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Dipl. Ing. Dr. techn. Alexius Vogel is founder and head of the organisation Data Station for Dam Failures DSDF-VIENNA, which was established 1980 in Vienna together with the Technical University of Vienna, the Technical University of Stuttgart/Germany and Gruner Consulting of Basle/Switzerland and which is now part of the international consulting firm Risk Assessment International RAI-AUSTRIA. The main research tasks of RAI-AUSTRIA are:
- Analysis of dam failure data
- risk evaluation of tailings dams and water storage dams
- alarm plans
- development of a break-dimension-time factor for risk criteria
- assessment of structural conditions of dams in consideration of a cause-dam-type-specific way of breach
- risk management
In addition, Dr. Vogel was the scientific leader of the international researches:
- REDFCBO - "Research for risk evaluating of dam failures caused by overtopping" with the Institute for Research and Environmental Engineering Bucarest/Romania
- DIDFCBO - "Detail investigations on dam failures caused by overtopping" financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture
- DICBE - "Dam incidents caused by earthquakes - A State of Art Report" financed by the Austrian Verbund Company
- MARAD - "Modes and Risk Assessment of Dam Failures"
- DFDN - "Dam Failure Data Network"
- HOWSAD - "Heritage of Water Systems and Dams"
- ICCOWATCH - "Impacts of Climate Change On WATer Cycle and Hydrological safety"
- PRP - "Petra Rehabilitation Project"
- CORPTUS - "Concrete Rail Panels for TUnnel Safety"
- DAFID - "Dam Failure Internet Database for Breach models in emergency cases"
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