Integral Failure Analysis of Pipelines in Flood Defenses

Conference paper (2019)

Authors

T. Schweckendiek Deltares, Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk - CEG
Henk Kruse Deltares
Harry Schelfhout POV Kabels en Leidingen
Research Group
Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2019 Anton van der Meer, T. Schweckendiek, Henk Kruse, Harry Schelfhout
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Published Date

2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Hydraulic Engineering

Research Group

Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk

Abstract

The presence of pipelines in flood defenses presents a challenge for assessing the probability of flooding. To prevent costly structural measures compensating for the possible negative effects of pipeline failure, we developed a framework for an integral failure analysis of pipeline and dike failure. The assessment framework is based on an event tree with several scenarios or paths resulting in failure of the flood defense and subsequent flooding of the hinterland. The event tree allows us to combine the probability and consequences of pipeline failure with the failure mechanisms of the flood defense and the possibility of detecting and repairing the damage before a flood or other hydraulic loading. The framework has proven to be effective in preventing costly structural measures for a pipeline in the crest of a dike in Amsterdam.

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