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Category 4: Special Projects
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Waterway Improvement - Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, The Netherlands
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Owner
Government
Architect
Government
General Contractor
Aannemingsbedrijf de Vries Werkendam B.V.
Engineering Office
DENBOER CCI
Construction Period 01/2014 - 12/2014
As an improvement to a waterway in the Netherlands, we have installed
several kilometres of sheet pile. The sheet pile turns around 3 m of ground
and has anchors. At a certain point several cables crossed the sheet pile,
along a scope of 11.2 m. The sheet pile could not be installed in the fixed
sand packet, so we had to develop an alternative construction. Along the
scope we applied a framework at a low level. This framework receives
a load of 11 tons per meter of scope and divides it to the adjacent sheet
piles that could be installed in the fixed sand packet.
The framework, with a height of 1.34 m, was modelled with 1D elements.
The sheet piles that were used to hold the framework were modelled with
2D elements. The reactions from the framework were modelled as loads
on the sheet piles.
The challenge in the project has been the interaction between the different
elements. On one side there was the deforming framework, while on the
other side the deforming holding construction was an issue. Locally we
accepted plastic deforming components, as long as the entire construction
held. Through the model we created a complete picture of the expected
effects and an efficient and practical design.
DENBOER CCI
Contact
Kees Meulman
Address Ambachtsweg 3
2964LG Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands
Website
DENBOER CCI is an independent engineering firm composed of
15 colleagues, which provides civil, water and industrial constructions. Our
projects are mainly to be found on the edges of land and water and they
fulfil a variety of different functions.
We combine our practical background with knowledge and science,
thereby realizing achievable and cost efficient designs. Our mission is
to keep working on a safe, usable, and sustainable future for both the
individual and for companies.
