MULTI-VARIATE STATISTICS OF HYDRAULIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS FOR THE ROTTERDAM HARBOUR EXTENSION

The objective of this paper is to describe the hydraulic climate of the Southern North- Sea by statistical models and physical laws for wave heights, wind setup, wave periods and wind speed. The focus is on the selection and calibration of parametric physical models for the use in the description of the joint probability distribution of hydraulic loads. For the validation and calibration of these models, observations have been used. An application is presented about the Rotterdam harbour extension.