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Bakker, F.P. (author), van der Werff, S.E. (author), Baart, F. (author), Kirichek, Alex (author), De Jong, Sander (author), van Koningsveld, M. (author)
Reducing waiting times is crucial for ports to be efficient and competitive. Important causes of waiting times are cascading interactions between realistic hydrodynamics, accessibility policies, vessel-priority rules, and detailed berth availability. The main challenges are determining the cause of waiting and finding rational solutions to...
journal article 2024
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Vente, M.A.D. (author), De Wit, T.C. (author), Van den Bosch, M.A.A.J. (author), Bult, W. (author), Seevinck, P.R. (author), Zonnenberg, B.A. (author), De Jong, H.W.A.M. (author), Krijger, G.C. (author), Bakker, C.J.G. (author), Van Het Schip, A.D. (author), Nijsen, J.F.W. (author)
journal article 2009
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Bakker, M.C.M. (author), De Jong, F.B.P. (author)
Due to an unexpected increase of heavy traffic large fatigue cracks appeared through the deck plate of orthotropic steel bridge decks in the Netherlands. Visual inspection revealed that this particular type of crack initiates where a weld joins the deck plate, a rib and a girder. These critical points are commonly inspected from the roadside,...
journal article 2003