Re: Anti-tsunami tech and architecture


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> Given the recent tsunami disgrace and the feasibility of avoiding or at
> least minimizing its effects, I have these ideas for consideration:
>
> I. An early warning system should be both feasible and economically
> unexpensive, as it would consist of series of buoys extending in lines
> from the shores to the center of the ocean or sea. The moment big waves
> are approaching, the buoys would emit height signals (easily achieved
> with electronics) which would be centralized in daemon computers to
> analyze and evaluate sea/ocean movements as to dynamic and heights. It
> should be very easily for a machine to understand that a tsunami is
> approaching and that it is a tsunami, and even evaluate its maginuted,
> deadliness, etc. Of course several details can give the system more
> efficiency when it comes to protect human lives.

Hi,

Two problems here. Tsunami warning systems tend to give lots of false
alarms. The wave of a very large tsunami is quite low when in deep water,
and so is easy to mis-read.

And (partly as a result), when the alarm does sound, many people rush TO the
beach to "watch the waves""!!!
..
>
> III. Tsunami aware architecture! It should be possible to design
> buildings as to be able to withstand at least certain kinds of
> tsunamis, so that the initial force is minimized with aerodynamic
> (seadynamic) designs.

It would help just to build the parking UNDER large building near the beach
and elevate the first floor one story, supported by "stilts".

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