Effect of a Dwell Stage in the Cure Cycle on the Interphase Formation in a Poly(ether imide)/High T_gEpoxy System

Epoxies are inherently brittle materials and to overcome this brittleness, a second microphase (i.e., thermoplastic) is typically added. This modification of epoxy resin using thermoplastics results in reaction-induced phase separating morphologies in the micrometer range. In this study, the influence of the curing history, beyond phase...

A visual information tool for user participation during the lifecycle of school building design: BIM

User participation is a key element in decision processes concerning the accommodation of dynamic organisations such as schools. This article addresses the discrepancy between the perspectives of the architects and engineers, as the makers of school buildings, and school management, teachers and students, as the users of the buildings, and...

Effecten van spuilocaties 1A en 2A op hydraulica, morfologie en ecologie van de Waddenzee

De huidige spuicapaciteit in de Afsluitdijk is onvoldoende om het streefpeil in het IJsselmeer goed te kunnen handhaven. Gezien de verwachte zeespijgelrijzing en toename van de piekdebieten van de IJssel wordt dit in de toekomst nog moeilijker. Daarom worden de mogelijkheden voor verdubbeling van de spuicapaciteit onderzocht. Het onderzoek is in...

Protecting an estuary from floods: A policy analysis of the Oosterschelde. Vol 6: Selected social and economic aspects

The sixth volume in a series of reports describing the methodology and results of a joint research venture between RAND and the Netherlands Rijkswaterstaat. The POLANO project was founded to help the Dutch government analyze the different alternatives (open, closed, and storm-surge barrier cases) for protecting the Oosterschelde region from...