The jetty of the future: Reducing the environmental impact of a jetty platform structure by designing for reusability

The significant adverse contribution of the construction industry to greenhouse gas emissions and natural resource depletion has to be reduced. Regarding jetty platform structures, this challenge can be faced by designing for reusability, a promising concept for environmental impact reduction. However, this principle is not yet being widely...

Impact Proof Preliminary Design for the Marine Biology Station in Dichato

To the North of the city of Concepción in the South-West of Chile, lies the town of Dichato. It is situated on the south-eastern side of Coliumo Bay. The Universidad de Concepción (UdeC) owns a marine concession in this bay, which includes a section of beach and sea for a Marine Biology Station (EBMD), belonging to the Faculty of Natural and...

The feasibility of standardization of a mono-pile mooring facility for FSRU's

As the LNG market continues to grow internationally, Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRU’s) have become an increasingly important component as governments and private companies strive for faster, cheaper and more flexible means of re-gasifying. In order to have a FSRU mooring system which is equally fast deliverable, standardization...

Building Technology for climate change adaptation

If we look at the energy consumption of a household we see transport is number one. Open areas in a downtown area are not easy to find, which explains the long travel distance people make. Old harbors are located in the center of a city on the other hand are mostly wasteland. The rea- son is that the area has a high flood risk because it is...

Dynamic Analysis of an Open Piled Jetty Subjected to Wave Loading

At different locations in the Caribbean cruise jetties have been damaged during hurricanes. The specific cause of the damage is unknown. In this research the role of the dynamic behaviour of a jetty investigated. This research has the goal to elaborate circumstances under which the dynamic behaviour of the open piled jetty on Sint Maarten...

Long-term morphological modelling of the mouth of the Columbia River

With the construction of a process-based long-term morphological model (Delft3D) for the Mouth of the Columbia River (MCR), a first approach is made in trying to simulating the long-term morphodynamics of the MCR. Focus is on simulating the observed morphological changes for the post-jetty period of 1926-1958. The model is supplied with a high...

Wave impact on horizontal platforms

This project is about wave impact on horizontal platforms. It investigates the interaction between ocean waves, mainly during hurricanes, and harbour jetties in coastal areas. Various types of loads can be identified when waves hit these kinds of coastal structures. The focus in this report will be on vertical loads (upward and downward) on...

Aanvaring van waterbouwkundige constructies

In dit rapport wordt een aanvaring van een waterbouwkundige constructie beschreven; met name de interactie tussen een schip en een waterbouwkundige constructie. In eerste instantie wordt uitgegaan van een oneindig stijve constructie, van waaruit een benaderingsmethode wordt gegeven om een scheve aanvaring om te zetten in een frontale aanvaring...

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...

Port development in Haldia

The ports of Haldia and Calcutta are located landinward along the Hooghly river respectively 43 and 145 kilometer from the Bay of Bengal. In this report a masterplan will be developed to concentrate the port activities of both ports in Haldia. Roughly 50% of India's population is living in extreme poverty. The Government considers growth of the...