Timo Schweckendiek

• Forensic back-analysis of levee failures and development of an International Levee Performance Database (SAFElevee, in collaboration with Delft University of Technology)

  International, 2015

• Reliability assessment tools and procedures for retaining walls

  The Netherlands, 2015

• Probabilistic assessment tools for slope stability of levees

  The Netherlands, 2014

• Fact Finding Mission after 2011 floods (investigation of levee failures)

  Thailand, 2012

• Safety concept and calibration of assessment rules for Dutch dikes for the piping failure mode, incl. safety factors (code calibration)

  The Netherlands, 2010

• Geotechnical uncertainties in operational flood forecasting (FloodControl 2015)

  The Netherlands, 2009

• Remote Sensing for the assessment/inspection of regional flood defences

  The Netherlands, 2008

• Effects of (River) system behavior on flood risk

  The Netherlands, 2007

• Flow slide (static liquefaction) reliability assessment, LNG-terminal GATE, Port of Rotterdam

  The Netherlands, 2007

• Reliability analysis of stray-current effects on sheet pile wall corrosion

  The Netherlands, 2006

• Pile foundation for a fly-over bridge

  Panama, 2002

• On Reducing Piping Uncertainties - A Bayesian Decision Approach

  Schweckendiek, T. (2014). On Reducing Piping Uncertainties - A Bayesian Decision Approach. Department of Hydraulic Engineering. Delft University of Technology, Delft.

• Updating piping reliability with field performance observations

  Schweckendiek, T., Vrouwenvelder, A. C. W. M., & Calle, E. O. F. (2014). Updating piping reliability with field performance observations. Structural Safety, 47, 13–23. doi:10.1016/j.strusafe.2013.10.002

• System behaviour in flood risk calculations

  Courage, W., Vrouwenvelder, T., van Mierlo, T., & Schweckendiek, T. (2013). System behaviour in flood risk calculations. Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards, 7(2), 62–76. doi:10.1080/17499518.2013.790732

• Reliability Updating and Decision Analysis for Head Monitoring of Levees

  Schweckendiek, T., & Vrouwenvelder, A. C. W. M. (2013). Reliability Updating and Decision Analysis for Head Monitoring of Levees. Georisk, 7(2), 110–121. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17499518.2013.791034

• Modern Geotechnical Codes of Practice – Development and Calibration

  Fenton, G.A., Arnold, P., Hicks, M.A., Schweckendiek, T. (eds.): Modern Geotechnical Codes of Practice – Development and Calibration. Special Geotechnical Publication. Taylor & Francis, 2013. (in press)

• Reliability of Flood Defenses

  Schweckendiek, T., Calle, E.O.F. (eds.): Reliability of Flood Defenses. Special Issue of Georisk - Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards. Taylor & Francis. 2013. (in preparation

• Partial Factors for Flood Defenses in the Netherlands

  Schweckendiek, T., Vrouwenvelder, A.C.W.M., Calle, E.O.F., Jongejan, R.B., Kanning, W.: Partial Factors for Flood Defenses in the Netherlands. Modern Geotechnical Codes of Practice – Development and Calibration, Fenton, G.A. et al. (eds.). Special Geotechnical Publication. Taylor & Francis. 2013. (in press)

• Comprehensive Flood Risk Management

  Klijn, F., Schweckendiek., T. (eds.). Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Flood Risk Management (FLOODrisk 2012), Rotterdam, 20-22 November 2012. Taylor & Francis, ISBN 978-0-415-62144-1, 2012.

• Effective solutions to deal with the length effect in the piping mechanism

  Kanning, W., Schweckendiek, T., Vrijling, J.K.: Effective solutions to deal with the length effect in the piping mechanism. Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Flood Risk Management (FLOODrisk 2012), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, November 2012.

• Updating Piping Reliability based on Field Observations

  Schweckendiek, T., Calle, E.O.F., Vrouwenvelder, A.C.W.M.: Updating Piping Reliability based on Field Observations. Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Flood Risk Management (FLOODrisk 2012), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, November 2012.

• Post-flood field investigation in the Lower Chao Phraya River Basin

  Jonkman, S.N., Vardhanabhuti, B., Blommaart, P., de Bruin, B., Hardeman, B., Kaensap, K., van der Meer, M., Schweckendiek, T., Vrijling, J.K.: Post-flood field investigation in the Lower Chao Phraya River Basin, 23 - 27 January 2012, Findings of the Thai – Dutch Reconnaissance Team. Organized by Dutch Expertise Network for Flood Protection, 2012.

• Safety Standards of Flood Defenses

  Vrijling, J.K., Schweckendiek, T. & Kanning, W.: Safety Standards of Flood Defenses. Keynote at ISGSR 2011 (International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk), Munich. Vogt, Schuppener, Straub & Bräu (eds), ISBN 978-3-939230-01-4. June 2011.

• On Risk-Based Site Investigation for Piping

  Schweckendiek, T., van Gelder, P.A.H.J.M., Calle, E.O.F.: On Risk-Based Site Investigation for Piping. In: ICASP11 : Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP11): Zurich, Switzerland, 1 - 4 August 2011. Michael H. Faber ; Koehler Jochen ; Kazuyoshi Nishijima (eds). C R C Press LLC, 2011

• Calibration of Piping Assessment Models in The Netherlands

  Lopez de la Cruz, J., Schweckendiek, T., Calle, E.O.F.: Calibration of Piping Assessment Models in The Netherlands. Proc. of ISGSR 2011 (International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk), Munich. Vogt, Schuppener, Straub & Bräu (eds), ISBN 978-3-939230-01-4. June 2011.

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