Length effects in reliability analysis of flood protection systems
conference paper
The defence against flooding by storm surges and large river discharges are provided by complex systems of dikes, dunes, retaining walls, higher grounds, barriers, locks and so on. Spatial correlations inside and between the various components play an important role in the reliability and risk assessment of the system. The correlation may be present on the loading terms as well as on the resistance side. In The Netherlands computer programs have been developed to deal with these correlation effects. The paper will describe both the background modelling and calculation procedures of these computer codes and discuss a number of calculation results.
TNO Identifier
546129
Source title
International Forum on Engineering Decision making, 2nd IFED Forum, 26-28 April 2006, Lake Louise, Canada
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