Citation

Meyyappan P, Sekar T, Sivapragasam C. Disaster Adv. 2013; 6(2): 39-47.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Shankar Gargh)

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Abstract

The studies on tsunami resistant buildings are still in its inception. Many works have been reported on various model studies to investigate the pressure variation due to tsunami force created under the laboratory conditions. This work suggests model studies carried out directly near the sea coast, particularly to reflect the behaviour of foundation of building to tsunami loads. The study also considers the effect of shape of building and the type of building materials that will be suited for tsunami effect. The investigations reveal that in general, circular buildings are better suited than the conventional rectangular shaper buildings. Further, the presence of openings is an added advantage.