Research Fellow at AMS Institute, and PhD candidate at TU Delft, Mart-Jan Hemel is investigating the condition of these centuries old quay walls by doing exactly what the local authorities are trying to prevent: put pressure on them until they collapse.
At first glance the former Zuidergasfabriek terrain in Amsterdam looks a bit like a construction site. And yet from the end of February until mid April the old dock on the Amstel will be the scene of a very important experiment.
In this video Jelle van Ophuizen (Iv-Infra), Erik Hutcheson (Gemeente Amsterdam), and Mart-Jan Hemel (TU Delft and AMS Institute) more about this innovative test load. This video was commissioned by Iv-Infra in cooperation with Gemeente Amsterdam, AMS Institute and TU Delft.