An ENO-based method for second-order equations and application to the control of dike levels

S. P. Van Der Pijl, C. W. Oosterlee*

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Abstract

This work aims to model the optimal control of dike heights. The control problem leads to so-called Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) variational inequalities, where the dike-increase and reinforcement times act as input quantities to the control problem. The HJB equations are solved numerically with an Essentially Non-Oscillatory (ENO) method. The ENO methodology is originally intended for hyperbolic conservation laws and is extended to deal with diffusion-type problems in this work. The method is applied to the dike optimisation of an island, for both deterministic and stochastic models for the economic growth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)462-492
Number of pages31
JournalJournal of Scientific Computing
Volume50
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dike increase against flooding
  • ENO scheme for diffusion
  • Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations
  • Impulsive control

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