Generally, levee design is performed through deterministic methods. However, deterministic methods, which are unable to take into account the heterogeneity of a physical system, is limited to overcome variable uncertainties taking place in the natural phenomena. Accordingly, structure design based on reliability analysis considering the uncertainty of variables are getting spotlight.
Climate changes and global warming occurring all over the world, are ground to frequent natural disasters, such as earthquakes, which can lead to serious damages based on their magnitude. In this research, a seismic safety assessment method for levees is introduced, adopting the concept of reliability analysis methods.