Print Email Facebook Twitter A hybrid solution for the Galveston Seawall Title A hybrid solution for the Galveston Seawall: A study on the reduction of the hydraulic loads by a sand cover at the Galveston Seawall with the use of XBeach Author Muller, Jos (TU Delft Civil Engineering and Geosciences; TU Delft Hydraulic Engineering) Contributor Figlus, Jens (mentor) de Vries, S. (mentor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Civil Engineering | Hydraulic Engineering | Coastal Engineering Date 2017-09-07 Abstract The City of Galveston is protected from extreme storm impact by a 17-km concrete seawall facing the Gulf of Mexico. Recent investigations have shown that the seawall may not be sufficient any more to protect against a 1 in 100 year design storm. Since raising the seawall disconnects the city from the beach and may be very costly, a hybrid approach is being discussed in which the existing hard structure is covered by a dune. This numerical model study investigates the hydro- and morphodynamic effects of adding a sand cover to the Galveston Seawall under extreme storm conditions. Subject GalvestonHoustonTexashybridcoastaldefenceseawallXBeachIkehurricanedikedune To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:e684f420-9183-439e-857b-60a6a52fdc84 Coordinates 29.284696,-94.795859 Bibliographical note Additional thesis Part of collection Student theses Document type student report Rights © 2017 Jos Muller Files PDF A_hybrid_solution_for_the ... eawall.pdf 7.63 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:e684f420-9183-439e-857b-60a6a52fdc84/datastream/OBJ/view