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IP0233 - Road Network-Scale Assessment of Intense Rainfall-triggered Earthwork Asset Failure Risk Under Current and Future Climates

Louis ANDREWS , Grahame DURCAN , Stephen SMYTH , Miles FRIEDMAN , Manuela VILLANI , Áine NÍ BHREASAIL

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Intense rainfall is a primary trigger of earthwork failures along transport networks in the Republic of Ireland. With climate change expected to increase the frequency of intense rainfall in the region the rate of such triggered failures is likely to rise. However, few methods exist to assess the extent of these impacts at a network level. This paper presents a quantitative risk assessment of rainfall-triggered [...]