Performance of structures subjected to the December 26, 2004 earthquake and tsunami

A devastating earthquake and a resulting tsunami hit coastal areas of Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004. The quake was the second strongest ever recorded since 1900, with a Richter magnitude of 9.3, triggering a massive tsunami with wave heights reaching up to 10 meters in coastal towns and developing maximum tsunami run-up height of 49 m in Rhiting, south west of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The tsunami affected Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, …