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LIFESim: A Tool for Estimating and Reducing Life-Loss Resulting from Dam and Levee Failures

Resource Type
ASDSO Conference Papers
Reference Title
LIFESim: A Tool for Estimating and Reducing Life-Loss Resulting from Dam and Levee Failures
Author/Presenter
Aboelata, Maged
Bowles, David S.
Organization/Agency
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Publisher Name
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Year
2008
Date
Sept. 7-11, 2008
Event Name
Dam Safety 2008 - 25th Annual Conference
Event Location
Indian Wells, California
ASDSO Session Title
EAP Preparedness
ISBN/ISSN
ISSN: 1526-9191 (Hardcopy)
Abstract/Additional Information

LIFESim is a modular, spatially-distributed, dynamic simulation system for estimating potential life loss from natural, and dam and levee failure floods. LIFESim can be used for dam safety risk assessment and to explore options by dam owners and local authority emergency managers for improving the effectiveness of emergency planning and response. Development of LIFESim has been sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Australian National Committee on Large Dams. The LIFESim model has been applied to estimate fatalities resulting from a wide range of levee failure scenarios in Greater New Orleans and for several dams under a range of failure and exposure scenarios. The USACE Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) is applying LIFESim and planning to incorporate it into future HEC software. This paper introduces the LIFESim model and demonstrates its capabilities. 15 pp., 7 figures, 17 references.

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