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Fathi, N. (author)A promising possibility to reduce corrosion resistant pipeline costs is the concept of Tight Fit Pipe, which is a double wall pipe where a Corrosion Resistant Alloy liner is mechanically fitted inside a carbon steel outer pipe. The mechanical bonding of the Tight Fit Pipe is made through a thermohydraulic manufacturing process. Problem...master thesis 2009
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The, M.T.A. (author)In this report a model for the ingrowth of a prosthesis in a bone will be formulated and simulated. First an overview is given of all the biological processes that are part of this healing process and what external factors can influence this process. Then a first mathematical model is presented in which the mechanical stimuli (one of the...bachelor thesis 2010
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Kappen, J.M.J. (author)Recent tunnelling projects have received a great amount of media attention due to settlement induced damage. Due to the simplified approach of existing risk assessment methods, a new assessment system is in development, which can account for three-dimensional structural aspects of buildings. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence...master thesis 2012
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Chlosta, M. (author)Considering the recent increase in the use of fiber reinforced polymers in the civil engineering industry in general and in the bridge engineering industry in particular, as well as the recently more and more applied cylindrical truss bridge type, this research focuses on the question whether it is possible to combine fiber reinforced polymers...master thesis 2012
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Sirumbal Zapata, L.F. (author)The research work studies the fundamentals of the Hybrid Frequency-Time Domain (HFTD) method for dynamic analysis of structures, applied to the seismic analysis of dam-reservoir interaction systems. The theoretical consistency and accuracy of the HFTD method, based on the frequency domain Fourier analysis, is demonstrated through all the parts...master thesis 2013
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Schut, J.F.N. (author)The excavated building pit is a frequently used building technique during the construction of structures below ground level. A temporary structure of sheet piles and underwater concrete is designed to retain soil and water. Ribbed tension piles are driven to compensate the hydrostatic pressure after de-watering of the construction pit. Generally...master thesis 2013
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Jol, J.J. (author)Fatigue damage is a common problem in a lot of bridges with orthotropic steel decks. Frequent maintenance is required to prevent aggravation of the problems, which gives a lot of nuisance for the traffic using the bridge. This comes especially into play at large (river) crossings where not many alternatives are available. Therefore, methods are...master thesis 2014
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Kranenburg, M.C. (author)The application of prefabricated and usually prestressed concrete elements has increased since mid-20th century. These elements are at the point of reaching the end of their life span, are subjected to damages or a change in functionality. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate their structural safety. In many cases, existing structures do not...master thesis 2014
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Terhes, C. (author)The design and development of a small unmanned aerial vehicle is proposed in order to provide more accurate hypersonic flight data. The outcomes could improve the current shortage of hypersonic flight data and serve to understand and predict how test conditions may be different from actual test flight. Furthermore, the response of the structure...master thesis 2014
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Van Reekum, R.B. (author)Pressure locked gratings have many uses, both on land and at sea. This is mainly due to the high degree of flexibility in dimensions and load bearing capacity. Despite the many uses in our surroundings, the term pressure locked grating is unknown to many. This term refers to the way in which the most important connection in pressure locked...master thesis 2015
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Zhou, Y. (author)Ship grounding decreases the strength of ship hull structures once plastic deformation occurs during the event. In practice of ship societies, current method of determining residual strength of ship hull structures after grounding is to totally remove the plastically damaged parts. As plastically deformed part of ship hull structures might still...master thesis 2015
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Srisankar, V.B. (author)One of the major restrictions that hinder the versatility of electrical machines in any sector is their thermal limitations. This thesis deals with the study of the heat transfer occurring in an outer rotor permanent magnet synchronous machine used in the electric vehicle industry with the aim of exploring possibilities to reduce the hotspot...master thesis 2015
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Vittori, F.E. (author)Floating structures as spar, semi-submersibles and TLP have been proposed for offshore wind turbines for deep waters (>60m) according to the report of Arapogianni, Moccia, Williams, & Phillips (2011), where bottom fixed sub-structures are technically and economically not feasible. Several floating concepts have been designed and just some of...master thesis 2015
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Ragupathy, A.P. (author)Accurate thermal characterisation of composite structures can help structural designers in predicting thermal paths in a spacecraft structure and assessing the effect of modifying materials on the structure’s overall thermal performance. Existing spacecraft thermal analysis software lack the ability to model anisotropic thermal properties of...master thesis 2016
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Van Wolfswinkel, G. (author)Introduction. Aseptic loosening is indicated as the main cause of knee implant failure. Despite all currently used techniques, it remains challenging to diagnose an aseptic loose knee implant. A promising technique to reveal aseptic loose related implant motions is inducible displacement (ID). ID measurements are used to detect implant motion...master thesis 2016
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Meulman, E. (author)In the last decades induced earthquakes are taking place more frequently in Groningen. This is due to gas extraction form the soil. Buildings are damaged by the earthquakes and building collapse is possible in the near future. Houses in Groningen are commonly build up out of single leaf masonry cavity walls and are not designed for earthquake...master thesis 2016
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Tsigkris, E. (author)The wind energy industry in order to find stronger winds, has to go further offshore and move into deeper waters where bottom founded wind turbines cannot be deployed anymore. This is the main reason why floating wind turbines have been studied extensively in the past years. In the case of regions with cold climates, ice loads become significant...master thesis 2016