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Ačas, Dom (author)
The presented research aims to design and optimize a timber observation tower, with a primary focus being the influence of topological and curvature parameters on its stability and lateral stiffness in resistance to non-uniform wind load profiles. <br/><br/>Having recognised the environmental benefits and urgency to find other alternatives,...
master thesis 2024
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Zutt, Kyle (author)
To address the increasing housing demand in Europe and simultaneously tackle the challenge of creating a more sustainable construction industry, timber modular buildings present an innovative solution. However, before multi-storey modular buildings become a widespread practice, various engineering challenges need to be addressed. Ensuring...
master thesis 2024
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Penners, Jorgi (author)
The transverse stability of timber terraced houses can be provided by CLT stability walls where decoupled timber terraced houses are preferred to meet acoustic requirements leading to rather large thicknesses for the CLT stability walls and many large connections for anchorage to the foundation. The main goal of this research was to investigate...
master thesis 2024
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Lee, Michael (author)
Summary<br/><br/>Numerous ancient historical constructions worldwide depend primarily on an extensive array of wooden foundation piles, as they are subject to loading conditions governed by the superstructure above. Wooden foundations transfer loads through a combination of compression and lateral resistance. The inherent strength of wood...
master thesis 2023
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Jain, Uday (author)
Masonry structures occupy a significant share of the current building stock due to widespread material availability and cost-effectiveness. Regions with high seismicity, like the Himalayas, have typically developed local seismic culture over the centuries. This has led to improved construction techniques providing an enhanced seismic performance...
master thesis 2023
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Mellaard, Mike (author)
The demand for timber buildings is rising because of the need to make the construction industry more sustainable. Eurocode 5 provides guidance in the design process of timber structures. Numerical modelling is generally used for complex structures like multi-storey timber buildings. Currently, there is limited understanding of the serviceability...
master thesis 2023
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van der Stap, Eduard (author)
An analytical study of an energy-based approach to damping of a clamped timber column in free vibration under axial, lateral and torsional loading conditions was conducted. Backed by experiments it was confirmed that an energy-based approach, as proposed by Sánchez Gómez (2018), could describe the energy dissipation in a laterally vibrating...
master thesis 2023
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Janssens, Floris (author)
The construction industry contributes significantly to global emissions. In response to the growing concern about climate change, new methods are being developed to reduce these emissions. Building with timber is one such approach, as it can be CO2 neutral if reforestation is practiced. Timber is a lightweight and flexible material compared to...
master thesis 2023
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Schönthaler, Rick (author)
This thesis comprises of vertical deformation differences in high-rise structures where a concrete stability core is combined with a timber frame. The timber frame consists out of prefab timber modules which derive all lateral stability from the concrete core. Due to contrasting elastic, hygroexpansion and viscoelastic properties there is a...
master thesis 2023
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Ruminy, Justine (author)
The climate emergency calls for a global shift towards a low-carbon economy, to preserve natural resources and biodiversity, while limiting global warming and its consequences. This project focuses on the impact of distribution centres, intended for the storage of commercial goods. Warehouses are characterised by large flexible spaces and simple...
master thesis 2023
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Jain, Uday (author)
A large share of the buildings today is still masonry buildings, both reinforced and unreinforced. Post-earthquake reconnaissance studies have shown a remarkable difference between the performance of reinforced and unreinforced masonry buildings. While the unreinforced masonry buildings tend to suffer severe damage, even collapse, resulting in...
student report 2023
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van de Leur, Sophie (author)
Timber high-rise buildings have been gaining in popularity. However, due to the low material stiffness of timber the stability systems of these buildings are often made with steel or concrete. To avoid this the material efficiency of the timber stability systems must be improved. The most material efficient stability systems for timber high-rise...
master thesis 2023
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Bieze, Jornt (author)
The importance of joints in timber structures is strongly emphasized in the existing literature (e.g., Blaß &amp; Sandhaas, 2017; McLain, 1998). The aim of this project is to provide insight into whether the cross-sectional sizes of the member are dictated by the dimensional sizes of the laterally loaded dowel-type connection or the strength and...
master thesis 2023
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Knuppe, Joep (author)
Increasing housing demand in Europe and the need to be more sustainable are asking the construction industry to leave the traditional pathways and innovate. An emerging construction method with volumetric timber modules potentially offers the solution. However little is known about the robustness of this new innovation. Therefore, this thesis...
master thesis 2022
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Rademaker, Rolf (author)
The demand to build with wood and other bio-based materials has increased rapidly the last decade, due to the ambition to build more with sustainable building materials. One of the major challenges in building with wood, is to account for the lower strength and stiffness perpendicular to the grain. Wood is an anisotropic material, meaning the...
master thesis 2022
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Nijkamp, Robert (author)
Self-tapping screws are popular tools used in timber engineering. The axial withdrawal strength of self-tapping screws could be used in timber structures as an active or passive application. An example of an active application is the use as a fastener in wall to wall connections. An example of a passive application is the use as reinforcement...
master thesis 2022
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van Helmond, Emily (author)
To mitigate climate change and to reach Dutch targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with 49% by 2030, emissions by the construction industry must be lowered. Developments regarding mass timber construction have increased the potential to do so. This thesis addresses the problem that the opportunity of reducing CO2 emissions by constructing...
master thesis 2022
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Gijzenberg, Kees-Jaap (author)
The goal of the thesis is to investigate two main questions for the purpose of modelling fractures in timber with a finite element method. The first question is to evaluate the use of digital image correlation during a three point bending test to obtain mean values for tensile strength and fracture energy, and the follow up question is if it is...
master thesis 2022
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Groeneveldt, Niels (author)
Many navigation locks in the Netherlands under management and maintenance of Rijkswaterstaat need to be replaced or renewed in a sustainable way before 2050. In order to achieve this goal, Rijkswaterstaat is planning to renew as sustainable and cost-effective as possible. Most of the navigation lock gates that have been renewed in the last...
master thesis 2021
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Jacobse, Bart (author)
Damen is designing more and more slender hull forms, which leads to a small dock block contact area, and therefore a high load on the block bed. Dry docking is achieved by using multiple blocks located along the longitudinal length of the ship. Dock blocks are constituted by several layers, normally three or more. The configuration of the block...
master thesis 2021
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