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Mouri Sardar Abadi, P. (author), Baluch, Abrar H. (author), Sebaey, T. A. (author), Peeters, D.M.J. (author), Barzegar, M. (author), Lopes, C. S. (author)This work aims to improve the flexural behaviour of unidirectional fibre-reinforced laminates by means of coupling an optimization procedure for quasi-isotropic configurations with the design space opened by dispersed-ply orientations. The design approach consists of finding suitable alternatives to traditional laminates (with fibre...journal article 2023
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Estanqueiro, Ana (author), Strbac, Goran (author), Chrysanthopoulos, Nikolaos (author), Santos, Gabriel (author), Johanndeiter, Silke (author), Algarvio, Hugo (author), Syse, Helleik (author), Sperber, Evelyn (author), Wang, Ni (author), Sanchez Jimenez, I.J. (author), Qiu, Dawei (author), Vale, Zita (author), Nienhaus, Kristina (author), Kochems, Johannes (author), Schimeczek, Christoph (author), Sijm, Jos (author), De Vries, Laurens (author), Lopes, Fernando (author), Couto, António (author)Developing innovative electricity market designs to facilitate a sustainable transition to (near) 100% renewable power systems while meeting societal needs is a crucial and actual topic of research. This article presents preliminary key findings from the H2020 European project TradeRES, addressing this critical topic. The project uses agent...journal article 2023
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Falcó, O. (author), Lopes, C. S. (author), Sommer, D. E. (author), Thomson, D. (author), Ávila, R. L. (author), Tijs, B.H.A.H. (author)The capability to accurately analyse the response of multi-directional composite laminates during impact events is of high importance for the design of lightweight aircraft structures. In this work, both experimental and numerical analyses are performed covering a large design-space of laminates for all aspects from on-set of damage and...journal article 2022
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Furtado, Carla P.Q. (author), Medeiros, Walter E. (author), Borges, Sergio V. (author), Lopes, Juliana A.G. (author), Bezerra, Francisco H.R. (author), Lima-Filho, Francisco P. (author), Maia, Rubson P. (author), Bertotti, G. (author), Auler, Augusto S. (author), Teixeira, Washington L.E. (author)The present study used a multitool approach to characterize fractures of several orders of magnitude in large fracture corridors, caves, and canyons to investigate their impact on fluid flow in carbonate units. The study area is the Brejões carbonate karst system that is located in the Neoproterozoic Salitre Formation in the Irecê Basin, São...journal article 2022
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Derks, Martijn F.L. (author), Groß, C. (author), Lopes, Marcos S. (author), Reinders, M.J.T. (author), Bosse, Mirte (author), Gjuvsland, Arne B. (author), de Ridder, Dick (author), Megens, Hendrik-Jan (author), Groenen, Martien A.M. (author)The genotype-phenotype link is a major research topic in the life sciences but remains highly complex to disentangle. Part of the complexity arises from the number of genes contributing to the observed phenotype. Despite the vast increase of molecular data, pinpointing the causal variant underlying a phenotype of interest is still challenging...journal article 2021
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de Sousa, Tales Abreu Tavares (author), do Monte, Fernanda Patrício (author), do Nascimento Silva, José Vanderley (author), Lopes, Wilton Silva (author), Leite, Valderi Duarte (author), van Lier, J.B. (author), de Sousa, José Tavares (author)The influence of acidic and alkaline conditions on the solubilisation process of waste activated sludge (WAS) was investigated using HCl and NaOH at pH 2, 10, 11 and 12. The rise in concentration of solubilised compounds, the influence of reaction time, and the influence of the concentration of total solids (TS) during the solubilisation...journal article 2021
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Liebrand, Rens (author), Klapwijk, M.D. (author), Lloyd, Thomas (author), Vaz, Guilherme (author), Lopes, Rui (author)A sensitivity analysis of the transitional flow over a NACA66<sub>2</sub> - 415 foil and the elliptical Arndt wing is carried out. The SST turbulence model is complemented with the ? - Re <sup>~</sup><sub>?t</sub> transition model to determine the effect of varying turbulence intensity and eddy-viscosity ratio on the integral quantities and...conference paper 2019
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Bosmans, Bart (author), Huysmans, T. (author), Lopes, Patricia (author), Verhoelst, Eva (author), Dezutter, Tim (author), de Jaegere, Peter (author), Sijbers, Jan (author), Vander Sloten, Jos (author), Bosmans, Johan (author)During a transcatheter aortic valve implantation, an axisymmetric implant is placed in an irregularly shaped aortic root. Implanting an incorrect size can cause complications such as leakage of blood alongside or through the implant. The aim of this study was to construct a method that determines the optimal size of the implant based on the...journal article 2019
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Tijs, B.H.A.H. (author), Lopes, CS (author), Turon, A. (author), Bisagni, C. (author), Waleson, J. (author), van Ingen, J.W. (author), Veldman, S.L. (author)This paper summarizes the implementation of a Virtual Testing methodology in an industrial environment to predict the mechanical behaviour of composite material through the different scales of the conventional physical testing pyramid. A robust Virtual Test Lab allows for the generation of virtual allowables, while advanced interface models...conference paper 2018
