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The Sand Motor reach Potential for worldwide sandy strategies

Jaap van Thiel de Vries

Ecoshape | Boskalis – Hydronamic

September 14, 2016

The Dutch Context

City of Egmond

• Shortage of natural sediment

• Consequence: Structural erosion

• Solution: Nourishments

• Sea level rise

• Traditional nourishments since 1970’s • Shoreface nourishments since 1990’s • Now experimenting with the Sand Engine!

Nourishment strategies for maintenance

• Scale (Time and Space)

• Shape: dynamic instead of equilibrium

• Multi-purpose solution (coastal safety+ )

• Multiple fathers and mothers

The Sand Motor: a unique solution

International opportunities?

Amager Strandpark (Copenhagen, Denmark)

International opportunities?

RISK….

To What extend does Dutch context suit the other side of the world?

No lack of attention in past five years

• Indonesia • Jamaica • Peru, Lima • Sweden • United Kingdom • Vietnam

International case studies

Lima, Peru (artist impression)

• Start point is local context (reference situation) • Match of scales? • Dynamic objectives? • Does sand fit the culture? • What is the alternative?

• Not for copy paste

• Take the approach: Building with Nature

• Plenty worldwide opportunities

• Joint responsibility to make it happen…

…. with critical role to engineering consultants

In conclusion

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