Optimizing the use of Delta21 for flood prone areas not protected by flood defenses at Dordrecht: A study on the operation strategy and reliability of a new flood protection system

High-water levels in the Rhine-Meuse delta are going to rise in the upcoming decades due to climate change with the accompanied sea level rise and the increase of the frequency of extreme Rhine discharges. The flood prone areas not protected by flood defenses at the Island of Dordrecht are directly influenced by the increase of these high-water...

Reliability analysis of the Caldicot Levels' flood defence system by using Dutch relaibility method for flood defences

Reliability analysis of the Caldicot Levels flood defence system by using Dutch reliability methods for flood defences F.A. Buijs In the light of the shift to a risk-based safety assessment of flood defences in the UK a project called RASP, Risk Assessment of Strategic Planning, is carried out at among others HRWallingford. Part of this project...