If you look at a wave obviously it exists underwater as much as it does above water, and as it comes closer to a coast line the shelf underneath pushes the wave up above, hence the surge of water. Therefore, if a coastline were to develop a huge say mile long barrier that could be raised if detectors found an incoming wave, wouldnt it break the wave up?
2006-06-24 10:02:52 · 13 answers · asked by AaronVipr 1 in Environment
The cost would be astronomical with no guarantee of working. And chances are the earthquake and force or water would shatter the wall and send stone &/or metal into crowds of people.
2006-06-24 10:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by cosmosclara 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, most likely it wouldn't break the tsunami wave, because a tsunami has a wavelength of several hundred miles, whereas a regular wave has a wavelength of several yards. It would have to be really thick and tall not to be completely swamped or destroyed by a tsunami. If it's something modest, like the Great Wall of China, the tsunami wave would actually be worse, because as it slowed down, it would reach enormous height and it would just go over it.
2006-06-24 17:28:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4149009.stm
Walls offer limited protection. The problem is the enormous cost and the unpredictability of tsunamis. You can spend billions of dollars only to have the wave hit someplace you didn't think it would.
The key to tsunami protection is detection of underwater earthquakes. Japan is the most advanced with tsunami protection technology and have whole engineering programs and large companies that specialize in this.
Third world countries at risk would do well to hire these experts to deal with the issue.
2006-06-24 17:10:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the size of the tsunami.If a quick enough and large enough displacement of water takes place,the resulting shock wave would override any land mass in its path...tom science
2006-07-01 14:06:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats why it could be raisable or not, and when it comes down to it i'd rather have my life than the view lol and the view of an oncoming tsunami doesn't look good....
2006-06-24 17:07:27 · answer #5 · answered by skata_kev 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not.
Besides an artificial barrier would mess up the environment of the ocean.
2006-06-24 17:07:48 · answer #6 · answered by queenbee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically yes, but such a construction is not feasible. There are not the resources nor the demand to do so.
2006-06-30 18:59:13 · answer #7 · answered by Farmer Andy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on speed - height- volume-
2006-07-01 11:36:46 · answer #8 · answered by Dvplanetwaves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could possibly slow it down. I don't know about stopping it.
2006-06-24 17:07:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing can stop Mother Nature.....Nothing.
2006-06-24 17:06:41 · answer #10 · answered by Infra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