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Bruinsma, Floris (author)
The objective of this project is to devise and develop a design tool that lets the user explore different force flows during conceptual design, with the goal to inform different geometries, thereby realizing an integrated design process. Key characteristics that this tool must incorporate to be successful are defined as feedback (the ability to...
master thesis 2021
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Hofstee, Niels (author)
The construction sector contributes to a significant portion of global energy consumption, CO2 emissions and the use of material resources. As climate change escalates with rapidly increasing temperatures, more extreme weather patterns and rising sea levels, an urge to reduce the environmental impact is evident. <br/><br/>A discrepancy is...
master thesis 2018
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Martens, Pascal (author)
Additive manufacturing and 3D printing are rapidly developing digital fabrication techniques. After the first steps in printing of metals and plastics have been made, research from various groups around the world is now also focusing on printing in concrete and moving to larger scales. Using this technique it will be possible to create...
master thesis 2018
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Gkioka, Maria (author)
The Architecture, Engineering &amp; Construction (AEC) industry has been traditionally fragmented, with a lot of disciplines specialising in different aspects of a project and encapsulating different knowledge areas. This research project, entitled “Knowledge Model for the Parametric Design of Concrete Viaducts”, investigates the development of...
master thesis 2018
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Li, S. (author)
The near future is challenging: depletion of non-renewable energy depletion, electricity shortage and sustainability give the need of developing renewable energy technology. The solar updraft tower power generation technology using solar and wind generates a reasonable amount of electricity with zero carbon footprint during operation. The...
master thesis 2017
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Magan, C.M. (author)
This thesis presents a design for a topology-optimised concrete floor slab, of which the structural optimisation process is guided by manufacturability constraints from a vacuumatic formwork. The design has been obtained using an open-source, three-dimensional topology optimisation algorithm. Traditional floor systems are cost-optimised but can...
master thesis 2016
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Xue, Z. (author)
This thesis has been aiming to design a light-weight, structurally safe, and engineering practical pretensioned roof structure. Firstly literature study has been performed to gain insight about the application of tensegrities as roof structures. With some programming and scripting skills some special components based on the Grasshopper...
master thesis 2016
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Lamping, S. (author)
In this research project, an approach is proposed for applying multidisciplinary design optimisation on building design problems. The software used in the approach are Rhinoceros and Grasshopper for the parametric configuration of the geometry, the plug-in Octopus driving the optimisation process with its multi-objective genetic algorithm and a...
master thesis 2016
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Schoina, S. (author)
The redevelopment of the Post Rotterdam building and, in particular, the design proposal of the vertical foyer initiated this research project. The foyer has a special design and as a result, a special analysis method has to be used. The desired material is steel, consequently stiffened steel shell structure was deemed the most appropriate...
master thesis 2016
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Xexakis, G. (author)
The calculation of a residential Energy Label in the Netherlands and the payback time of an energy refurbishment are often affected by various inaccuracies between theoretical and actual achieved energy consumption. Even if improvements are attempted on either of them, significant problems occur such as the accuracy of input data for the...
master thesis 2015
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Bovenberg, A.C. (author)
The adoption of computation in the building industry has led to the development of a range of tools intended for design. Although commonly used for detailed analysis (FEA) and documentation (CAD/BIM), few tools address the needs of the early design stages for flexibility and quick, insightful feedback and documenting the justification of design...
master thesis 2015
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Slobbe, G. (author)
The design of reinforcement in concrete structures is a complex procedure, often resulting in inefficient designs. One possible solution to improve the design process and create more efficient designs is structural optimisation. This Master’s Thesis focusses on the development of a technique for optimisation of reinforcement in 3D concrete...
master thesis 2015
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Van Eck, S.R.G. (author)
As fossil fuel reserves are rapidly being depleted, sustainable alternatives have to be found to fulfil the world's energy demand. Numerous concepts have been proposed to generate electricity by harnessing renewable energy sources such as solar or wind power. One of these concepts is the the so-called solar updraft tower (SUT). The SUT consists...
master thesis 2015
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Van der Veen, A.C. (author)
At this point in time, 3D-printing techniques in general, but especially applied for the building industry, still are in a phase of early experiments. One of the experimental attempts is to print a full-scale, three-story high, house in Amsterdam, using an up scaled version of a FDM-printer that is able to print blocks of 1.8 x 1.8 x 3.0 meters...
master thesis 2014
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Koonath Surendran, S. (author)
This thesis investigates the development and application of a computational tool that optimises the conceptual stage design of a building to have minimum embodied energy and some aspects of the operating energy, depending on the adaptability required. For this purpose, a parametric computational framework for sustainable building design was...
master thesis 2014
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Van Der Steen, J.D. (author)
Application development for reusing structural stadium elements in a new project and configuration through implementation of a genetic algorithm.
master thesis 2014
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Van de Weerd, B.M. (author)
StructuralComponents allows an engineer to quickly compose an early-stage structural concept and immediately analyse its performance. It follows the Conceptual Story method in an attempt to deal with imprecision and uncertainty. This thesis represents the third in a series of MSc theses on StructuralComponents, which as its general problem...
master thesis 2013
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Lauppe, J. (author)
Recent years have witnessed the realization of multiple concrete curved surface structures. The often complex geometry of these structures led to new challenges in the final design and production phase: design of the reinforcement is one of these challenges. Current reinforcement modelling software is not capable of properly dealing with NURBS...
master thesis 2012
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Uijtenhaak, T.K. (author)
This thesis will explore the possibilities of dashboard technology to gather information and display this in such a way that it will help the user making decisions. Inspired by the idea of what we do is based on what we know the alternatives shown on the dashboard will help us making precedents for the project that is being designed. The multi...
master thesis 2011
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Van de Straat, R.J. (author)
The distinction whether a geometric description is complex or not is particularly important from an analysis and construction technology viewpoint in relation with the digital means of modelling this geometry. As complex geometry possibly leads to insurmountable problems or disproportionate high costs, realising a design may be reliant on...
master thesis 2011
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