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Guide to the Tsunami Design Provisions of ASCE 7-16, 2020
- Tsunami Loads and Effects [Go to Page]
- Foreword
- Preface
- Overview of Contents
- Unit Conversions
- 1. Introduction [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Past Tsunamis
- 1.2 Tsunami Generation Mechanisms
- 1.3 Warning and Evacuation
- 1.4 Development of ASCE 7-16, Chapter 6
- 2. Prototype Buildings [Go to Page]
- 2.1 Reinforced Concrete Moment-Resisting Frame Office Building
- 2.2 Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Residential Building
- 2.3 Seismic and Wind Design
- 3. General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Scope
- 3.2 Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Analysis
- 3.3 Tsunami Design Zone Maps
- 3.4 Definitions, Symbols, and Notation
- 4. Tsunami Risk Categories
- 5. Tsunami Flow Characteristics [Go to Page]
- 5.1 TRC II and III Buildings and Other Structures
- 5.2 TRC IV Buildings and Other Structures
- 5.3 Sea Level Change
- 6. Inundation Depths and Flow Velocities Based on Runup [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Maximum Inundation Depth and Flow Velocities
- 6.2 Energy Grade Line Analysis
- 6.3 Terrain Roughness
- 6.4 Tsunami Bores
- 6.5 Amplified Flow Velocities
- 7. Site-Specific Tsunami Inundation [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Tsunami Waveform
- 7.2 Tsunamigenic Sources
- 7.3 Earthquake Rupture Unit Source Tsunami Functions
- 7.4 Treatment of Modeling and Natural Uncertainties
- 7.5 Offshore Tsunami Amplitude
- 7.6 Procedures for Determining Tsunami Inundation and Runup
- 8. Structural Design Procedures for Tsunami Effects [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Performance of Tsunami Risk Category II and III Buildings and Other Structures
- 8.2 Performance of Tsunami Risk Category III Critical Buildings and TRC IV Buildings and Other Structures
- 8.3 Structural Performance Evaluation
- 8.4 Minimum Fluid Density for Tsunami Loads
- 8.5 Flow Velocity Amplification
- 8.6 Directionality of Flow
- 8.7 Minimum Closure Ratio for Load Determination
- 8.8 Minimum Number of Tsunami Flow Cycles
- 8.9 Seismic Effects on the Foundations Preceding Local Subduction Zone Maximum Considered Tsunami
- 8.10 Physical Modeling of Tsunami Flow, Loads, and Effects
- 9. Hydrostatic Loads [Go to Page]
- 9.1 Buoyancy
- 9.2 Unbalanced Lateral Hydrostatic Force
- 9.3 Residual Water Surcharge Load on Floors and Perimeter Walls
- 9.4 Hydrostatic Surcharge Pressure on Foundations
- 10. Hydrodynamic Loads [Go to Page]
- 10.1 Simplified Equivalent Uniform Lateral Static Force
- 10.2 Detailed Hydrodynamic Lateral Forces
- 10.3 Hydrodynamic Pressures Associated with Slabs
- 11. Debris Impact Loads [Go to Page]
- 11.1 Alternative Simplified Debris Impact Static Load
- 11.2 Wood Poles and Logs
- 11.3 Debris Impacts by Floating Vehicles
- 11.4 Debris Impacts of Submerged Tumbling Boulder and Concrete Debris
- 11.5 Site Hazard Assessment for Shipping Containers, Ships, and Barges
- 11.6 Shipping Containers
- 11.7 Extraordinary Debris Impacts
- 11.8 Alternative Methods of Response Analysis
- 11.9 Detailed Debris Impact Calculation for Monterey, California, Office Building
- 12. Foundation Design [Go to Page]
- 12.1 Resistance Factors for Foundation Stability Analyses
- 12.2 Load and Effect Characterization
- 12.3 Alternative Foundation Performance-Based Design Criteria
- 12.4 Foundation Countermeasures
- 13. Structural Countermeasures [Go to Page]
- 13.1 Open Structures
- 13.2 Tsunami Barriers
- 14. Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Refuge Structures [Go to Page]
- 14.1 Minimum Inundation Elevation and Depth
- 14.2 Refuge Live Load
- 14.3 Laydown Impacts
- 14.4 Information on Construction Documents
- 14.5 Peer Review
- 15. Designated Nonstructural Components and Systems [Go to Page]
- 15.1 Performance Requirements
- 16. Tsunami Risk Categories III and IV Non-Building Structures [Go to Page]
- 16.1 Requirements for TRC III Non-Building Structures
- 16.2 Requirements for TRC IV Non-Building Structures
- 17. Frequently Asked Questions
- References
- Appendix. Seaside, Oregon: Full Design Example
- Index
- About the Author
- Blank Page [Go to Page]
