Ylla Arbos, ClaudiaWüthrich, DavidePfister, MichaelSchleiss, Anton2018-07-162018-07-162018-07-16201810.3850/978-981-11-2731-1_301_cdhttps://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/147373Recent studies showed that a specific design can reduce the impact of water waves on structures, thus limiting the damages. Herein the impact of waves on buildings is addressed, pointing out the influence of orientation on the hydrodynamic process.Tsunamisdam-break wavesimpulse waveswave impactvertical sheltersimperviousorientationWave impact on oriented impervious buildingstext::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper