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The Zuiderzee Works (Dutch: Zuiderzeewerken) is a system of dams and dikes, land reclamation and water drainage work, which was the largest hydraulic engineering project undertaken by the Netherlands during the twentieth century.
The Delta Works (Dutch: Deltawerken) is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from the sea. Constructed between 1954 and 1997, the works consist of dams , sluices , locks , dykes , levees , and storm surge barriers located in the provinces ...
ir. Johannes Theodoor Thijsse Prof. Ir. J. T. Thijsse, pictured in 1939 Born (1893-04-11) 11 April 1893 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Died 30 April 1984 (1984-04-30) (aged 91) Leiderdorp, The Netherlands Nationality Dutch Citizenship Netherlands Alma mater Delft University of Technology Known for Major contributor to the Zuiderzee Works and Delta Works Establishment of the IHE Delft Institute for ...
The Zuiderzee Works (Zuiderzeewerken) are a system of dams, land reclamation, and water drainage works. The basis of the project was the damming off of the Zuiderzee, a large shallow inlet of the North Sea. This dam, called the Afsluitdijk, was built in 1932–33, separating the Zuiderzee from the North Sea.
Construction of foundations for the Stevinsluizen sluice complex of the Afsluitdijk by MUZ (1930). The Maatschappij tot Uitvoering van Zuiderzeewerken (MUZ) (English: Society for the Execution of the Zuiderzee Works) was a consortium of dredging contractors in the Netherlands, formed in August 1926 for the specific purpose of executing the Zuiderzee Works.
The Afsluitdijk is a fundamental part of the larger Zuiderzee Works, damming off the Zuiderzee, a salt water inlet of the North Sea, and turning it into the fresh water lake of the IJsselmeer. It is a major land reclamation project and provides a road connection between the North and West of the Netherlands.
Much of the modern land reclamation has been done as a part of the Zuiderzee Works since 1919. [2] According to a 2007 study by Calvin University in the United States, about 65% of the country would be under water at high tide if it were not for the existence and the country's use of dikes, dunes and pumps. [3]
ir. Pieter Philippus Jansen Prof. Ir. P. Ph. Jansen pictured in 1947 Born (1902-08-11) 11 August 1902 Dordrecht, The Netherlands Died 5 July 1982 (1982-07-05) (aged 79) Bussum, The Netherlands Nationality Dutch Citizenship Netherlands Alma mater Delft University of Technology Known for Zuiderzee Works Afsluitdijk Early phases of the Delta Works Reclamation and recovery works following the ...