BresDefender

A potential emergency measure to prevent or postpone a dike breach

Conference paper (2021)

Authors

D. Janssen Netherlands Defence Academy, Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk - CEG
A.J.M. Schmets Netherlands Defence Academy
Bas Hofland Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk - CEG
E. Dado Netherlands Defence Academy
Sebastiaan N. Jonkman Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk - CEG
Research Group
Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2021 D. Janssen, A.J.M. Schmets, Bas Hofland, E. Dado, Sebastiaan N. Jonkman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3311/FloodRisk2020.19.3
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Published Date

2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Hydraulic Engineering

Research Group

Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk

Abstract

Dikes are designed to withstand a load, with a certain finite probability of occurrence. In case of crises regarding to flood safety, the military is expected to prevent low-laying areas against flooding. Historical attempts show that the effectiveness of emergency measures and strategies are mainly successful caused by the adequate acts of the local people in charge. Based on a literature analysis of breach development, the available time for the application of emergency measures is estimated. This paper introduces the BresDefender strategy, an emergency response strategy, used by the military, to prevent or postpone dike failure. The current BresDefender strategy is a floating pontoon, which can placed on a weakened dike section. It is expected that it can be applied during two scenario’s. In the first scenario, the BresDefender is applied during the early stages of breach formation. In the second scenario, it restores the original crest height, where overflow is expected in the near future e.g. in case of macro instability. The BresDefender is expected to stabilize the weakened dike section.

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