Practical derivation of operational dike failure probabilities

Karolina Wojciechowska and Matthijs Kok

Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2013, vol. 113, issue C, 122-130

Abstract: Probability forecasts for natural loads, such as river discharge or wind speed, allow deriving predictive dike failure probabilities within a future time interval, the so-called operational dike failure probabilities. The operational dike failure probabilities can be used to assess the safety of dikes and can support decision making in the face of flooding.

Keywords: Dike failure probability; Overflow; Probability forecast; Wave run-up (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2012.12.022

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