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Alfred Roubos, Dr. MSc.

Engineer/Researcher
Port of Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Alfred Roubos is a senior port engineer at the Port of Rotterdam Authority and a researcher in the field of marine structures. His research aims to enhance reliability-based assessments of quay walls. This research will contribute to a better understanding of uncertainties, hidden safeties and the reliability level of port infrastructure. One of the objectives is to acquire more insight in the actual performance of existing quay walls in order to ensure safety and support decision making processes.
Alfred is involved in various types of projects, such as the development of green field projects, expansion of existing terminals and dredging works. He holds a MSc and PhD degree of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences of the Delft University of Technology, with a specialization in hydraulic structures and probabilistic design. In 2007 his master thesis “Dealing with uncertainties in the design of bottom protection near quay walls” was awarded with the PIANC Paepe Willems Award. He participates in several national and international committees. Alfred was secretary of CUR211 the 2nd edition of the Handbook Quay Walls, editor of CUR186 the new handbook Historic Urban Quay Walls and editor of CUR206 Handbook Flexible Dolphins. On behalf of the Netherlands Alfred is participating in PIANC WG145 ‘berthing velocities of large seagoing vessels’, PIANC WG 211 ‘Design of fender systems’, and PIANC WG164 ‘Deepening of existing berths’. Alfred is involved in several research projects preliminary focusing on innovations and developments in the Port of Rotterdam regarding quay walls, jetties, flexible dolphins and scour protection. Furthermore, Alfred lectures several post academic courses.

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