Erosion Negril Beach

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...

Fieldwork coastal Engineering: Byala (Bulgaria)

This is the final report of the project 'Fieldwork Coastal Engineering', part of the Master studies Hydraulic Engineering of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). It has been made by students of the TU Delft, in cooperation with students from the University of Architecture in Sophia. The fieldwork took place in Byala, Bulgaria, between 5th...

Neka Harbour: Seperate port development

Het effect van erosie en grondeigenschappen op het dynamisch gedrag van offshore windturbines betreffende stalen en betonnen monopile funderingen

Voor de opwekking van duurzame energie neemt het aandeel offshore windturbines stelselmatig toe, dit door de vele voordelen ten opzichte van landelijke windturbines. Het principe is overal hetzelfde; in de gondel wordt de mechanische energie wordt omgezet in elektrische energie. Hoe hoger de mast, hoe hoger de energieproductie omdat de...

Coastal defence for Centro Habana: Integral coastal defence for section 4 of the Malecón and hurricane generated hydraulic boundary conditions

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...

Modelling of planimetric/historical changes of the Geul river (The Netherlands)

This report presents the analyses and conclusions of a study on the planform evolution of the Geul river in the last 80 years. The results are compared with those of studies carried out by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA). The Geul river is to tributary of the Meuse River (The Netherlands). It has been straightened and protected against...

Erosion processes on dike slopes

Erosion processes are divided in two parts, whereas first process is detachment process and second process is transport of detached soil. The main function of grass cover is to avoid detachment. Therefore certain strength is necessary to execute this assignment. Resistance of grass covers are affected by several parameters. The influencing...

Probabilistic Design Entrance Channel Port of Cape Town

This report covers description of a design method for determination of the depth of an entrance channel of a harbour. This method is applied to the Port of Cape Town.

Coastal erosion project, Diani beach, Kenya

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...

Technische haalbaarheid van het hangende strand concept met geotextiele containers

Als gevolg van erosie langs de kust van Nederland worden er periodiek zandsuppleties uitgevoerd om te voorkomen dat de basiskustlijn verder landinwaarts verplaatst. Bij zeer steile onderwateroevers kan erosiebestrijding met zandsuppleties problematisch zijn, de zuidwestkust van Wa1cheren is zo'n probleem 10catie. De vraag rijst dan ook of voor...

Alternative designs for hurricane protection systems and building structures in New Orleans

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...

Port of Altamira, Mexico

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...

Swell and wave-groups at Saldanha bay

Mooring problems are one of the most important issues in port construction and port operation when harbours are facing the open sea. Operational standards usually define that cargo handling for large vessels is possible when significant wave height is below some level, i.e., 0.5 [m]. However, several ports have reported mooring problems when the...

Development west coast Taiwan: Redesign coastal area between Da’an River and Dajia River

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...

Zandbalans Loswal noord. De netto bijdrage van Loswal Noord aan de zandvoorraad van het Nederlandse kustfundament.

Design of granular near-bed structures in waves and currents

Modellering van extreme waterstanden veroorzaakt door opwaaiing toegepast op het Slotermeer: Een toetsing van het model voor overschrijdingswaterstanden in Friesland met een berekening van opwaaiing op het Slotermeer

De provincie Friesland wil een meer gestructureerde aanpak voor de bepaling van de hoogtes van boezemkades. Om goed te kunnen dimensioneren is een gedetailleerd model nodig met maatgevende waterstanden. Het huidige model, gemaakt door het Wetterskip Fryslân, is gebaseerd op 37 meetpunten verspreid over Friesland. Met de metingen zijn voor de...