A Large Deformation Desai Flow Surface Implementation in Abaqus: Desai Flow Surface Implementation

This research project aims to implement an elasto-plastic Neo-Hookean Alpha material with a Desai flow surface with hardening and softening in Abaqus via the Continuum Mechanics framework. This is done by first defining the elasto-plastic potato diagram and deriving the corresponding stress tensor definition and dissipation inequality. The...

4th Harbour Scheveningen: Masterplan

This report considers a possible port expansion in port of Scheveningen, The Netherlands. The problems considered are brought forwards in the plans introduced by Dr. Ir. Waterman and are tackled from multiple disciplines. These problems relate to the recharge of the freshwater-lens, reachability of the port, flood protection of the Tweede Haven,...

Midtown: Right in the MIDst of a climate resilient and vibrant HousTOWN

Houston, TX is known for being flood prone. Recent disasters such as Hurricane Harvey (2017) severly damaged this city. Houston’s flooding problem is caused by urban sprawl, the flatness of the city and the lack of policy. The urban sprawl increases the amount of concrete and limits the city’s natural drainage, the flatness of the city means the...

Erosion problem at Piçarras Beach: The cause of the erosion and possible counter measures

Over the last three decades the beach area of Piçarras has undergone large changes. The river Piçarras was fixed which caused severe erosion problems. With large nourishment projects the municipality tried to create a sustainable beach area. However, these nourishments did not form a long term solution, which means that, until the present day,...

Project Imbituba

The Port of Imbituba, located in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, is a privately operated port in Brazil. In the past, the port has been upgraded in order to meet the future growth in the size and number of vessels. The main breakwater and the quay were elongated and the waterway was deepened. In the first six months of 2014, a large...

Delft3D model of the Ayeyarwady delta Myanmar

In 2013 and 2014, a hydrodynamic model for the Ayeyarwady delta was developed. This delta is located in the Southwestern part of Myanmar. Because it is prone to flooding and is also affected by salt intrusion during periods of low river discharge, it was chosen to develop a hydrodynamic model to gain more insight into the aforementioned...