Risk-cost optimization of hydraulic structures: Methodology and case study

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2833-2851

  Rasekh, Amin ^a   Afshar, Abbas ^b   Afshar, Mohammad Hadi ^b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bakhtiari Dam; Hydraulic structures; Multi objective optimization; Risk management; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

BAKHTIARI DAM; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; COST OPTIMIZATION; DECISION MAKERS; FAILURE RISK; FLOOD DIVERSION; FLOOD ROUTING; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTIOBJECTIVE MODELS; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; PARETO-OPTIMAL FRONT; REAL WORLD PROJECTS; RETURN PERIODS; SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION; STANDING PROBLEMS; TRADEOFF SOLUTION; WATER RESOURCES PLANNING;

DAMS; DECISION MAKING; HYDRAULICS; PLANNING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLOOD ROUTING; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BAKHTIARI DAM; IRAN; LORESTAN;

EID: 77955774403     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-010-9582-3     Document Type: Article

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