R.J. Labeur
26 records found
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Tidally- and Wind-Driven Horizontal Flow Patterns on Intertidal Flats in the Wadden Sea
An Assessment using Subgrid Modeling Technique
The Wadden Sea is of great ecological importance. Key elements in the Wadden Sea are the extensive intertidal flats. These contain vast amounts of life, serve as feeding grounds for millions of birds, and provide ecosystem services such as coastal protection. It follows that it i
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Ship-induced waves interacting with floating membranes
A three-dimensional hydroelastic analysis
Thin and large floating structures are increasingly used for a variety of applications, such as floating solar platforms, aquaculture, storage facilities, and even housing. For example, in the Netherlands, where thin plate-shaped floating solar platforms are ...
Mixing of Salt by Internal Waves
Internal waves generated over geometrical features to reduce stratification in the Rotterdam Waterway
Due to climate change, low river discharges are expected more frequently. As a result, salt intrusion in the Rotterdam Waterway will be critical at least five times more frequently, negatively impacting freshwater availability. A possible new measure to reduce salt intrusion is p
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Dynamic Tidal Power in the Voordelta
Assessing the potential of a southwest-oriented DTP dam in the Netherlands for renewable energy and coastal resilience
A possible way of generating a stable and predictable base load of renewable energy, supplementing the unpredictable wind and solar energy, is dynamic tidal power (DTP). DTP is generated with the use of large dam, which is built in the sea, under an angle with the propagating tid
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Placed block revetments on dikes are used for the protection of the structure against wave loading. The dimensions of the revetment are determined with empirical relations and design tools. The stability of the design solution needs to be checked by physical flume tests to ensure
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Airtightness in the Retrofit of Historic Buildings
Investigation of a retrofit strategy for historic traditional buildings, optimizing their energy-efficiency, indoor environment quality, and heritage preservation
Despite being a critical aspect in improving the building stock’s environmental performance and achieving the global environmental goals, the retrofit of traditional historic buildings is hindered by a lack of comprehensive guidelines tailored to their complex building physics an
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The natural development of the morphology of rivers in time is important due to the functions rivers fulfil, such as navigability and drinking water supply. Rivers adjust their morphology when there is a change in the river controls, which are mainly the water discharge, sediment
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The combination of continuous sea level rise, and more frequent extreme river discharges will become a rapidly developing problem for the Rhine-Meuse delta over the course of the next century. The current Dutch delta management policy mostly revolves around the consistent improve
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The Kampereiland is an island located at the south eastern part of the IJsselmeer in the middle of the Netherlands. This island serves a purpose to lower water levels in the IJssel- and Vechtdelta during high water, by being inundated. This inundation is meant to result in lower
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This thesis concerns a hydroelastic analysis of a multi-module very large floating structure (VLFS), analysed in the frequency domain. To this end, the fluid-structure interaction is described by a 2D model, where the VLFS is represented by four floating beams interconnected with
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Undular bottom topography as a salt intrusion mitigation measure
A study on the potential of trapped internal waves to enhance vertical mixing
Due to climate change and human interventions, saltwater intrusion is becoming a topic of increasing concern worldwide. Salt water intrudes into the Rotterdam Waterway (RWW) by an exchange flow, where the denser sea water propagates landwards at the bottom. T ...
Determining the mechanisms causing the hydraulic damping during ship berthing
Comprehending the water cushion effect
When a large ship enters a port the vessel is navigated by the pilots instead of the captain due to safety reasons. The final part of the berthing manoeuver is the most critical and consists of the vessel moving laterally towards the quay wall. At this point the vessel does not u
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Sandbar breakwaters
Analysis of the effects of variations in wave climate on the morphological development of sandbar breakwaters by using the Lekki Sandbar Breakwater case study
Many coastlines feature a sediment transport in a dominant direction, possibly burying a traditional breakwater in sand in several years. The sandbar breakwater concept uses this sediment supply to its benefit to make the use of vast amounts of rocks abundant. During this researc
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Siltation affects navigation in harbors and waterways by reducing the water depth. To regain depth and safeguard navigation, dredging is required. Water Injection Dredging (WID) is one of the available hydrodynamic dredging techniques, in which pumps on a vessel inject water at h
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Flow over and around submerged groynes
Numerical modelling and analysis of a groyne flume experiment
In submerged conditions groynes add resistance to a river, thereby increasing the water levels for a particular discharge. Groynes are modelled in two ways, either they are included in the bed topography when the grid resolution is sufficiently high or with a sub-grid parametrisa
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River discharge is an essential parameter in morphodynamic modelling. It proves to be highly variable in both time and space. In this thesis the impact of the schematisation of time-dependent discharge series on morphodynamic change is studied. The impact is governed by several f
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Marine erosion of the Point Grey cliffs
A nearshore hydrodynamic, sediment transport and budget study
At the edge of Vancouver and the Strait of Georgia the Point Grey cliffs experience marine and subaerial erosion. The retreat of the cliffs will eventually result in losing university assets, infrastructure and archaeological treasures. Wave-induced sediment transports are suppos
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The thesis presents a numerical study on dredging induced undrained instability and subsequent static liquefaction of submarine landslides. For the study, a pre-existing hydro-dynamic uncoupled submarine slope numerical model, developed by Molenkamp (1999), has been modified to i
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Experimental research of pore water pressure fluctuation on the stability of submarine slopes
A case study of the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier
In this report, an experimental investigation of the influence of currents on submarine slope stability is presented for the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier case. Slope instabilities, including liquefaction failures, have been observed in the scour hole slopes near this barr
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Evaluating the applicability of 2DH models for the prediction of mega nourishments
A case study of the Hondsbossche Dunes
In 2003 certain areas of the Dutch coast were found not to meet contemporary safety standards, as a result of erosion that occurred over the last century. One of these 'weak links' stretches from Camperduin to Petten and is known as the Hondsebossche Pettemer Zeewering; a former
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