Improving hydrodynamic modeling of an estuary in a mixed tidal regime by grid refining and aligning

Water levels and flows in the Singapore coastal waters are driven by the complex interactions of the Indian and Pacific Ocean tides, seasonal monsoon-driven contributions and also forced by local winds. The Singapore Regional Model was developed to simulate hydrodynamics in the Strait of Singapore which produces representative sea level...

Rainfall fed inundation in greenhouse dominated polders: Research of water system assessments

Since the end of the last century, polders in the Netherlands have suffered from inundation due to heavy rainfall. Inundation occurrences in 1998 have led to large economic losses, especially in polders with a fast rainfall runoff process due to the high percentage of land occupied by greenhouses. This thesis focuses on water system assessments,...

Dynamic control of salt intrusion in the Mark-Vliet river system, The Netherlands

The Volkerak-Zoom Lake is an enclosed part of the estuarine delta in the southwest of the Netherlands and exists as such since 1987. The current freshwater lake experienced a deterioration in water and ecological quality. Especially cyanobacteria are a serious problem. To solve this problem it is proposed to reintroduce salt water and tidal...

The Influence of Scale Preferences on the Design of a Water Innovation: A Case in Dutch River Management

The debate on scale use in river management focuses primarily on the (lack of) fit between the biogeophysical and institutional systems. However, in this article we focus on the ‘subjective’ aspect of scale preferences in water governance. We apply an adapted version of the Integrated Scale Hierarchy for Rivers to determine the degree of fit...

Hydrodynamic models in urban drainage application and calibration

Computational modelling of emission from combined sewer overflows

Large-scale sandpits - Hydrodynamic and morphological modelling of large-scale sandpits

Large-scale, marine sand mining in front ofthe Dutch coast might be necessary in the near future in order to meet the needs of sand for regular engineering works and/or for a possible second Maasvlakte or a national airport on an artificial island. In order to make a socio-economically and environmentally sound decision with respect to location...