Print Email Facebook Twitter Design Study of a Flexible-Membrane Tsunami Barrier Concept Title Design Study of a Flexible-Membrane Tsunami Barrier Concept Author Horsten, B.P.M. Contributor Jonkman, S.N. (mentor) Hofland, B. (mentor) Marissen, R. (mentor) van der Ziel, F. (mentor) Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Hydraulic Engineering Programme Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Hydraulic Structures Date 2016-11-23 Abstract The inundation height of the Tohoku tsunami of 2011 exceeded the design levels of many coastal barriers and several structures collapsed. Hundreds of seawalls and breakers are (planned to be) (re)built in the Tohoku district. There is much debate about the conventional tsunami walls and it is therefore suggested to consider alternative tsunami barrier. One of the latest innovations in the field o ftsunami barriers, is the so-called 'Tsunami Catcher'. This is a flexible-membrane barrier which is self-deploying when a tsunami occurs, due to the buoyancy of a floating element. The floater is connected to a membrane and cables which hold the floater on its position. During normal conditions, the membrane is folded in a trench-tpye structure and does not form a visual obstruction of the coastline. In this report, a feasibility assesment of the flexible-membrane barrier for the case study of Kamakura is completed. Subject TsunamiTsunami CatcherJapanTohokuTsunami barriernew concept To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:8a182fee-6866-4a76-b0d9-777e1d41a723 Coordinates 35.3,139.54 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2016 Horsten, B.P.M. Files PDF FinalReport.pdf 9.45 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:8a182fee-6866-4a76-b0d9-777e1d41a723/datastream/OBJ/view