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A finite point method to solve tsunami wave simulation

AuthorChinapat Buachart
Call NumberAIT Diss. no.ST-13-01
Subject(s)Tsunamis--Simulation methods

NoteA dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Structural Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
Series StatementDissertation ; no. ST-13-01
AbstractIn this present work, a meshless procedure named “the finite point method” (FPM) for solving two-dimensional shallow water flow problem is presented. The method is based on the use of a weighted least-square approximation procedure, incorporate with a QR factorization and an iterative adjusts of local approximation parameters. All terms in shallow water equation are discretized via collocation method in a point-wise manner. The stabilization of the convective term in present work is derived from approximate Riemann solver proposed by Roe and the semi-discrete equations are integrated explicitly in time by multi-stage Runge-Kutta scheme. The results obtained from proposed FPM scheme show accuracy comparable with the analytical solutions or other numerical results. Moreover, an adaptive refinement technique is incorporated to carry out a numerical simulation of the 26th December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami with reliable results, show the good capability of FPM to handle the practical shallow water problems
Year2013
Corresponding Series Added EntryAsian Institute of Technology. Dissertation ; no. ST-13-01
TypeDissertation
SchoolSchool of Engineering and Technology (SET)
DepartmentDepartment of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE)
Academic Program/FoSStructural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST)
Chairperson(s)Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai;
Examination Committee(s)Punchet Thammarak;Naveed Anwar;
Scholarship Donor(s)Government of Japan;
DegreeThesis (Ph.D.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2013


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