City of Ocean Shores Vertical Evacuation Structure (VES)

This is a sample of 3D visualization of flooding on topography, using the PyVista software. See PyVista visualization experiments for more details and other examples.

Using Google Earth imagery around Grays Harbor and Ocean Shores, WA as a texture, on top of topography used in a 2D depth-averaged tsunami simulation using GeoClaw.

The 3D model of a hypothetical Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structure (VES) was provided by Rice Fergus Miller Architects, who have also worked on other tsunami-related projects. This tower was designed for the City of Ocean Shores, funded in part by a FEMA BRIC grant. The project is now on hold, along with several other VES projects, following cancellation of the BRIC program.

Animations of CSZ events in Grays Harbor, Ocean Shores:

The first link shows a 3D visualization, the others show older 2D plan view and/or vertical cross sections on a 1D transect.

GraysHarbor_CSZ_L1.mp4 Grays Harbor (L1 event) 3D view with vertical exaggeration
Animations from Ocean Shores Community Meeting in 2018
OS_animation_transect.mp4 Near VES site with transect

Experimenting with VES structure on topography

Interactive view of VES at site:

OSVES_interactive.html (See trackball_style to rotate, pan, or zoom)

Animations of tsunami with VES:

Combining this 3D model with tsunami simulations is still work in progress. Here's a first attempt, using a tsunami slightly larger than L1, chosen to be compatible with the ASCE 7-22 and Washington State Building Code requirements.