Effectiveness of Mangroves in Flood Risk Reduction

The risk of flood risk is increasing with global trends such as rising sea levels, land subsidence, increasing populations in coastal areas and economic growth. Traditional solutions to reduce flood risk are a levee or a dam; however, the research on hydraulic engineering is increasingly promoting nature-based solutions for flood protection....

Optimization of flood safety levels: Case study for unembanked areas in the Port of Rotterdam

Additional master thesis

Modelling the phreatic surface in regional flood defences

The phreatic surface is an important factor of influence on the stability and therefore the safety of regional flood defences. For stability calculations usually a schematisation of the phreatic surface is used, based on the geometry of the flood defence and the water levels. The influence of precipitation and evapotranspiration is not...

Wave-induced stem breakage in a vegetated foreshore and its implication on probability of flooding

Various flood protection measures are studied across the globe, and nature-friendly and environmentally resilient methods are gaining more attention. As part of the building with nature initiative, the project BE SAFE (Bio-Engineering for SAFEty) studies the effects of a vegetated foreshore as a flood protection measure which is found to be very...

Use of Compartment Dikes as a Flood Management Strategy in Schouwen-Duiveland

CIE4061 Multidisciplinary Project: We were tasked with determining the feasibility of dike compartments to mitigate flood risk in Schouwen-Duiveland, The Netherlands. The primary dike protecting the polder of Bruinisse is vulnerable to piping failure, leading to a high probability of flooding. In the event of a flood, the small but deep polder...

Design of a breach retardant dike

Sand dikes have a sand core and a clay layer to protect the core against erosion. It is not unlikely that this layer fails due to several failure mechanisms, exposing the sand core to water. This can be catastrophically when water is overtopping the dike. In case the protective cover fails, water can flow over the core and erode the sand,...

Haalbaarheidsstudie naar de toepassing van een worst als tijdelijke waterkering

Het rapport 'Haalbaarheidsstudie naar de toepassing van een worst als tijdelijke waterkering' gaat na of een worst als nooddijk een technisch en/of economisch haalbaar alternatief is voor huidig gebruikte methoden voor tijdelijke waterkeringen. Op dit moment wordt bij dreigend hoogwater op verschillende manieren een nooddijk gebouwd. Men kiest...

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