Research & Projects
Professional experience
1987-present | Gemeentewerken Rotterdam |
2006-present | Marktgroup Harbour and Transport, consultant port design and construction, r + a activities, member Knowledge and Innovation Platform Ports |
2004-present | Lecturer (part time) |
2001-2002 | Project manager of the design and construction of infrastructural projects North-West Corner Maasvlakte. |
1999-2006 | Marktgroup Harbour and Transport |
1999-2004 | Guest lecturer |
1998 -2003 | Consultant Civil Engineering Expertise |
1998-2000 | Clustermanager (Civil Engineering, Geotechnique, |
1998-1999 | Head Subdepartment Construction and |
1991-1996 | Lecturer at the International Institute For Hydraulic |
1990-1998 | Projects Manager Ingenieursbureau Havenwerken. |
1987-1990 | Ingenieursbureau Geotechniek and Milieu |
1975-1987 | Fugro Geotechnical Engineers B.V., Leidschendam. |
1972-1975 | Student assistant with the Foundation Postdoctoral |
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Committees
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2005-present | Onderzoek programma kust en zee delftscluster member steering group |
2005-present | Member PIANC working group50:General principles for the design of maritime structures |
2004-2006 | Member of organising committee and member of scientific committee Third International Conference On Scour and Erosion 1-4 november, 2006, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
2004-2006 | CUR PAC20 Waterfront member |
2004-2006 | CUR F042 ontwerp van geotextiele zandelementen chair |
2004-present | PIANC workgroup 48 |
2003-2005 | CUR C126 up date Handboek Damwandconstructies member supervising team |
2003-2005 | CUR Handboek Kademuren |
2003-2006 | Member of membership council of the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI) |
2003-2004 | CUR C214 Geotextile Sand elements chair |
2002-2003 | CUR Feasibility study in situ-test Geotube chair |
2001-2003 | CUR F211 Handbook Kademuren chair working group |
2000-2003 | CUR Feasibility study scour problems in front of quay walls chair |
2000-present | Member of the board of the section Construction and Hydraulic Engineering of the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI) |
1991-present | Empfehlungen des Arbeitsausschusses Ufereinfassungen Hafen und Wasserstrassen (EAU) |
1988-1992 | Member of the board of the section of Geotechnique of the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI) |
1985-1990 | Dutch Regulation Institute (NNI), Committee for the standardization of laboratory tests |
1981-1988 | Dutch committee of the International Society of SoilMechanics and Foundation Engineering for the standardization of laboratory tests |
1980-1988 | Standardization of Cel and ‘Triaxiaal’ tests in relation with the design of dikes: COW, Rijkswaterstaat |
1978 | CIAD workgroup: draining of ground water, licence procedures and computer programmes |
Research
- PhD: history of quay wall design, techniques, types and costs; anticipated completion date summer 2006
- Research on scour in front of quaywalls; In Cooperation with the ports of Antwerp, Hamburg and Rotterdam
- Feasibility study into the use of the Groundconsolidator; in cooperation with ANOME, CUR, DWW, GW, Port of Rotterdam
- Research to reduce the failure costs in foundation engineering; in coperation with Delftscluster, Port of Rotterdam, GW