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| Dan, Gabriela; Sultan, Nabil; Savoye, Bruno. |
| In 1979, a catastrophic event occurred on the Nice continental slope (French Riviera) generating the lost of human lives and important material damages. Part of the new harbour constructed at the edge of the International Airport of Nice collapsed into the sea. The main aim of this work was 1) to present a review of facts and details related to the 1979 accident and a review of the geological setting, and 2) to evaluate the slope stability before and after the new harbour construction, by taking into account new available data such as sediment cores and piezocone CPTU data. The CPTU data were of great value to understand the origin of the 1979 event. They show the existence of a sensitive clay bed between 30 mbsf and 45 mbsf Under high deviatoric load a... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Finite element method; Trigger mechanism; Slope stability; Nice 1979 event. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-3507.pdf |
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| Haerdle, Wolfgang; Cabrera, Brenda Lopez. |
| The study of natural catastrophe models plays an important role in the prevention and mitigation of disasters. After the occurrence of a natural disaster, the reconstruction can be financed with catastrophe bonds (CAT bonds) or reinsurance. This paper examines the calibration of a real parametric CAT bond for earthquakes that was sponsored by the Mexican government. The calibration of the CAT bond is based on the estimation of the intensity rate that describes the earthquake process from the two sides of the contract, the reinsurance and the capital markets, and from the historical data. The results demonstrate that, under specific conditions, the financial strategy of the government, a mix of reinsurance and CAT bond, is optimal in the sense that it... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: CAT bonds; Reinsurance; Earthquakes; Doubly Stochastic Poisson Process; Trigger mechanism; Risk and Uncertainty. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9265 |
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