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Stability Analysis Quay Wall at the Amazonehaven, Port of Rotterdam

Mourillon, Nadevah K.N. (author), de Gijt, J.G. (author), Bakker, K.J. (author), Brassinga, Henk (author), Broos, E.J. (author)

The stability of any structure is an important aspect in civil engineering. This aspect is the subject of the researched quay wall at the Amazonehaven, port of Rotterdam. The quay wall with a relieving platform structure had in various section, over the entire 900m length of the quay, large deformations at the toe of the combined wall. The...

conference paper 2017

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Lowering the Beneluxtunnel

Weeda, Tomas (author), de Gijt, J.G. (author), Bakker, K.J. (author), Braam, C.R. (author), Broos, Eric (author), Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (author)

As a result of the persistent increase of container vessel dimensions, future problems regarding navigation draught in the presence of tunnels are becoming more likely to occur. Hence, possible solutions to this problem have been investigated for the Beneluxtunnel. Several design options have been elaborated to determine the technical and...

conference paper 2017

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Specifying risk management standard for flood risk assessment: A framework for resources allocation

Yunika, A. (author), Kok, M. (author), de Gijt, J.G. (author)

General risk management standard, e.g. ISO 31000:2009, approaches risk as a coin with a pair of two sides, i.e. the threat and the opportunity. However, it is hardly the case of flood events which mainly come as threats. Despite the contrary, this study explores the potential applicability of the available risk management standards specifically...

conference paper 2017

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The gelsluice, an innovative idea for the present sluice structures

de Gijt, J.G. (author), Heester, B.A. (author)

Sluices have been built worldwide since in 984 when the first sluice was built in China to speed up the operations in the Grand canal. Since that time different types of sluices have been developed world wide both in size and material use and their own shipping and structural characteristics. One of the main drawbacks of the present sluice...

conference paper 2017

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Evaluation of performance of analytical and numerical methods to account for liquefaction effects on the seismic response of anchored quay walls

van Elsäcker, W.A. (author), Besseling, F. (author), Lengkeek, H.J. (author), Brinkgreve, R.B.J. (author), de Gijt, J.G. (author), Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (author)

Liquefaction induced by earthquakes has shown to have potential devastating influence on seismic performance of anchored quay walls. Therefore, measures to mitigate liquefaction are commonly part of the design of quay walls in<br/>seismically active regions. Such mitigation measures are costly. Moreover, these measures are difficult to implement...

conference paper 2017

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Widening a harbor basin, demolition of a deep see quay wall in Rotterdam

Broos, E.J. (author), Sibbes, R. (author), de Gijt, J.G. (author)

The rapid development in containership dimensions creates a huge challenge for ports. But for one port basin in Rotterdam this challenge was too big. The nautical restrictions for the Amazonehaven would start at such moderate conditions that the basin would be closed for Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS) about a 100 days a year. As this basin...

conference paper 2017

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Resilience to flooding: Draft building code

Clarkson, J.D. (author), Braun, K. (author), Desoto-Duncan, A. (author), Forsyth, G. (author), De Gijt, J.G. (author), Huber, N.P. (author), Miller, D. (author), Rigo, P. (author), Sullivan, D. (author)

A significant issue associated Flood Defence Systems (FDS) is the difficulty of predicting how these structures will behave when inevitably they have been loaded beyond their designed capacity by a flood. The flood can cause these structures to fail catastrophically with loss of life and substantial damage to property. For a limited incremental...

conference paper 2013

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Reliability of quay walls using finite element analysiscalibration of partial safety factors in quay wall design by probabilistic plaxis calculations

Wolters, H.J. (author), Bakker, K.J. (author), De Gijt, J.G. (author)

During the last two years, CUR committee 183 has worked on the upgrade of the Dutch Quay Walls handbook (CUR 211), which is to be published in 2013. Two of the main elements that are considered in this new edition are the addition of Finite Element analysis (FEM) as a method for design, comparable to the description in the Handbook Sheet-Pile...

conference paper 2013

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The feasibility of removable prefab diaphragm walls

Amaarouk, R. (author), De Gijt, J.G. (author), Braam, C.R. (author)

