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Dicker, Jeroen (author)Beach nourishments or sand replenishments are applied by the use of pipelines or the rainbow method. Replenished sand is then moved and levelled by bulldozers. This is a passive approach to process the outflow of material. The land based equipment is dependent from tides and water levels, and significant effort is required to install and...master thesis 2017
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Cardna, Ato (author)There is a transition in the development of cities. The car-based urbanization is shifting into a pedestrian and bike based urbanization. This is the effect of the transition in society because the fossil-fuel based society is changing into a renewable energy-based society. Cities want to densify instead of expand to deal with energy and...master thesis 2017
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Terzi, O. (author)The present MSc thesis is an architectural proposal for the redesign of building accessibility, aimed at creating adaptable architecture over time. Adaptability is understood as the measurable quality of a base building to accommodate a range of variations within the constraints of a proposed base structure. An extensive research comprising of...master thesis 2017
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Zhang, S. (author)transformable room system for AZCmaster thesis 2016
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Tsogia, S. (author)The thesis investigates the design flexibility and adaptability of the 2ndSkin refurbishment project created by a team of TU Delft. The export of the design concept in the German residential market takes place through the study. The first part is the analysis of Europe’s building stock along with the German, the comparison between reference...master thesis 2016
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Stratis, A. (author)The traditional power grid map has drastically changed with the advent of renewable energy technologies. The intermittent nature of renewable energy sources hours. In order to deal with issues related to the fundamental quantities of a power grid system (frequency, voltage and current), smart grid systems have been introduced to ensure that...master thesis 2016
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Gijsen, F. (author)The importance of including flexibility into transportation infrastructure projects decision-making is widely recognised. Real-option analysis (ROA) is a technique for valuing flexibility to adapt to an uncertain future which can be included in the traditional Cost-Benefit Analysis. However, current practice of real options in transportation...master thesis 2016
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Van Der Wurff, S. (author)This work focuses on a multidisciplinary design optimization of an aircraft wing. Among others, a structural optimization of the wing stiffness is performed. For a certain stiffness model, a set of relevant load cases can be determined that have high chance to cause active constraints. The purpose of this research is to investigate if the set of...master thesis 2015
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Steffens, P.P. (author)Het ontwerp bestaat uit een bouwblok waarin twee thema's centraal staan. Het eerste thema is de verbinding van bewoners in een bouwblok met de aangrenzende buitenruimte. In het ontwerp zijn verschillende architectonische middelen ingezet om deze verbinding te versterken. Het tweede thema richt zich op flexibiliteit. Vanwege de grote...master thesis 2015
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Stefanovic, J. (author)Restructuring modernist suburban district of Husby, Stockholm, by proposing an alternative planning tool - guideplan. The design guidelines mainly are focused on involving local communities into design process through flexibility and mixture of urban fabric.master thesis 2015
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Zhang, Z. (author)The graduation project is a research for the architectural model of a dwelling complex which discusses the transitional space between public and private. It sits in the city of Amsterdam, with the potential to surpass the context and presents the future way of living. The concept of 'the framed transition' penetratesn from the scale of urban...master thesis 2015
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Kwant, A.B. (author)This graduation project is about the transformation of a vacant office building into flexible housing, making use of the potentials the existing construction offers. This has been achieved by the following points: 1 Using the column structure of the office building. 2 Make vertical shafts for the building services in the corridor. 3 Make...master thesis 2015
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Omanette, S. (author)To achieve the goal of Chicago to become the most sustainable city in the country, they need to introduce a recycle-industry. A recycling industry in the South of Chicago gives the neighborhood and city the advantage of the valuable economic revitalization strategies that are present in the recycling industry, the use of recycling initiatives to...master thesis 2015
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Petrak, V. (author)To achieve the goal of Chicago to become the most sustainable city in the country, they need to introduce a recycle-industry. To give a boost to South Works, this area needs to be the place where the recycle-industry have to be introduced. The recycle-industry ensures not only a cleaner and sustainable city, but also a more attractive economical...master thesis 2014
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Mavrokapnidou, M. (author)The need for a more resource-efficient and low-carbon electricity sector has boosted the integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in power systems, especially of wind and solar energy. However, their intermittent output hinders the match of electricity demand and supply which is required for the smooth operation of the electricity grid....master thesis 2014
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Van Faassen, W.D.F. (author)This thesis discusses the importance and use of flexibility in urban planning and design in South East Asian new urban developments. It stretches the importance of a new balance between the stakeholders in order to create more resilient and sustainable urban extensions. In this way it tries to find answers to the question; in what way can...master thesis 2014
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Rybak, M.J. (author)The problem of the expanding suburbs of the cities, and the increasing number of abandoned office buildings seems to be a challenge for architects. Responding to the demand of spatial and functional urban circumstances, research assumed the redesign of the existing facilities in accordance with the principle of flex-buildings, based on the...master thesis 2014