Philosophical Anthropology and Geometric Design Methods in the Parthenon

This thesis aims to find a correlation between the geometric symbolism used in the design of the Greek Parthenon and the contemporary zeitgeist of philosophical anthropology. It will do so by creating a collective narrative combining the disciplines of architecture, mathematics and philosophy.<br/>Our anthropological predisposition as humans to...

Effects of e-mobility hubs in residential areas on car use and ownership: Stated choice experiments in the context of Dutch cities

This paper aims to explore the potential of mobility hubs to reduce car use and car ownership, and how this is affected by the car owner’s characteristics, the trip characteristics and the car owner’s living environment characteristics. To this end, two stated choice experiments were conducted and the data was analysed using extended multinomial...

Design of a modular one Newton hydrogen peroxide monopropellant thruster, including feed system and test setup

Hydrogen peroxide has been around as rocket propellant for several decades. It was popular as monopropellant in reaction control thrusters, until the discovery and technical viability of Hydrazine. However, in 2011 the European Commission has added Hydrazine to its candidate list of "substances of very high concern" in its Registration of...

TAM 2.0

Most courses in the Computer Science Bachelor at the Delft University of Technology make use of lab sessions. During these lab sessions students can ask questions about course material and get feedback on their assignment. Moreover, their knowledge about assignments can be orally tested. In order to properly help the students, teaching...

Plastic Discharge in Bali’s Rivers

Indonesia is one of the largest ocean pollutants in the world in terms of plastic emissions. The country has many tourist areas, including the island of Bali, which is the main tourist hub. The plastic problem is large around and on Bali, which has negative consequences for both the environment and the tourism sector. NGOs and the government are...

A probabilistic approach to pipeline start-up structure installations: Structural reliability assessment utilizing the resistance parameters

Subsea pipeline are extensively used for the transport of hydrocarbons from offshore wells, to platforms, pump stations and to onshore facilities. Because the installation of pipelines is time consuming it is responsible for a significant amount of the total costs of a project. Thus the workability of the installation is of great importance.When...

Site-specific investigation and anchor mooring design for a floating OTEC system offshore of Barranquilla, Colombia

The main goal of this project is to determine the optimal location for an OTEC installation with a minimum lifespan of 30 years off the coast of Barranquilla and to make an anchor mooring design for the floater on which this installation is located. Bluerise has identified an area near the coast of Barranquilla for which OTEC can be applied....

Application and environmental evaluation of fibre reinforced polymers in movable bridge design

This thesis consists of a research study concerning the application and environmental performance of Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRP) for application in movable bridge design. The research is accompanied by a proposed redesign exploiting the advantageous properties of FRP and a life cycle assessment (LCA) of multiple FRP variants’ environmental...

Second Skin: An on-the-job Recovery Experience

For us human beings in the West, clothing has become a disposable product that provides us with protection from the environment and displays our sense of style. But, the future of clothing is about to change with the rise of smart textiles. <br/><br/>Enso is a blouse designed for female employees that work in office environments aged 25 to 35...

On the predictability of the notional permeability of breakwaters as a function of core properties

To determine the nominal diameter of armour rock for a rubble mound breakwater, the ‘Van der Meer’-formula is frequently used. It requires the so-called 'notional permeability' parameter P, which has been defined for a limited number of structures. Often designed structures deviate from these defined lay-outs. To determine the notional...

Design of a user friendly, safe and efficient biomass gasifier for Vietnamese households

This master thesis describes the process behind the development of a mass producible micro gasification cookstove. The context in which this project was executed in was Vietnam. Starting with an extensive analysis on Vietnamese cooking traditions, different cookstoves in the market and gasifiers that are already being produced worldwide. It is...

Project Hue: Report and field study on the water related problems and solutions in and around the Cau Hai lagoon and the Tu Hien inlet, Vietnam

The Tam Giang-Cau Hai lagoon system, lying in the Thua Thien-Hue province in central Vietnam, is affected by a tropical monsoon climate. This among others is the reason the Cau Hai Lagoon area has a long history of floods and other water related problems. Inhabitants are very dependent on the lagoon, as the main sources of income of people...

Aquatic Centre Rotterdam

With water being the most important ingredient of the design the main question is how to deal with the enormous energy consumption the typology of this function brings with it. The three functions (swimming, surfing, hamam) that are renowned for their energy demands meant that an in-depth research into green energy was done into using the...

Sustainable monument care: A theoretical framework to design for the future

Sustainable monumentcare. A theoretical framework to design for the future. Research on combining design for sustainability and monument care to create truely sustainable monument care, has led to a 3 step approach to sustainable monument care. Using this 3-step method, a design case study is conducted on a historic café and monument.

'The Community Wall' Newark (NJ)

1. Demonstrate the advantage of collective living. (’How we live’) 2. Stimulation of personal development, by realising a hybrid building that is linking the living element with cultural, social and economical provisional functions! (’Arch.&Society’) 3. Introducing to the American context an alternative housing typology which addresses the two...

Ondergrondse kleine infrastructuur: Nut en noodzaak van ordening

Reconstructie van het paleo-getijklimaat in de Noordzee

Oe doelstelling van het afstudeerwerk kan als volgt omschreven worden: "Het doel is om met behulp van een numeriek model de mogelijke ontwikkeling van de paleo-getijbeweging in het Noordzeebekken te rekonstrueren om zo enerzijds het inzicht in de ontwikkeling van de getijbeweging te vergroten en anderzijds de hypothese van de RGD, aangaande...

Afwijkingen van de wet van Schmid in dunne AL-éénkristallen