LIFESim: A tool for estimating and reducing life-loss resulting from dam and levee failures

Association of Dam Safety Officials - Dam Safety 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Aboelata, Maged ^a   Bowles, David S ^b,c  

^a Gannett Fleming Inc   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RAC Engineers and Economists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAM SAFETIES; DYNAMIC SIMULATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY PLANNING; LOCAL AUTHORITIES; NEW ORLEANS; U.S. ARMIES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LEVEES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

DAMS;

EID: 84869248547     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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