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Hofland, B. (author), Van Leeuwen, C.W. (author)Siltation is a serious problem for harbours situated on tidal rivers and estuaries. Maintenance dredging is necessary on a regular basis to guarantee safe navigation and is often a large cost factor. A means to prevent sediment from entering a harbour is the Current Deflecting Wall (CDW), which passively alters the water exchange at the harbour...master thesis 1999
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Janssen, T.T. (author)This thesis studies the relation between short wave groups and long wave motion in the shore-normal case on a uniformly sloping bottom. The short wave groups can be described through two time scales; the time scale of the individual waves and the time scale of the groups. The energy of the individual waves is dissipated through wave breaking and...master thesis 1999