@article{5a7933a80244428880b607b3b59fdccb,
title = "A possible mechanism of destruction of coastal trees by tsunamis: Ahydrodynamic study on effects of coastal steep hills",
abstract = "In this paper, experimental and numerical studies are presented to understand why some trees close to the shoreline survived the 25 October 2010 Mentawai tsunami, while trees further inland before a steep coastal hill were all destroyed. A set of experiments were performed in a wave flume to measure the flow depths and forces acting on tree models, and the experimental results were used to verify our numerical model. Cross-shore distribution of the flow depth and the flow-induced bending moment acting on tree trunks were studied using our numerical model. Our results show that the presence of the steep hill increased both the flow depth and the bending moment acting on trees close to the steep hill, and might be an important mechanism responsible for the destruction of coastal trees.",
keywords = "Coastal hills, Coastal trees, Tsunami hazard mitigation, Tsunami hydrodynamics, Tsunami waves",
author = "Zhenhua Huang and Wu, {Tso Ren} and Chen, {Tzu Yu} and Sim, {Shawn Y.}",
note = "Funding Information: It is important to understand the mechanisms of coastal tree destruction by tsunami waves so that coastal planners can better manage coastal forests for tsunami mitigation. With the financial support from several international donors, a 62-million USD program has been endorsed to preserve the coastal vegetations in 12 Asian and African countries for coastal protection against future tsunamis ( Baird, 2006 ). However, our current understanding of the roles played by coastal vegetation in protecting coastal inhabitants against tsunamis is still incomplete, and there is an urgent need to fully evaluate the effectiveness of coastal forests in mitigating tsunami hazards. ",
year = "2013",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.jher.2012.06.004",
language = "???core.languages.en_GB???",
volume = "7",
pages = "113--123",
journal = "Journal of Hydro-Environment Research",
issn = "1570-6443",
number = "2",
}