Resistance to tsunami inundation vegetation: an experimental study by coastal

dc.contributor.author	Ratnasooriya, AHR
dc.contributor.author	Samarawickrama, SP
dc.contributor.author	Hettiarachchi, SSSL
dc.contributor.author	Bandara, RPSS
dc.date.accessioned	2013-12-30T16:13:26Z
dc.date.available	2013-12-30T16:13:26Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/9720
dc.description.abstract	More than two thirds of the coastline of Sri Lanka was subjected to inundation by the Indian ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004. The inundation distance and the associated damage caused by the tsunami varied widely with the local near shore wave height, topography and the hydraulic resistance offered to the overland flow. In addition to the ground surface resistance, the resistance offered by vegetation and man made features in the coastal zone are among the contributory factors to the hydraulic resistance. It is important to asses the resistance offered by coastal vegetation to the overland flow in order to identify its effectiveness as a tsunami impact mitigation measure. Such a measure would also have the duel advantages of being environmentally friendly and cost effective.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Resistance to tsunami inundation vegetation: an experimental study by coastal	en_US
dc.type	Conference-Extended-Abstract	en_US
dc.identifier.year	2007	en_US
dc.identifier.conference	ERU Research for industry	en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos	96-97	en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding	Proceeding of the 13th annual symposium	en_US