The Brouwersdam: A building of the delta works


The Grevelingenmeer was created by the Grevelingen dam near Grevelingen on the east side and the construction of the Brouwers dam on the west side..
The gap between Goerree-Overflakkee and Schouwen-Duiveland, over 6 km in length, caused a lot of problems.. But the construction was a good exercise for the even more complicated Oosterscheldewehr.. For the construction of the Brouwersdamm both caissons and a cable car were used.. First of all, two sandbars were raised in the Brouwershavense Gat, the northern opening was sealed with caissons, and finally the southern hole was sealed by oscillating gondolas, which permanently dropped concrete into the hole to be closed..
By the end of 1971, the dam was finished..
10 years later, a passage lock was installed in the dam.. This allowed salty seawater to pass.. As a result, the flora and fauna gradually changed..


{§§LINK:www.deltawerken.com/Deltawerke/Brouwersdamm/586.html: Brouwersdamm online information


~~udre~, 2013-08-04