The construction of the pilot dike construction at the Körkwitzer Bach near Ribnitz-Damgarten, 30 km North-East of Rostock, finally started in December 2013. The construction is planned to be finished by the end of February 2014, depending on the weather conditions. The pilot dike will be instrumented with wires for electronic deformation analysis (during the construction time) as well as tensiometers and piezometers for seepage analysis (post construction). The data will be transferred via GSM to the database at Rostock University.

After completion of the pilot dike construction a monitoring plan will be developed which will be followed for at least 5 years. The issues to be addressed are flood and seepage correlations, turf development on the dike surface, damage monitoring with respect to cracking, voles and other animals, and deformation analysis.

DredgDikes Pilot Dike Under Construction

DredgDikes Pilot Dike Under Construction