Deltares has a host of experimental facilities available for fundamental and applied research, as well as for consultancy projects.
Many of these facilities are available for the Transnational Access to Major Research Infrastructure (MRI) programme within the EU Fifth Framework.
flume for large-scale regular and irregular waves, 240m long, waves up to 2.5m high
glass-wall wave flume, software controlled wave damping system, 55m long
multi-directional wave basin, swell and short-crested waves, 26m wide
oscillatory flow on sediment bed on scale 1:1
wave basin
processes of cohesive sediments
test design details of hydraulic structures, forces on and vibrations of hydraulics structures
wide flume for investigations related to flow forces, discharge coefficients, specific design details, bed protection and morphological impact of hydraulic structures
variable length of up to 50m and width of 9m, various types of silt, sand, clay and even rock
dynamic testing of check values from 300 mm to 800 mm
test medium water
test medium air
performed according to international standards
pumping station for water intake
