Tsunami Reef Concept

Solution For At-Risk Coastal Communities

Static Sea Wall Issues

Static Barrier

Weak Support

CatastropheTidal Surge

Crashing Force

Standard seawall design

Standard Seawall Issues continued

The land side of a seawall is always the weakest pointWhich can cause

structural crumbling

The crashing effect of the Tidal

surge against something that is static causes the

structure to weaken. Once

absolute integrity is lost it is only a matter of time

before catastrophe

follows

In order for stability to be

maintained either mass must be

equal or greater than the force

being exerted or some type of

system needs to be in place to

absorb the incoming force

Dormant Tsunami Reef location

Expanded Tsunami Reef

Tsunami ReefExplained

Seawater filled lagoon concept. The Tsunami Reef is a type of large water ballast surrounded by resilient Kevlar netting anchored to the sea bed.

The TSR would be stored dormant below water off the coast of tsunami prone countries. The ballasts would not be exposed to water and would be kept inside of hard polymer capsules. This would ensure longevity of the system.

When a Tsunami threat would be detected the TSR would fill with water to create a safety reef which would follow the coast line. The ballast would be made from heavy vinyl and the netting surrounding the ballast would be made from Kevlar and be attached by appropriate sized cable which would then be anchored to massive concrete blocks positioned further from the coast

The TR would work well in coastal communities preserving their heritage by avoiding the unsightly view of conventional barriers

Cost would be must lower considering the time it would take to set up the system as well as costs associated purchasing materials needed to manufacture the structures.

Water Bladders

Kevlar Netting

Tsunami ReefExpandable Water Barriers