Print Email Facebook Twitter Overview and Design Considerations of Storm Surge Barriers Title Overview and Design Considerations of Storm Surge Barriers Author Mooyaart, L.F. (TU Delft Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk) Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (TU Delft Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk) Date 2017 Abstract The risk of flooding in coastal zones is expected to increase due to sea level rise and economic development. In larger bays, estuaries, and coastal waterways, storm surge barriers can be constructed to temporarily close off these systems during storm surges to provide coastal flood protection. Worldwide, 18 storm surge barriers have been constructed thus far, but they are increasingly being considered as a future solution for other coastal locations. This study provides a systematic overview of existing storm surge barriers. It analyzes informationabout the main functions of each barrier, the type of gates used, and the associated costs. It also shows that functional requirements determine the design and layout of the barrier. The main design challenges are discussed. The study results may be of use in future planning and preliminary storm surge barrier design Subject Storm surge barrierCoastal structuresFlood riskCoastal protection To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:489e8912-3c7d-4fb6-96a4-9d349a3fbddf DOI https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000383 ISSN 0733-950X Source Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 143 (2) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2017 L.F. Mooyaart, Sebastiaan N. Jonkman Files PDF WW937_p_LM.pdf 2.24 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid%3A489e8912-3c7d-4fb6-96a4-9d349a3fbddf/datastream/OBJ/view