Proposed methodology for evaluating the potential failure risk for existing caisson-breakwaters in a storm event using a level III reliability-based approach

Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 3655-3667

  Takagi, Hiroshi ^a   Esteban, Miguel ^b   Shibayama, Tomoya ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAISSONS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; PRESSURE VESSELS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STORMS;

DEGREE OF DAMAGES; POTENTIAL FAILURES; RELIABILITY-BASED; STORM EVENTS;

BREAKWATERS;

EID: 84873828379     PISSN: 01613782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814277426_0303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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