Improvement of overtopping risk evaluations using probabilistic concepts for existing dams

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 223-237

  Kwon, Hyun Han ^a   Moon, Young Il ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Dam safety; Latin hypercube sampling; Nonparametric Monte Carlo simulation; Overtopping probability

Indexed keywords

DAM; HYDROGEOLOGY; MODELING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OVERTOPPING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; SAFETY;

EID: 33646246393     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-005-0017-2     Document Type: Article

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