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Coping with Uncertainty in the Economical Optimization of a Dike Design

Author(s): P. H. A. J. M. Vangelder; J. K. Vrijling; K. A. H. Slijkhuis

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Abstract: A design philosophy for dikes based on an economical cost model is described and examined on its sensitivity with respect to statistical-and model uncertainty. The philosophy is applied on an example of a dike along the Dutch coast.

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Year: 1997

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