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Theme D) Reliability of Flood Defences

The geotechnical strength of the flood defences determines its reliability, together with the hydraulic loads. This project theme better assesses this geotechcnical strength to reduce the conservative estimates that are often encountered in current models. As a team, the projects below analyze the mechanims of dikes reinforced with sheet pile, large deformations, past performance, time-dependency in piping and modeling of erosion overtopping.

Theme leaders

Prof. dr. ir. Bas Jonkman

Prof. dr. S.J.M.H. Hulscher

Prof. Dr. Michael A. Hicks

Delft University of Technology

Projects

D1) Residual dike resistance

Insights in the proces after a slope instability

Guido Remmerswaal

Delft University of Technology

D2) Time dependency and interactions

A framework for safety assessment with time-dependent failure processes

Joost Pol

Delft University of Technology

D3) Incorporating past performance

Improved methods for estimating dike failure probability

Mark van der Krogt

Delft University of Technology

D4) Overtopping flow and cover erosion

Develop models to account for the effect of transitions on the dike design

Vera van Bergeijk

University of Twente

D5) Berms and roughness elements

Better methods for estimating the influence on the wave overtopping discharge

Weiqiu Chen

University of Twente

D6) Modeling of sheet pile reinforced dikes in organic soils

Improved soil characteristics and insights on the sheet pile performance based on a full-scale test

Arny Lengkeek

Delft University of Technology

Last modified: 21/06/2020