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Lopez De La Cruz, J. (author), Calle, E.O.F. (author), Schweckendiek, T. (author)New insights into the failure mechanism piping (under-seepage) regarding the physical process as well as reliability aspects have led to a revision of the Dutch design and safety assessment rules for dikes. This paper describes how the required factor of safety for piping is derived from a top level requirements formulated in terms of an...conference paper 2011
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Schweckendiek, T. (author), Kanning, W. (author)Piping, also called under-seepage, is an internal erosion mechanism, which can cause the failure of dikes or other flood defence structures. The uncertainty in the resistance of a flood defence against piping is usually large, causing high probabilities of failure for this mechanism. A considerable part of this uncertainty is of epistemic nature...conference paper 2009
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Schweckendiek, T. (author), Van den Ham, G.A. (author), De Groot, M.B. (author), De Gijt, J.G. (author), Hudig, P. (author), Brassinga, H.E. (author)A recently reclaimed site in the Port of Rotterdam will serve as location and foundation of an LNG terminal. LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) is recognized as hazardous material and underlies strict safety requirements. As part of the safety assessment of the entire installation, a specific analysis had to be carried out concerning the geotechnical...conference paper 2009
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Schweckendiek, T. (author), Vrouwenvelder, A.C.W.M. (author), Van Mierlo, M.C.L.M. (author), Calle, E.O.F. (author), Courage, W.M.G. (author)A risk-based safety approach is indispensable to support decision-making on flood protection strategies and measures. Hitherto the effects of river system behaviour on flood risk have usually been neglected. River system behaviour refers to the fact that the flood risk (or safety) of a particular area may depend on the safety of other adjoining...conference paper 2008
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Schweckendiek, T. (author), Courage, W.M.G. (author), Van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M. (author)The Finite Element Method is well accepted in design practice nowadays. It can be used for modeling complex structures and systems. The constitutive models are improving, which enables us to make more accurate predictions of the real world behavior. On the other hand, especially in the field of geotechnical engineering, the uncertainties in the...conference paper 2007