Dams are critical infra-structures whose their failure could leads to high economic and social
consequences. For this reason, application of quantitative risk analysis has gained …

Dam failure can cause extraordinary flooding. Water and wastewater treatment plants,
electricity generation facilities, bridges, highways, population centers, and other dams often …

The geotechnical engineering and research communities have made significant progress in
understanding how concepts of probabilistically based reliability analysis interact with the …

This article builds on the field of collaborative crisis management, a mix of collaborative
public management (CPM) and crisis management (CM). A field that often focuses on large …

This case study presents a risk analysis reassessment for the oldest dam in the Tennessee
River basin—the Wilson Dam—based on postdam flow data. The hydrologic risk of old …

In the past few years, the field of dam safety has approached risk informed methodologies
throughout the world and several methodologies and programs are appearing to aid in the …

Together, hydroelectric and nuclear power account for roughly 30% of all electricity
generated on earth. Both technologies are often presented as answers to the dual challenge …

In many areas of the world, dams and levees are built to reduce the likelihood of flooding.
However, if they fail, the result can be catastrophic flooding beyond what would happen if …

Dam systems are arrangements of interacting components that store and convey water for
beneficial purposes. Dam failures are associated with extreme consequences to human life …

Dam failures are catastrophic accidents resulting in property damage and loss of life. Risk
prioritisation systems should be used in accordance with dam safety regulations to prevent …