami inundation, Delft3D, which has been validated for the 29
September 2009 tsunami in Tutuila, American Samoa, is used to better understand the …

The devastating 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami stressed the need for assessing
tsunami hazard in vulnerable coastal areas. Numerical modeling is but one important tool for …

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami devastated the coastal areas along the Andaman western
coast of Thailand and left unique physical evidence of its impact, including the erosional …

Wave experiments were conducted on a 1: 20 length scale to measure water surface
elevations and extreme pressures on and around idealized structural elements and arrays of …

This study presents a probabilistic seismic and tsunami damage analysis (PSTDA) due to
both earthquake shaking and tsunami inundation from tsunamigenic earthquake events at a …

Providing sufficient structures suitable for vertical evacuation from tsunamis is critically
important for a tsunami-prone city like Banda Aceh, the city most severely affected by the …

In 2007, a constructed wetland system was implemented on the tourist island of Koh Phi Phi
in Southern Thailand. This paper presents the process of planning, designing and …

Observations following the Sumatra Tsunami in Sri Lanka have indicated significantly
enhanced wave heights and water inundations in areas where coral poaching has been …

The primary background for the present study was a project to assist the authorities in
Thailand with development of plans for how to deal with the future tsunami risk in both short …