Tsunami engineering

Course content

  • Tsunami hazard and risk
  • tsunami phenomena (definition, main tsunami characteristics compared to wind-induced waves, tsunami classification, intensity scales)
  • tsunami generation mechanisms, tsunami propagation and inundation (tsunami characteristics in deep and shallow water, appearance at the coast, tsunami runup)
  • tsunami impact at the coast (tsunami generated forces, impact on buildings, environment and society)
  • historical tsunami events
  • tsunami coastal protection measures (structural, non-structural protection measures, hybrid protection systems)
  • disaster management and land use planning
  • visions of tsunami-resilient cities
  • tsunami generation in the laboratory
  • numerical modeling of tsunamis
  • tsunami research at LWI

Course information

Code 4329008
Degree programme(s) Industrial and Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering
Lecturer(s) Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Nils Goseberg
Type of course Lecture
Semester Winter semester
Language of instruction English
Level of study Master
ECTS credits 2
Contact person Benedikt Bratz