Levee system reliability and performance observations

Title

Levee system reliability and performance observations

 Author

Roscoe, K. (TU Delft Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk)

Contributor

Kothuis, Baukje (editor)
Kok, Matthijs (editor)

Date

2017

 Abstract

Flood risk analysis is necessary to make smart, informed decisions about which risk reduction measures deserve priority. When levee systems play a key role in flood protection, these decisions often translate to which levee improvements should be carried out first. In flood risk analysis, the probability that a levee system fails is a critical component, but one that is wrought with uncertainty. Much research has focused on how to calculate the probability of system failure. However, for levees, what is typically seen in practice is an over-simplification of the system to make calculating the system failure probability easier.


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 Publisher

Delft University Publishers

 ISBN

978-94-6186-808-4

 Source

Integral Design of Multifunctional Flood Defenses: Multidisciplinary Approaches and Examples

 Part of collection

Institutional Repository

 Document type

book chapter

 Rights

© 2017 K. Roscoe
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