The risk analysis of levee systems

R. Tourment (1) , M. Wallis (2) , B. Beullac (1) , A. Kortenhaus (3) , D.M. Schaaf (4) , H. Schelfhout (5)

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Levees are part of systems that protect against flooding. Flood risk assessment of protected areas is particularly important to communicate flood risk, integrate it in various policies, actions and measures, and to reduce it. This paper, following recent advances from international projects, details key adaptations of the general concept of risk analysis to levees and points out differences and complementarities between levee assessment and flood risk analysis. It also presents an analytical method of levee systems risk analysis integrating functional analysis and failure mode analysis.

Mots clés: RISQUE D'INONDATION; DIGUE; EVALUATION DES RISQUES; FLOOD PROTECTION; LEVEE SYSTEMS; RISK ANALYSIS; LEVEE ASSESSMENT; METHODS

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement

R. Tourment, M. Wallis, B. Beullac, A. Kortenhaus, D.M. Schaaf, et al.. The risk analysis of levee systems. 3rd IAHR Europe Congress, Apr 2014, Porto, Portugal. 13 p. ⟨hal-01059061⟩