Flood prevention and rehabilitation of buildings in flood zones

Authors

  • João Soromenho Rocha Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_2_2

Keywords:

Floods, flood risk, prevention, building rehabilitation.

Abstract

After defining the major concepts in discussion and introducing the causes of floods, the Author explains the characteristics of flooding areas and the most important types of flood damages suffered by buildings. Finally, exemplifying with Portuguese case studies, he explains the housing rehabilitation and the measures which can be taken to minimize its necessity, with priority to prevention.

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Published

1995-09-21

Issue

No. 2 (1995)

Section

Articles

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