Reliability of willows for wave load reduction on river dikes: Design and maintenance principles for willow vegetation based on the quantified natural and knowledge uncertainties

Flood defenses are important to keep large parts of the Netherlands dry. These primary flood defences<br/>are every twelve years assessed on safety during the Dutch national safety assessment. In 2017, the new<br/>safety standards (WBI2017) were introduced. These stricter standards caused that in total 251 km of the<br/>primary flood defences...