Dynamic Assessment of the Bolivar Roads Navigational Barge Gate Barrier

The devastation caused by Hurricane Ike in the Galveston Bay area (Texas, United States of America) proved the necessity of an improved water defense. Multiple flood risk reduction studies were undertaken. The Texas A&M University of Galveston proposed the Ike Dike, a fortification of the coastal spine to prevent a storm surge from entering the...

Hydrodynamic loading on the shaft of a gravity based offshore wind turbine

Gravity based support structure By a joint venture of BAM and Van Oord an innovative type of Gravity Based Structure (GBS) for an offshore wind turbine was developed. The GBS consist of a concrete caisson and a steel shaft. The applicable water depth range is between 35 and 60m. Hydrodynamic loading on the shaft In order to optimize the support...