CONTENTS 



Page 



CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI) 5 



SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS . 6 



I INTRODUCTION 7 



II ACCELERATION AND IMPACT OF STRUCTURES 7 



TABLE 



Drag coefficients .8 



FIGURES 



1. C/i^ for two-dimensional flow past rectangular bodies 9 



2. Example plots of x versus t for structures moved 



by surge 10 



3. Building moved by tsunami surge 12 



