Hermjan Barneveld

ir. Hermjan Barneveld

PhD candidate Environmental Fluid Mechanics

I graduated in 1988 in Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Delft. From 1990 till 1996 I worked at Delft Hydraulics (now Deltares) and participated in several studies on river hydraulics and morphology. These included projects in the Netherlands focusing on river engineering, navigability, water supply, river basin management, flood management and modelling of water and sediment movement in Dutch rivers. I joined HKV Consultants in 1996 doing research and giving advise on rivers and delta’s. I have been involved in many large-scale and visionary projects aiming at a river system in which water safety, spatial planning and economy are mutually addressed. Examples are Room for the River, Meuseworks, Delta Programme and Integrated River Management.

For PAO-MT I am coordinator for the 4 days course on Modern River Management.

In my part-time PhD research on “Morphodynamics of supply limited rivers with weirs: case study of the River Meuse” I study sediment transport and morphology of the Meuse River. Through a theoretical analysis of the governing equations I assess the applicability of simplified morphological models for lowland rivers like the Meuse. In addition I studied the unexpected large morphological impacts of the flood event in July 2021 in the Meuse Basin by performing fieldwork and analyzing all data. In addition I draw up the first sediment balance for the Dutch Meuse River combining various data sources.