Vulnerability of Hydraulic Constructions in Flood-Prone Agricultural Areas
The conditions of high hydraulic risk are mainly due to the interference between the river network and bridges, their relative access ramps and road embankments located in the floodplain. Actually, bridges are not always structurally adequate to withstand severe flood waves. In flood restoration wor...
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author | Chiara Biscarini Silvia Di Francesco Stefano Casadei Sara Venturi Piergiorgio Manciola |
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description | The conditions of high hydraulic risk are mainly due to the interference between the river network and bridges, their relative access ramps and road embankments located in the floodplain. Actually, bridges are not always structurally adequate to withstand severe flood waves. In flood restoration works, there is an objective difficulty in implementing the structural safety of bridges because of historical, artistic and economic issues. Thus, the risk mitigation strategy often accounts for the assessment of the vulnerability degree of each bridge/road embankment according to an evaluation scale. Here we present a methodology regarding the classification of the vulnerability degree and its application to 84 works located in the alluvial area of the Tiber River, in the area of the Province of Perugia. For the purposes of a synthetic classification of works vulnerability, the individual assessed parameters are compared by means of subsequent contingency tables in order to compute the resulting vulnerability degree. |
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spelling | doaj.art-5ad14cbab3d944b390b38c78e5eaa78c2023-11-21T22:12:55ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412021-05-011311154910.3390/w13111549Vulnerability of Hydraulic Constructions in Flood-Prone Agricultural AreasChiara Biscarini0Silvia Di Francesco1Stefano Casadei2Sara Venturi3Piergiorgio Manciola4SHeC Centre of Sustainable Heritage Conservation, UNESCO Chair in Water Resources Management and Culture, University for Foreigners of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, ItalyEngineering Faculty, Niccolò Cusano University, 00166 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, PG, ItalyDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, PG, ItalyDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, PG, ItalyThe conditions of high hydraulic risk are mainly due to the interference between the river network and bridges, their relative access ramps and road embankments located in the floodplain. Actually, bridges are not always structurally adequate to withstand severe flood waves. In flood restoration works, there is an objective difficulty in implementing the structural safety of bridges because of historical, artistic and economic issues. Thus, the risk mitigation strategy often accounts for the assessment of the vulnerability degree of each bridge/road embankment according to an evaluation scale. Here we present a methodology regarding the classification of the vulnerability degree and its application to 84 works located in the alluvial area of the Tiber River, in the area of the Province of Perugia. For the purposes of a synthetic classification of works vulnerability, the individual assessed parameters are compared by means of subsequent contingency tables in order to compute the resulting vulnerability degree.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/11/1549vulnerabilityfloodbridgesRiver Tiber |
spellingShingle | Chiara Biscarini Silvia Di Francesco Stefano Casadei Sara Venturi Piergiorgio Manciola Vulnerability of Hydraulic Constructions in Flood-Prone Agricultural Areas Water vulnerability flood bridges River Tiber |
title | Vulnerability of Hydraulic Constructions in Flood-Prone Agricultural Areas |
title_full | Vulnerability of Hydraulic Constructions in Flood-Prone Agricultural Areas |
title_fullStr | Vulnerability of Hydraulic Constructions in Flood-Prone Agricultural Areas |
title_full_unstemmed | Vulnerability of Hydraulic Constructions in Flood-Prone Agricultural Areas |
title_short | Vulnerability of Hydraulic Constructions in Flood-Prone Agricultural Areas |
title_sort | vulnerability of hydraulic constructions in flood prone agricultural areas |
topic | vulnerability flood bridges River Tiber |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/11/1549 |
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