Print Email Facebook Twitter Safety assessment method for macro-stability of dikes with high foreshores Title Safety assessment method for macro-stability of dikes with high foreshores Author van Montfoort, Mick (TU Delft Civil Engineering and Geosciences; TU Delft Hydraulic Engineering) Contributor Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (mentor) Schweckendiek, T. (mentor) Vardon, P.J. (mentor) Maaskant, Bob (mentor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Civil Engineering | Hydraulic Engineering | Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk Date 2018-01-18 Abstract This Thesis studies the safety assessment method for macro-stability of dikes with high foreshores. Currently, this method is a semi-probabilistic method, which does not take the presence of a foreshore into account. The research concludes that the presence of a foreshore has a significant influence on the failure probability with respect to macro-stability of dikes. The semi-probabilistic assessment method therefore overestimates the failure probability of dikes, which can lead to unnecessary expenses for dike reinforcements. Possible improvements for the safety assessment method are discussed. Subject macro-stabilityforeshoresafety assessment To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:39088f9a-acde-4d14-9eef-c63883829766 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2018 Mick van Montfoort Files PDF MasterThesis_vanMontfoort.pdf 5.94 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:39088f9a-acde-4d14-9eef-c63883829766/datastream/OBJ/view