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De Groot, R.J.A. (author)In general, an inland navigation lock has a structural lifespan of about 100 years, while in most cases this lock is not big enough anymore after 25 - 50 years. This is caused by the growing ship dimensions and/or intensities. A functional flexible lock is the solution for extending the functional lifespan. This type of lock is, with or without...master thesis 2009
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Schoutens, P. (author)Typical Dutch historical city centres are characterised by the presence of canals. Due to increasing demands on public space, these canals make promising locations for the construction of large underground spaces, such as parking garages. There are no significant buildings overhead and they are often situated close to their target users. My...master thesis 2009
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Khan Mozahedy, A.B.M. (author)Detrimental impacts of fossil fuels and its foreseen scarcity are encouraging research for the development of the renewable energy as alternatives. A newly developed composite seawall concept could be a vitally important technique for wave energy conversion. A 3-D model of composite seawall has been simulated to comprehend its hydraulic...master thesis 2009
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Hoang, V.T. (author)In this Master dissertation the capacity of Vietnamese port system in comparison with ports in the Far East Asia region in aspects of port operations, port instituitional, organizational and administrative issues is investigated. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in port operations and port management of Vietnamese ports are...master thesis 2009
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Daly, C.J. (author)It has been found by many researchers that low frequency (LF) waves dominate the wave energy spectrum in very shallow water. Given that many longshore and cross-shore morphological processes are located within this zone, LF waves play an important role in determining morphological change, especially dune erosion and overwash during storm events....master thesis 2009
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Boshek, M.R. (author)Diffraction diagrams are frequently utilized by engineers within the feasibility and early design phases of a project. These helpful graphics, based on directional spreading and wavelength, can be used for a number of layouts and angles of incidence. In spite of the tendency to design breakwaters for the fullest dissipation of wave energy,...master thesis 2009
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Belyaev, P. (author)Thesis deals with finite element (FE) simulation of borehole jack (BHJ) tests in ice. The purpose of the thesis was to simulate elastic-plastic range shown in BHJ tests, compare measured ice stiffnesses with obtained from simulations, fit plastic range, investigate plastic properties and stress descending in surrounding ice. Eight BHJ tests...master thesis 2009
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Narayan, S. (author)A study of the effectiveness of mangroves in attenuating cyclone- induced waves was done using the SWAN 40.55MOD numerical model. Hydraulic parameters during extreme events and local mangrove vegetation parameters were estimated for the Kanika Sands mangrove island near the upcoming Dhamra Port in Orissa, India. Simplified generic analyses were...master thesis 2009
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Egon, A. (author)Coral reefs are highly diverse ecosystems that provide food, income, and coastal protection for hundreds of millions of coastal dwellers. They are found in tropical and semi tropical areas spread throughout South-east Asia, the Caribbean, the Indonesian archipelago, on Australian coasts and in the Pacific islands. Coral reefs are subject to both...master thesis 2009
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Costa, S.S. (author)Managed realignment involves the deliberate breaching of engineered defences to allow landward coastal migration whilst at the same time creating intertidal marshes and mudflats. Over the last two decades, this practice has become more common; however, the monitoring of realignment schemes is relatively limited and morphological changes are...master thesis 2009
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Van der Ham, P.J. (author)Part I: On the time scales of wave processes. To systematically improve the SWAN model a study on the wave physics in a tidal inlet was carried out. The third-generation SWAN model was used to compute the wave processes in a tidal inlet for storm conditions. The computed wave processes are propagation (shoaling, refraction and frequency shifting...master thesis 2009
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Yu, M. (author)Existing Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) for Poole Harbour was the first generation produced in 2004, which is before statutory obligations to protect the natural coastline were fully realised. Under the idea of ‘adopting a sustainable policy for the longer-term’, at present the second generation of SMP is being produced. This study was...master thesis 2009
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Kim, E. (author)The objective of this study was to contribute to the knowledge on ice-ridges structures interactions. This work is a follow-up of previous research on simulations of ice-structure interaction using finite element method (Gürtner, 2009b; Konuk, et al., 2009a,b) and a preliminary study of freeze-bond (FB) shear strength (Repetto-Llamazares, et al....master thesis 2009
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Mahmoodian, M. (author)Marine renewable energy as a infinite source of energy can be a reliable alternative for fossil fuels particularly in the UK with high potential wave energy in the Britain marine environment. Wide variety of wave energy converters has been developed in last decades and presenting more economical and reliable technologies is also under process....master thesis 2009
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Aziz, N.S. (author)With the instability of oil prices and the increasing of people’s awareness in environmental problems, renewable energy is the key solution of these problems. Tidal energy, with its advantages of being predictable and its high energy density, is one of the most promising renewable energy forms. Indonesia’s topographic conditions with plenty of...master thesis 2009
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Ho, J.C. (author)The rise of sea level increases the risk of coastal flooding by increasing the probability of occurrence of flood event at a given height. The essence of coastal planning and management in the future relies on an accurate coastal flood risk assessment with regards to sea level rise. Through the set up of flood risk assessment model in Geographic...master thesis 2009
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Umapathy, S. (author)The study focuses on the impact of human interventions on the natural behaviour of estuaries in response to sea-level rise. In particular it focuses on the affect of managed realignment on the critical sea level rise (SLRcrit) for the Poole Harbour. Numerical model ASMITA (Aggregated Scale Morphological Interaction between a Tidal inlet and the...master thesis 2009
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Djunaidi, R.P.A. (author)This thesis has focussed on the validation of extreme wave and crest height distribution. The empirical distribution was simulated based on laboratory and field measurement water elevation data. Both sets of data indicated the presence of abnormal wave ensuring the extreme condition aimed at in this study. The literature review was performed to...master thesis 2009
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Kebede, A.S. (author)Coastal zones are highly vulnerable to climate change and its variability. Future projections of global climate change suggest that relative sea-level rise and increased storm frequencies could lead to significant increases in coastal flooding and shoreline erosion. Associated with this, it is likely that coastal hazards can have the potential...master thesis 2009
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Van Damme, M. (author)Extracellular Polymeric Substance is found to be responsible for the stabilizing behaviour of biofilms on sediment, but studies disagree on how this stabilizing effect is achieved and what processes are involved in making an EPS biofilm shear off. This study answers the question how the biofilms achieve the stabilizing effect and what processes...master thesis 2009