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

Hettiarachchi, S; Samarawickrama, S

dc.contributor.author	Hettiarachchi, S
dc.contributor.author	Samarawickrama, S
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-21T02:28:30Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-21T02:28:30Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/8480
dc.description.abstract	The Indian Ocean Tsunami devastated the coastline of Sri Lanka. This paper summarizes the initial e orts 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 o shore of the Colombo Harbor and describes post-tsunami eld investigations to assess the overall impact on the coastline. The paper identi es the need to model potential tsunamis and discusses issues relating to the planning of countermeasures.
dc.language	en
dc.subject	Tsunami Hazard
dc.subject	vulnerability
dc.subject	countermeasures
dc.subject	eld measurements
dc.title	The tsunami hazard in Sri Lanka strategic approach for the protection of lives, ecosystems and infrastructure
dc.type	Article-Abstract
dc.identifier.year	2006
dc.identifier.journal	Coastal Engineering Journal
dc.identifier.issue	3
dc.identifier.volume	48
dc.identifier.pgnos	279-294