Graph Convolutional Networks for Complex Traffic Scenario Classification

A scenario-based testing approach can reduce the time required to obtain statistically significant evidence of the safety of Automated Driving Systems (ADS). Identifying these scenarios in an automated manner is a challenging task. Most methods on scenario classification do not work for complex scenarios with diverse environments (highways,...

Predicting the short-term response to inlet interventions in Lake Bardawil: A study on the initial hydrodynamic and morphological response to inlet dredging interventions in Lake Bardawil, a shallow micro-tidal lagoon in northern Egypt

Lake Bardawil is a hypersaline shallow micro-tidal double-inlet lagoon on the northern coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. The inlets, named Boughaz 1 and Boughaz 2, connect Lake Bardawil to the Mediterranean Sea. The local population relies on the fishing yields from the lagoon, however, in the current situation, the lagoon’s inlets are...

Potential Hydrogen Export Port in Río Negro: A Multi-Criteria Analysis on the Optimal Location for a Potential Hydrogen Export Port in the Province of Río Negro, Argentina

Over the last years, the urge to reduce the world’s air pollutants is rapidly growing. New possibilities in order to replace fossil fuels have been explored and one of them is the usage of green hydrogen. The Argentinian, North Patagonian, province of Río Negro, has a great potential to generate green hydrogen on a large scale, due to the...

Dynamic ice-structure interaction for jacket substructures

With a growing global demand of clean renewable energy, offshore wind activities will extend to more harsh environments, including sub-arctic areas like the Baltic Sea. Sea ice can occur here which needs to be taken into consideration in the design of substructures, i.e. jacket substructures, of offshore wind turbines. Several ice mitigating...

The deployment of hydrogen in the Netherlands: Policy advise to accelerate the hydrogen transition in the heavy industry

In the Netherlands, it is envisaged that hydrogen will play a crucial role in the energy transition. Especially in this heavy industry, hydrogen will become essential to make this sector sustainable. In general, three types of hydrogen are used: grey, blue, and green hydrogen. This study focuses on green hydrogen, as it is produced without CO2...

Effects of a Digital Platform Within Container Shipping: Scenarios for the Reconfiguration of the Container Shipping Ecosystem

Since the introduction of the shipping container as early as 1968, the shipping industry experienced great increase in trade and efficiency. The shipping container revolutionised the way goods are handled within the ports and enabled the growth of international supply chains. However, as this growth of trade continued into the late 1900s and...

On the design of a hybrid actuated hand prosthesis

Hand prostheses commonly advertise on three main selling points: strength, speed and lightweight. Most conventional hand prostheses are only able to combine two of these three attributes. Therefore, combining all three attributes into a single device can result in a commercially attractive hand prosthesis. Another interesting point, particularly...

Reshaping NYC: How can Midtown's newly become vacant office buildings be re-used?

Offices located in Midtown Manhattan are on the move towards new developments on the river banks, leaving their old residencies behind. Because of this phenomenon Midtown is experiencing high vacancy rates in its obsolete building envelope. This transition can be seen as a threat or an opportunity for Midtown’s future. It happened before and...

Optimizing office space utilization using an Indoor Air Quality sensor network

Sick Building Syndrome is present in 30% of all office buildings and can cause serious health damage over time. This is an era where sustainability and well-being are becoming dominant aspects of life. As a result, it is becoming increasingly important to businesses to invest in their employees' well-being and health. The VTTI group cares for...

Tropical Cyclone Statistical Wind Estimation: In Regions with Rare Cyclone Occurrence

Tropical Cyclones (TCs) are in many regions responsible for severe damages and a great number of casualties, resulting from the severe wind speeds, rainfall, wave heights and storm surges. The recent hurricanes Harvey and Irma are examples of the great devastation that can be caused by a single event, and of the insufficient level of...

Process-based modelling of the St Lucia Estuary: Morphodynamic response of the inlet due to dredge spoil removal and re-linkage of Mfolozi River

The St Lucia Estuary is Africa’s largest estuarine system and part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, which was listed as South Africa’s first World Heritage Site in December 1999. The St Lucia Estuary is connected upstream to Lake St Lucia and downstream it flows into the Indian Ocean. The St Lucia Estuary is located at a wave dominated coast...

Flood Safety Durban

Durban is the biggest city of the KwaZulu-Natal province located at the East coast of South-Africa. In South Africa nation wide millions of Rands of damage occur along with tens of casualties as a result of urban flooding. These floods are usually the result of heavy rainfall. In Durban other factors that may contribute to floods are blockage or...

Repaving the path towards arrival: An alternative redevelopment strategy supporting migrants’ small business for urban villages in peripheral Shenzhen

This thesis proposes an alternative redevelopment strategy for urban villages in the peripheral districts of Shenzhen, China. It focuses on improving spatial conditions supporting migrants' small businesses, as a means to support their social mobility. Increasing the street integration, walkability and street use diversity are the key actions of...

Signalized Turbo Roundabouts: A Study into the Applicability of Traffic Signals on Turbo Roundabouts

Since the 1980s, the modern single-lane roundabout has been applied in the Dutch road network. The roundabout offered major safety benefits compared to the conventional signalized intersection, however, it also required more space. Influenced by society’s growing mobility, the capacity requirements to intersections increased. This quest for...

Fluxility Bachelor Project

The final report for our BSc-project at Fluxility, Zoetermeer.

Verkeersafwikkeling in het aanloopgebied van Rotterdam in 2020

In de haven van Rotterdam is geconstateerd dat er in de toekomst een ruimtetekort ontstaat. Om de concurrentiepostie van het Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf Rotterdam (GHR) te kunnen handhaven zal dit probleem moeten worden opgelost. Het Samenwerkingsverband Maasvlakte 2 Varianten (SM2V) onderzoekt de mogelijkheid om het ruimtegebrek op te lossen door...

Onderzoek naar het voorkomen van buioscillaties in de monding van de Westerschelde: Onderzoek naar de effecten van buioscillaties op een haven ontwerp

Gezien de mogelijke gevolgen van de seiches, verdient het aanbeveling nieuw te ontwerpen havenbekkens te onderzoeken op hun gevoeligheid voor opslingeringen. Daarbij dient eerst te worden nagegaan werlk karakter de perioden en amplituden van de zeekomende verstoringen hebben.