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Van Dijk, H.J. (author)
Delft University of Technology is, and wants to be, a university at the forefront of technological development. As such, it is perpetually involved in furthering technological advancement in the interests of society. In line, the Faculty of Architecture wants to be an international leading (designer’s) education for students and scientists all...
master thesis 2009
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Hoekstra, K. (author)
Connecting public and private transport to optimize mobility and integrating infrastructure and urban structure are the objectives of my graduation project. A multileveled building hosting a park and covered by a series of large shells is the result. The shape of this canopy is engineered to block the wind in winter while ensuring sufficient...
master thesis 2010
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Van Schaik, J.P.C. (author)
This report discusses the process that was used to redesign the service of routine infra maintenance. New governmental demands have led to new contract demands for infrastructure contracts. These new contracts require a new approach to infrastructure maintenance. Contractor bid's are no longer selected on a base of price only, but EMVI ...
master thesis 2010
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Van der Post, F.H.L. (author)
This thesis focuses on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructural projects, in which PPPs entail Design Build Finance Maintain (and Operate), or DBFM(O) contracts. The main differences of such contracts with more traditional contracts is the establishment of a project-specific Special Purpose Company (SPC), the need for external...
master thesis 2011
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La Roi, F.M. (author)
The amount of travelers from and to the Dutch city Almere will grow from 40.000 back in 2009 to 100.00 in 2030. This requires intensive infrastructural improvements to the current situation of Almere. One of the main improvements of the network will be the redesign of the central station of the city. The current station is situated around a...
master thesis 2012
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Bos, M.K.J. (author)
This thesis holds a study on infrastructural residual space, space that is residual to the development of big scale infrastructure. By a desire to place these infrastructure as efficient as possible, meaning the trough flow and the building cost/time, these are constructed (location and dimension) without any concern to its adjacent context. The...
master thesis 2012
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Wagoner, R.J. (author)
The project initiated with researching the condition of the Midwest, it’s major challenges and potential opportunities within the themes of infrastructure, energy, and landscape. After 5 months of research and analysis, the studio produced a 2050 Structural Masterplan for the Midwest. This masterplan involved a strategy for creating a unified,...
master thesis 2013
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De Veen, J.J. (author)
Our research group aimed to map and understand some of the major issues Jakarata is facing. From a larger scale towards the smallest scale, many problems seem to be interlinked. We have tried to display and explain these issues in our research book. Understanding the city to be a Kota- Kampung symbiosis leads to a research into the mechanisms of...
master thesis 2014
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Van Schouten, C.J. (author)
An exploration into the suburbian wastelands of Chicago and how these can be given a new boost by increasing connectivity.
master thesis 2016
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Verberk, J.H. (author)
Proposal for revitalizing western Chicago suburbia.
master thesis 2016
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Yuan, Jun (author)
master thesis 2017
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Klamer, Anna (author)
Maintaining infrastructure asset systems can be challenging for public authorities since we are living in a time where there is an increasing rate of deterioration of infrastructure assets such as tunnels, bridges and streets. This is due to the ageing and the increased use of these assets. As a result, some assets need additional maintenance...
master thesis 2017
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Hoogendoorn, Tony (author)
Cycling is one of the main transport modes in the Netherlands and the total number of bicycles and the total cycling distances are still rising. Although this seems a positive development, the number of seriously injured cyclists due to bicycle crashes without motor vehicles increased rapidly in recent years. Within these crashes the...
master thesis 2017
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Kröse, Maarten (author)
Despite continuous efforts to improve, the construction industry is prone to failure of large infrastructure projects in terms of time and cost overruns. It is believed good interface management is contributing to the success of infrastructure projects. The research has been executed at Heijmans, a major contractor in the Netherlands. The...
master thesis 2017
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Stoel, Marijke (author)
master thesis 2017
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Stap, Merijn (author)
Bridges are a crucial part of the dense Dutch highway network. Almost 50% of the current bridges are built between 1960 and 1980 for an intended service life of 50 years and thus they might reach the end of their lifetime in the near future. This strongly indicates that a large challenge can be expected regarding infrastructural replacement.<br/...
master thesis 2017
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Tan, Jiayan (author)
In the face of rising waters and increased stormrelated flooding, communities will have to decide what to do with their flood-prone areas. Continually repairing storm damages and providing services to these vulnerable neighborhoods demands significant government resources. For these areas, cities have three major options to consider: keep water...
master thesis 2018
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Brignardelli, Santiago (author)
The river Leie is a commercial waterway that flows from Pas-de-Calais to Gent. Between the cities of Armentieres and Mennen, it defines the Belgium-French border. Seven islands along this 20 km-long section are the product of canalization, introduced in the 17th century. Over the following years, this waterway developed into an infrastructural...
master thesis 2018
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ter Berg, Coen (author)
The municipality of Amsterdam is facing the challenge to deal with uncertainties accompanied with the maintenance planning of maintenance activities on bridges. Long term asset planning (LTAP) has the goal to show the proposed expenditures, capital and operational expenditures (CAPEX and OPEX), for the long term to be able to build up a monetary...
master thesis 2018
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Fontijn, Franka (author)
This graduation thesis concerns the reintegration and reinterpretationof infrastructure in the urban landscape. Since the Industrial Revolution,people and cities have become more dependent on cars, and by the mid-20th century, infrastructure moved toward being a component of trafficmanagement, instead of urbanism. In urban situation, this caused...
master thesis 2018
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