Document of bibliographic reference 104634

BibliographicReference record

Type

Bibliographic resource

Type of document

Journal article

BibLvlCode

AS

Title

State of the art in Storm-surge protection : the Netherlands Delta Project

Abstract

A multi-billion dollar complex of coastal construction protects the delta-estuarine region of the south-west Netherlands from a repeat of the 1953 storm-surge flooding that killed 1835. The Delta Project became effective in terms of flood protection in 1986, but sections of it are still under construction. One of the world's greatest civil-engineering projects, its 11 major and multiple secondary components have the function of closing off three main estuaries which shorten the coastline by approximately 720 km, creating a non-tidal waterway, the Scheldt-Rhine link, which facilitates inland shipping between Antwerp and Rotterdam (120 km), two of the largest ports in the world, and ensuring the partial environmental preservation of the Delta area. This case history addresses geology and foundation problems, planning and construction sequence, site investigation and foundation preparation, methods of construction, and foundation/structural interaction. The main focus is the megascale control barrier completed i

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:A1990DK92600019

Bibliographic citation

Watson, I.; Finkl, C.W. (1990). State of the art in Storm-surge protection : the Netherlands Delta Project. J. Coast. Res. 6(3): 739-764

Topic

Marine

Brakish water

Is peer reviewed

true