Prorail and Deltares collaborate on a reliable rail network

20 November 2019

This increasing physical strain on the railways and embankments is putting pressure on quality. More and heavier trains also have an effect on the spread of vibrations in the vicinity. Those vibrations can sometimes be…

Improving the use of online media in flood early warning: collaboration Deltares and Floodtags

20 November 2019

Improving the use of online media in the early warning and crisis response process can make a difference. Platforms like Twitter and Facebook contain a wealth of information about conditions on the ground during flood…

Demonstration of a new pile installation method for offshore wind monopiles

11 November 2019

Over 100 visitors witnessed a successful test installation and attended the symposium in the afternoon with technical presentations about GDP and other related subjects within the Offshore Engineering research group of TU Delft. The field…

Faster reuse of dredged sediment and mine tailings using worms

5 November 2019

Accelerated dewatering The fact that the small worms accelerate the dewatering of sediment with their bustle and appetite was already known and tested in for example water treatment plants. But now the Dutch, Canadians and…

First step towards the development of an assessment tool for tailings dams

30 October 2019

Seven incidents worldwide this year Tailings dams are earth structures (sometimes up to 100 metres high) that are used to retain waste from mines (tailings) for decades. Just a few weeks ago, a dam in…

Delta Life magazine no 12

25 October 2019

‘Water stress – whether it involves excess water, water shortages or dirty water – can be one of the factors underlying political instability. It can have an impact on people’s security or the stability of…

Exploitation combined with subsidence require adaptive water management Mekong Delta

24 October 2019

Drought, salinization and subsidence Prolonged periods of drought have forced farmers to increase their use of valuable deep groundwater. Delta-wide challenges that have been attributed to the overexploitation of groundwater include increased salinity in the…

Remotely monitoring safety of mine tailing dams: a joint effort of Brazil and the Netherlands

8 October 2019

795 mine tailing dams in Brazil Tailing dams are earthen embankment structures used to store mine waste for decades ahead. Only a week ago a mine tailings dam ruptured in the state Mato Grosso in…

Groundwater pumping poses worldwide threat to riverine ecosystems

3 October 2019

Strong population growth and economic development over the last 50 years have led to a large increase in demand for fresh water, mainly for the irrigation of food crops. Currently, about half of the world’s…

Scale model tests to assess the effects of a wave energy park

25 September 2019

The tests will be carried out in the Delta Basin with five 1:24 scale models that will be set up in three different configurations with different wave angles. Wave heights in front of and behind…