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Tsimopoulou, V. (author), Vrijling, J.K. (author), Kok, M. (author), Jonkman, S.N. (author), Stijnen, J.W. (author)
Recent experience of large-scale water disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011 has reminded mankind that disasters cannot be ruledout. Unprecedented low-probability events can happen even in the most well monitored areas, causing major social-economic disruption. Failing to prepare...
conference paper 2013
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Esteban, M. (author), Tsimopoulou, V. (author), Mikami, T. (author), Yun, N.Y. (author), Suppasri, A. (author), Shibayama, T. (author)
Since 2004, there is a growing awareness of the risks that tsunamis pose to coastal communities globally. Despite the fact that these events were already an intrinsic part of the culture of some countries such as Chile and Japan, many other places had virtually not heard about such phenomenon before 2004. Nevertheless, the frequent reoccurrence...
conference paper 2013
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Tsimopoulou, V. (author), Jonkman, S.N. (author), Kolen, B. (author), Maaskant, B. (author), Mori, N. (author), Yasuda, T. (author)
This paper presents an assessment of the multi-layered safety system in Tohoku, Japan based on the tsunami disaster of March 2011. The performed analysis has been based on data provided by local researchers and field observations. First an overview of the tsunami behaviour along the affected coastline of Tohoku is presented, which shows clearly...
conference paper 2012
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Jonkman, S.N. (author), Yasuda, T. (author), Tsimopoulou, V. (author), Kawai, H. (author), Kato, F. (author)
The earthquake and tsunami of March 2011 led to death and destruction in coastal areas in Japan. A seminar was held in June 2012 for Japanese and Dutch coastal researchers to discuss lessons for the management of the risks in coastal areas associated with tsunamis, typhoons and storm surges. The seminar has highlighted important practical and...
conference paper 2012
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Tsimopoulou, V. (author), Kanning, W. (author), Voortman, H.G. (author), Verhagen, H.J. (author)
One of the failure mechanisms of a rubble mound breakwater is the failure of its armour layer. In order to determine the stability of an armour layer, the design load has to be defined, which is in fact the wave that attacks the structure. Being a highly stochastic phenomenon, the wave action is not easily defined, while there is always some...
conference paper 2011
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Tsimopoulou, V. (author), Kanning, W. (author), Verhagen, H.J. (author), Vrijling, J.K. (author)
This paper presents the development of a semi-probabilistic method for armour layer design of rubble mound breakwaters, which is based on the use of safety factors. The objective is to introduce an approach that is both attractive to designers and sufficiently reliable when a high degree of uncertainty is involved in the design process. The main...
conference paper 2011
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Tsimopoulou, V. (author)
This paper introduces the development of a methodology for performance of oil spill risk analysis in coastal zones through a prototype application. The main objective of the research effort is to develop the basis for a tool that can assess risks due to the occurrence of an oil spill event aiming at assisting to the risk response process. The...
conference paper 2010
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