Hydraulic engineering is the science of water in motion, and mainly dealing with the interactions between the flowing fluid and its surrounding environment. The technical challenges are huge [2]. The levels of complexity are closely linked with the variety of water systems, the broad range of relevant time and length scales, the variability of water systems from droughts to gigantic floods, the...

Reconstructions of the most severe historic flood events contribute to improved quantification design discharges corresponding large return periods. Reducing uncertainty has a great significance in constructing proper defences protect hinterland from future flooding. However, reconstructions peak such are generally associated with uncertainties, which arise accuracy topography, hydraulic roughn...

Probabilistic design of river dikes is usually based on estimates of a design discharge. Dutch design discharges are currently estimated using classical statistical methods. A shortcoming of this approach is that statistical uncertainties are not taken into account and that probability distributions are given equal weight. In the paper, a method based on Bayesian statistics is presented. Seven ...

Although phosphate concentrations have been reduced, the rivers Meuse and Rhine are still polluted with sulphate, which most probably affects vegetation development in newly created riverine wetlands. The influence of flooding with river water rich in sulphate was tested on three soil types from floodplains of the river Meuse using flow-through and batch experiments. Soils were selected for con...