Probabilistic finite elements with dynamic limit bounds; a case study: 17th street flood wall, New Orleans

Mohammadreza Rajabalinejad; P.H.A.J.M. van Gelder; J.K. Vrijling

Probabilistic finite elements with dynamic limit bounds; a case study: 17th street flood wall, New Orleans

Mohammadreza Rajabalinejad, P.H.A.J.M. van Gelder, J.K. Vrijling

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The probabilistic approach provides a better understanding of failure mechanisms and occurrence probabilities as well as consequences of failure. Besides, main advantages of the probabilistic design in comparison with the deterministic design are: a more careful, more cost effective, and more reliable design of infrastructures. In the present study a new probabilistic approach is applied to the 17th Street Flood Wall, and its probability of failure under hurricane hazard, considering multiple failure mechanisms is assessed. The Monte Carlo (MC) simulation technique coupled with dynamic limit bounds (DLB) integrated with finite element approach is used. The performance of DLB and MC are compared; the results present that DLB can be efficiently applied in the process of risk and safety evaluation of dikes and flood defenses.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	6th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering August 2008
Subtitle of host publication	Conference Report
Place of Publication	Rolla, MO
Publisher	Missouri University of Science and Technology
Number of pages	12
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	6th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering 2008 - Arlington, United States Duration: 11 Aug 2008 → 16 Aug 2008 Conference number: 6

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Conference	6th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering 2008
Country/Territory	United States
City	Arlington
Period	11/08/08 → 16/08/08

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Rajabalinejad, M, van Gelder, PHAJM & Vrijling, JK 2008, Probabilistic finite elements with dynamic limit bounds; a case study: 17th street flood wall, New Orleans. in 6th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering August 2008: Conference Report., 2.16, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 6th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering 2008, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 11/08/08.

Probabilistic finite elements with dynamic limit bounds; a case study: 17th street flood wall, New Orleans. / Rajabalinejad, Mohammadreza; van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M.; Vrijling, J.K.

6th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering August 2008: Conference Report. Rolla, MO : Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2008. 2.16.

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