Virtual fatigue verification of Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer components for civil engineering applications

The increase in road traffic intensity and loading capacity of a truck over the last decades causes fatigue problems in existing bridges built in the 1960s and 1970s. For steel bridges, this means that the deck structure does not meet the current demands. A solution would be to replace these existing deck structures with Glas Fibre-Reinforced...

Potential of InfraRed Thermography for delamination detection in hybrid concrete structures: A qualitative and quantitative study of delaminated areas between concrete and ultra-high performance concrete

The concrete bridges constructed in the 1960s and 1970s lack shear reinforcement, rendering them non-compliant with current design regulations. To potentially enhance their shear capacity, the proposed approach involves applying a layer of ultrahigh-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) on both sides of the normal strength concrete (NSC...

Thermohaline staircases in the Caribbean Sea

Thermohaline staircases are characterised by stepped vertical temperature, salinity and density profiles, which are formed and maintained by the double diffusion of heat and salt. Because double diffusion is the primary mixing agent in regions with staircases, it is the topic of extensive studies. Previous studies, however, are mainly...

Coastal erosion management in Cha-am & Hua Hin, Thailand: Evaluation of the current situation & recommendations for the future

Multidisciplinary project report - This report is a documentation of the analyses and conclusions on the erosion problem along a coastal stretch in the ChaWam and Hua Hin area.

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