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Chen, X. (author), Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (author), Pasterkamp, S. (author), Suzuki, T. (author), Altomare, Corrado (author)The vulnerability of buildings on coastal dikes due to overtopping wave impacts is difficult to assess. A method is developed in this paper to quantify the vulnerability of masonry buildings on a coastal dike exposed to wave overtopping. Using previous studies, the accidental loads due to the extreme wave impacts are characterized. Using the...journal article 2017