Effectiveness of a shore-parallel canal for reducing tsunami impact

Hitoshi Tanaka, Kiyoshi Hashimoto, Nguyen Xuantinh

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Abstract

A shore-parallel canal, called Teizan Canal, had been constructed since late 16th century along Sendai Coast, Japan mainly for navigation purpose. It is estimated that the canal contributed to tsunami mitigation to some extent during the 2011 Great East Japan Tsunami. In order to investigate its effect on tsunami energy reduction, a numerical model based on shallow water equation (SWE) is applied to simulate the 2011 Tsunami in Sendai plane area. A series of numerical experiments are carried out with different cross-section of shore-parallel canal to investigate effectiveness of canal shape for reducing tsunami energy during the extreme tsunami run-up into the land area.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)-Asia Pacific Division (APD) Congress
Subtitle of host publicationMulti-Perspective Water for Sustainable Development, IAHR-APD 2018
Editors Karlina, Warniyati Warniyati, Ani Hairani, Benazir, Muhammad Ramdhan Olii, Hendy Setiawan, Roby Hambali, Djoko Legono, Johan Syafri Mahathir Ahmad
PublisherDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Pages11-17
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9786027176270
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Sept 1
Event21st Congress of International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research-Asia Pacific Division: Multi-Perspective Water for Sustainable Development, IAHR-APD 2018 - Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Duration: 2018 Sept 22018 Sept 5

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)-Asia Pacific Division (APD) Congress: Multi-Perspective Water for Sustainable Development, IAHR-APD 2018
Volume1

Conference

Conference21st Congress of International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research-Asia Pacific Division: Multi-Perspective Water for Sustainable Development, IAHR-APD 2018
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityYogyakarta
Period18/9/218/9/5

Keywords

  • Numerical simulation
  • Shore-parallel canal
  • The 2011 gieat east Japan tsunami
  • Tsunami mitigation

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