Dam overtopping risk assessment considering inspection program

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-313

  Kuo, Jan Tai ^a   Hsu, Yung Chia ^a   Tung, Yeou Koung ^b   Yeh, Keh Chia ^c   Wu, Jian De ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dam inspection; Dam safety; Fault tree; Gate availability; Overtopping risk

Indexed keywords

DAM INSPECTION; DAM OVERTOPPING; DAM SAFETY; SAFETY INSPECTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; INSPECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DAMS;

DAM; OVERTOPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SPILLWAY; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHIHMEN RESERVOIR; TAIWAN;

EID: 39349097668     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-007-0116-3     Document Type: Article

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