Assessing transportation vulnerability to tsunamis: utilising post-event field data from the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami, Japan, and the 2015 Illapel tsunami, Chile

<p>Transportation infrastructure is crucial to the operation of society, particularly during post-event response and recovery. Transportation assets, such as roads and bridges, can be exposed to tsunami impacts when near the coast. Using fragility functions in an impact assessment identifies p...

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Main Authors: J. H. Williams, T. M. Wilson, N. Horspool, R. Paulik, L. Wotherspoon, E. M. Lane, M. W. Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-02-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/20/451/2020/nhess-20-451-2020.pdf