The tsunami hazard in Sri Lanka strategic approach for the protection of lives, ecosystems and infrastructure

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dc.contributor.authorHettiarachchi, S
dc.contributor.authorSamarawickrama, S
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-02T04:36:05Z
dc.date.available2023-02-02T04:36:05Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThe Indian Ocean Tsunami devastated the coastline of Sri Lanka. This paper summarizes the initial efforts in understanding the tsunami wave and its hydraulic impact on the Sri Lankan coastline. It focuses attention on the hydraulic processes that led to large scale inundation, presents analysis of wave-current measurements recorded on the offshore of the Colombo Harbor and describes post-tsunami field investigations to assess the overall impact on the coastline. The paper identifies the need to model potential tsunamis and discusses issues relating to the planning of countermeasures.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHettiarachchi, S., & Samarawickrama, S. (n.d.). The tsunami hazard in Sri Lanka strategic approach for the protection of lives, ecosystems and infrastructure. Coastal Engineering Journal, 43(3), 279–294. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0578563406001428en_US
dc.identifier.databaseTaylor and Francis Onlineen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1142/S0578563406001428en_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.journalCoastal Engineering Journalen_US
dc.identifier.pgnos279-294en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/20348
dc.identifier.volume48en_US
dc.identifier.year2006en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectTsunami Hazarden_US
dc.subjectvulnerabilityen_US
dc.subjectcountermeasuresen_US
dc.subjecteld measurementsen_US
dc.titleThe tsunami hazard in Sri Lanka strategic approach for the protection of lives, ecosystems and infrastructureen_US
dc.typeArticle-Full-texten_US

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