{"id":34764,"date":"2023-08-21T09:57:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T07:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tygron.com\/?p=34764"},"modified":"2024-09-09T09:57:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T07:57:43","slug":"standardizing-flood-defenses-using-a-supercomputer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/en\/blog\/2023\/08\/21\/standardizing-flood-defenses-using-a-supercomputer\/","title":{"rendered":"Standardizing flood defenses using a supercomputer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34764\" class=\"elementor elementor-34764\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87545c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87545c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54484cb\" data-id=\"54484cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4151928 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4151928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Vechtstromen water organisation was faced with the task of standardizing its flood defenses. In total, the water organisation has 400 km of barriers. The main questions to be answered are:<\/p><ul><li>What is a suitable standard for the flood defenses?<\/li><li>What are the consequences if a barrier fails?<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>To answer these questions, the water organisation has built a tool on the Tygron Platform. Jeroen van der Scheer, hydrologist at the Vechtstromen water organisation: \u201cIt was not a foregone conclusion beforehand that we would use the Tygron Water module for these calculations. It was the outcome of the pilot that naturally led us to the Tygron Water Module.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Selection of the tool<\/strong><\/p><p>The water organisation has opted for the risk approach for standardizing the flood defenses. The standard assigned to a barrier depends on the consequences of a possible flood. So, a barrier is given a higher standard when the consequences of a failing barrier are greater.<\/p><p>In order to draw up the correct method for standardizing the defences, the water organisation conducted a pilot study in collaboration with the <strong>DIJK53<\/strong> consultancy. The basic principles under which the standards are drawn up have emerged from the pilot study. Some of the principles are:<\/p><ul><li>NBW<sup>1<\/sup> standard is the starting point.<\/li><li>Simulate a failure every 100 meters.<\/li><li>Include breach growth according to the van der Knaap formula.<\/li><li>Objects such as schools and hospitals are Risk objects.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8d8bd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8d8bd1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c63a39\" data-id=\"7c63a39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32711d2 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32711d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Vechtstromen_tool_fetured_EN.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34778\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Vechtstromen_tool_fetured_EN.png 602w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Vechtstromen_tool_fetured_EN-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fd8233 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fd8233\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37ce2ac\" data-id=\"37ce2ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed22fb flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bed22fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To investigate 400km of flood defenses, thousands of flood calculations had to be performed and the impact of the flood analyzed. This led to the question: can this be automated?<\/p><p>Based on this automation question, experts from the water organisation decided on the Tygron Water module. The advantage of the Tygron Water module is that it is a robust tool with a clear data structure. Calculations can be performed once via a script and are consistent and reproducible. In addition, the tool provides exactly the data that is needed, not too much and not too little.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-390e855 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"390e855\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d282db\" data-id=\"5d282db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-133b644 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"133b644\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bd2f68\" data-id=\"5bd2f68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19eebf flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b19eebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>How does the tool work?<\/strong><\/p><p>In this video, Jeroen van der Scheer and Rudolf Koster explain how the tool works: (in Dutch)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9bdfc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9bdfc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44bc0b9\" data-id=\"44bc0b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3e9c2 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7f3e9c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=PExSeuj90hw&amp;feature=youtu.be&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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For each breach is calculated and exported:<\/p><ul><li>How much water is in which place.<\/li><li>To what extent that overlaps with the standards map of the water board.<\/li><li>Soft risk objects in the area are affected, divided into different categories.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fccc312 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fccc312\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9671a40\" data-id=\"9671a40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed59ea9 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed59ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tooling is reusable for other water organisations. A usage example is also available in our <a href=\"http:\/\/The tooling is reusable for other water boards. A usage example is also available in our Python SDK. The user can set the starting points under which to calculate and the tooling can then be operated completely by himself.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Python SDK<\/a>. The user can set the starting points under which to calculate and the tooling can then be operated completely by himself.<\/p><p><em>1. NBW is the Dutch National Administrative Agreement.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vechtstromen water organisation was faced with the task of standardizing its flood defenses. In total, the water organisation has 400 km of barriers. The main questions to be answered are: What is a suitable standard for the flood defenses? What are the consequences if a barrier fails? 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