Print Email Facebook Twitter The Segment barrier Title The Segment barrier: A case study on the applicability of new conceptual designs for a storm surge barrier at Long Island Sound, USA Author James, Michael (TU Delft Civil Engineering & Geosciences) Contributor van der Leer, Niek (mentor) Nijsse, R. (graduation committee) Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (graduation committee) Voorendt, M.Z. (graduation committee) Lansink, Joost (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Corporate name Delft University of Technology Programme Geoscience and Remote Sensing Date 2021-01-21 Abstract The Segment barrier is a conceptual design for a storm surge barrier consisting of individual concrete segments which can be combined to form a barrier. The structure is designed with the ability to expand in size to deal with the uncertainties of global mean sea level rise by stacking the individual segments into various configurations. At its core, the Segment barrier is a temporary structure that can be assembled before the advent of a storm surge and dismantled afterwards with the intent of mitigating the long-term environmental and ecological impact associated with permanently fixed hydraulic structures. However, the Segment barrier is equally able to function as a typical structure with a long design life if necessary. Long Island Sound served as a case study for the development of this concept. The severity and frequency of annual hurricanes is expected to increase within this century and recent examples of hurricanes have already shown the devastating impact to New York City and the wider coastal region. The area of Long Island Sound is expected to have a crucial role in providing protection for millions of people through the development of flood protection measures. The development of this concept involved analyses on the structure’s overall stability, local wave climate, structural design of prestressed concrete elements and the applicability of the barrier for this region. An important aspect of this concept is optimization for which a number of suggestions are provided to inspire further research and design efforts. This thesis establishes the foundation for a new type of storm surge barrier and aims to convey the potential of this concept for wider applicability around the world. Subject Storm surge barrierNew York CityCase StudyConceptual design To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:bedbc429-0617-480f-9056-f6c2a6a3f153 Coordinates 40.933865,-73.645041 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2021 Michael James Files PDF MSc_thesis_Michael_James.pdf 9.37 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:bedbc429-0617-480f-9056-f6c2a6a3f153/datastream/OBJ/view