Partner Description:

The chair of Geotechnics and Coastal Engineering closely connected with the Department of Maritime Systems at the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research has specialised in geosynthetics for the last three decades. Prof. Saathoff is a world-known specialist in this field. Since about 10 years, the dewatering of dredged materials has been a main research field, and four years ago the institute started to investigate their application in dike construction. Other institutes of Rostock University have also been intensively working on the topic of dredged materials, such as contamination and soil fertility aspects.

Role in the Project:

In the project, the University of Rostock is the lead beneficiary and as such member of the steering and monitoring groups.

LB is responsible for the components (1) management and coordination, (2) communication and dissemination, and (5) the development of the best practice guideline.

Contact:

University of Rostock
Chair of Geotechnics and Coastal Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fokke Saathoff (Project Leader)
Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, LAG II,
18059 Rostock
Germany

Contact persons:

Dr.-Ing. Stefan Cantré (Project Manager and Coordinator)

Phone: +49-381-4983701
Fax:      +49-381-4983702
Email: stefan.cantre(at)uni-rostock.de

Gdansk University of Technology (GUT) is one of the leading Universities in the North of Poland in the agglomeration formed by the three cities (Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot). The Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering is one of the oldest and largest faculties at GUT.

Role in the Project

Within the project the Department of Geotechnics, Geology & Maritime Engineering, which is directed by Prof. Dr. Zbigniew Sikora, will be responsible for component 3. The Department is in charge of laboratory testing of the soil-ash mixtures and for the field tests at the test dike in Gdańsk. Furthermore the GUT will contribute to the proper design and construction of the pilot dike. One main aim is the dissemination of the project outputs by all means, including education (diploma works, seminars), technical meetings and conferences. The GUT as the direct university partner will also participate in the elaboration of design rules for the innovative dike materials and the production of the best practice guideline. They will provide the management for the Polish associated organisations. Beyond the GUT is planning a long-term cooperation within regional flood protection and the water management programme Żuławy 2030.

Contact

Gdansk University of Technology
Department of Geotechnics, Geology & Maritime Engineering
Prof. Dr. Zbigniew Sikora (chairholder)
ul. Narutowicza 11/12,
Gdansk
Trójmiejski, Poland

Contact person: Dr. inz. Remigiusz Duszynski

Phone: +48-58-3471736
Email: remigiusz.duszynski(at)wilis.pg.gda.pl

The Water and Soil Association „Untere Warnow – Küste“ (WBV) as one of 29 similar associations in Mecklenburg – West Pomerania is responsible for the maintenance of second order waters and dikes according to the Water Resources Law and the State Water Law. The pilot project, which will help to save a considerable amount of money for the reconstruction of dikes in the future, is very interesting for the WBV. The river dikes of the Körkwitzer Bach are in extremely poor condition. Nearby agricultural land and settlements are affected. Because remedy is urgently needed the WBV has already engaged a planning contractor to design the dike reconstruction containing a subsoil expertise and survey.

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Role in the Project:

The association decided to be an eligible partner with responsibility for component 4. The WBV will also contribute to the durability of the project, since it is responsible for maintaining the pilot dike. WBV plans to use the technology, once approved, in other dike construction projects.

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Contact

Water and Soil Association „Untere Warnow – Küste”
Alt Bartelsdorfer Str. 18a, 18148 Rostock, Germany

Contact person: Juliane Mueller
Phone: +49-381-44024613, Email: mueller.juliane(at)wbv-mv.de

The Hanseatic City of Rostock runs own spoil fields where dredged materials from the city harbour are deposited. The spoil fields are under the control of the Civil Engineering and Harbour Construction Office. Since the spoil fields are filled to a great extent, the City of Rostock has a major interest in finding effective re-use strategies for dredged materials.

Role in the Project:

The City of Rostock will provide 5 ha of land in its spoil field Radelsee for the next ten years to build and maintain the test dikes. These dikes will stay on site at least 5 years after the project closure, so that the Office can do further testing. The City Office is responsible for the preparation of the construction site, the test dike construction and the maintenance of the test dikes.

