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Multi-hazard fragility analysis for fluvial dikes in earthquake- and flood-prone areas
Sergey Tyagunov
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Centre for Early Warning, Helmholtzstrasse 7, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
Sergiy Vorogushyn
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 5.4: Hydrology, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Cristina Muñoz Jimenez
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Centre for Early Warning, Helmholtzstrasse 7, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
Stefano Parolai
OGS Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/C, 34010 Sgonico, Italy
formerly at: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Centre for Early Warning, Helmholtzstrasse 7, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
Kevin Fleming
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Centre for Early Warning, Helmholtzstrasse 7, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 2.6: Seismic Hazard and Risk Dynamics, Helmholtzstrasse 7, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
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Short summary
A methodological framework for the multi-hazard (earthquake and flood) failure analysis of fluvial dikes due to liquefaction is presented. Failure probability of the earthen structures is presented in the form of a fragility surface as a function of both seismic and hydraulic load. It is emphasized that the potential interactions between the two hazards should not be ignored in risk analyses and decision-making.
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