Unravelling Drivers of Morphological Change: A Case Study on the Prins Hendrik Sand Dike

Flood defense will have to be strengthened all over the world as sea level rise poses great challenges for the safety of coastal settlements. Strengthening traditional hard flood defenses is becoming increasingly more difficult due to limited space in the coastal zone and large costs inflicted with renovation. Adaptive ‘soft solutions’ pose an...

A methodology for assessing power performance of Wave Energy Converters, applied to a quasi-rigid submerged pressure differential device

In the transition to renewable energy, harvesting the power from oceanic waves is often mentioned to be next step after the deployment of wind energy technology. Although many different solutions for wave energy conversion (WEC) are being developed and financial support schemes exist, commercially extracting this energy seems however to be...

Force characterization for a submerged velocity cap in unsteady flows

Coastal facilities such as desalination plant or a nuclear power plant need a continuous discharge of salty water to carry out their functions. Hereby an intake structure, such as a velocity cap, can be used to take in water from the sea. These intakes are open seafloor founded constructions mounted at a water depth ranging between 10 and 20...

Numerical Simulation of Hydrodynamic Forces on Bridge Decks

Highway bridges along the coast and small river bridges in mountainous regions can be submerged during storm surges or strong rainfall events, respectively. Loss of serviceability during these conditions can dramatically hamper the evacuation plan and the capacity for emergency transportation, thus it is essential to ensure the stability of...

Stability of outfalls during installation

Outfalls are built for the purpose ofdischarging sewage, storm runoff or cooling water into the sea. During the installation, outfalls are exposed to relatively large hydrodynamic forces compared to their own weight in case of adverse weather or high currents. To resist these forces, a heavy concrete weight coating has to be applied. With...

Schematization of Hydrodynamic Forces Acting on Jack-up Legs and Morison Coefficients for Jack-up Legs

The first report is about: A jack-up rig is a mobile offshore platform. Basically, it is a self-elevating pontoon, which can be supported by retractable legs resting on the sea bed. Recently, it is proposed to use these platforms for production of marginal fields, what implies a longer term use. Furthermore, there are plans to use such platforms...