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van Lith, Niels (author)
The development of neural prostheses, especially those directly targeting the brain, requires extensive research and modelling before clinical trials can be performed. Currently, the resolution of artificial vision is not sufficient for everyday tasks. By studying the expected spatial extent of stimulation, we aim to provide insights to...
master thesis 2024
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Romijn, Kasja (author)
Over the past few decades, the Netherlands has built numerous steel railway bridges to improve its infrastructure. The repeated loading from railway traffic makes steel bridges susceptible to fatigue damage. The stress ranges at fatigue-prone locations are generally higher in railway bridges than in road traffic bridges. Due to the limited space...
master thesis 2023
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Pouchias, Konstantinos (author)
Lugs are a specific type of joint with a semi-circular geometry around the pinhole utilized in the aerospace field. Its distinct geometry and ability to carry loads in its plane make it a very common choice for design engineers. Although this type of joint is widely used, there are no analytical equations that can predict the stresses around the...
master thesis 2023
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Teeuwen, Eduard (author)
It is becoming increasingly clear that the effects of climate change should be decreased or even mitigated. Green alternative sources of energy are being explored, and wind energy emerges as an important option that can be exploited on a large scale. Wind turbines are placed more and more often offshore due to larger and more stable wind...
master thesis 2023
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Prabendra Ardhan Atmakusuma, Prabendra Ardhan (author)
The Noordtunnel is an immersed tunnel open to roadway service since 1990 in The Netherlands. Over the past thirty years of its operation time, a significant differential settlement behaviour has been observed, and this ongoing settlement potentially imposes safety concerns to the tunnel, such as joint leakage. However, the underlying factor...
master thesis 2023
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Korthals Altes, Ruth (author)
The global focus on climate change and the transition away from fossil fuels has highlighted the importance of renewable energy sources. Offshore wind turbines are being optimized and are therefore growing in size and power. <br/><br/>This research focuses on bolted ring-flange connections, a connection type that plays a crucial role in the...
master thesis 2023
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Slockers, Dennis (author)
This thesis explores a suitable method and appropriate input to determine the failure probability of thermal shrinkage cracking in a steel fibre-reinforced underwater concrete floor by examining the factors that influence this failure probability.<br/><br/>An underwater concrete (UWC) floor is a common construction type in the Netherlands that...
master thesis 2023
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Stellinga, Coen (author)
To reduce the environmental impact or cost of a civil engineering structure their designs are optimized. A promising method to optimize are iterative optimization algorithms. If both the design calculations and the iterative optimization algorithm are automated, an optimized design solution can be found within a feasible timeframe. To be able to...
master thesis 2023
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Kluwer, Thomas (author)
Global warming has caused an increasing demand for renewable energy. Currently, 50% of the renewable energy is provided by wind and solar combined. However, these renewable energy sources are highly volatile. Wave energy converters can provide a stable renewable energy source. Previous research has contributed to understanding various combined...
master thesis 2023
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Hartman, Illona (author)
In the field of structural and geotechnical engineering, a uniform approach to predict and model foundation settlements during the design phase of a high-rise building appears to be missing. In the Netherlands, pile foundations of tower structures underlain by compressible soil layers are challenging to model due to different stiffness and load...
master thesis 2023
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Abdel-Monsef, S. (author), Tijs, B.H.A.H. (author), Renart, J. (author), Turon, A. (author)
The complex failure mechanisms involved in failure of interfaces requires the use of an accurate description of the cohesive law. In recent years, there have been many developments to determine the full shape of the cohesive law. However, most of the existing cohesive zone models assume a simplified shape, such as bilinear, trapezoidal or...
journal article 2023
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Tao, N. (author), Anisimov, A. (author), Groves, R.M. (author)
Thick glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites, e.g. thickness of more than 50 mm, are increasingly used in a wide variety of industries, particularly in the marine and wind energy sectors. Defect detection and characterisation in these composites remain appealing challenges due to the material complexity and the presence of various...
journal article 2023
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Tolooiyan, Ali (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author), Dyson, Ashley P. (author)
Offshore jack-up rigs are most commonly founded on large-diameter conical “spudcan” foundations, which are frequently designed using traditional analytical methods for shallow footings. This paper presents the design of a spudcan installed off the coast of Tunisia. The maximum penetration depth of the footing under the available preload is...
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Meeusen, M. (author), van Dam, J.P.B. (author), Madelat, N. (author), Jalilian, E. (author), Wouters, B. (author), Hauffman, T. (author), Van Assche, G. (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author), Hubin, A. (author), Terryn, H.A. (author)
In this work, a new finite element modelling (FEM) approach is followed to model spatiotemporally resolved water uptake in organic coatings. To this aim, we start from a physical model, where not only Fickian diffusion of water is taken into account but also the adsorption/desorption reaction of water on the polymer matrix. Starting from a...
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Fang, P. (author), Li, Xiao (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author), Bai, Yong (author)
Predicting the bending behaviours of a submarine power cable (SPC) is always a tough task due to its complex geometry and inner layer contact, not to mention the stick–slip mechanism. A full-scale finite element model is cumbersome during the early design stage and a more efficient model for practical use is required. Therefore, in this paper...
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Ma, Yuanxing (author), Shi, Baobin (author), Ali, Liaqat (author), Bai, Yong (author), Fang, P. (author)
Wire ropes are widely observed in many industries such as marine engineering and civil engineering, as a type of structure that can bear huge axial force. There are various kinds of wire ropes in practical engineering, corresponding to different usage scenarios. This paper focuses on 6 × 36SW + 1WR with a diameter of 16 mm. The axial...
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Nguyen, Anh Rin (author), Huynh, Ngoc Thi (author), Truong-Hong, Linh (author), Phan, Anh Thu Thi (author)
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in inspecting and evaluating transport infrastructure. Traditionally, these structural data were collected manually by measuring and redrawing the construction against design documents. In recent decades, laser scanning technology can help collect 3D data rapidly and accurately. The 3D...
conference paper 2023
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van Bergen, Steven (author)
Nanophotonics is the study of structures’ interaction with light with features at or below the nanometer scale. It has gained the interest of many researchers, as it can be used to control the flow of light very effectively in the design of, e.g., solar cells, highly efficient biosensors or lasers. The design of such devices can be non-intuitive...
master thesis 2022
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Pană, Paul (author)
As a consequence of the difficulty to obtain complete direct information about the subsurface, and the importance of heterogeneity of soil properties in geotechnical design, a desire exists in the geotechnical community for a smarter use of the available data in common practice. The objective of this thesis is to provide a potential solution for...
master thesis 2022
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Aarsen, Mark (author)
The University of Twente performed experimental uniaxial compression tests of Poly(ether-ether-ketone) (PEEK) and the TU Delft made a comparison with a numerical model; the viscoplastic Eindhoven Glassy Polymer (EGP) model. A higher strain-rate dependency and a higher yield stress at lower temperatures are observed in the experimental results....
master thesis 2022
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