The aim of this project is to evaluate the potential of analog models in a study of the formation of landslide generated tsunamis in closed basins. The research is being carried out on an analog model of Lake Geneva with dimensions of 2700 x 1070 x 155 mm. These dimensions are corroborated by a reduction of the order of 25,000 times the size of the lake, while exaggerating the depth by a factor of 10, for the sake of visual clarity of the various experiments to be carried out.
Data from the various scenarios are collected using video cameras, then processed using PIVlab software to obtain surface movement measurements. Point measurements using ultrasonic sensors are also carried out, to determine the maximum amplitude of the generated waves at different points on the artificial shoreline.
Landslides are simulated using limestone cylinders released from a removable rail. The initial variable parameters are the mass used {5.2 g; 9.8 g; 32.6 g} and the angle of the simulated slope {30°; 39°; 45°}. The aim of these experiments is to provide an analysis of the impact of varying these initial parameters on wave formation.