The development of a fine sediment nourishment strategy for the rehabilitation of an eroding mangrove-mud coast: Case study on the village Bedono in Indonesia

Manado: A Developing Coast

Manado, the capital city of North Sulawesi in Indonesia, is rapidly developing. The last years Manado has been extending into the sea, which changed the hydraulics and morphology of Manado Bay. This had negative effects on the currents, inducing erosion along the coast. Also Manado has problems with the presence of garbage in the rivers and...

Sedimentation reduction and check dam design in the Cilalawi River

An overdose of sediment from the Cilalawi River is going into the reservoir Waduk Jatiluhur. This is resulting in the problem of reservoir capacity reduction. With water still coming from different rivers, the future will be inundation. In this matter the recommendation for this problem is check dam(s) and changing land use, stated by the local...

Coal transport Kalimantan, research on different alternatives for coal transport in the province of South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

This master thesis focuses on the transportation of coal from two coalmines in South Kalimantan to the Java sea. Coal has to be transported from the coal mine area, situated hundred kilometre land inward, to a location with sufficient water depth, at the mouth of the river Barito. The biggest challenge for the new transport system is to increase...

Waterproof Manado: Life must be safe and secure, not only today but also in the future!

Manado City is growing, its population is increasing. This demands the city to grow outside its borders and even into the sea by using land reclamation. Introducing new challenges or making challenges bigger, which are already present. Not only growth is present in the city, going forward and becoming better and better is an on-going fight for...

Tidal energy resources assessment in Indonesia: A case study in Alas Strait

With the instability of oil prices and the increasing of people’s awareness in environmental problems, renewable energy is the key solution of these problems. Tidal energy, with its advantages of being predictable and its high energy density, is one of the most promising renewable energy forms. Indonesia’s topographic conditions with plenty of...

Accessibility of the port of Palembang: Riverworks and dredging in the Musi river

This thesis is divided into 7 chapters. Each chapter deals with one of the main subjects mentioned in the previous paragraph. Chapter 1 gives an introduction on the Musi river and the problems encountered in the entrance channel of the Port of Palembang. The present-day situation of the Musi river, as well as the available data, will be...

Upgrading of iron ore jetty

The jetty, discussed in this report, has to be adapted to meet new demands. The jetty is owned and operated by P.T. Krakatau Steel (P.T.K.S.). It is used for transferring iron ore. P.T.K.S. intends to increase the steel production in the coming years and therefore wants to upgrade a certain part of the jetty. The jetty exists of three smaller...

Tidal Swamp development by Pump Irrigation and Gravity Drainage, Acid Sulphate Soils, Kalimantan, Indonesia

This report is a study on the possibilities of practising irrigation & drainage at a large scale in tidal lowlands with acid sulphate soils in the humid tropics. The first chapters concern lowlands and their development in Indonesia. It appears that many of these lands become unfertile shortly after reclamation due to oxidation of pyrite,...