Physical modelling of violent flows and their impact using a new tsunami generator

Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters: Adapting to Change - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 435-445

  Lloyd, Tristan ^a   Allsop, William ^b   Charvet, Ingrid ^a   Robinson, David ^b   Robinson, Tristan ^a   Rossetto, Tiziana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80051525032     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1680/cmsb.41318.0041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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