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Experimental Study of Tsunami-Like Waves Generated with a Vertical Release Technique on Dry and Wet Beds
Anton Schleiss, Michael Pfister, Davide Wüthrich, Ioan Nistor
Tsunamis, impulse waves, and dam failures are disasters that challenge humanity, often leading to massive casualties and extreme economic losses. The highly unsteady flow conditions generated by such events are often in the form of turbulent bores. The pur ...
2018Experimental comparison of tsunami generated by viscoplastic and granular slides.
Tsunami induced by subaerial landslides threatens coastal areas. The waves have mostly been studied in the laboratory using sliding blocks or granular media hitting a water body, but none of these materials makes it possible to understand how sliding mass’ ...
2018Experimental study on the hydrodynamic impact of tsunami-like waves against impervious free-standing buildings
Anton Schleiss, Michael Pfister, Davide Wüthrich, Ioan Nistor
Tsunamis, landslide-generated waves, and dam failures are rare, but highly destructive phenomena, associated with extreme loading on infrastructure. Recent events showed that specific measures must be taken to guarantee safety of both people and the built ...
2018IMPACT OF A DRY BED SURGE AGAINST STRUCTURES WITH AND WITHOUT OPENINGS
Tsunamis, Impulse waves and the sudden collapse of dams are rare phenomena, but highly destructive. Nevertheless recent events showed that structures with openings can effectively reduce impact forces, ensuring people’s safety and limiting reconstruction c ...
2017Waves generated by ship convoy: Comparison of physical and numerical modeling with in-situ measurements
Anton Schleiss, Giovanni De Cesare, Michael Pfister, Robin Amacher, Théodora Cohen Liechti
A part of the domestic waste of the city of Geneva (Switzerland) is transported with ship convoys on the Rhone River to the waste incineration station. These convoys generate waves, which partially endangers the stability of the river banks and the riparia ...
2016