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Evaluating Pipe Burst Flooding Impacts in Urban Environments Using a Hazard-Vulnerability-Risk Approach

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In this paper, a hazard-vulnerability-risk approach is implemented to assess the impacts of water main break flooding events in an urban setting. The hazard component is evaluated through a combination of estimated burst likelihoods for each water distribution pipe and a two-dimensional flooding model for the city’s overland area. Vulnerability is assessed using the damage curves available in the literature for overland flooding. The output of risk is computed in the form of expected annual losses. The application of the proposed approach and the implemented simulation tools are illustrated through a real-life case study at an undisclosed location.

DOI: 10.3390/engproc2024069080

Authors: Diego A. Paez, Hailiang Shen

Language: English

Topic: Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Clean water and sanitation, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W4402320320

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