Analysis of factors influencing levee safety using the DEMATEL method.

River embankments are the basic and the oldest measures of protecting areas potentially subjected to flooding, and at the same time pose a serious threat to their environment in the event of damage or failure. The technical condition of the levees and its regular evaluation is a key element of their...

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Autores principales: Dorota Mirosław-Świątek, Paweł Popielski, Piotr Śliwiński, Tomasz Cwalina, Zdzisław Skutnik
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:417af30baa4e4582a8f03be5cae049f82021-12-02T20:08:22ZAnalysis of factors influencing levee safety using the DEMATEL method.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0255755https://doaj.org/article/417af30baa4e4582a8f03be5cae049f82021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255755https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203River embankments are the basic and the oldest measures of protecting areas potentially subjected to flooding, and at the same time pose a serious threat to their environment in the event of damage or failure. The technical condition of the levees and its regular evaluation is a key element of their safety. A general assessment of the technical condition of a levee is the result of many interacting factors and parameters that depend on each other to a varying degree. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the cause-and-effect links between the interrelationships of numerous parameters and sensors of significant impact. In this article the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method was applied to develop a cause-and-effect model for factors impacting the condition and safety of levees. Effective factors impacting the technical condition of a levee were identified; relationships between these factors were determined; a cause-and-effect model was developed based on identified factors; factors were categorized based on the dependence scale and influential indicators of each factors used in the DEMATEL method. The obtained results demonstrate that three following factors: hydrological factor, type and condition of soils in levee body and condition of levee areas (inter-levee and landside) play the most important role for levee safety. The results of this study can support traditional assessments of hydrotechnical structure or assist entities managing levees.Dorota Mirosław-ŚwiątekPaweł PopielskiPiotr ŚliwińskiTomasz CwalinaZdzisław SkutnikPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 9, p e0255755 (2021)
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Dorota Mirosław-Świątek
Paweł Popielski
Piotr Śliwiński
Tomasz Cwalina
Zdzisław Skutnik
Analysis of factors influencing levee safety using the DEMATEL method.
description River embankments are the basic and the oldest measures of protecting areas potentially subjected to flooding, and at the same time pose a serious threat to their environment in the event of damage or failure. The technical condition of the levees and its regular evaluation is a key element of their safety. A general assessment of the technical condition of a levee is the result of many interacting factors and parameters that depend on each other to a varying degree. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the cause-and-effect links between the interrelationships of numerous parameters and sensors of significant impact. In this article the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method was applied to develop a cause-and-effect model for factors impacting the condition and safety of levees. Effective factors impacting the technical condition of a levee were identified; relationships between these factors were determined; a cause-and-effect model was developed based on identified factors; factors were categorized based on the dependence scale and influential indicators of each factors used in the DEMATEL method. The obtained results demonstrate that three following factors: hydrological factor, type and condition of soils in levee body and condition of levee areas (inter-levee and landside) play the most important role for levee safety. The results of this study can support traditional assessments of hydrotechnical structure or assist entities managing levees.
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author Dorota Mirosław-Świątek
Paweł Popielski
Piotr Śliwiński
Tomasz Cwalina
Zdzisław Skutnik
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title Analysis of factors influencing levee safety using the DEMATEL method.
title_short Analysis of factors influencing levee safety using the DEMATEL method.
title_full Analysis of factors influencing levee safety using the DEMATEL method.
title_fullStr Analysis of factors influencing levee safety using the DEMATEL method.
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of factors influencing levee safety using the DEMATEL method.
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