Dr. Bas Jonkman
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Biography
Bas Jonkman holds Msc and PhD degrees in civil engineering from Delft University. In the past he has worked for Rijkswaterstaat, Royal Haskoning and UC Berkeley. He has investigated the levee failures in New Orleans and other countries and has been involved in engineering and flood risk studies in several areas around the world. He is an advisor for Rijkswaterstaat, a member of the Dutch Expertise Network on Flood Protection (ENW), the Advisory Committee on Water (AcW) and is the chairman of the hydraulic engineering department of the Dutch association of engineers (KIVI).
Research Interest
Integral Hydraulic Engineering
Publications
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Evaluation of performance of analytical and numerical methods to account for liquefaction effects on the seismic response of anchored quay walls
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A method for tsunami risk assessment: A case study for Kamakura, Japan
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Efficient pan-European river flood hazard modelling through a combination of statistical and physical models
