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Lecture

Passive Protection Measures in River Hydraulics

Description

This lecture covers the implementation of passive protection measures in river hydraulics, including the transcription of hazards into municipal land use plans, the definition of object measurements at the plot scale, and the control of flood risk intensity. It also discusses the compatibility and level of action in building zones, the determination of evacuation axes, and the coordination and collaboration with external stakeholders in case of floods.

Instructors (3)

Azin Amini

Education: MSc.: Structural Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 2002 Master Thesis: "Three dimensional analysis of crack propagation in Latiyan butress dam using smeard crack model" BSc.: Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 2000

Giovanni De Cesare

Stéphanie Joëlle André

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