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Spui fluid subsidence

Hollandse Delta Water Board

The sea defences along the Spui waterway were prone to the fluid subsidence failure mechanism. The water board decided that a large-scale, two layer reinforcement project was needed to guarantee the exterior stability. Thanks to these measures, the residents of Voorne-Putten and the Hoeksche Waard are now properly protected again.

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Kunstwerk Katwijk Uitlaat engineering structure

Between October 2013 and February 2015, the coast near Katwijk was reinforced with a 'Dyke in the Dune' structure. An underground car park was constructed between the dyke and the boulevard. At the same time, the dune area was widened…

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Measures to counteract fluid subsidence at Dordtsche Kil

The sea defences along the Dordtsche Kil were prone to the fluid subsidence failure mechanism. The Water Board decided that a large-scale, two layer reinforcement project was needed to guarantee the exterior stability. Thanks to these measures, the residents of…

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Maintenance of the Amsterdam-Rhine canal

The Prinses Marijkesluizen is a complex of sluices in the Amsterdam-Rhine canal near Rijswijk (Gelderland) and Ravenswaaij. The complex consists of two lock chambers and a sluice to shut off the Amsterdam-Rhine canal from the Lek. Under normal conditions, the…

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