Bas van Leeuwen
Bas is senior consultant and deputy director at Svašek
Hydraulics. He has worked at Svašek since 2008, after
gaining a Master's in Civil Engineering and Management
(with honours) at Twente University in the Netherlands.
During his career, Bas has focused on a broad range of
topics including modelling coastal processes, such as
waves, tidal flow and morphology in the Western Scheldt
Estuary, along the Dutch beach fronts and worldwide.
Typical projects include estimating morphological
effects of wind turbines on Maasvlakte 2, setting up new
discharge relations for the Dutch Rhine branches and
reference design of the Princess Elisabeth Island.
Articles By Bas van Leeuwen
2D effects on dune erosion at maasvlakte 2
Dune erosion due to storm surges and severe wave attack is the primary failure mechanism of sandy sea defences. At a curved coastline, dune erosion is greater than at a straight coastline. However, how much higher is often difficult to predict. This article presents a comparison of field observations and model results of the response of the Maasvlakte 2 curved sandy sea defence to storm attack.

