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    sequences storm surge-triggered events in the Maeslantkering is run entirely by computer. The Maeslantkering is expected to be closed once every ten years...
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  • Hartelkering Haringvliet Haringvliet Bridge Haringvlietdam Hellegatsdam Maeslantkering Markiezaatskade North Sea Oesterdam Oosterschelde Oosterscheldekering...
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    in 1958 and was largely completed in 1997 with the completion of the Maeslantkering. Since then, new projects have been periodically started to renovate...
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    in the world, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long. Other examples include the Maeslantkering, Haringvlietdam and the Hartelkering. The Thames Barrier is the world's...
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    this river mouth. Eventually, the Maeslantkering was built in 1997, keeping economical factors in mind: the Maeslantkering is a set of two swinging doors...
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    Hartelkering Haringvliet Haringvliet Bridge Haringvlietdam Hellegatsdam Maeslantkering Markiezaatskade North Sea Oesterdam Oosterschelde Oosterscheldekering...
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    located at eastern end of Neva Bay. The scheme of S-1 is similar to the Maeslantkering barrier in the Netherlands and consists of two submersible caissons...
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    The Maeslantkering closes the main entrance to the Port of Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe....
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    storm surge from the North Sea. As part of the Delta Works plan, the Maeslantkering flood barrier was constructed from 1991 to 1997 to protect the area...
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    issued for the east coast of Britain and the entire Dutch coast. The Maeslantkering in the port city of Rotterdam was closed for the first time since its...
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    Rotterdam. At the entrance to the sea, a flood protection system called Maeslantkering has been installed (completed in 1997). There are no bridges or tunnels...
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    the gates. The Hartelkering was constructed at the same time as the Maeslantkering as part of the Europoortkering, a system of levees in addition to the...
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    of the Delta Works, which came to an end with the completion of the Maeslantkering in 1997. South Holland covers an area of 3,308 km2 (1,277 sq mi), of...
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    storm surge. Major storm surge barriers are the Oosterscheldekering and Maeslantkering in the Netherlands, which are part of the Delta Works project; the Thames...
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    protected by dikes up to the location of a storm surge barrier, the Maeslantkering at Hook of Holland, and the Hartelkanaal will be protected up to another...
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    system was completed in 1998, with completion of the storm surge barrier Maeslantkering in the Nieuwe Waterweg, near Rotterdam. In the UK, the Permanent Secretary...
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    Hartelkering Haringvliet Haringvliet Bridge Haringvlietdam Hellegatsdam Maeslantkering Markiezaatskade North Sea Oesterdam Oosterschelde Oosterscheldekering...
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    Hartelkering Haringvliet Haringvliet Bridge Haringvlietdam Hellegatsdam Maeslantkering Markiezaatskade North Sea Oesterdam Oosterschelde Oosterscheldekering...
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  • stormvloedkeringen sluiten vandaag! Dat is nog nooit eerder voorgekomen. De #Maeslantkering en de #Hartelkering zijn de laatste twee keringen die vanwege de storm...
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  • air date: Completed 8 8 "Holland's Barriers to the Sea" Netherlands Maeslantkering and Oosterscheldekering storm surge barriers Completed May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)...
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    Hartelkering Haringvliet Haringvliet Bridge Haringvlietdam Hellegatsdam Maeslantkering Markiezaatskade North Sea Oesterdam Oosterschelde Oosterscheldekering...
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    event of a flood. Other bigger and more advanced structures such as the Maeslantkering, a storm surge barrier controlled by a computer to automatically close...
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    ArchiMate forum. European Research Center for Information Systems IYOUIT Maeslantkering MobileHCI Personal knowledge management Telematica Instituut Jaarbericht...
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    Netherlands, the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier and the gigantic Maeslantkering (sealing off the Rotterdam harbor) were closed. For the first time since...
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    Hartelkering Haringvliet Haringvliet Bridge Haringvlietdam Hellegatsdam Maeslantkering Markiezaatskade North Sea Oesterdam Oosterschelde Oosterscheldekering...
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    Maij-Weggen planned to use the funding allotted for the canal to build the Maeslantkering instead. For North-Brabant province and the House of Representatives...
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    Hartelkering Haringvliet Haringvliet Bridge Haringvlietdam Hellegatsdam Maeslantkering Markiezaatskade North Sea Oesterdam Oosterschelde Oosterscheldekering...
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  • believe that there is an impending disaster. But the kids learn that the Maeslantkering is controlled solely by a computer, or "autonomy". The group steals...
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  • flood. The storm surge barriers Oosterscheldekering, Hartelkering and Maeslantkering are closed, the latter for the first time since its opening in 1997...
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