Structural incidents in The Netherlands: A comparison of three databases

After several major structural incidents in The Netherlands, various initiatives have been started to improve structural safety. Research studies were initiated on the characteristics, causes and consequences of structural incidents. In this paper the results of three of these research studies are compared. Each study uses different data sources...

Recent laboratory tests with Elastomeric revetments

A new construction method of Polyurethane (PUR)-bonded revetments (Elastocoast) has been tested successfully on various locations in Germany, in the Netherlands, in France, and in the UK. See also the presentation of Bijlsma on this conference. This year a series of large scale test in the GWK-facility in Hannover have been executed. This...