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Kaput, N. (author), Koenis, M.P.T. (author), Nooij, R. (author), Sikkema, T. (author), Van der Waardt, T.P. (author)Master project report. This report handles the erosion problems on the main tourist resort of Cuba, Varadero, situated on the Peninsula de Hicacos. With a length of 22 km, a maximum width of 500 m, The Peninsula de Hicacos constitutes a natural barrier separating the shallow waters of Cardenas Bay from the Florida Strait (Figure 1-3)....student report 2007
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Boeyinga, J. (author), Dusseljee, D. (author), Pool, A. (author), Schoutens, P. (author), Verduin, F. (author), van Zwicht, B. (author)MSc Project Hydraulic Engineering - Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Section Hydraulic Engineering and Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Centro de Ciências Tecnológicas da Terra e do Mar. - The town of Ingleses on Santa Catarina Island, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, is threatened by nature at...student report 2007
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Ten Ham, D. (author), Henrotte, J. (author), Kraaijeveld, R. (author), Milosevic, M. (author), Smit, P. (author)The ongoing erosion of the Negril Beach has become worse the past decade. In most places along the coast line, the beach will be gone in approximately 10 years. This will result in a major decrease of incomes that are made by the local tourist sector. To prevent the erosion this study has been performed to find a feasible and affordable solution...student report 2006
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Baart, S.A. (author), Van Kruchten, Y.J.G. (author), McCall, R.T. (author), Van Nieuwkoop, J.C.C. (author)Master project report. Havana is protected from the sea’s severity by a seawall which is called the Malecón. The study area of this report is section 4 of the Malecón which more or less matches the coast of the district ‘Centro Habana’. Since the construction of the Malecón the hinterland has frequently been flooded due to storms and hurricanes...student report 2006
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Ballot, J. (author), Hoyng, C. (author), Kateman, I. (author), Smits, M. (author), De Winter, R. (author)Master project report. Since the seventies, the establishment of hotels and other facilities has increased the pressure on the Kenyan coast. During the last decade, hotel managers and residents in Diani Beach have been experiencing problems with erosion. The only measures taken to address the problem are individually built seawalls to protect...student report 2006
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Bijlsma, E. (author), Rolvink, A. (author), Veenendaal, D. (author), Van de Waal, R.J. (author)First the demands and the boundary conditions are set for the complete protection system; after that the protection system will be split in the three subsections (primary: peripheral levees, secondary: canal levees and watermanagement and tertiary: structural integrety housing). For each of these protection systems an analysis will be made; this...student report 2006
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Croonen, K. (author), Froeling, D. (author), Marbus, G. (author), Van Bemmel, M. (author)Master project report. The Port of Altamira is one of the fast growing ports in the world and is together with Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos one of the biggest ports of Mexico at the Gulf coast. It is an industrial Port with a lot of potential for expanding. However, the breakwaters of the Port extending into the sea caused severe erosion at the...student report 2006
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Van den Berg, B. (author), Eelkema, M. (author), Smith, M. (author), Van To, P. (author)Master project report. In the year 2004 there was a flooding in an area between Da'an River and Dajia River in Taichung County, Taiwan. The flooding was caused by outlets which were clogged up, thus lacking the capacity to discharge the amount of rainwater that the typhoon caused into the sea. A survey conducted by the project group, showed that...student report 2006
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De Fockert, A. (author), Graafland, T. (author), Paap, E. (author), Van der Plas, T. (author), Roubos, A. (author)The container yard of the port of Lirquen will reach its capacity in a few years and the container terminal has no landward expansion possibilities to meet the future demand of container throughput. The bulk terminal has a lack of berths, due to increased throughput and insufficient depth, but does have possibilities for landward expansion....student report 2005
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Beekx, R. (author), Jensen, I. (author), Mikkers, Y. (author), Dirksen, J. (author)The first issue involves the accessibility of the pier of the refinery where coastal tankers moor to load or unload their cargo. The current depth at the pier is too small for large coastal tankers to fully load when mooring at the pier. In order to increase their cargo capacity, the depth in the mooring area should be increased. To expand the...student report 2005
