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Plomp-van der Sar, E. (author)The Houston Metropolitan area is a hurricane prone area and vulnerable to flooding by large storm surges caused by these extreme storm events. The area is a major economic center in the State of Texas and even the whole United States. Protection of the area against flooding is extremely necessary to protect the economy, community and environment...master thesis 2016
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Aalberts, M.L. (author)After Hurricane Katrina the Bring New Orleans Back committee advised to use the Gentilly Ridge to split the Orleans Metro Bowl into compartments in order to reduce the consequences of a flood. The Gentilly Ridge is a natural sand elevation (ridge) of approximately 0,50 1,00 meter NAVD88 in the OMB landscape. The objective of this thesis is to...master thesis 2008
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Bijlsma, E. (author), Rolvink, A. (author), Veenendaal, D. (author), Van de Waal, R.J. (author)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...student report 2006
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