THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NETHERLAND DIKES AFTER THE STORM OF FEBRUARY 1953
No. 4 (1953), Conference Proceedings
No. 4 (1953)

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NETHERLAND DIKES AFTER THE STORM OF FEBRUARY 1953

Conference Proceedings
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v4.19
Published 1953-01-01
J. B. Schijf
Rijkswaterstaat, The Hague, Netherlands
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Netherlands
breaching
storm damage

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Schijf, J. B. (1953). THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NETHERLAND DIKES AFTER THE STORM OF FEBRUARY 1953. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(4), 19. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v4.19
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Abstract

The reconstruction of the damage to the dikes by the flood of February 1953 presented an enormous task. From the hydraulic engineer's point of view the most interesting part was the closing of the major or tidal breaches, that is to say, the places where a dike for a certain length was totally destroyed and where, therefore, the tides had free entrance to the inundated interior, scouring out deep gullies. This called into action the resources of tidal hydraulics, theoretical considerations, and model experiments.
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v4.19
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