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Veldhuizen, M. (author), Schrieks, M. (author), Van der Broekhoven, R. (author), Wierenga, J. (author), Sipkema, D. (author)Master Project report on an improvement of the coastal protection around a maritime fortress "El Castillo del Moro" in Havana, Cubastudent report 2005
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Algera, A. (author), Burger, B. (author), Hartog, W.M. (author), De Rijke, Q.C. (author)The city of Mar del Plata is situated some 400 km South of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. The city has two main incomes, namely industry and tourism. In summer, beaches of this Atlantic Ocean faced destination are packed with typical Argentine beach tents, which can be rented, and people from all over Argentina come to Mar del Plata....student report 2004
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Van Blaaderen, E.A. (author), Mertens, M. (author), Van Oosten, R.P. (author), Van der Plicht, N. (author), Redeker, M.L. (author)In het Integraal Waterbeheersplan Friese Waterschappen is aangegeven dat ongeveer 50% van de kaden in Friesland niet aan de gestelde veiligheidseisen voldoet. Naar aanleiding van dit plan is het Wetterskip Fryslan het projectbureau Oevers en Kaden opgericht dje het rapport Technische Normen Friese Kaden hebben uitgebracht. In dit rapport wordt...student report 2004
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Klein, A.H. (author), De Menezes, J.T. (author), Sperb, R.S. (author), Siegle, E. (author), Fontura, R. (author), Van de Graaff, J. (author), Stive, M.J.F. (author), Van der Schrieck, G.L.M. (author), Verhagen, H.J. (author)Balneário Camboriú is a very touristy city in southern Brazil, situated in the five kilometer wide Camboriú Bay. Its main tourist attraction is the beach, which is 5800 m long and rather narrow with a dry width of 10 to 20 m. The city is facing several problems regarding the beach that have a negative impact on tourism. The main problems are:...student report 2004
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Duvivier, T. (author), Heijkoop, G. (author), Van der Hoeven, T. (author), Lely, M. (author)The analysis of the Socio-Economic system sets the engineering problems in a broader perspective. It answers why a technical problem should be solved and in what kind of socio- economic environment. An insight in recent history shows that Angoche once was an important port and town for the Nampula province. Agro-Industry was the main economic...student report 2004
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Van den Bos, W. (author), Klaver, E. (author), Koster, L. (author), Uelman, E. (author)Op dit moment spelen in Provincie Zuid-Holland twee belangrijke landuitbreidingsprojecten, te weten de Tweede Maasvlakte en Nieuw-Holland.Om tot een ontwerp van Nieuw-Holland te komen is er gekeken naar de functies en de interacties. In de functionele analyse is allereerst gekeken naar welke functies er behoefte bestaat. De belangrijkste...student report 2004
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Van den Hengel, D. (author), Poot, J.G. (author), Theunissen, R.P.G.J. (author), Kluyver, T.M. (author)In this report the beach erosion problem at the Village of Mayabeque, located 60 km south of Havana at the South coast of Cuba will be investigated. Mayabeque is a small local holiday village. 20 houses are permanently inhabited and in the summer the population goes up to 3000, mostly Cuban people all spending there holidays here. Mayabeque...student report 2004
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Brugmans, J. (author), Van Dijk, R. (author), Van der Lans, J. (author), Loeffen, R. (author), Wagner, J. (author)Waihi Beach is a village consisting out of 2300 inhabitants, located in the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand. It can be seen as a 9 km long tombolo beach. Dunes used to protect most of the land, but have decreased in size through natural erosive processes and through urban development in the dune areas. The long and short-term...student report 2003
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Veenstra, E. (author), Versmissen, K. (author), Meijer, M. (author), Muilwijk, M. (author), Groenendaal, E. (author)Havana City is situated on the north coast of the Republic of Cuba, the largest island in the Caribbean Sea. Because of Spanish and African influences Havana is one of the most picturesque cities of the western hemisphere. In the 18* and 19* century a part of the city that lies adjacent to the sea, the Malecón, has developed until today into a...student report 2003
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Van den Broek, M. (author), Van der Giessen, M. (author), Ginsel, D. (author), Kooy, M. (author), Van der Mark, R. (author), De Nooijer, J. (author), Prinsen, A. (author), Van de Rest, P. (author), Albers, V.J.J. (author), Arends, A. (author), Bos, R. (author), Ouwehand, J. (author), Reeskamp, B. (author), Stive, M.J.F. (author), Waterman, R.E. (author), Zitman, T.J. (author)In Katwijk zijn er verschillende partijen die plannen hebben met betrekking tot de kust. Veiligheidsverhoging van een deel van Katwijk dat nog niet op deltaniveau is, een vergrootte uitwateringsvoorziening, de geprojecteerde nieuwe zeejachthaven en ontsluiting van het scheepvaartverkeer vanaf zee zijn hierbij de kernwoorden. De projectgroep...student report 2002