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Lentner, Mateusz (author)Hydrogen is one of aviation's most promising fuel alternatives in the coming years. However, to store it, a large and light vessel is needed. <br/><br/>The solution to this problem can be the carbon fibre fuel tank. Composite structures provide significant weight savings, which is crucial in this application. However, despite its superior...master thesis 2024
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Almaz, Kübra (author)Pushing the envelope of aerospace structures requires the complete exploitation of their potential in terms of load-carrying capacity per unit weight for both economic and ecological reasons: the two most important being the reduction of fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. A key approach involves allowing structures like stiffened...master thesis 2024
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Shen, Kefu (author)Nowadays, with the rapid development of 3D printing technology, more and more applications of this technology can be seen in daily life, and architecture is one of the important directions. There are already a lot of creative buildings completed by 3D printing in the world, and many of them have already been put into use. One of the big...master thesis 2023
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Smedema, Jette (author)<b>Background</b><br/>Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with a Cobb angle larger than 45° is a spinal deformity that needs surgical treatment to stop progression and reduce pain. Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure where rods are attached to the spine through screws to diminish the Cobb angle.<br/><b>Objective</b><br/>The metal rods are...master thesis 2022
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Wrzosek, Filip (author)A series of critical transmission lattice towers failures due to severe ice and wind loads forced German utility companies to reassess the structural stability of their power grid infrastructure. During the structural reassessment process, a problem related to an outdated or even missing documentation of the in-use infrastructure occurred. This...master thesis 2022
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Beinema, Thomas (author)With the climate goals of the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal, countries need to reduce their carbon footprint and increase their renewable energy production. For countries with high population density, land-based photovoltaics (solar) takes up valuable space. Therefore, solar application at sea is considered. <br/><br/>One of the...master thesis 2022
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van Dijk, Max (author)The energy transition will significantly impact distribution transformers as they will have to deal with more load on them, which is also more variable due to renewable energy sources. However, currently, these transformers are often not monitored with sensors. Therefore, the Dutch network operator Stedin asked to investigate the possibilities...master thesis 2022
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Skitsas, E. (author)Weight reduction in vehicles offers many advantages. Especially in aircraft, one of the advantages of weight reduction less need for power which is translated into less fuel consumption and lower emissions. Composite materials are now a popular construction material in new passenger aircraft, making them lighter by taking advantage of their high...master thesis 2020
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Afshan Naseem Ansari, Afshan (author)Royal IHC B.V. is recognized in the dredging and offshore industry. It’s head office is situated in the Netherlands and with more than 3000 employees working from sites and offices all around the world, it is able to ensure its local presence on every continent. Nowadays a subsidiary company of Royal IHC, IHC IQIP is expanding the scope of its...master thesis 2020
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Schuur, Mitchell (author)In this thesis a parametric finite element model has been developed to predict the printability of concrete structures of arbitrary geometries. The model can be used to effectively explore design and process parameters to optimize printed objects. In addition, the model can be used to improve the reliability of the printing process, reduce the...master thesis 2020
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Huisman, Niek (author)The goal of this research is to optimize the fiber layup of a carbon windsurfing boom for weight and stiffness. A windsurfing boom should be stiff to provide an efficient basis for the energy transfer from the sail through the surfer to the board. The weight of the boom is important as the total weight of the rig influences the performance,...master thesis 2019
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Wijntjes, Pascalle (author)In mathematical biology, a morphoelastic model, which combines elasticity and growth, has been used for, e.g., wound healing and tumour growth modelling. Here, it is used to model the growth of an embryo. In order to do so, a growth curve from literature has been fitted to a morphoelastic model which has been extended with a PDE for the...master thesis 2019
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GURUMOORTHI, Hari Prasath (author)Increase in demand for electric power and renewable sources of energy drives the need for more transmission & distribution capacity. When using DC, as RMS and peak voltage are the same, transferring more power can be economical but at the same time erecting new transmission lines is often associated with demanding approval procedures,...master thesis 2019
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Beld, Petra (author)Fatigue is an important issue for orthotropic steel deck (OSD) bridges and therefore a design criterium. Cracks will initiate at several locations of the bridge deck. It is likely that a crack at the trough web to deck plate joint at the crossbeam will initiate first. This crack initiates at the weld root and propagates through the deck plate. A...master thesis 2019
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Ibrahim, Ahmed (author)Heat exchangers of any kind are exposed to thermal loading which have the potential to cause severe stresses on the equipment. The magnitude of these loads are far more pronounced when temperature differences occur. These may be during plant start-up or shut-down due to the transient nature of the temperature profiles or even imbalances that...master thesis 2019
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Nonhebel, Jochem (author)Natural gas accounts for just under a quarter of global energy demand. The gas is mainly delivered through pipelines, but is increasingly shipped overseas by liquefying it to LNG at -162 degrees Celcius. Fluids, containing free surfaces inside ships are likely to start sloshing, as ships move on waves. These fluids induce impact loading on the...master thesis 2019
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Vis, Bas (author)Atherosclerotic plaque rupture is the main cause of acute myocardial infarction and stroke, the two leading causes of death worldwide. Rupture of plaque tissue is a mechanical event, where plaque stress or strain locally exceeds its strength. Biomechanical studies agree with histopathological findings that a large lipid pool and thin fibrous cap...master thesis 2019
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Cruz Saldivar, Mauricio (author)Our ageing, and increasingly overweight population demands better implant designs and testing methods. More realistic finite element method (FEM) models are a great approach to reduce costs of the implant design process. FEM models could be used to evaluate implant performance against lack of bone ingrowth and medial tibial collapse. Failed bone...master thesis 2018
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Claeys, Mathias (author)This paper is a representation of the research that has been performed with regards of the weight estimation of the Flying V and its conventional reference aircraft. The goal is to establish the feasibility of the Flying V as a structural concept. In order to do this a structural model of the Flying V has been created, as well as the design and...master thesis 2018
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Jorna, Menno (author)Monopiles will be installed in more difficult terrain since space in the 'ideal' locations is reduced by the rapidly increasing development of wind farms in the ideal areas. In difficult terrain, the amount of obstacles or hard layers increase, leading to an increased risk of pile tip damage. Also the ever increasing D/t ratio of the pile leads...master thesis 2018
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