A diaphragm wall is a cast in-situ reinforced concrete retaining wall applied in, among others, quay walls. The main advantages of this type of retaining wall are that it can be made in almost every preferred length and that it can resist high structural loads. However, there are several disadvantages: sufficient concrete cover on the...

conference paper 2013

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A comparison of a 3 dimensional probabilistic method of berthing structure design and the traditional method of a berthing structure design

Kool, J.J. (author), De Gijt, J.G. (author), Groenewegen, L. (author)

Finite element method (FEM) is increasingly applied as a first choice tool for designing structures. The same trend is seen in probabilistic designing. Consequently, the application of the combination of these two methods is discussed in this paper.In this study the presence of potential overcapacity in a structure has been studied. As an...

conference paper 2013

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Recommendations for assessing and upgrading old urban quay walls

Roubos, A.A. (author), De Gijt, J.G. (author)

conference paper 2013

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Upgrading techniques for quay walls

Douairi, M. (author), De Gijt, J.G. (author)

conference paper 2013

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Cost of quay walls including life cycle aspects

De Gijt, J.G. (author), Vinks, R. (author)

Port authories and other organisations involved in designing and building of port infrastructure are at first glance interested in predicting adequatly the expected costs. This paper discusses the costs development of quay walls versus time. The basis for the costs development of quay walls is discussed on the basis of two methods. The MTI...

conference paper 2011

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Cost of quay walls

De Gijt, J.G. (author)

conference paper 2011

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Large-scale physical model tests on sand-filled geotextile tubes and containers under wave attack

Steeg, P. (author), Vastenburg, E. (author), Bezuijen, A. (author), Zengerink, E. (author), de Gijt, J.G. (author)

conference paper 2011

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Comparison of infrastructure designs for quay wall and small bridges in concrete, steel, wood and composites with regard to the co2-emission and the life cycle analysis

Van Heel, D.D. (author), Maas, T. (author), De Gijt, J.G. (author), Said, M. (author)

This paper describes quay wall and bridge designs in different materials, which are compared with regard the the CO2-emission and the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). For this study the requirements and boundary conditions from the Euromax Terminal quay wall, in the Port of Rotterdam, have been used. The preliminary designs of the quay wall (made...

conference paper 2011

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Research into the causes of the measured displacements of a quay wall

Grotegoed, D. (author), Dudok van Heel, D. (author), De Gijt, J.G. (author)

In this paper, an investigation into the causes of measured deformations of a quay wall in the Port of Rotterdam is described. Measurements show that horizontal displacements of the combi wall in seaward direction, increasing nonlinearly in time. This trend was the reason for an investigation into all possible causes of the horizontal...

conference paper 2011

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Comparison of quay wall designs in concrete, steel, woord and composites with regard to the co2-emission and the life cycle analysis

Maas, T. (author), De Gijt, J.G. (author), Van Heel, D.D. (author)

In this paper quay wall designs in different materials are compared with regard to the CO2-emission and the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). For this study the requirements and boundary conditions of the quay wall in the Euromax Terminal, the Port of Rotterdam, have been used. An overview of preliminary designs of the tender phase with a concrete...

conference paper 2011

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Preliminary results of a research into carbon footprint of port infrastructure, Port of Rotterdam

Luijten, C.J.L.M. (author), Andriessen, C.J. (author), de Gijt, J.G. (author), Broos, E.J. (author), Zwakhals, J.W. (author), van Ewijk, H.A.L. (author)

This article describes the preliminary results of a study in the Port of Rotterdam to assess the carbon footprint of port infrastructures, In the study two types of port infrastructure have been selected, a road construction and a quay wall construction. For both structures the individual components of these structures were categorized to assess...

conference paper 2010

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The use of a floating quay for container terminals

van der Wel, M. (M.vanderWel@student.tudelft.nl) (author), de Gijt, J.G. (J.G.deGijt@tudelft.nl) (author), Dudok van Heel, D. (D.DudokvanHeel@gw.rotterdam.nl) (author)

The increase of global shipping leads to competition between container terminals. In order to meet the demands of the shipping companies (service time < 24h.) innovation is necessary. A new indented berth layout is used at Amsterdam Container Terminals to achieve a berth productivity of 300 moves per hour. Since there is a scarcity of land...

conference paper 2010