Large-scale physical modeling of broken solitary waves impacting elevated coastal structures

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  • Clemens Krautwald
  • Hajo Von Häfen
  • Peter Niebuhr
  • Katrin Vögele
  • David Schürenkamp
  • Mike Sieder
  • Nils Goseberg

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  • Technische Universität Braunschweig
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)169-189
Number of pages21
JournalCoastal engineering journal
Volume64
Issue number1
Early online date6 Jan 2022
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Abstract

Amongst extreme hydrodynamic events are bore- and surge-type flow motions that are observed in the context of storm surges induced by tropical cyclones, but also occur when tsunami or flash floods strike. Coastal houses built on elevated pile foundations have suffered less damages in recent extreme hydrodynamic events since the water could pass beneath the floor slabs decreasing the exertion of forces onto structures. To date, research pertaining to horizontal and vertical forces on elevated structures is still scarce. Specifically, previous research may not be applicable to cases of bore-type inundation interacting with elevated coastal structures. This work hence aims to model non-elevated and elevated coastal structure, and to deepen insight into forces with a focus on the structural elevation. For this purpose, large-scale experimental tests were performed on a uniform 1:15 slope in combination with an adjacent horizontal plane. Idealized residential buildings on a length scale of 1:5 were designed to simulate loading conditions of broken solitary waves on slab-on-grade and elevated buildings. A wide range of horizontal forces between 0.1 and 10 (Formula presented.), vertical forces between 0.5 and 7.5 (Formula presented.) and overturning moments up to 4.5 (Formula presented.) were measured. In accordance with the experimental results, design equations were derived.

Keywords

    elevated coastal structures, experimental modeling, Storm surge, structural response, tsunami, wave forces

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Large-scale physical modeling of broken solitary waves impacting elevated coastal structures. / Krautwald, Clemens; Von Häfen, Hajo; Niebuhr, Peter et al.
In: Coastal engineering journal, Vol. 64, No. 1, 2022, p. 169-189.

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Krautwald, C, Von Häfen, H, Niebuhr, P, Vögele, K, Schürenkamp, D, Sieder, M & Goseberg, N 2022, 'Large-scale physical modeling of broken solitary waves impacting elevated coastal structures', Coastal engineering journal, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 169-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/21664250.2021.2023380
Krautwald, C., Von Häfen, H., Niebuhr, P., Vögele, K., Schürenkamp, D., Sieder, M., & Goseberg, N. (2022). Large-scale physical modeling of broken solitary waves impacting elevated coastal structures. Coastal engineering journal, 64(1), 169-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/21664250.2021.2023380
Krautwald C, Von Häfen H, Niebuhr P, Vögele K, Schürenkamp D, Sieder M et al. Large-scale physical modeling of broken solitary waves impacting elevated coastal structures. Coastal engineering journal. 2022;64(1):169-189. Epub 2022 Jan 6. doi: 10.1080/21664250.2021.2023380
Krautwald, Clemens ; Von Häfen, Hajo ; Niebuhr, Peter et al. / Large-scale physical modeling of broken solitary waves impacting elevated coastal structures. In: Coastal engineering journal. 2022 ; Vol. 64, No. 1. pp. 169-189.
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