Map of the TU Delft Campus
Regional Geo-engineering
van den Burghweg
N.C. Kistweg
Pieter Calandweg
Van Mourik Broekmanweg
Stevinweg
Stieltjesweg
Christiaan Huygensweg
Keverling Buismanweg
Schoemakerstraat
Van der Waalsweg
Highlighted in blue the Aula, building 20 and the faculty of CiTG, building 23. In
red highlighted the parking spaces.
Contact information
Delft University of Technology
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Ms. Marlijn Ammerlaan
Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 15 2781423
E-mail: M.J.M.Ammerlaan@tudelft.nl
Symposium on Geo-engineering for Dykes
Invitation
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Lectureroom C, Faculty of CiTG, TU Delft
PROGRAMME
Around 1 billion euros per year are required to maintain and upgrade the Dutch
dyke network. Research is urgently needed to improve understanding in dyke
geo-engineering to focus financial resources more effectively in areas of real need.
In particular, there is a need to fill knowledge gaps relating to the 14,000 km of
regional dykes, which are currently maintained and upgraded using rules mainly
derived from research on primary dykes.
On the occasion of the inaugural lecture of Professor Cristina Jommi, Chair of
Dikes and Embankments at TU Delft, we organise this symposium to invite the
national public bodies, companies and colleagues to discuss the priorities and the challenges we are facing to improve the design, maintenance and safety of the
regional water defences in the Netherlands.
The symposium includes time for open questions and answers. English is the preferred language, but Dutch is equally welcome for questions.
Chair: Michael Hicks, Head of the Geo-engineering Section, TU Delft
Welcome and coffee
9.30-10.00, Location: Lectureroom C
Research at TU Delft
10.00-11.00
Michael Hicks: Geo-engineering Research and Education
Wout Broere & Amin Askarinejad: Experimental Testing and Physical Modelling
Dominique Ngan-Tillard & Leon van Paassen: Geological and Geo-environmental
Engineering
Matthijs Kok: Flood Risk and Hydraulic Engineering
Coffee Break
11.00-11.30
The Leendert de Boerspolder project, and beyond
Panel discussion
11.30-13.00
Rogier van Opstal, Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland
Henk van Hemert, STOWA & Hoogheemraadschap Holland Noorderkwartier
Phil Vardon, TU Delft
Joop Weijers, Rijkswaterstaat & TU Delft
Cor Zwanenburg, Deltares
Lunch
13.00-14.00
We would be grateful if you could confirm your attendance for lunch before December 8, 2014 by e-mail to
Ms. Marlijn Ammerlaan
E-mail: M.J.M.Ammerlaan@tudelft.nl
Inaugural Lecture
15.00-15.45, Location: Aula, TU Delft
Cristina Jommi, TU Delft
Reception
16.00-18.00