Establishing vegetated foreshores to increase dike safety along lake shores
Vegetated foreshores in front of existing dikes can contribute to the overall reduction of wave loads on the dike. In order to test this concept in large shallow lakes a field pilot was constructed along the Houtribdijk in Lake Markermeer (the Netherlands) in 2014 to gain experience with constructio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2016-01-01
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| Series: | E3S Web of Conferences |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20160712008 |