Articles | Volume 19, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-737-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-737-2019
Research article
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10 Apr 2019
Research article |  | 10 Apr 2019

Re-evaluating safety risks of multifunctional dikes with a probabilistic risk framework

Richard Marijnissen, Matthijs Kok, Carolien Kroeze, and Jantsje van Loon-Steensma

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Flood defences have the potential to be integrated with many other functions. While assessments of multifunctional dikes are usually conservative, using a probabilistic framework allows for synergies to be integrated and the risks to be made explicit. This change leads to a better perspective on the protection level of a flood defence and the effectiveness of reinforcements, allowing for better implementation of multifunctional elements on flood defences.
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