Structural Adhesive Bonded Steel-to-Steel Connections: An Introduction for Structural Engineering

Today, there are only a few types of structural engineering applications where structural adhesives play a role, in contrast to other engineering sectors. The possibilities and difficulties of structural adhesive bonding in structural engineering, especially for steel-to-steel connections, are investigated. Practically all structural adhesives...

Towards Carfree Cities: Looking for effective and feasible policies for municipalities to convert towards a carfree or low-car city

Cities are on the rise: Recent years, cities have faced an increase in economic growth, employment rates and population numbers. As a result, the accessibility and liveability of cities is under pressure, mainly due to an increase in the number of cars. One of the possibilities to cope with this problem is to free existing cities from cars,...

Health care clinic Riveras del Bravo, Ciudad Juarez

The problem statement concerns the emerging phenomenon of abandoned housing. It is estimated that more than 5 million houses are standing empty throughout the country. Ciudad Juarez is an ideal case study with one of the highest levels of abandonment estimated between 25 and 30%. The reasons for this are multiple and point towards a complex mesh...

Getting a grip on the Ultimaker 2. Tensile strength of 3D printed PLA: A systematic investigation

3D printing using material extrusion is increasingly considered as a means to produce not just prototypes, but also final parts. This has accelerated research of the strength of printed parts. With 1461 printed tensile bars tested, this study adds a systematic investigation to the existing body of knowledge, assessing the influence of layer...

Trajectory Optimization for Autonomous Navigation in Dynamic Environments

Motion planning for Autonomous Ground Vehicles (AGVs) in dynamic environments is an extensively studied and complex problem. State of the art methods provide approximate solutions that make conservative assumptions to provide safety and feasibility. We aim to outperform current methods by following a trajectory optimization-based approach,...