News Open menu Search Open menu 19 July 2024 Scale model of Indian Ocean island allows scientists to assess the impact of rising sea levels Read more 17 July 2024 Revealing coastal sediment pathways Read more 26 June 2024 Artificial coral reefs that help protect islands from flooding Reef-lined islands are often low-lying and thus extremely vulnerable to coastal flooding. The vanishing of coral reefs worldwide gives the waves free rein. Besides efforts to protect the reefs, ways to artificially restore coral reefs are being devised. Can the proposed reef restoration be an effective mitigation measure against flooding? Read more 24 May 2024 Remote sensing research reveals pre-collapse monitoring of Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine New findings from a spaceborne monitoring team of University of Houston, TU Delft and DLR indicates the collapse of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine may have been already ongoing before the war with Russia, with deformations in the dam pre-dating the actual collapse. The results were published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment this month. Read more 11 April 2024 Mangroves that can protect coastlines worldwide High waves startle mangroves for days during an experiment at the Delta wave flume in Delft. Researchers from Deltares and TU Delft keep increasing the force on the trees. They test how strong the mangrove trees are under extreme wave conditions and what contribution they make to water safety. Read more 20 March 2024 New Mangrove Living Lab result from collaboration with TU Delft In Vietnam, the newly established Mangrove Living Lab has been put into operation. Here, ideas for restoring mangrove forests to protect the Mekong Delta from water are being tested. Today Minister Mark Harbers of Infrastructure and Water Management visited the lab, which is a result of years of cooperation in education and research between TU Delft and Thuy Loi University in Hanoi. Read more 19 March 2024 Salt marshes put to test in wave flume Can salt marshes serve as a natural solution for flood protection? Researchers of the project ‘Living Dikes’ transported 62 big blocks of salt marshes, containing soil and vegetation, from the coast of Friesland to the Delta Flume at Deltares. After four weeks of exposure to extreme waves, almost the entire salt marsh is still standing there. Read more 22 January 2024 Students crafting flood resilience during hackathon During the 182nd Dies Natalis of TU Delft, we delved into the theme of "Redesigning Deltas" to underline that we need rethink our approach to keep deltas around the world safe and liveable in the future. As part of the preceding Delta week, we organised a hackathon. On 9 January, students joined forces and took up the challenge: Crafting flood resilience in the Rotterdam region. Read more 08 January 2024 Unique permanent coastal observation detects minimal changes A team of researchers from TU Delft has succeeded in long-term mapping of beach topography to within a few centimetres. The unique dataset provides insights into coastal changes for every hour, for three years. This data is important for dune maintenance and to keep the hinterland well protected. The methodology is also being used to monitor other coastlines and even glaciers. The data are open source and published in Nature, and the new methodology was also recently published. Read more 11 September 2023 successful participation of HE department at the ESREL conference 2023. The HE department had a successful participation at the European Safety and Reliability Association conference ESREL 2023. Leslie Mooyart, Gina Torres, Miguel Mendoza, Guus Rongen, Rieke Santjer, and myself (on behalf of Patricia Mares) presented papers at the conference. Read more You are on page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 ... Publications Media Attention Waterbouwdispuut News Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page