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Inlet sluices for flood control areas with controlled reduced tide in the Scheldt estuary: an overview
De Mulder, T.; Vercruysse, J.B.; Peeters, P.; Maris, T.; Meire, P. (2013). Inlet sluices for flood control areas with controlled reduced tide in the Scheldt estuary: an overview, in: Bung, D.B. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of the international workshop on hydraulic design of low-head structures, Aachen, Germany, February, 20-22, 2013. pp. 43-53
In: Bung, D.B.; Pagliara, S. (Ed.) (2013). Proceedings of the international workshop on hydraulic design of low-head structures, Aachen, Germany, February, 20-22, 2013. Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau: Karlsruhe. ISBN 978-3-939230-04-5. X, 230 + CD-ROM pp., more

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Document type: Conference paper

Author keywords
    Flood control area; Controlled reduced tide; Pooled step cascade; Inlet sluice; Inclined drop; Vertical drop

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  • De Mulder, T., more
  • Vercruysse, J.B., more
  • Peeters, P., more

Abstract
    Flood Control Areas (FCAs) are one of the measures to protect the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary against storm surges. Recently, in some of these FCAs a Controlled Reduced Tide (CRT) was introduced by means of simple sluice constructions, aiming at a combination of flood control with nature development and the ecological functions of intertidal areas. This paper gives an overview of the different types of inlet sluices and energy dissipation measures that have been designed, built and/or are under construction: an inlet sluice with an inclined drop, an inlet sluice with a pooled step cascade and a combined inlet-outlet sluice with an internal drop structure.

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