Research projects
Promotor / supervisor of the following PhD research projects (completed):
- Qian Ke (November 11, 2014) flood risk analysis for Shanghai; with prof. Vrijling
- Xuexue Chen – PhD research (November 2, 2016) – hydraulic impacts of overtopping waves on buildings; with prof. W. Uijttewaal and dr. B. Hofland
- Dominik Paprotny (November 14, 2018) Pan European flood hazard modelling, with O. Morales Napoles
- Kasper Lendering (November 26, 2018), Advancing methods for evaluating flood risk reduction measure, with prof. M. Kok
- Vincent Vuik (March , 2019) Building Safety with Nature: salt marshes for flood risk reduction, with dr. B. Borsje
- Alfred A. Roubos (16 October, 2019) Enhancing reliability-based assessments of quay walls, with prof. R. Steenbergen
- Ece Ozer (May 25, 2020) Understanding Levee Failures From Historical and Satellite Observations, with prof. R. Hanssen
Ongoing (start date indicated):
- Job Kool (2016) hindcasting historical levee failures; with prof. C. Jommi
- Erik van Berchum (2016) advances in flood risk assessment, with prof. M. Kok
- Marco Bolognin (2016) flow slides; with prof. M. Hicks and dr. P. Vardon
- Paul Sayers (2016) flood risk management, with prof. C. Zevenbergen
- Orson Tieleman (2016) dynamics of hydraulic structures, with dr. B. Hofland
- Joost Pol (2017) incorporating past performance and serviceability limit states; with prof. M. Kok
- Arny Lengkeek (2017) Performance based design of sheet piles in flood defences; with dr. R. Brinkgreve
- Christopher Lashley (2017) Propagation of long waves on foreshores in front of dikes, with J. van der Meer (IHE) and JD Bricker
- Ermano de Almeida (2018) wave impacts on hydraulic structures; with dr. B. Hofland
- Nadieh Meinen (2018) – structural reliability of hydraulic structures, with R. Steenbergen
- Gina Torres (2019) – risks of submerged floating tunnels, with O. Morales
- Marcel t Hart (2019) – risks and structural performance of submerged floating tunnels, with O. Morales
- Danny Jansen (2019) – performance of emergency measures during floods – the Bresdefender, with B. Hofland and Ministry of Defence.
- Hans van Duivendijk (2019) Fighting against the current Repair of dike breaches and damming of tidal channels by simple means; with Henk Jan Verhagen
- Robert Bentivoglio (2020) – Artifical Intelligence in flood risk management, with Riccardo Taormina and Elvin Isufi (EWI)
Committee member for the following PhD defences:
- C. Mai van (2010) Probabilistic design of coastal flood defences in Vietnam
- Philip Bubeck (2013) Private Flood Mitigation Measures in a Changing Risk Environment (VU Amsterdam, promotor J. Aerts)
- Xuefei Mei (2013) Probabilistic analysis of floods in catchments with dams
- W. Kanning (2013) The weakest link, spatial variability in the piping failure mechanism of dikes
- H. Zhong (2014) The joint impact of storm surge, fluvial flood and operation of man-made structures on the high water level frequency in the Lower Rhine Delta
- F. Li (2014) Probabilistic estimation of dune erosion and coastal zone risk
- T. Schweckendiek (2014) On reducing piping uncertainties: A Bayesian decision approach
- C. Erdbrink (September 2014, VU Amsterdam) modelling flow-induced vibrations of hydraulic structure gates (promotor P. Sloot)
- G. Shams (October 2014) Probabilistic analysis of failure mechanisms of large dams
- J. van Loon – Steensma (October 2014, Wageningen University, promotor P. Vellinga) Salt marshes for flood protection
- Duong Bach (Dec 3, 2014) Reliability based design and quality control of bored piles.
- Rocco Custer (June 2015, DTU Denmark, promotors: M. Faber, K. Nishijima) Hierarchical Modelling of Flood Risk for Engineering Decision Analysis
- J. Danka (2015,University of Hongkong) Mathematical model for the assessment of overtopping erosion of river dikes
- V. Tsimopoulou (2015) Economic optimization of flood risk management projects
- K. Wojciechowska (2015) Advances in operational flood risk management in the Netherlands
- G. Zhao (2016) breach growth in cohesive embankments due to overtopping
- E. Mwelwa Mutekenya (June 2016, Unseco IHE) Establishing the Environmental Flow Regime for the Middle Zambezi River
- Khuong Tat Chien (June 2016) shoreline response to detached breakwaters in prototype, Reserve member
- Peter van Veelen; resilience of waterfront development (November 2016)
- M.Z. Voorendt (June 2017) Design principles of multifunctional flood defences
- D.J. Peters (June 2017) Design of pattern-placed revetments
- Kang Liu (September 2017) Reduction of uncertainty in stability calculations for slopes under seepage
- Chunqing Wang (December 2017; Unesco IHE) Modelling of ice floods in the Yangtze river.
