Keywords:
landslides
;
tsunamis
;
engineering seismology
;
marine geology
;
geotechnical engineering
;
natural hazards
Description / Table of Contents:
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.
Pages:
Online-Ressource (435 Seiten)
ISBN:
9783764360337
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/24/160/10/
Language:
English
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