Marine erosion of the Point Grey cliffs: A nearshore hydrodynamic, sediment transport and budget study

At the edge of Vancouver and the Strait of Georgia the Point Grey cliffs experience marine and subaerial erosion. The retreat of the cliffs will eventually result in losing university assets, infrastructure and archaeological treasures. Wave-induced sediment transports are supposed to be the main marine erosion mechanism. This report presents...

Investigation of the Effect of the Green Glaze Layer in the Background of Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer: An Approach using Optical Properties of Paints and Rendering Technique

A novel combination of analytical techniques for measuring optical properties of glaze and paint as input for computer modelling is used to investigate the influence of the green glaze layer present on top of the black underpainting in the background of Girl with a Pearl Earring. The absorption spectra of paint layers from paint reconstructions...

Modular Hybrid Coastal Protection Structure: Pilot site: Montego Bay, Jamaica

Tourism is one of the main sources of income of Jamaica. . However, at the moment the beaches are retreating. An example is the erosion of Hellshire Beach, showing a retreat of ten meters in only seven years. To preserve the beaches effectively, a new concept is requested. The main requirements of the system are wave attenuation and the marine...

In Search of Strategic Capacity: An evaluation of the effectiveness of collaborative spatial planning in the southern Randstad as reflected by the performance of the Adaptive Agenda Southern Randstad 2040

In the face of geographic, social and economic dynamics, Dutch spatial planning has underwent a significant change from prescriptive and regulatory top down planning to collaborative spatial planning (CSP) in networks of like-minded governments. Such CSP initiatives, or regional collaborations, seek to align their efforts to steer regional...

REHAB Rotterdam - enclosing the fragile matter of rehabilitation between the two borders of the public realm

Concerning the design of a rehabilitation clinic in midst of Rotterdam city.

Gamma radiation densitometry for studying the dynamics of fluidized beds

The purpose of this research project is to investigate the applicability of gamma radiation densitometry in fluidized bed behaviour research, and to obtain information about the turbulent fluidization of beds with coarse particles. Gamma radiation densitometry determines the chordally averaged void fraction in the bed by measuring the...