Print Email Facebook Twitter Case Study: Wenduine, Belgium Title Case Study: Wenduine, Belgium: Vulnerability of buildings on a coastal dike Author Chen, X. (TU Delft Environmental Fluid Mechanics; TU Delft Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk) Contributor Kothuis, Baukje (editor) Kok, Matthijs (editor) Date 2017 Abstract On coastal dikes in Belgium, many residential buildings are found. Most of the old buildings are masonry structures with two to three floors (Figure 1). The ground floors are always elevated (Figure 2), and the entrances of the basements are closed by shutters (Figure 3). The most modern buildings are concrete reinforcement structures with concrete piles/columns as foundations. The walls are consisting of masonry or concrete. These buildings are 5 to 9 floors high. Some of the ground floors are elevated, and some are used as cafe, restaurant or store. The ground floors are equipped with large glass windows and doors. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:fd3c26be-7864-4ff0-ad41-704473014c29 Publisher Delft University Publishers ISBN 978-94-6186-808-4 Source Integral Design of Multifunctional Flood Defenses: Multidisciplinary Approaches and Examples Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type book chapter Rights © 2017 X. Chen Files PDF Kothuis_Kok_2017_19.pdf 249.25 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:fd3c26be-7864-4ff0-ad41-704473014c29/datastream/OBJ/view