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4.1.2 Flood Defences

Course week(s) Week 4
Course subject(s) Interventions

In the video below you will learn about Flood defences from Bas Jonkman.

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Readings Flood Defences

Below lecture notes are provided as reading material on Flood Defences. After studying this document and following the relevant modules of the online course, you can indicate:

  • What the different types of flood defences are;
  • How the framework for safety of flood defences in the Netherlands is functioning;
  • What the most important failure mechanisms and design aspects of dikes are;
  • How the design elevation of a dike is determined.
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