Type
PhD Research
Duration
September 2024 – August 2028
Persons involved
ir. S.J. Geerts (PhD candidate)
prof. dr. S.J.M.H. Hulscher (Promotor)
dr. ir. P.C. Roos (2nd Promotor)
Funding of the project
NWO (TTW 20622)
Summary of the research
Much of the sand needed for coastal replenishment, land reclamation and construction is extracted from sandbanks in the sea. However, sand reserves in the North Sea around Belgium and Zeeland are depleting. Moreover, marine sand extraction threatens the stability of sandbanks and their associated ecology. In this research, we aim to understand tidal sandbank dynamics and impacts of sand extraction in sediment-scarce environments, by developing and applying process-based morphodynamic models.
Keywords
morphodynamic modelling, sand extraction, sediment-scarcity
More information
Sem Geerts
Horst W211, University of Twente
s.j.geerts@utwente.nl