Project TMS — Tsunami Mitigation System

A Structural, Computational, and Coastal Engineering Project by Yaseen Andikkad Perunthan

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🌀 Overview

Project TMS (Tsunami Mitigation System) is an engineering research project focused on creating a deployable, modular coastal defense system that reduces tsunami energy before landfall.
The goal is to explore a realistic structural design supported by computational physics, maritime engineering, and simulation-based validation.

This repository contains:

• Design concepts
• Structural engineering analyses
• Computational simulation workflows
• Research materials
• CAD models and schematics
• Future expansion plans

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🎯 Objectives

Primary Objective

To develop a scalable, cost-effective, physics-backed mitigation system capable of reducing tsunami force, inundation, and structural impact on coastal regions.

Sub-Objectives

• Model wave–structure interaction using CFD
• Validate structural behavior using FEM
• Explore materials suitable for real-world coastal environments
• Develop modular and deployable barrier geometries
• Predict performance through simulation and analytical methods
• Study geological, bathymetric, and hydrodynamic conditions

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🏗️ Project Components

1. Structural Engineering

• Hydrodynamic pressure estimation
• Stress, bending, and shear-force analysis
• Load path and failure mode evaluation
• Material selection (composites, reinforced concrete, alloys)
• Foundation & anchoring strategies
• Modular truss / panel-based concepts

📄 Detailed: docs/structural-engineering.md

2. Computational Simulation

• CFD wave propagation modeling (OpenFOAM)
• Boundary conditions, turbulence models, meshing
• Wave–barrier interactions and force extraction
• FEA stress and deformation simulations (FEM)
• Python-based simplified wave models

📄 Detailed: docs/computational-simulation.md

3. CAD & Design

• Component geometries
• Joint mechanisms for modular assembly
• Structural and fluid-interaction visualizations
• Exported STEP / OBJ files

📁 Located in: designs/

4. Research

• Literature review
• Reference studies
• Technical notes
• Risk analysis

📁 Located in: research/

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🚀 Current Status

• Literature review: Completed
• Structural engineering concepts: Draft complete
• Initial CAD sketches: In progress
• CFD environment: Configured
• FEM workflow: Draft setup ready
• Python wave-model script: Prepared
• Next stage: Meshing + trial CFD cases

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🔧 Tools & Technologies

• OpenFOAM – CFD simulation
• ANSYS / Fusion FEM – Structural simulation
• FreeCAD / Fusion 360 – CAD design
• Python – Numerical modeling
• GIS / Bathymetry Tools – Depth & terrain modeling

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📁 Repository Structure