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Lopes, André Soares (author), Loureiro, Carlos Felipe Grangeiro (author), van Wee, G.P. (author)This paper focuses on understanding to what extent the components of LUTI models and their mutual interactions are conceptually represented by eight operational LUTI models. This is important for the understanding of LUTI models’ mechanisms, firstly because it may reduce communication barriers between planning communities, secondly because it...journal article 2018
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Kooijman, G. (author), Lopes, Wilton (author), Zhou, Z. (author), Guo, H. (author), de Kreuk, M.K. (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)In this work, we investigated the effects of flocculation aid (FA) addition to an anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor (AnDMBR) (7 L, 35°C) treating waste-activated sludge (WAS). The experiment consisted of three distinct periods. In period 1 (day 1–86), the reactor was operated as a conventional anaerobic digester with a solids retention...journal article 2017
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Jeliazkov, M. (author), Sardar Abadi, P.M. (author), Lopes, C.S. (author), Abdalla, M.M. (author), Peeters, D.M.J. (author)A computationally efficient two-level design methodology is developed for the optimization of stiffened compression loaded panels having variable stiffness panels as their skin. In the first step extensive bay panel optimization is performed using a Rayleigh-Ritz energy method coupled with a specialized Genetic Algorithm. Results in agreement...conference paper 2015
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Sardar Abadi, P.M. (author), Jeliazkov, M. (author), Sebaey, T.A. (author), Lopes, C.S. (author), Abdalla, M.M. (author), Peeters, D.M.J. (author)This paper presents the design procedure of a quasi-isotropic (QI) laminate employing dispersion of ply orientations. The goal is to improve damage resistance of a laminate under low velocity impact (LVI). The LVI is treated as a quasi-static loading and instead of a plate a laminated beam is considered. Therefore, this situation simplifies the...conference paper 2015
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Fuzita, F.J. (author), Pinkse, M.W.H. (author), Patane, J.S.L. (author), Juliano, M.A. (author), Verhaert, P.D.E.M. (author), Lopes, A.R. (author)Scorpions are among the oldest terrestrial arthropods and they have passed through small morphological changes during their evolutionary history on land. They are efficient predators capable of capturing and consuming large preys and due to envenomation these animals can become a human health challenge. Understanding the physiology of scorpions...journal article 2015
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Fuzita, F.J. (author), Pinkse, M.W.H. (author), Patane, J.S.L. (author), Juliano, M.A. (author), Verhaert, P.D.E.M. (author), Lopes, A.R. (author)Scorpions are among the oldest terrestrial arthropods and they have passed through small morphological changes during their evolutionary history on land. They are efficient predators capable of capturing and consuming large preys and due to envenomation these animals can become a human health challenge. Understanding the physiology of scorpions...journal article 2015
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Lopes, R. (author)When most commercial games are shipped, their gameplay has typically been prescripted. All game components are created during development, mostly as predetermined rigid artifacts with which a player will interact. This can lead to predictable and impersonal gameplay, while alienating unconventional players. Adaptivity in games has been recently...doctoral thesis 2014
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Mohd Amin, M.F. (author), Heijman, S.G.J. (author), Lopes, S.I.C. (author), Rietveld, L.C. (author)This paper reports on the direct ability of two positively charged organic polyelectrolytes (natural-based and synthetic) to reduce the atrazine concentration in water. The adsorption study was set up using multiple glass vessels with different polymer dosing levels followed by ultrafiltration with a 1?kDa membrane. The addition of polymers...journal article 2014
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Das Neves, L. (author), Lopes, M.L. (author), Veloso-Gomes, F. (author), Taveira-Pinto, F. (author)Unidirectional irregular waves of varying significant wave-height and peak period but with a constant spectral shape (JONSWAP spectrum, ?=3.3) were generated over a sandy 3:20 sloped plane beach to investigate scour fronting a dune erosion control system constructed from geotextiles, slope inclined at 45º. Both passive (i.e., three dune erosion...conference paper 2012
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Lopes, J.P. (author), Oliveira, R.A. (author), Abreu, M.I. (author)It has long been recognised that the role of the construction industry in socio-economic development goes beyond its share in national output. A number of studies have focused on the issue of employment creation others have emphasised its multiplier effect on other sectors of the economy. The role of construction infrastructure in the process of...conference paper 2011
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Lopes, C. (author), Camanho, P.P. (author), Gürdal, Z. (author)The traditional approach to the problem of stress concentrations around cutouts in composite structures is to locally increase the laminate thickness in order to smooth out the stress peak. Often, this practice attracts more loads to the cutout region besides increasing part weight. A more effective solution is to avoid the stress concentrations...conference paper 2010
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