Levee reliability analyses for various flood return periods – a case study in southern Taiwan
In recent years, heavy rainfall conditions have caused disasters around the world. To prevent losses by floods, levees have often been constructed in inundation-prone areas. This study performed reliability analyses for the Chiuliao First Levee in southern Taiwan. The failure-related parameters were...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-04-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/919/2015/nhess-15-919-2015.pdf |