The effects of a continuous nourishment on the physical behavior of the Dutch coastline: Studying the behavior of a continuous nourishment at the Delfland coastal stretch in the first year of its lifetime

The growing awareness of climate change asks for innovation in the methods of applying nourishments at the Dutch coastline. The concept Zandwindmolen has therefore been developed. Using wind mills at sea, sediment is dredged offshore and transported towards the shore, from where hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes redistribute sediment...

Floodproof Galveston: A multidisciplinary project on flood risk and exploration of effective mitigation measures for the City of Galveston

In the past, Galveston Island has suffered from several tropical storms and hurricanes. Some of them have had a tremendous impact on the City of Galveston and its inhabitants. Two recent hurricanes, Ike (2008) and Harvey (2017), caused significant damage and struck the city in different manners. While Hurricane Ike brought about high wind speeds...