Lessons learned from tsunami damage in Sri Lanka

Dias, Priyan; Dissanayake, Ranjith; Chandratilake, Ravihansa

doi:10.1680/cien.2006.159.2.74

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“…[1][2][3] The tsunami claimed more than 220 000 lives and made almost 800 000 people homeless. The total economic cost of the catastrophe is estimated to be more than £7·5 billion.…”

Section: I V I L E N G I N E E R I N Gmentioning

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Tsunami wave loading on coastal houses: a model approach

Thusyanthan

Madabhushi²

2008

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engin

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MTech, PhD, FCCS, FCPSis a geotechnical engineering reader at the University of cambridge tsunami wave loading on coastal houses: a model approachThe Asian tsunami of 26 december 2004 killed over 220 000 people and devastated coastal structures, including many thousands of traditional brick-built homes. This paper presents the results of model tests that compare the impact of a tsunami wave on a typical coastal house with that on a new 'tsunami resistant' design developed in the UsA and now built in sri Lanka. digital images recorded during the test reveal how the tsunami wave passed through the new house design without damaging it, but severely damaged the typical coastal house. Pressure sensor results also provided further insight into tsunami wave loading, indicating that the established Japanese method significantly underestimates maximum impact load.

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“…[1][2][3] The tsunami claimed more than 220 000 lives and made almost 800 000 people homeless. The total economic cost of the catastrophe is estimated to be more than £7·5 billion.…”

Section: I V I L E N G I N E E R I N Gmentioning

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Tsunami wave loading on coastal houses: a model approach

Thusyanthan

Madabhushi²

2008

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engin

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“…The EEFIT study is valuable in identifying levels of run-up at the different locations, and separating damage by form of construction of the building. From this, and from Dias et al 10 for Sri Lanka, it is possible to put together an approximate overall assessment of structural performance, based on the reconnaissance surveys.…”

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Analysing eyewitness reports of the 2004 Asian tsunami

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Palmer²,

Petal³

et al. 2007

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime En

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On 26 December 2004, one of the largest earthquakes of the last 100 years occurred off the Indonesian coast, causing ground shaking over a wide region, and triggering a massive and destructive tsunami, which devastated the coasts bordering the Indian Ocean causing huge loss of life. Many parts of this coastline are popular holiday destinations and a large number of European tourists were in the region at the time, and as many as 4000 of these tourists may have been UK citizens. To find out more about the experiences of these tsunami eyewitnesses, supplementing data on the event assembled by reconnaissance teams, a study was carried out to locate and interview eyewitnesses. During the course of the research some 87 eyewitness accounts were obtained, and these have been assembled into a database from which some preliminary analysis has been made. This paper contains a summary of the project. It describes the methods used, gives extracts from the eyewitness accounts, provides some cross-regional analysis of the database and discusses the findings and their significance.

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“…In countries that have been subjected to earthquakes, such as Haiti, Indonesia, Japan, and Pakistan, earthquake-resistant designs have been promoted (Halvorson and Hamilton, 2010;McCurry, 2011). In Sri Lanka, the need to tie down structures and mitigate soil scouring to resist loads from tsunamis was recommended (Dias, Dissanayake and Chandratilake, 2006).…”

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Build back better: implementation in Victorian bushfire reconstruction

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The 'build back better' (BBB) concept signals an opportunity to decrease the vulnerability of communities to future disasters during post-disaster reconstruction and recovery. The 2009 Victorian bushfires in Australia serve as a case study for this assessment of the application of core BBB principles and their outcomes. The results show that several BBB measures were successfully implemented in Victoria and are relevant for any post-disaster reconstruction effort. The BBB initiatives taken in Victoria include: land-use planning determined by hazard risk-based zoning; enforcement of structural design improvements; facilitated permit procedures; regular consultations with stakeholders; and programmes conducted for social and economic recovery. Lessons from the Victorian recovery urge the avoidance of construction in high-risk zones; fairness and representativeness in community consultations; adequate support for economic recovery; the advance establishment of recovery frameworks; and empowerment of local councils.

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Lessons learned from tsunami damage in Sri Lanka

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Tsunami wave loading on coastal houses: a model approach

Tsunami wave loading on coastal houses: a model approach

Analysing eyewitness reports of the 2004 Asian tsunami

Build back better: implementation in Victorian bushfire reconstruction

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