Dyke reinforcement
Description
The rehabilitation of flood defences presents many hydraulic and geotechnical challenges, and leads to interesting developments in solutions and calculation methodologies. This lecture evening will discuss some of these developments, and focus on three appealing projects.
18:00 - 18:30 Welcome
18:30 - 19:00 Lekdijk - Dike reinforcement using Structural Elements (Vasco Veenbergen,ABT)
19:00 - 19.30 The Water Relaxer (Onno Langhorst, Movares)
19:30 - 20:00 Break and bread meal
20:00 - 20:30 Port Cadzand, Reinforcing the flood defence with X-bloc (..., BAM Infraconsult)
20.30 - 21:00 Markermeer dyke, customised dyke reinforcement on a weak foundation (Halter Werner, Fugro)
21:00 - 21:30 Smart Testing of Dykes and Dyke Crossings (Jaap Joosse, BT Geoconsult)
21:30 - 22:30 Closing drinks (closing 22:30)
Location
Prinsessegracht 23 | The Hague
Organiser
Construction and Hydraulic Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Name and contact details for information
Bart van Paassen Board member Geotechnical Engineering Department