3. Stability of coastal structures
a. Dikes, levees and embankments and the Wave Overtopping Simulator
2011 Van der Meer, J.W., C. Thornton and S. Hughes. Design and operation of the US Wave Overtopping Simulator. ASCE, Proc. Coastal Structures 2011, Yokohama, Japan. (384 kB)
2011 Thornton, C., J.W. van der Meer and S.A. Hughes. Testing levee slope resiliency at the new Colorado State University Wave Overtopping Test Facility. ASCE, Proc. Coastal Structures 2011, Yokohama, Japan. (436 kB)
2011 Le Hai Trung, H. J. Verhagen and J.W. van der Meer. Wave overtopping resistance of grassed slopes in Viet Nam. ASCE, Proc. Coastal Structures 2011, Yokohama, Japan. (490 kB)
2011 Steendam, G.J., P. Peeters., J.W. van der Meer, K. Van Doorslaer, and K. Trouw. Destructive wave overtopping tests on Flemish dikes. ASCE, Proc. Coastal Structures 2011, Yokohama, Japan. (972 kB)
2011 Le, H.T., H.J. Verhagen and J.W. van der Meer. Wave overtopping resistance of grassed slopes in Viet Nam. Proc. 5th International Short Conference on Applied Coastal Research, Aachen, Germany. (751 kB)
2011 Gier, F., J. Mönnich, H. Schüttrumpf and J. W. van der Meer. Experimentelle Untersuchungen zur Stabilität von verzahnten Setz-steindeckwerken. Proc. 41. IWASA, Internationales Wasserbau-Symposium, Aachen, Germany. (1.2 MB)
2010 Van der Meer, J.W., B. Hardeman, G.J. Steendam, H. Schttrumpf and H. Verheij. Flow depths and velocities at crest and inner slope of a dike, in theory and with theWave Overtopping Simulator. ASCE, Proc. ICCE 2010, Shanghai. (3517 kB)
2010 Steendam, G.J., J.W. van der Meer, B. Hardeman and A. van Hoven. Destructive wave overtopping tests on grass covered landward slopes of dikes and transitions to berms. ASCE, Proc. ICCE 2010, Shanghai. (1424 kB)
2010 Le Hai Trung, J.W. van der Meer, G.J. Schiereck, Vu Minh Cath and G. van der Meer. Wave Overtopping Simulator Tests in Vietnam. ASCE, Proc. ICCE 2010, Shanghai. (2339 kB)
2010 Van Hoven, A., B. Hardeman, J.W. van der Meer and G.J. Steendam. Sliding stability of landward slope clay cover layers of sea dikes subject to wave overtopping. ASCE, Proc. ICCE 2010, Shanghai. (332 kb)
2009 Van der Meer, J.W., R. Schrijver, B. Hardeman, A. van Hoven, H. Verheij and G.J. Steendam. Guidance on erosion resistance of inner slopes of dikes from three years of testing with the Wave Overtopping Simulator. Proc. ICE, Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2009, Edinburgh, UK. (1239 kb)
2008 Steendam, G.J., W. de Vries, J.W. van der Meer, A. van Hoven, G. de Raat and J.Y. Frissel. Influence of management and maintenance on erosive impact of wave overtopping on grass covered slopes of dikes; Tests. Proc. FloodRisk, Oxford, UK. Flood Risk Management: Research and Practice - Samuels et al. (eds.) ISBN 978-0-415-48507-4; pp 523-533. (324 kb)
2008 Hoffmans, G., G.J. Akkerman, H. Verheij, A. van Hoven and J.W. van der Meer. The erodibility of grassed inner dike slopes against wave overtopping. ASCE, Proc. ICCE 2008, Hamburg. pp.3224-3236 (340 kb)
2008 Van der Meer, J.W., G.J. Steendam, G. de Raat and P. Bernardini. Further developments on the wave overtopping simulator. ASCE, Proc. ICCE 2008, Hamburg. pp. 2957-2969 (328 kb)
2008 Wolters, G., J.W.H. Nieuwenhuis, J.W. van der Meer and M. Klein Breteler. Large scale tests of clay erosion at the Wieringermeer dike (IJsselmeer). ASCE, Proc. ICCE 2008, Hamburg. pp.3263-3275 (5100 kb)
2007 Van der Meer, J.W., P. Bernardini, G.J. Steendam, G.J. Akkerman and G.J.C.M. Hoffmans. The wave overtopping simulator in action. Proc. Coastal Structures, Venice, Italy. (315 kB)
2007 Akkerman, G.J., P. Bernardini, J.W. van der Meer, H. Verheij and A. van Hoven. Field tests on sea defences subject to wave overtopping. Proc. Coastal Structures, Venice, Italy. (558 kB)
2006 Van der Meer, P. Bernardini, J.W., W. Snijders and H.J. Regeling. The wave overtopping simulator. ASCE, ICCE 2006, San Diego (287 kB)


