Experimental Study of Behavior of Ice Floe Run-up Caused By Tsunami

This paper aims to investigate through experiments the kinetic momentum of ice floes carried by a tsunami. In the experiment, 2 types of model slope were installed in a 24-m-long wave tank, and a solitary wave was generated. The movement of model ice sheets was observed by video camera. The model ice sheets were made of polypropylene whose friction coefficient against the bottom of the model slope was about the same as that of an ice floe and a sandy beach.