How to calculate this

[Tatsumi504]

How would you calculate the Kinetic Energy from the creation of an earth tsunami?

Do you straight up calculate

• the mass of earth moved from the parameters given?
• Or do you assume it naturally loses energy the further away it travels from its origin point?

The amount of earth displaced travels a length of about 50 meters long and 10 meters high and spreads out in the shape of a hand fan so assume 120°.

 

[Mr_Sugabz]

What if you calculate the volume of the wave, then multiply it by the density of the water which will be in kg, The rest is determined by the velocity

 

[Tatsumi504]

What if you calculate the volume of the wave, then multiply it by the density of the water which will be in kg, The rest is determined by the velocity

Its not water but an earth tsunami would it still work that way?

 

[Tatsumi504]

Bump

 

[NIK_FARIS]

So, it is movement of Earth in Tsunami shape?

 

[Tatsumi504]

So, it is movement of Earth in Tsunami shape?

Kinda? I can get the volume of earth moved by simply getting the area of a circle's sector and multiply by the height then get the mass by multiplying with normal soil density.

The issue is do I assume it loses energy as it progresses? Do I have to take that into account? Or can I simply calculate the K.E normally?