Sand engine

The sand engine is an test within the control of dynamic coastline. The first one became run off South Holland within the Netherlands. A sandcastle-shaped peninsula was created via humans; the floor is set 1 km². It is expected that this sand is then moved through the years by using the action of waves, wind and currents alongside the coast. To protect the West of the Netherlands against the sea, the beaches alongside the coast are artificially replenished every five years, and it's far anticipated that the sandcastle will make replenishment along the Delfland Coast needless for the next twenty years.

This method is predicted to be extra fee powerful and additionally facilitates nature by reducing the repeated disruption as a result of replenishment. Professor Marcel Stive is considered the inventor of the Sand Castle. Another such project could provide a solution to the weak coast between Camperduin and Petten, that's known as the Hondsbossche seawall. The revel in of this primary sand fort is thrilling for destiny initiatives. The construction of the sand engine at Ter Heijde value 70 million euros and is the first inside the global of its kind.