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Degradation of grass revetments: a comparison of field observations and structured expert judgement
(2021)Many flood defences in areas with a mild wave climate and lack of strong currents are covered with a grass revetment, typically on top of an erosion-resistant (clay) layer. The grass revetment increases the erosion-resistance ... -
Design flood assessment on the upper Rhine using historical data and accounting for discharge uncertainty
(2021)Design floods on the upper Rhine River are a major issue for French-German agreements on flood embankments. As intense river training has modified the Rhine River morphology during the 19th century, with a significant ... -
Detection of seepages and monitoring of structural changes in earthen embankments by FO DTS
(2021)The aim of this paper is to describe an innovation in the monitoring of performance of earth embankments, namely the use of sensing systems for full-time monitoring of ash pond and irrigation pond seepages. In the past ... -
Developing multivariable probabilistic flood loss models for companies
(2021)Decision-making in flood risk management strongly relies on the accurate estimation of monetary flood loss. Recent advancements in the field promote the use of multivariable flood loss models that consider a multitude of ... -
Development of a flood damage model for urban drainage networks
(2021)A thorough understanding and assessment of flood damage to network infrastructures is fundamental to assist both policy makers and managing authorities in mitigation and restoration actions against inundations and, ... -
Development of flood mapping techniques and their efforts on flood assessment and management in European coastal cities
(2021)Coastal areas are highly vulnerable to climate change and, in these areas as elsewhere, the assessment and management of climate risks is a key issue. Among natural hazards, flood is one of the most damaging. Flood mapping ... -
Development of Vulnerability Module for Inland Flood CAT Models in Central European Countries
(2021)Flooding is a ubiquitous and frequent hazard in Central Europe in both low-lying river valleys and off the floodplains. Recent record-breaking inland floods, such as the Central European floods of 2013, are a stark reminder ... -
Discharge-damage curve and EAD estimates in the Pamplona metropolitan area (Spain) by using insurance data
(2021)Flood risk assessment studies require information about direct damages that can be summarised through the expected annual damage (EAD). The discharge-damage curve for a given location is required to estimate EAD. The ... -
Effect of sea level rise on the overtopping of English coastal defences
(2021)With a rise in sea levels, there is a consequent increase in the risk to coastal communities of the severity and magnitude of flood events. However these increased risks are not spatially consistent, and the type and ... -
Effectiveness of flood retention basins under hydrologic uncertainty
(2021)Flood retention basins are widely applied to improve flood safety. The effectiveness of such basins is more sensitive for (hydrologic) uncertainties compared to other flood protection measures. This paper shows how uncertainty ... -
Enhancing the resilience of levee systems through methodological developments
(2021)The resilience of levee systems is intuitively associated with physical and technical measures applied to aide in the recovery or adaptation after a destructive event. However, facing a hazard whose characteristics are ... -
Evaluating past and future flood risk reduction in the Rhine river basin
(2021)To evaluate the effects of implemented or planned flood risk management measures on risk and damage reduction, the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) has developed a method and a specific tool ... -
Examining the Operational Aspect of Pedestrian Evacuation Modelling; A case study of Ras-Baalbek flash floods–Lebanon.
(2021)A number of evacuation models exist in literature, but investigations of their operational aspects and efficient implementation are rare. The purpose of this paper is to critically assess the operational aspect of pedestrian ... -
Existing levee system economic evaluation methodology
(2021)In France but also in other countries, levee system network are mostly composed of old levees, modified and reinforced during the past. In France, these systems, as road network, are considered as properties and financially ... -
Flash flood impacts nowcasting within the PICS project (2018-2022): End-users involvement and first results
(2021)Flash-flood events can have catastrophic socio-economic consequences. To reduce their impacts, it is of crucial importance to set up efficient warning systems. Although first operational flash-flood warning systems have ... -
Flash flood risk assessment for the German federal trunk road network
(2021)n recent years, heavy rainfall events have frequently affected transport infrastructure in Germany. According to various climate projections, an increase in heavy rainfall events is expected. The project “Local analysis ... -
Flood impact on critical linear infrastructures
(2021)According to UNISDR, floods are the most frequent and damaging natural threat worldwide. Whereas the assessment of direct losses is well advanced, the evaluation of indirect impacts is less frequently applied. Indirect ... -
Flood Impacts across Scales: towards an integrated multi-scale approach for Malaysia
(2021)Flooding is a recurring challenge across Malaysia, causing loss of life, extensive disruption and having a major impact on the economy. A new collaboration between Malaysia and UK, supported by the Newton-Ungku Omar Fund, ... -
Flood risk assessment of the City of Calgary considering flood control barrier performance
(2021)The 2013 flood in southern Alberta was one of the worst natural disasters in Canadian history. Heavy rainfall and a melting snowpack in the upstream Rocky Mountains resulted in higher-than-normal runoff in several Alberta ... -
Flooding impact on bridges and roads: from asset- to network-level
(2021)According to UNISDR, floods are the most frequent and damaging natural threat worldwide. Whereas the assessment of direct losses is well advanced, the evaluation of indirect impacts is less frequently applied. Indirect ...