Container terminal development Port of Shanghai

At the time of writing this report the Chinese economy is one of the largest in the world. Although China is registered as a developing country, this will probably change fast while it is highly likely that China will be entering the World Trade Organisation (WTO) soon. With the growth of China, Shanghai as a container port will also grow. Plans...

Sediment transport losses due to washover on a barrier island

The purpose of this study is to quantify the cross-shore sediment transport, caused by washover flows on barrier islands in general and on the Wai San Ting sandbar in Taiwan in particular. Washover transport on a barrier island is the transport of sediment across the sandbar f r om its steeper seaward face towards the gentler sloping landward or...

Zeewaartse kustverdediging Texel

In de discussienota 'Kustverdediging na 1990', gepresenteerd in mei 1989, somt Rijkswaterstaat vier mogelijkheden op om het hoofd te bieden aan de verdere afkalving van strand en duin. Deze vier alternatieven zijn: terugtrekken, selectief handhaven, de kustlijn handhaven zoals die er op dit ogenblik bij ligt en het aanvullende alternatief ...