Fieldwork Coastal Engineering 2017: CIE5318 Fieldwork Hydraulic Engineering

Since 2003 there is a cooperation between the Hydraulic Engineering department of Delft University of Technology and Bulgarian universities. The cooperation focusses on exchange of knowledge and the development of the coast in the area of Varna. Dutch and Bulgarian students get the possibility to gain experience in data collecting, processing...

Ontwerp Afwateringssysteem Asparuhovo

Afgelopen zomer zorgde hevige regenval voor grote overstromingen in de wijk Asparuhovo. Deze wijk ligt aan de heuvelachtige zuidkant van de kuststad Varna in Bulgarije. Na twee dagen van aanhoudende neerslag kwam er op 19 juni plots een grote modderstroom door de wijk heen zetten. Het gevallen regenwater behoort te worden afgevoerd van het hoger...

Feasibility study on the use of a floating breakwater to protect a new artificial beach in Balchik, Bulgaria

The coast of Bulgaria is subject to erosion. Because of this fact, around the town of Balchik, which is situated on the Black Sea coast, almost no sandy beaches are present. Last years there have been vast tourist developments in and around Balchik. Because of these developments, the province demands solutions to adapt coastal protection...