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Xu, F. (author)In the prevailing context of the 21st century, characterized by a predominant reliance on oil and gas, or in the promising future where green energy shapes a human society committed to net-zero emissions, the role of underground fractured formations in energy production and storage remains pivotal and irreplaceable. Geological faults typically...doctoral thesis 2024
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Essed, Pascalle (author)Military vehicles are often subjected to dynamic loads from mines. To protect these vehicles, steel plating underneath the vehicle is applied. However, these steel plates can be quite heavy, resulting in a slower vehicle. Composite laminates, however, are much lighter and also prove to be capable of protecting these vehicles from mines.<br/...master thesis 2024
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Shrestha, S. (author), Dekker, J. (author), Gerritsma, M.I. (author), Hulshoff, S.J. (author), Akkerman, I. (author)In this paper, we build on the work of Hughes and Sangalli (2007) dealing with the explicit computation of the Fine-Scale Greens’ function. The original approach chooses a set of functionals associated with a projector to compute the Fine-Scale Greens’ function. The construction of these functionals, however, does not generalise to arbitrary...journal article 2024
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Klaessen, Alexander (author)There is a need to examine the potential of alternative methods such as Variational Multiscale Method (VMM) for the ability to improve the efficiency of combustion simulations. However the computational expense of a LES run of a 3D turbulent non-premixed combustion problem is high due to the large variety of length and time scales in turbulent...master thesis 2023
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Bettini, Andrea (author)This thesis presents an energy-conservative data-driven approach in modelling the closure terms of the Navier-Stokes equations casted through the Variational Multiscale (VMS) framework. For context, the VMS framework is applied in designing stabilised finite element methods for multiscale phenomena in which stability is not guaranteed. Under...master thesis 2023
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van der Gugten, Gijs (author)Much research is conducted on the biomechanical properties of cells, particularly in cancer research. Cell stiffness and cell adhesion are two properties often studied, because they are important for the functioning of a cell. To study these properties, atomic force microscopy(AFM) is often used, using nanoindentation for stiffness analysis and...master thesis 2023
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Tao, Lucy (author)Vascularisation is a critical factor in large-scale tissue engineering, as it supports the survival of cells in large tissue constructs. In native tissue, a hierarchical vascular network is present where larger vessels transport nutrients and oxygen throughout the body, and smaller capillaries facilitate blood-tissue exchange. In large-scale...master thesis 2023
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Costa Farinha, Daniel (author)A new multiscale fracture mechanics methodology is being developed at TU Delft for composite materials. This methodology aims to unlock the use of hierarchical multiscale frameworks to link sub-ply fracture processes to laminate failure. In this thesis, this methodology is extended to 3D, both in terms of its analytical formulation and the...master thesis 2023
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Xu, F. (author), Hajibeygi, H. (author), Sluys, Lambertus J. (author)In fractured geological formations, as a result of the in-situ stress changes, fractures can propagate or slide. This phenomenon can be efficiently modeled by the extended finite element method (XFEM) when there are only a few fractures present. However, geological reservoirs contain many fractures which can also cross and are densely...journal article 2023
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Rocha, I.B.C.M. (author), Kerfriden, P. (author), van der Meer, F.P. (author)In this work we present a hybrid physics-based and data-driven learning approach to construct surrogate models for concurrent multiscale simulations of complex material behavior. We start from robust but inflexible physics-based constitutive models and increase their expressivity by allowing a subset of their material parameters to change in...journal article 2023
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Qiu, Xiujiao (author), Chang, Z. (author), Chen, J. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Ye, G. (author), Schutter, Geert De (author)In our former paper, based on a published 3D reactive transport model at microscale with the capability of simulating the chemical reactions involved in ASR, the location of expansive ASR gel related to the reactivity of aggregate, temperature, aggregate porosity and silica content in aggregate, is clarified. Based on the simulation results,...journal article 2023
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Zheng, T. (author), Guo, Licheng (author), Sun, Ruijian (author), Wang, Tongtong (author), Hong, Changqing (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Pascoe, J.A. (author)In this paper, the effect of interface properties on the compressive failure behavior of 3D woven composites (3DWC) is investigated by incorporating a micromechanics-based multiscale damage model (MMDM). The correlation between the mesoscopic stress of yarns and microscopic stress of constituents is established by defining a stress...journal article 2023
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Bagemihl, I. (author), Cammann, Lucas (author), Pérez-Fortes, Mar (author), van Steijn, V. (author), van Ommen, J.R. (author)The production of base chemicals by electrochemical conversion of captured CO<sub>2</sub> has the potential to close the carbon cycle, thereby contributing to a future energy transition. With the feasibility of low-temperature electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> conversion demonstrated at lab scale, research is shifting toward optimizing...journal article 2023
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Klees, R. (author), Slobbe, D.C. (author)This paper investigates the full variance–covariance (VC) matrix of two high-resolution regional quasi-geoid models, utilizing a spherical radial basis function parameterization. Model parameters were estimated using weighted least-squares techniques and variance component estimation (VCE) for data weighting. The first model, known as the ...journal article 2023
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Sun, Yufeng (author), Pardoen, Benoît (author), van den Eijnden, A.P. (author), Wong, Henry (author)Clay rocks are multiphase porous media having a complex structure and behaviour characterised by heterogeneity, damage and viscosity, existing on a wide range of scales. The mesoscopic scale of mineral inclusions embedded in a clay matrix has an important role in the mechanisms of deformation under mechanical loading by cracking and creeping....journal article 2023
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This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, integrative and multi-scale design and planning approach for adaptive urban transformation of fast urbanising deltas, taking the Pearl River Delta (China) as a case study. Deltaic areas are among the most promising regions in the world. Their strategic location and superior quality of their soils...book 2023
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Reda, Abel Kebede (author), Tavasszy, Lorant (author), Gebresenbet, Girma (author), Ljungberg, David (author)This paper investigates the effect of spatial and locational characteristics of establishments on freight (trip) attraction (FA/FTA) models. The authors estimated econometric models of FA and FTA as a function of the establishment attributes as well as the spatial and locational determinant variables, using establishment-level data collected...journal article 2023
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Tsui, To Hung (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author), Dai, Yanjun (author), Tong, Yen Wah (author)Biorefinery systems are playing pivotal roles in the technological support of resource efficiency for circular bioeconomy. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence presents great potential in handling scientific tasks of high-dimensional complexity. This review article scrutinizes the status of machine learning (ML) applications in four critical...review 2023
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Alves Maia, M. (author), Rocha, I.B.C.M. (author), Kerfriden, P. (author), van der Meer, F.P. (author)Driven by the need to accelerate numerical simulations, the use of machine learning techniques is rapidly growing in the field of computational solid mechanics. Their application is especially advantageous in concurrent multiscale finite element analysis (FE<sup>2</sup>) due to the exceedingly high computational costs often associated with it...journal article 2023
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Wang, Bin (author), Wang, Di (author), Hicks, M.A. (author), Feng, Xia Ting (author)Retrogressive failures occur in slopes consisting of sensitive materials such as snow or quick clay. They can be triggered by a small disturbance at the slope toe, but can cause propagated failure spreading miles away. Understanding the physical mechanism and predicting the retrogressive failure process are particularly important. Previous...journal article 2023