b. Rock slopes
2006 Nurmohamed, S., G.J. Steendam and J.W. van der Meer. Weight and stability assessment of single layers of orderly placed or pitched natural rock. ASCE, ICCE 2006, San Diego. (177 kB)
1998 Van der Meer, J.W. Geometrical design of coastal structures. Chapter 9 in: "Seawalls, dikes and revetments". Edited by K.W. Pilarczyk. Balkema, Rotterdam. (167 kB)
1998 Van der Meer, J.W. Applications and stability criteria for rock and artificial units. Chapter 11 in: "Seawalls, dikes and revetments". Edited by K.W. Pilarczyk. Balkema, Rotterdam. (167 kB)
1995 Van der Meer, J.W. Conceptual design of rubble mound breakwaters. World Scientific. In: Advances in Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Volume 1. Ed. P.L.F. Liu, pp. 221-315. (3,8 MB)
1988 Van der Meer, J.W. Rock slopes and gravel beaches under wave attack. Doctoral thesis, Delft University of Technology. Also Delft Hydraulics Publication no. 396. (6,2 MB)
1988 Van der Meer, J.W. Deterministic and probabilistic design of breakwater armour layers. Proc. ASCE, Journal of WPC and OE, Vol. 114, No. 1. (592 kB)
1987 Van der Meer, J.W. Stability of breakwater armour layers - Design formulae. Journal of Coastal Engineering, 11, pp. 219-239. (1066kB)


c. Breakwater armour
1999 Van der Meer, J.W. Design of concrete armour layers. Proc. Coastal Structures '99, Santander, Spain. Losada (ed.), Balkema, Rotterdam, pp. 213-221. (93 kB)
1994 d'Angremond, K., Van der Meer, J.W. and Van Nes, C.P. Stresses in tetrapod armour units induced by wave actions. ASCE, proc. 24th ICCE, Kobe, Japan, pp. 1713-1726. (560 kB)
1991 Van der Meer, J.W. and Heydra, G. Rocking armour units: number, location and impact velocity. Journal of Coastal Engineering, special issue "Breakwaters", 15 (1991) 3-19, Elsevier. Also Delft Hydraulics Publication Number 435. (886 kB)
1988 Van der Meer, J.W. Stability of Cubes, Tetrapods and Accropode. Design of Breakwaters, Thomas Telford. Proc. Breakwaters '88 Conference, Eastbourne. (402 kB)


d. Berm breakwaters
2011 Sigurdarson, S. and J.W. van der Meer. Front slope stability of the Icelandic-type berm breakwater. ASCE, Proc. Coastal Structures 2011, Yokohama, Japan. (256 kB)
2008 Sigurdarson, S, S. Gretarsson and J.W. van der Meer. The Icelandic-Type Berm Breakwater - Breaking the 8.0 m Significant Wave Height Limit. Proc. PIANC AGA, Beijing, China. (256 kB)
2008 Sigurdarson, S. Gretarson and J.W. van der Meer. The Icelandic-type berm breakwater for large design wave heights. Proc. COPEDEC VII, Dubai, UAE. (300 kB)
2008 Sigurdarson, S., J.W. van der Meer, A. Torum and R. Tomasicchio. Berm recession of the Icelandic-type berm breakwater. ASCE, Proc. ICCE 2008, Hamburg. pp. 3311-3323 (460 kB)
2007 Sigurdarson, S., J.W. van der Meer, H.F. Burcharth and J. Dalsgaard Sørensen. Optimum safety levels and design rules for the Icelandic type berm breakwater. Coastal Structures, Venice, Italy (660 kB)
1992 Van der Meer, J.W. Stability of the seaward slope of berm breakwaters. Journal of Coastal Engineering, 16 (1992), pp. 205-234. Elsevier, Amsterdam. (1015 kB)
1992 Van der Meer, J.W. and Veldman, J.J. Singular points at berm breakwaters: scale effects, rear, roundhead and longshore transport. Journal of Coastal Engineering, 17 (1992), pp. 153-171, Elsevier, Amsterdam. (706 kB)
1987 Van der Meer, J.W. Application of computational model on berm breakwater design. Proc. "Berm breakwaters", ASCE, Seminar on Unconventional Rubble Mound breakwaters, Ottawa. (457 kB)


e. Low-crested structures
1996 Van der Meer, J.W., Tutuarima, W.H. and Burger, G. Influence of rock shape and grading on stability of low-crested structures. ASCE, proc. 25th ICCE, Orlando, USA. pp. 1957-1970. (509 kB)
1994 Van der Meer, J.W. and Daemen, I.F.R. Stability and wave transmission at low crested rubble mound structures. ASCE, J. of WPC & OE, New York, Vol. 120, Jan/Feb. 1994, Paper No. 3527, pp. 1-19. (680 kB)
1990 Van der Meer, J.W. and Pilarczyk, K.W. Stability of low-crested and reef breakwaters. Proc. 22th. ICCE, Delft. (441 kB)


f. Vertical structures
1994 Van der Meer, J.W., d'Angremond, K. and Juhl, J. Probabilistic calculations of wave forces on vertical structures. ASCE, proc. 24th ICCE, Kobe, Japan, pp. 1754-1767. (632 kB)
1984 Van der Meer, J.W. and Benassai, E. Wave forces and impacts on a circular and square caisson. ASCE, Proc. 19th ICCE, Houston. (464 kB)


g. Toe structures
1995 Van der Meer, J.W., d'Angremond, K. and Gerding, E. Toe structure stability of rubble mound breakwaters. ICE, proc. Coastal Structures and Breakwaters '95, London. (624 kB)


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