Contact:

Hanseatic City of Rostock
Civil Engineering and Harbour Construction Office
Contact person: Günter Lange
Holbeinplatz 14, Rostock
Region/Subregion: Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt
Country: Germany

Phone: +49-381-3816649
Email: guenter.lange(at)rostock.de

The Steinbeis Innovation gGmbH, based in Stuttgart, is with the Department of Applied Landscape Planning (SIG ALP) in Rostock Partner 5 in this project. The research of SIG ALP has played a major role in driving forward the region´s re-use scheme for dredged materials. Various pilot projects, including agricultural soil improvement and landfill construction, are supervised and realised by SIG-ALP. Finally SIG-ALP is the principal organizer of the well-established Rostock Dredging Seminar, the only conference on dredged materials in Germany, which will be used for dissemination.

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Role in the Project:

In this project the SIG ALP will be responsible for chemical certification and choice of the material to be used for both the field tests and the pilot project. Furthermore the quality control of specified requirements in the technical measurements and especially the turf assessment will be realised by the SIG-ALP. It will be also responsible for the preparation of quality assessment reports for the materials used in Germany as well as the environmental and vegetation assessment reports.

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Contact:

Steinbeis Innovation gGmbH, Department of Applied Landscape Planning (SIG ALP)
Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18059 Rostock, Germany

Contact person: Ricarda Neumann
Phone: +49-381-4983245, Email: ricarda.neumann(at)uni-rostock.de
SIG ALP

The coastal department of the State Agency for Agriculture and the Environment (StALU-MM) in Rostock is the competence centre for coastal protection in Mecklenburg – West Pomerania (M-V), responsible for basic data, planning and service for all five state departments (Schwerin, Rostock, Stralsund, and Ueckermünde). The department also advises the M-V Ministry for Agriculture, Environment and Consumer Protection. The StALU-MM is responsible for the whole M-V coast which guarantees a consistent treatment.

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Role in the Project

StALU-MM is the German project client who suggested the development of a best practice guideline for authorities and planners. In the project the coastal department will provide coastal data, technical know-how on dike constructions in M-V and support with the realisation and actual use of the best practice guideline. Most importantly, StALU-MM will be responsible for the long-term monitoring programme after project closure. The StALU will be a member of the monitoring group, assisting the decisions made within the project.

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Contact

State Agency for Agriculture and the Environment Rostock
Erich-Schlesinger-Straße 35
18059 Rostock

Contact person: Frank Göricke

The Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute BAW is the technical and scientific federal authority of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS). It is the central provider of consultancy and expert opinion services to the BMVBS and the Water and Navigation Administration (WSV) relating to their waterways engineering tasks and in particular concerning their construction supervision responsibility for ensuring that all federal waterway structures and facilities comply with safety and other regulations.

Role in the Project

In the project, the BAW serves as provider of technical know-how for dike safety, dike construction and large-scale experiments including instrumentation and measurement. The BAW will be a member of the monitoring group, assisting the decisions made within the project.

Contact

Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau (BAW)

Wedeler Landstrasse 157

22559 Hamburg

Contact person: Dr.-Ing. Martin Pohl

Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau

The Maritime Office in Gdynia …

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Role in the Project

Maritime Office in Gdynia has interest in modern innovative technologies of dike construction. They are interested in the results of the project, in the dissemination of the project output and further implementation of thiese innovative technologies in the coastal areas. The proposed modern technologies could reduce their needs for construction materials and their costs. They will delegate their staff for technical meetings and conferences. They will help in the organization of public procurement for the construction of the Polish test dike. They are a member of the DredgDikes
monitoring group.

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Contact

The Pomeranian Head of Melioration and Hydrotechnic Structures is in charge of the administration of existing and newly constructed dikes in the Pomeranian Voivodship.

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Role in the Project

• member of the monitoring group in this project.
• cooperate with the project partners in the proper design and construction of the Polish test dike.
• guarantee that the dike will be built in the designated area.
• provide administrative decisions on the construction works.
• support the dissemination of the project results.
• participate in the technical meetings and conferences.
• interest in the project outputs as many construction works are planned in this area related to the Regional Flood Protection and Water Management Program Żuławy 2030 in which the office is involved.

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Contact

Pomeranian Head of Melioration and Hydrotechnic Structures
ul. Sucha 12
80-531 Gdańsk

Ecotech sp. z o.o. Szczecin is involved…

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Role in the Project

• implement their products and ideas for the innovative construction of dikes using specially elaborated soil-ash mixtures.
• cooperate with Gdansk University of Technology during laboratory and field testing and in the design and construction of the test dikes.
• provide the equipment for preparing soil-ash mixtures.
• help in the dissemination of the project outputs and further implementation of this innovative and economic technology.
• develop their cooperation with the project partners to establish or verify new design rules for dike construction using combustion by-products.

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