Forensic analyses and hindcasting of the Breitenhagen levee failure

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Abstract

The hindcasting of levee failures can provide valuable information about levee strength, strength models and dominant factors that contribute to failure. It is however not always clear how and why a levee failed as evidence (such as detail subsoil composition) is not present anymore.
Original languageEnglish
Pages11-12
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event7th International Conference on Flood Management 2017 - Leeds, United Kingdom
Duration: 5 Sept 20177 Sept 2017
Conference number: 7
http://www.icfm7.org.uk/

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Flood Management 2017
Abbreviated titleICFM7
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLeeds
Period5/09/177/09/17
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Keywords

  • Flood defences
  • Forensic analyses
  • Statistical analyses

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