- Wiebke Jaeger (June 2018) Multivariate methods for coastal and off shore risks
- Zhilin Zhang (January 2019) A theoretical basis for salinity intrusions in estuaries
- Marloes van Ginkel (March 2019) Design of the subsurface of land reclamations for freshwater storage and recovery
- Guy Dupuits (Dec 2019) Optimal system safety targets: Incorporating hydrodynamic interactions in an economic cost-benefit analysis for flood defence systems
- Hermen Smit (Dec 2019) Making water security: A morphological account of Nile River development
- Tom de Gast (Jan 2020) Dykes and Embankments: a Geostatistical Analysis of Soft Terrain
- Martine van den Boomen (July 2020) Replacement optimisation for public infrastructure assets
- Divya Varkey (September 2020) Geotechnical uncertainties and reliability-based assessments of dykes
- Alex Curran (December 2020) Flood risk analysis of embanked river systems: Probabilistic systems approaches for the Rhine and Po rivers
- Pim Willemsen (January 2021, Twente University) Biogeomorphology of salt marshes
Other Research Projects
2020
New approaches for coastal resilience in Bangladesh
Expert / team leader
Developing cost estimates for coastal defence and adaptation in Bangladesh. This also includes an assessment of the opportunities for mangroves in Bangladesh. Client: World Bank, US $ 49,5000
2019
Adaptation to sea level rise in the Netherlands
Expert
A review on options for adaptation to sea level rise in the Netherlands, including options for coastal defence and adaptation of storm surge barriers. Contributions to publications by ENW and Deltares.
2019
New York / New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Study (HATS)
Expert
Study on alternatives for future flood risk reduction in the New York / New Jersey area. Activities included a review of storm surge barrier concepts and designs. Client: Moffatt & Nichol
2018
China
Submerged floating tunnels
Co PI and Risk expert
Research program on the concept of submerged floating tunnels. Various work packages will address fluid structure interaction, hydrodynamics and risk of the SFT concept. In total 3 PhD’s at TU Delft. Partners include TEC (Tunnel Engineering Consultants), CCCC and various research institutes
2017 - present
All Risk: implementation of new risk based standards in the Dutch flood protection program
Work package leader and supervisor
Large research project to develop fundamental and applicable knowledge for the Dutch flood protection program (HWBP). Research topics and PhD positions that I am involved in include: risk-based system optimization, waves on dikes with foreshores, reliability analysis of structural features in dikes. Total size, around 4MEuro, 14 PhD’s, 4 postdocs (5 PhD’s and 1 postdoc in our group) Funded by STW the Netherlands and with support of end users
2017
Dutch Safety Board: Evaluation of the accident at weir Grave
Expert / reviewer
Reviewer of the investigation by the Dutch safety board (onderzoeksraad veiligheid) regarding the accident at weir Grave.
2016 – 2017
Houston /Texas
MODOS: multiple lines of defence system optimization
Principal investigator
The aim of the proposed project is to develop a risk-based optimization framework to assess the different (combinations) of interventions based on costs, surge and risk reduction in a bay. The framework will be applied to proposed sets of interventions in the Galveston Bay to find the optimal “multiple lines of defense” strategy for the Houston Galveston region. This approach has also been applied to Beira (Mozambique). Erik van Berchum carries out the research. Funded by Texas A&M Galveston and the World Bank
2016 - 2020
BRIGAID: Bridge the Gap for Innovations in Disaster resilience
Coordinator and scientific director
The ambition of BRIGAID is to provide structural and ongoing support for innovations for climate adaptation and the reduction of risks of floods, drought and extreme weather. This is achieved by developing an innovative mix of assessment methods and tools which should become the new standards. As part of the project new facilities will be developed, such as Flood Proof Romania, a new test site in Romania. The project involves 24 academic and industry partners from 13 countries including Israel, Curacao, Romania, and Albania.
Funded by the European Commission, Total 7.8 M€, of which around 1.5 M€ at TU Delft
2015 - present
SAFElevee, Improving the reliability of flood defence systems by a better understanding of their failure mechanisms
Principal investigator
Research on the collection and analysis of historical failures of flood defences. 2 PhD and one postdoc on aspects such as macro scale levee failure patterns, hindcasting of historical failures and breaches. Partners represent government (USACE, Rijkswaterstaat) and industry.
Funded by STW, € 750,000 at TU Delft
2014 - 2017
BE_SAFE, safety of vegetated foreshores
Principal Investigator
Research program on the safety of vegetated foreshores in cooperation with Twente, NIOZ and TU Delft TBM. Various work packages focus on safety and risk reduction, beogeomorphology, ecology and governance.
