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Zienkiewicz O.C., Taylor R.L. Vol. 3. The finite - tiera.ru

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smooth ebbing of water. (<strong>The</strong> ¯ooding from the minimum to maximum level is in<br />

less than 25 minutes.)<br />

7.4.3 Tsunami waves<br />

A problem of some considerable interest in earthquake zones is that of so-called<br />

tidal waves or tsunamis. <strong>The</strong>se are caused by sudden movements in the earth's<br />

1 m/s<br />

Table 7.1 Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary ± observed results<br />

and FEM computation (FL mesh) of tidal half-amplitude (m 10 2 )<br />

Location Observed FEM<br />

Tenby 262 260 (ÿ1%)<br />

Swansea 315 305 (ÿ3%)<br />

Cardi€ 409 411 ( 0%)<br />

Porthcawl 317 327 (‡3%)<br />

Barry 382 394 (‡3%)<br />

Port Talbot 316 316 (ÿ1%)<br />

Newport 413 420 (‡2%)<br />

Ilfracombe 308 288 (ÿ6%)<br />

Minehead 358 362 (‡1%)<br />

Time = 0 Time = 3 hours<br />

Time = 6 hours Time = 12 hours<br />

Fig. 7.8 Velocity vector plots (FL mesh).<br />

Examples of application 231

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