Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Re: Tsunami!

Maybe ASCE 7-05 section 5.4.4 "Wave Loads" is your answer.

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 4:57 PM, Bill Polhemus <bill@polhemus.cc> wrote:
That's what this new FEMA P646 is about, I think.


William L. Polhemus, Jr. P.E.
Via iPhone 3G

On Nov 18, 2009, at 5:15 PM, <William.Sherman@CH2M.com> wrote:

I haven't seen the specific criteria, but I know that along the Oregon coast some government structures are being designed as tsunami safe havens.

Bill Sherman
CH2M HILL / DEN
720-286-2792


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Polhemus [mailto:bill@polhemus.cc]
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:06 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: Tsunami!

Does anyone here know of ANY criteria related to design of
marine and coastal protection for tsunamis?

(And no, I'm not joking; a client has asked the question).

William L. Polhemus, Jr. P.E.
Via iPhone 3G

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