Paper:
Effectiveness of Small Onshore Seawall in Reducing Forces Induced by Tsunami Bore: Large Scale Experimental Study
Mary Elizabeth Oshnack*, Francisco Aguíñiga**, Daniel Cox*, Rakesh Gupta*, and John van de Lindt***
*Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-3212, USA
**Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas 78363-8203, USA
***Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1372, USA
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