In this paper the safety of a double-dike system (or twin dikes) is assessed. Such a system
consist of two parallel lines of flood defences. During storms the combined strength of the …

Abstract The Wettelijk Beoordelingsinstrumentarium (WBI) is the legal set of instruments for
flood risk analysis in the Netherlands. Often, engineers have the impression that some …

This article highlights recent developments in the flood risk management in the Netherlands
and approaches for asset and life cycle management for flood defences and hydraulic …

Overtopping waves exert a high hydraulic load on the landward slopes of flood defences
leading to erosion of the grass cover and finally to a dike breach. The hydraulic load is an …

Dikes are an effective flood risk reduction measure in deltaic areas. Present risk analyses
consist often of decoupled calculations of probabilities of dike failure and calculation of …

It is important for decision-makers in emergency response situations to determine the scope,
scale, timing, path and resettlement area of an evacuation decision when there is an …

The condition of flood defence revetments is influenced by many different degradation
processes such as animal burrowing, rutting and growth of weeds. Many of these processes …

The Netherlands is protected against major floods by a system of primary flood defenses.
These primary flood defenses have to comply with flood protection standards. Since 2017 …

It is not uncommon for a flood defence to be combined with other societal uses as a
multifunctional flood defence, from housing in urban areas to nature conservation in rural …

Sea level rise (SLR) will affect water levels and increase flood risk in river deltas. To adapt
river deltas to SLR, various strategies can be followed. Many urbanised river deltas already …