The Kreekrak locks on the Scheldt-Rhine connection

The Dutch Belgian treaty of may 1963 stipulated that a system of locks should he constructed in the canal section extending from the port of Antwerp to the Eastern Scheldt. The system of locks was called the 'Kreekrak locks' from the tidal gulley that once existed in this area. The lock system had to he designed in such a way that when it was in...

Navigation locks for push tows

All model tests were performed on a scale of 1 : 25. The model ships were self-propelled. For the prototype tests a push tow was used, consisting of a pusher-tug and four barges, with an overall length of about 185 m. and a width of 22.40 m. Wherever possible, the results were checked with those of parallel model tests. An important part of the...