An Analysis of the Phreatic Surface of Primary Flood Defences

Master thesis (2018)

Authors

D.A. de Loor Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Contributors

M. Kok (mentor)
K.J. Reinders (mentor)
A. Askarinejad (graduation committee member)
T Sikkema (mentor)
Faculty
Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Civil Engineering & Geosciences
Copyright: © 2018 David de Loor
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Published Date

16-02-2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Abstract

PLAXIS study of a primary flood defence in the Netherlands. The influence of water level, precipitation, and wave overtopping on the position of the phreatic surface is being investigated. The hydraulic loads are applied to a clay dike with a cracked top layer and a sand dike with a cracked clay cover. The findings are related to the current deterministic methods to estimate the location of the phreatic surface.