Jetty design
The structural design of jetties quay walls and other marine structures is at the very core of our engineering business. Our design capability includes considering structures exposed to considerable wave forces, earth quake loads, ice loads and berthing loads.
Quay wall design
Similar to jetties quay wall design belongs to the very core of our engineering business. Royal Haskoning’s senior experts have contributed to international standards on this subject.
Mooring design
A factor that is frequently critical for the operations at a jetty is the mooring configuration. The position of bollards of quick release hook systems can be something that is overlooked in the design, whilst operational staff are confronted with the results every day in mooring operations. Within Royal Haskoning we have developed the Mooring Design Tool with which it is possible to determine the preferred layout of a jetty and positions of the dolphins and bollards. When required we can carry out a TERMSIM analysis to define the maximum mooring loads on the structure.
Breakwater and Shore Protection design
Breakwaters protecting a wide range of structures (such as ports, beaches, jetties etc) have one common aspect: the cost for construction is high. Construction costs for a breakwater typically range between € 10,000 and € 100,000 per running meter (largely depending on water depth) and lengths may vary between a few tens of meters (groynes) to several kilometres. Optimisation of the breakwater design aims to reduce the construction costs of breakwaters within the design boundaries required. A thorough understanding of the design factors and the design process forms the basis of such optimisation process. Royal Haskoning has built up this understanding through continuously updating knowledge and gaining experience from projects all over the world under varying conditions.
Cooling/heating water intakes & outfalls
Royal Haskoning has extensive experience in the field of marine pipelines, outfalls and intakes, having being involved in many such schemes around the world in the past 40 years.
Projects include:
- intakes and outfalls for power stations, desalination plants and industrial cooling water systems
- waste water treatment works outfalls
- landfalls of subsea water supply pipelines
The firm has a detailed knowledge of the whole spectrum of issues involving intakes and outfalls. It starts with the planning and consenting process, followed by hydrodynamic climate assessment and goes all the way through to the outline and detailed engineering of the structures as well as determining the best construction methods and materials for each specific project.