Creating a continuous outbound flow at the flower auction: A case study at Royal FloraHolland Naaldwijk

This paper investigates how two sequential sub-processes at a flower auction can be well aligned to efficiently execute the overall auction process. Existing literature mainly focuses on warehouses without perishable goods and warehouses where all orders are known before the outbound process is started. However, at a flower auction, the...

Embodiment design of a hi-fi speaker with a full range cardioid radiation pattern

This master thesis described the embodiment design process of a new full-range directional hi-fi loudspeaker using a cardioid radiation pattern for Dutch & Dutch. Directional speakers minimize room boundary reflections to ensure the listener listens only to the direct sound waves coming from the speaker instead of also listening to the non...

Flood Wave Monitoring using LSPIV: A methodology for monitoring flood waves in an equatorial urban stream with fast response time

To develop warning systems for flood events, create precipitation-runoff relationships, validate runoff models, or to understand the behaviour of rivers, understanding of the amount of water flowing through rivers is needed. The low-cost and novel gauging method using Large-Scale Particle Image Velocimetry (LSPIV) could complement discharge...

Motor unit properties affect the excitation-force relation of a muscle: a simulation study

Muscles consists of multiple motor units (MUs) that produce the force required for our movements. Motor unitproperties are responsible for the relation between neural excitation and muscle force (excitation-force relation). Theforce of the muscle is dictated by the recruitment and the force output of the different motor units. The recruitmentis...

An Umbrella as a Mobile Acoustic Rain Gauge for use in Urban Areas

To validate rainfall intensity in urban areas measured by satellite a first prototype proof of concept is introduced and tested. Using low-cost electronics an umbrella is converted into a mobile acoustic rain gauge which can be used in urban areas to measure rainfall intensities. A reed switch is placed in the umbrella to measure whether the...

Optimizing the concrete load-bearing structure of high-rise buildings: Combining the ground structure method with a recursive resizing algorithm on a case study

Theshortage in housing and office spaces, combined with the desire of people tolive in densely populated cities results in a lack of space. A proposedsolution can be found in the usage of high-rise buildings. Nowadays there ismore awareness for the environment, thus this research tries to reduce theenvironmental impact of a...

A predictive view on Durbans flood safety: The Golden Mile protected in style

Durban is the third largest city of South-Africa, located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The city suffers from severe floods from time to time, finding its cause in both the Indian ocean as well as the Umgeni river. The eThekwini municipality wishes a better insight in the occurrence of these floods and searches for a structural solution to...

The hydrodynamics of a suspended cylinder in waves

the Hybrid Cutter Dredger: a study on technical and economical feasibility

Growing concern about global warming and climate change intensified the research into more efficient ways of operation in the maritime industry. These researches triggered the use of electrical batteries in hybrid systems. Van Oord aims to operate more efficiently, which implies using less fuel and thus emitting less carbon dioxide. A way to...

Relating Robotic- and Ultrasound-Based Techniques for Characterizing the Effects of Changes in Muscle Properties Following Stroke

Background: Following a stroke, muscle tissue is prone to atrophy, decreased fascicle length, loss of sarcomeres, and a possible enhancement of collagenous extracellular matrix. Decreased fascicle length associated with a loss of sarcomeres, and a possible enhancement of collagenous extracellular matrix are thought to result in an increase in...

Thank You For Sharing: Interaction design of a peer-to-peer car sharing service

MyWheels, a Dutch non-profit organization, provides a hybrid of traditional business-to-consumer (B2C) and peer-to-peer (P2P) car sharing. In the P2P model, private car owners can share their cars with other drivers in the neighbourhood, it has been part of MyWheels service since late 2011. The focus of this project is to contribute to the...

The abuse of architectonics by decorating in an era after deconstructivism: Deconstruction of the tectonic structure as a way of decoration

With criteria based on Derrida's principles for deconstruction early and recent projects of deconstructists as Eisenman, Libeskind and Hadid are compared. The conclusions imply how much in those projects tectonic elements are used to create a style reminiscent to the original objectives of deconstruction and by doing so have become a decoration.

Accommodation for the craft of education: Secondary school for crafts education in Amsterdam North

The assignment was to choose a location in A’dam North for a school with extra-ordinary attention to crafts. The department for Horti Culture and for Cooking+Restaurant provide an opportunity to relate to the Florapark nearby the location and to bring in the public from the neighbourhoods nearby. The departments for Carpentry and Metalworking...

Zeeburgerpad ontmoet

Graduation project Hybrid buildings. The design is located on the Zeeburgerpad in Amsterdam. The program is a living room for the neighbourhood. The building shows the diversity of people using the building through vides, glass facades. The floor fields are stacked, the functions which need privacy are surrounded by a wooden volume. The building...

Low-Frequency Electro-Magnetic Stirring during AC TIG Welding of AA6082

Onderzoek aanslibbing jachthaven "het Steel" te Roermond

Het afstudeeronderzoek bestaat uit vier onderdelen, te weten: • Onderzoek om enig gevoel te krijgen voor de mogelijkheden en beperkingen en de te hanteren coëfficiënten en grootheden bij toepassing van TRISULA voor het modelleren van door langsstroom aangedreven havenstromingen. • Onderzoek naar het huidige aanslibbingsmechanisme van jachthaven ...