Nature-based strategies, such as wave attenuation by tidal marshes, are increasingly proposed as a complement to mitigate the risks of failure of engineered flood defense structures such as levees. However, recent analysis of historic coastal storms revealed smaller dike breach dimensions if there were …

Currently, the cutting forces themselves are only roughly estimated by a Specific Cutting Energy assumption. Throughout literature, many assumptions are made about different parameters, the condition in which the cutting process is taking place, and in specific cases, some parameters are not even considered …

Canalisation of the Liesbeek River has resulted in a deterioration of its ecosystem. In order to stop the deterioration of the Liesbeek River. The Rosebank village green area of the Liesbeek River is being rehabilitated. However, it is not known how the hydrology and morphology of the Liesbeek River …

The tidal area in the Eastern Scheldt is decreasing because of sand erosion and sea-level rise. Therefore, Rijkswaterstaat has investigated the possibilities to mitigate the consequences of erosion to maintain the intertidal areas. The height of the Galgeplaat tidal flat, the second-largest tidal flat …

De duinen en het strand zijn de natuurlijke zeewering van Nederland en beschermen het Nederlandse achterland van overstroming. Door optredende weersomstandigheden zoals golven en wind, kent de Nederlandse kust veel erosie en wordt de kustlijn steeds meer landwaard geduwd. Om deze reden wordt er ter bescherming …

The research concerns a currently developed project of implementing a tidal power harnessing system in the structure of Brouwersdam. The system would exploit hydraulic head difference between two water bodies and using gravity caused flow, generate electricity. As a side-effect to such system, hydraulic …

De eeuwige strijd tegen het water heeft onze delta afgesneden van de ooit zo rijke dynamiek. Het heeft de Nederlander gevormd en wereldberoemd gemaakt. Echter zorgt dit gevecht ook voor een afstand tussen mens en natuur. De brakke gradiënt tussen zoet- en zoutwater is bruut afgesneden door dijken en …

Aan de noordzijde van de Westerschelde onder ’s-Gravenpolder, ligt het natuurgebied de Biezelingse Ham. Het is een slik dat behoort tot Natura 2000-gebied, gelegen aan de buitenzijde van een dijk die functioneert als primaire waterkering. Het hoofddoel van de dijk is het achterland beschermen tegen overstromingen. …

The natural value of Dutch sandy beaches has been declining for decades. These relatively unstable, low nutritious, wave-washed environments lack the primary producers that represent the base of the food web. Thus, the sandy beach food web relies almost entirely on nutrient influx of other systems. Beside …

The turbidity in Lake Markermeer limits the primary production by phototrophic algae and the growth of plants. In turn, this limits the amount of fish and other organisms that live in and around Lake Markermeer in its food sources. To determine if there are organisms that limit the resuspension, a survey …