Platoon of SAE Level-2 Automated Vehicles on Public Roads: Setup, Traffic Interactions, and Stability

An increasing amount of vehicles are equipped with driver assistance systems; many of the vehicles currently on the market can be optionally equipped with adaptive cruise control and lane centering systems. Using both systems at the same time brings the vehicle to SAE level-2 automation . This means a driver does not need to perform longitudinal...

The use of a star-shaped trifunctional acyl chloride for the preparation of polyamide thin film composite membranes

A star-shaped trifunctional acyl chloride bearing ether linkages was synthesized as an alternative to the commonly used trimesoyl chloride (TMC) in the preparation of polyamide thin film composite membranes (TFC). Although this star-shaped acyl chloride has the same functionality as TMC, it is larger in size and its acyl chloride groups are...

Loss of life estimation-Review, developments and challenges

This paper presents an overview and review of methods developed for loss of life estimation in flood risk assessment. These methods range from empirical to simulation based approaches that are used to support flood risk analyses and emergency management. Similarities and differences between the modelling approaches, input and output types and...

Comparison of evacuation methods used in the Netherlands and the USACE Dam and Levee Safety Programs for the Natomas Basin (CA)

Both in the USA and in the Netherlands, extensive studies on approaches for identifying flood risks (the combination of levee failure probabilities and consequences) are ongoing. A related topic concerns evacuation and emergency management (EEM). The magnitude of life loss is directly influenced by the effectiveness of EEM. Different models can...

A comparative study on methods for loss of life estimation: Applications to case studies in the United States

In the Netherlands, USA and other countries methods for the analysis of loss of life and evacuation associated with flooding are used in flood risk management. This paper compares the methods from the US and Netherlands in this field and considers both methodological principles as well as the outcomes for various case studies. Similarities and...

A multi-layered safety perspective on the tsunami disaster in Tohoku, Japan

This paper presents an assessment of the multi-layered safety system in Tohoku, Japan based on the tsunami disaster of March 2011. The performed analysis has been based on data provided by local researchers and field observations. First an overview of the tsunami behaviour along the affected coastline of Tohoku is presented, which shows clearly...

The use of individual and societal risk criteria within the Dutch flood safety policy-nationwide estimates of societal risk and policy applications

The Dutch government is in the process of revising its flood safety policy. The current safety standards for flood defences in the Netherlands are largely based on the outcomes of cost-benefit analyses. Loss of life has not been considered separately in the choice for current standards. This article presents the results of a research project...

New safety standards for coastal flood defences in the Netherlands

The Dutch government is in the process of revising its flood safety policy. The current safety standards for flood defences in the Netherlands are largely based on the outcomes of cost-benefit analyses. Loss of life has not been considered separately in the choice for current standards. This article presents the results of a research project...

Editorial: Commissioning architecture / Redactioneel: Opdrachtgevers in de architectuur

Architecture and literature: Reflections, imaginations / Architectuur en literatuur: bespiegeling, verbeelding

Meetresultaten Kunststof GC-elementen: Project C2: Oever- en Bodembescherming met GC

Anome BV en het Innovatie Test Centrum van Rijkswaterstaat-DWW zijn samen met verschillende partners aan het onderzoeken in hoeverre Ground Consolidators (GC’s) interessant zouden kunnen zijn voor gebruik in Oever- en bodembescherming. De eerste fase van het onderzoek is afgerond en er is besloten om verdergaand onderzoek te doen. In verband met...

Meetresultaten Kunststof GC-elementen: Versie 4

Anome BV en het Innovatie Test Centrum van Rijkswaterstaat-DWW zijn samen met verschillende partners aan het onderzoeken in hoeverre Ground Consilidators (GC’s) interessant zouden kunnen zijn voor gebruik in Oever- en bodembescherming. De eerste fase van het onderzoek is afgerond en er is besloten om verdergaand onderzoek te doen. In verband met...

Redactioneel: Neoliberalisme in de buitenwijk / Editorial: Suburbia and social democracy

Prestack time-time image map

In this paper we present a method for obtaining the pre-stack image map in the horizontal time – vertical time domain. Our approach is based on a data analysis in the double Radon domain, where the spatial complexity of the subsurface leads to a recognizable structure. Conventional velocity analysis is avoided by quantifying the scaling...

The pre-stack image map of surface seismic data in the horizontal time-vertical time domain