PREFACE 



The high value and high utilization of the coastal zone require the 

 establishment of flood levels that may occur as the result of various 

 natural causes, and the consideration of preventive measures that can be 

 used to minimize losses. This report, prepared as one of a series of 

 reports to be published to form a Coastal Engineering Manual, is con- 

 cerned with the effects of tsunamis on the coastal zone. Another report 

 in the series, to be published separately, will be concerned with the 

 effect of storm surges. The work was carried out under the coastal engi- 

 neering research program of the U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research 

 Center (CERC) . 



The report was prepared by Dr. Frederick E. Camfield, Hydraulic 

 Engineer, under the general supervision of R.A. Jachowski, Chief, Coastal 

 Design Criteria Branch. The report was reviewed by Dr. F. Raichlen, 

 California Institute of Technology; Drs. H.G. Loomis and L.Q. Spielvogel, 

 Joint Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 

 Atmospheric Administration; Drs. R.W. Whalin and J.R. Houston, U.S. Army 

 Engineer Waterways Experiment Station; Dr. M. Fliegel, W. Bivins, and 

 L.G. Hulman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Dr. R.J. Geller, Stanford 

 University; and Dr. R.E. Meyer, University of Wisconsin. The author ex- 

 presses his appreciation to the reviewers for their many helpful comments 

 and suggestions . 



Some of the background work on tsunami engineering was partially 

 funded by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 



Comments on this publication are invited. 



Approved for publication in accordance with Public Law 166, 79th 

 Congress, approved 31 July 1945, as supplemented by Public Law 172, 88th 

 Congress, approved 7 November 1963. 



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