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Quinten, Tristan (author)As a result of population growth and economical prosperity, energy consumption has been on the rise for decades. Present-day projections predict the continuation of this trend with the rapid industrialization of former second world countries. Together with the rise of energy demand, incentives fo the scientific community to quantify the...master thesis 2019
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Quinten, Tristan (author)Investigating soil response before, during and following large scale, dynamic events like slope failure or impact hammering of monopiles, is challenging. Full scale research into these processes is often conducted in the field, as laboratories don’t offer the required space to conduct these experiments. Apart fromthe monumental costs related to...student report 2019
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Grigoris, Xenofon (author)The Xbloc<sup>Plus</sup> (referred to as Xbloc+) is a new, uniformly placed single layer armour unit, developed by Delta Marine Consultants (BAM Infraconsult). Although a breakwater armour layer with Xbloc<sup>Plus</sup> combines material saving and easy placement with increased stability, the transition between the armour layer and the crest is...master thesis 2019
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Filipouskaya, Nataly (author)This MSc thesis was initiated as part of an interdisciplinary project researching post-disaster coastal reconstruction in the Tohoku region of Japan. On March 11, 2011, a highly destructive earthquake induced tsunami hit the north-eastern part of Honshu island, causing enormous damage to numerous small towns along the coast. Since 2011 various...master thesis 2019
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Huppes, Niek (author)After more than 85 years, the iconic Afsluitdijk is in need of a reinforcement. During the latest safety assessment of Rijkswaterstaat the dike did not meet the standards at two components; the amount of wave overtopping (>10 l/m/s) and armour stability. This research goes into detail about the overtopping on the Afsluitdijk. In the new...master thesis 2019
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Krijgsman, Wiegert (author)In the noiseless case, the identification of a grey-box model can be posed as a feasibility problem, i.e. determining if existent - and if so - finding a parameter vector such that the parametric model equals the actual model (or its associated input-output data). Being that in this thesis we are interested in continuous-time grey-box...master thesis 2018
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Chortis, Giorgos (author)Offshore wind farms are rapidly developing in Western Europe as an alternative means of clean energy. The foundation of wind-turbines in the shallow water of the Northern Sea is almost exclusively (over 87%) performed by short rigid monopiles, as an efficient and relatively cheap solution. Scour formation, meaning the soil removal around the...master thesis 2018
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Wang, Lu (author)In recent years, electrical vehicle (EV) starts showing its unique advantages that the conventional combustion vehicles do not have. Together with the increasing interests on EV, the motor drive with higher efficiency and lighter weight also becomes more attractive. To reduce the time and cost for the development, the project is aiming for the...master thesis 2018
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van den Berg, Ileen (author)The Xbloc<sup>Plus</sup> is a new type of single layer armour unit for breakwaters. The key difference between earlier single layer armour units is that the unit is not only placed in a regular grid, but also with a regular orientation. The main benefit of this is that it can directly be seen whether the unit is placed correctly. Additionally,...master thesis 2018
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Jansen, Laura (author)Studying mangroves in the field can be very difficult; therefore it is in some situations better to model in a flume. The question is, to what extend are the situation in the field and the situation in the flume comparable with each other? This study focusses on reflection in the wave flume. Wave energy in a flume can be damped by placing a wave...master thesis 2018
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van Zeben, Joris (author)During the last decade, the focus of offshore activities have shifted from oil and gas production to offshore wind farm creation to reach the clean energy targets set by different nations. Foundation requirements for offshore structures have shifted because of this. The monolithic nature of windmills allows the use of a single open-ended steel...master thesis 2017
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Rahadian, Rheza (author)Watertightness and leakage prevention is crucial in every tunnel joint design. Immersed tunnels have been utilizing the Gina-Omega gasket solution since the 1960s to prevent leakage from occurring. However, after almost 50 years of service life, leakages were detected in the immersion joints, which leads to an investigation into the source of...master thesis 2017
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de Almeida Sousa, Ermano (author)Coastal areas around the world have attracted settlements and human activities since the early stages of the history until nowadays. This has introduced continuous modifications to the natural characteristics of these coastal regions by means of coastal structures and engineering interventions. The design of such coastal structures has evolved...master thesis 2017
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Marinov, Krasimir (author)Low-lying countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands are naturally susceptible to overtopping wave attacks. Coastal regions are therefore facing the threat of such events causing damage to dike-positioned structures and buildings. Research in this filed is often conducted using scaled-down 2D hydraulic physical models, which introduces so...master thesis 2017
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Rada Mora, Belen (author)In recent years, the use of Xbloc units has increased exponentially. However, the placement of this unit is not always done as randomly as it should be and consequently, the stability of the armor is affected. In order to overcome this problem, Delta Marine Consultants is developing a new armor unit called Xbloc+ that has a regular placement. In...master thesis 2017
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Jiménez Moreno, Alba (author)Nowadays, the use of concrete armour units on rubble mound breakwaters designs has become a common practice. Concrete armour units can be placed in a single layer system or in a double layer system and can its placement can be either random or uniform. Recently, Delta Marine Consultants have designed a new armour unit called Xbloc+. This new...master thesis 2017
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Korevaar, T.J.A. (author)Navigation locks are used to transport vessels between waterways with different water levels. In the nearby future many navigation locks will be renovated or replaced. During the design of a new lock still some unknown factors are encountered. One of these factors is the vibration of the valve. The valve is part of the filling and emptying...master thesis 2016
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Kyparissis, A. (author)Landfall operations are conducted for connecting an offshore pipeline with process facilities on the shore. During a landfall operation an offshore pipeline is pulled by means of a steel wire rope on the shore with a velocity of 7 cm/s. During this process the steel wire rope interacts with the soil located on the seabed and on the shore....master thesis 2016
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Pozo Andrade, C.E. (author)The increase in complexity of geotechnical problems demanded for more advanced physical modelling and instrumentation approaches. Physical modelling under normal gravity (1g) or in centrifuge has been an important instrument to overcome various scale issues that govern soil related experiments. However, limitations in the size, especially for...master thesis 2016
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Van der Linden, T.I. (author)In this thesis research is presented on the influence of multiple thin soft layers on the cone resistance and an attempt has been made to develop a correction factor from numerical and physical models. The presence of thin layers causes difficulties with determination of the liquefaction potential of sand deposits containing thin clay layers...master thesis 2016