Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Medium Scale for Rainfall‐Induced Earthflows: Catakli Catchment Area (Cayeli, Rize, Turkey) | Zendy

Hakan A. Nefeslioğlu | Zendy; Candan Gökçeoğlu | Zendy

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Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Medium Scale for Rainfall‐Induced Earthflows: Catakli Catchment Area (Cayeli, Rize, Turkey)

Author(s) -

Hakan A. Nefeslioğlu,

Candan Gökçeoğlu

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

mathematical problems in engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262

H-Index - 62

eISSN - 1026-7077

pISSN - 1024-123X

DOI - 10.1155/2011/280431

Subject(s) - terrain , scale (ratio) , probabilistic logic , drainage basin , catchment area , vulnerability (computing) , risk assessment , water resource management , statistics , environmental science , risk analysis (engineering) , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , computer science , mathematics , cartography , geology , business , geotechnical engineering , computer security

The aim of the present study is to introduce a probabilistic approach to determine the components of the risk evaluation for rainfall-induced earthflows in medium scale. The Catakli catchment area (Cayeli, Rize, Turkey) was selected as the application site of this study. The investigations were performed in four different stages: (i) evaluation of the conditioning factors, (ii) calculation of the probability of spatial occurrence, (iii) calculation of the probability of the temporal occurrence, and (iv) evaluation of the consequent risk. For the purpose, some basic concepts such as “Risk Cube”, “Risk Plane”, and “Risk Vector” were defined. Additionally, in order to assign the vulnerability to the terrain units being studied in medium scale, a new more robust and more objective equation was proposed. As a result, considering the concrete type of roads in the catchment area, the economic risks were estimated as 3.6×106€—in case the failures occur on the terrain units including element at risk, and 12.3×106€—in case the risks arise from surrounding terrain units. The risk assessments performed in medium scale considering the technique proposed in the present study will supply substantial economic contributions to the mitigation planning studies in the region

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