Probabilistic design of relief wells systems as piping mitigation measure

Probabilistic design of relief wells systems as piping mitigation measure

Miranda, C.
Teixeira, A.
Huber, M.
Schweckendiek, T.

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Hydraulic Engineering

2014-11-07

Nowadays there is an on-going discussion about piping safety for dikes in the Netherlands. Relief wells represent an attractive solution as mitigation measure against piping, saving hinterland space. Nevertheless, they have been disregarded due to the uncertainties in its performance over its life cycle. The aim of this contribution is to demonstrate a probabilistic design of relief wells systems using fully and approximated probabilistic methods. We compare the results with the reliability target for piping as set in the Netherlands. For this purpose, statistical parameters of the influencing variables were studied, using collected data from existing projects or field observations in the Netherlands. Within this, we used the the design approach for relief wells, as proposed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Proceedings of the 12th International Probabilistic Workshop (IPW2014), November 4-5, 2014, Weimar, Germany. Huber et al. (eds.), Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany. (authors's version)

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(c) 2014 Miranda, C.
Teixeira, A.
Huber, M.
Schweckendiek, T.