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Oosthoek, J. (author)
Gabion mattresses consist out of a steel wire grid in which fill material is retained. The advantage of these constructions is that the individual particle stability is no longer of importance. The containing function of the grid results in the effect that the fill material starts to behave as a group. Next to that the mattresses are all...
master thesis 2008
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Beekx, R.H.P.A. (author)
South Korea is reclaiming land by constructing dams and polders. The large tidal differences along the Korean coast make building these dams a challenging job. One of the solutions in South Korea to cope with the high flow velocities in closure projects is to apply sack gabions. These are steel nets with rocks inside them that weigh up to 3 tons...
master thesis 2006