STUDY ON TSUNAMI FORCE ACTING ON INLAND STRUCTURE BEHIND COASTAL PROTECTION FACILITY WITH RESILIENT STRUCTURE COMBINED WITH COASTAL DIKE AND EMBANKMENT

Abstract

 Tsunami-induced force acting on an inland building located at the landward side of a coastal protection facility with resilient structure combined with a coastal dike and an embankment was investigated numerically. Numerical results showed that the relationship between the tsunami force considering the erosion of the embankment and that assuming the constant profile of the embankment was affected by the scale of the erosion. This suggested that it is essential to take into account the erosion process of an embankment in assessing tsunami force acting on inland buildings.