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2013-08-31

Feasibility Study on Fibre Reinforced Polymer Slides in the Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier

The Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier is a closeable barrier in Southwest Netherlands, which should protect the Southwestern Delta from flooding from the North Sea.

The barrier is constructed with lifting steel slides, which corrode rapidly in the salty environment. The service life of the coating, which should protect the slides, is probably too short, to maintain all the slides before maintenance is necessary.

Therefore, the slides can deteriorate such that maintenance costs exceed the costs ofreplacement of the slides.

Author	Roeland van Straten
University	Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

The Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier is a closeable barrier in Southwest Netherlands, which should protect the Southwestern Delta from flooding from the North Sea.

Therefore, the slides can deteriorate such that maintenance costs exceed the costs ofreplacement of the slides.

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