Analysis of human risks due to dam break floods-part 2: Application to Tangjiashan landslide dam failure

Natural Hazards

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1899-1923

  Peng, M ^a   Zhang, Limin ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bayesian networks; Dam break; Dam safety; Dams; Floods; Loss of life; Risk analysis; Risk management

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DAM FAILURE; FLOOD DAMAGE; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LANDSLIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL IMPACT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867231660     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0336-9     Document Type: Article

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