Print Email Facebook Twitter Advances in reliability analysis of the piping failure mechanism of flood defences in the Netherlands Title Advances in reliability analysis of the piping failure mechanism of flood defences in the Netherlands Author Schweckendiek, T. (TU Delft Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk) Kanning, W. (TU Delft Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk) Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (TU Delft Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk) Date 2014 Abstract Piping is one of the main failure mechanisms for flood defences. This paper gives an overview of recent developments in the reliability analysis for this mechanism in the Netherlands. These comprise new approaches in the treatment of heterogeneity of the subsoil with respect to the failure process, the inclusion of information from field observations and monitoring by means of Bayesian Updating. Also, a framework is presented for including the effects of taking emergency flood fighting measures in reliability analysis. In essence, incorporation of each of these aspects in modelling piping reliability can change the probability of failure considerably, depending on the local conditions and amount of information available a-priori. Subject Internal erosionpipingreliability analysisspatial variabilityBayesian Updatingfield observationsmonitoringsite investigationemergency measures To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:5bcce9ef-4b4c-4da3-b7e1-e35286c84b51 ISSN 0046-7316 Source Heron, 59 (2/3), 101-127 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2014 T. Schweckendiek, W. Kanning, Sebastiaan N. Jonkman Files PDF 3.pdf 842.99 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:5bcce9ef-4b4c-4da3-b7e1-e35286c84b51/datastream/OBJ/view