Supported by NWO, total project value is around €950,000
2014
Mozambique
Training on sustainable dike and flood risk management
Expert, flood risk and dikes
Two week training on sustainable dike and flood management, provided for water managers in Mozambique in the south of the country (Limpopo and Incomati river basins). Training covered theory, applications and exercises and field visits. Funded by Nuffic
2013 - present
Texas, USA
Houston Galveston Bay flood risk reduction
Expert, team leader / principal investigator
Multidisciplinary research and design study on flood risk reduction for the area, including engineering design of interventions, such as storm surge barriers. Scientific coordinator for efforts within TU Delft with inputs from civil engineering, architecture and policy. Activities include the design of the coastal spine protection scheme features (land barriers and storm surge barrier), strategic advice and review and several exchange workshops.
2013
Germany
Post-flood field investigation after the floods in Germany
Team leader / expert
Investigation of caused and effects of the 2013 floods along the Elbe river and its tributaries. Specific focus was on levee failures.
2013
Shanghai (China)
Field investigation and preliminary flood risk analysis of the Shanghai Flood Defence System
Expert, team leader
2012 / 2013
Thailand
Training on integrated flood management
Training leader / trainer
Organizing a training on flood management for experts from Kasetsart University, Bangkok, and other Thai agencies
Supported by Nuffic.
2012
Japan
Advances in Coastal Disasters Risk Management - Lessons from the March 2011 Tsunami
Project manager
Organizing a seminar for exchanging knowledge between Dutch and Japanese researchers.
Supported by the Netherlands Academy of Sciences (NWO)
2012
United States
Comparative research on loss of life, evacuation and emergency management (EEM) methods (in preparation)
Principal investigator / expert
Research program in which Dutch methods for loss of life estimation and evacuation analysis are applied to levee systems in the United States (New Orleans, California and Florida).
Supported by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
2011 - 2015
Research on wave overtopping loads on buildings and damage to buildings
STW Research program on multifunctional flood defences, subproject 1.1.1 “Hydraulic impact of overtopping waves on a multifunctional dike”. PhD research by Xuexue Chen, supported by Flanders Hydraulic Lab and STW.
2012
Thailand
Post-flood field investigation in the Lower Chao Phraya Basin
Team leader / expert
Field investigation focussing on the effects of the 2011 floods in Thailand on the flood management system (levees, structures).
Supported by the Expertise Network on Flood Protection
2010
Coastal Defences Cost Estimates
Team leader / expert
Study on cost estimates for (coastal) flood defences, based on data from the Netherlands, Vietnam and New Orleans.
Supported by the University of Southampton
2009
Hanoi, Vietnam
Sea dike project Vietnam
Advisor
Advisor for the sea dike program in Vietnam regarding the damage and loss of life due to flooding and implementation of new design guidelines and safety standards.
2008
Tidal Energy in Zeeland
Advisor
Investigation of the feasibility of the generation of tidal energy in Zeeland (the Netherlands).
Supported by Delta N.V.
2007 – 2011
BC Hydro Life Safety Model
Team leader / advisor
BC Hydro has developed a life safety model that simulates the consequences of dam breaks. This project involved research activities and the application of the model in some case studies.
Supported by British Columbia Hydro
2006 – 2007
New Orleans, United States
ield investigation in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina (2005)
Researcher
Field investigations focusing on levee failures, damage and loss of life.
Projects University of California, Berkeley
| 2011 Berkeley, California, United States | RESIN: Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Networks in the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta Visiting Scholar Project management and coordination for the RESIN project that aims to develop methods and approaches to analyze and manage (interconnected) infrastructure systems in deltas. As a case study the Sacramento San Joaquin River delta is chosen.
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| 2011 Berkeley, California, United States | Seminar: Safety and Reliability Analyses of Levee Systems – Applications for California and the Netherlands Organizer Organization of the seminar on levee safety and reliability on May 13, 2011 at UC Berkeley (CA). Speakers presented and discussed applications for California and the Netherlands
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Projects at Royal Haskoning
As a consultant at Royal Haskoning (2007 – 2012) Jonkman has been involved in several consulting projects in the Netherlands and other regions. Examples include:
- Flood risk analysis and flood defence design for private clients in Thailand (2011 – 2012)
- Policy advisor for the Dutch delta committee (2008 / 2009) and the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (2009 – 2011, 0.5fte) to support the development of a new flood management policy.
- Reviewer / expert for several hydraulic engineering studies, such as the Ramspol storm surge barrier (2011), slope stability in the port of Rotterdam (2010) and mobile flood defences in the city of Antwerp (2009)
- Several studies in New Orleans, such as the development of a Levee Information Management System (LIMS)
- Mekong river commission (2009): training program on flood management.