Dr. Van Der Meer
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Biography
Prof. Van der Meer is a world famous expert in appraisal, design and testing of breakwaters and coastal structures, including levees, dikes, embankments, seawalls, breakwaters, groins, revetments, shingle beaches and river dikes. His work on rubble mound structures has been included in all manuals all over the world. He has worked sixteen years at Delft Hydraulics (now Deltares) and ten years at Infram International, a private consultant for infrastructure appraisal and management. In 2007 he started his own company Van der Meer Consulting B.V. on Coastal Engineering Consultancy & Research. In 2014 he became professor Coastal Structures and Ports at IHE Delft for one day per week.
Research Interest
Coastal Structures and Ports
Publications
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Wave overtopping simulator tests on Vietnamese seadikes
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Geometrical design of berm breakwaters
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New Physical Insights and Design Formulas on Wave Overtopping at Sloping and Vertical Structures.
