Relevance of the correlation between precipitation and the 0°C isothermal altitude for extreme flood estimation

Zeimetz, F., Schaefli, B., Artigue, G., García Hernández, J., & Schleiss, A. J. (2017). Relevance of the correlation between precipitation and the 0°C isothermal altitude for extreme flood estimation. Journal of Hydrology, 551, 177‑187. https://doi.org/10.1016/ Extreme floods are commonly estimated with the help of design storms and hydrological models. In this paper, we propose a new method to take into account the relationship between precipitation intensity (P) and air temperature (T) to account for potential snow… Read More

Abschätzung von Extremhochwassern bei Talsperren nach der Methode CRUEX++

Zeimetz, F., Garcia Hernandez, J., Jordan, F., Fallot, J.-M., & Schleiss, A. (2017). Abschätzung von Extremhochwassern bei Talsperren nach der Methode CRUEX++. Wasser, Energie, Luft = Eau, énergie, air, 109(4), 261‑270. The research p rog ram C R U EX, i n iti ated roughly 25 years ago and aiming at the development of theoretical fundamental knowledge and of a methodology for the estimation of extreme floods to verify dam safety, could be concluded through the… Read More

 Análisis comparativo de los modelos hidrológicos GR4J-SOCONT-HBV-SAC en la cuenca del río chillón, Perú.

Astorayme Valenzuela, M., Garcia Hernandez, J., Felipe, O., Suarez, W., Huggel, C., Molina, W., & Sarango, D. (2016). Análisis comparativo de los modelos hidrológicos GR4J-SOCONT-HBV-SAC en la cuenca del río chillón, Perú. XXVII Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica -LADHI. International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research, IAHR, 28-30 September, Lima, Perú. ID737, 227-237. From a scientific and practical standpoint, basin modeling is more effective if you have more than one modeling response. In this paper, we propose… Read More

Validation and improvement of Risk-UE LM2 capacity curves for URM buildings with stiff floors and RC shear walls buildings

Lestuzzi, P., Podestà, S., Luchini, C., Garofano, A., Kazantzidou-Firtinidou, D., & Bozzano, C. (2017). Validation and improvement of Risk-UE LM2 capacity curves for URM buildings with stiff floors and RC shear walls buildings. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 15(3), 1111-1134. This paper addresses seismic vulnerability assessment at an urban scale and more specifically the capacity curves involved for building damage prediction. Standard capacity curves are a function of predefined building typology and are proposed in the Risk-UE… Read More

Le Valais face aux changements climatiques. Effets et options d’adaptation dans les domaines de la gestion des eaux et des dangers naturels. Document de synthèse.

Etat du Valais (2016)