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Åsbø, Ola (author)FRP is increasingly utilised in the built environment, following successful implementations in the aerospace and marine industry. However, it exhibits poor stiffness and stability compared to conventional materials such as steel, making it challenging to satisfy serviceability and comfort requirements. Optimising FRP to address these challenges...master thesis 2023
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Iwema, Rolf (author)Green hydrogen has a pivotal place in the energy transition, addressing carbon emissions in hard-to-abate sectors. As global hydrogen demand rises, decarbonizing green production becomes vital. This study explores the influence of design choices and local weather patterns on the Carbon Footprint (CF) and Levelised Cost of Hydrogen (LCOH) for...master thesis 2023
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Zinjarde, Pranav (author)Due to the high aspect ratio and low induced drag of aircraft with strut-braced wings, they are being extensively studied due to their fuel-saving potential. This thesis aims to expand the fundamental knowledge in the design of aircraft with Strut Braced Wings (SBW) by achieving the following objectives. <br/><br/>The objectives of this thesis...master thesis 2023
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Viero, Edoardo (author)The current project investigated the feasibility of aerocapture at Jupiter, and the benefits in terms of payload mass fraction that could be achieved compared to traditional orbital insertion burns. A numerical simulation model has been set up, as well as an analytical formulation of the problem. The numerical verification of the analytical...master thesis 2023
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Bunnik, Floris (author)Automation in tomato greenhouses is lacking compared with some other crops. The efficiency and consistency of greenhouse operations can be boosted by implementing automation. Therefore, a new concept that facilitates the robotisation of crop-handling tasks is investigated. This concept combines the existing technology of a movable-gutter system...master thesis 2023
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Blom, Mike (author)The development of floating islands is an attractive option to provide living/working spaces at sea, as it would be a more economical solution for many locations at sea where the water depth is high. However, large second-order wave forces cause the floating island mooring system to become expensive as the wave height increases. So, in many...master thesis 2022
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Dijkstra, Finn (author)Packages to encode Machine Learned models into optimization problems is an underdeveloped area, despite the advantages is could provide. The main draw of implementing Machine Learned models into optimization models, is that it allows the optimizer to better account for the human experience.<br/>Maragno D., Wiberg H. et al. constructed an...bachelor thesis 2022
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Lek, Gert (author)The application of machine learning in daily life requires interpretability and robustness. In this paper we try to make the process of building robust and interpretable decision trees more accessible. We do this by making the fitting of these models cheaper and simpler. We build on previous research and see if changing input data or the fitting...bachelor thesis 2022
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Marchal, Maxim (author)Clustering is an important unsupervised learning task, with many applications in machine learning, computer vision, formal program verification and finance. Heuristic approaches such as local search are an excellent strategy for estimating the optimal solution, but they run the danger of getting stuck in local optima. Furthermore, it is non...master thesis 2021
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Heslenfeld, Janne (author)Robust optimisation is shown to be extremely important in a wide range of applications including real life. Many research projects are dedicated to this relatively young and active research field and show the significant value of robust optimisation. Since many researchers have developed complex methods dedicated to robust optimisation, the aim...bachelor thesis 2021
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Vilanova Hanusaik, Natalia (author)Due to the recent increase in traffic capacity requirements, the need for larger spans in immersed concrete tunnels has become a pressing matter. Although commonly used in Europe, reinforced concrete has a structural capacity limit when it comes to the transverse span length. The implementation of post-tensioning could allow for longer spans and...master thesis 2021
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Jongenotter, Jesse (author)The aim of this research is to make the early design process more efficient. This is done with a parametric model, which compares high-rise stability systems. The research is focused on the stability systems shear walls, core, outrigger and tube. All systems are executed in concrete cast-in-situ, in the range from 100 to 250 m. The parametric...master thesis 2021
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Ghassemi, Amir (author)Destructive consequences of trapped space charges within HVDC coaxial cable insulation, such as accelerated aging, degradation, and breakdown, are some of the most significant challenges that manufacturers and users usually come up with. Pulsed Electro-Acoustic (PEA) method is a widely-used method for space charge detection and measurement, in...master thesis 2020
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Dorresteijn, Bo (author)Shape has long been an important parameter in improving the internal comfort of buildings and reducing energy demand. This can be seen from historical vernacular architectural typologies, like igloos, which have minimal thermal loss surface to provide a comfortable internal climate. Using a shape factor to reduce the...master thesis 2020
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CHANGLANI, AKASH (author)The evolution of high-rises puts more challenge for achieving indoor visual comfort because the source of getting natural light inside is solely through sidewalls; especially in deep floorplan like office buildings, where visual discomfort is very usual to be experienced. Without any measure taken, it leads to a situation where the illuminance...master thesis 2020
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van Adrichem, Wouter (author)A ship lock scheduling model called LOSCO was developed in order to decrease passage times at locks with two parallel chambers. Three locks were chosen to model, as they are some of the busiest locks of the Netherlands. The Krammersluizen, the Sluizen Hansweert and the Kreekraksluizen. Passage times are not collected at the locks, therefore the...master thesis 2020
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Aneesh Ashok Kumar, Aneesh (author)As part of the ongoing research on balance assistance at the Delft Biorobotics Lab, the goal of this project was to analyse the relevance of optimising the control action to each individual user. In order to explore the feasibility of tuning balance assistance based on task performance as well as controller assistance, an experimental study was...master thesis 2020
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van Tilburg, Alex (author)To reach the European Union climate targets of 2020 the rate of refurbishment must increase. The problem is that there are many barriers to refurbishment, which causes a low rate and low quality. The objective is to overcome these barriers and stimulate facade refurbishment. This thesis looks at the improvement, that can be made when replacing...master thesis 2019
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Ajouz, Rayaan (author)The building industry is fragmented. In the case of steel structures, two parties are involved in the design. The engineering firm designs the structure, and at a later phase the steel contractor designs all the detailing. This fragmentation restrict the possibilities of creating a cost optimal design. Currently, engineers often optimise on...master thesis 2018
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Koning, Laetitia (author)Rapid developments of both new (digital) fabrication techniques and innovative software facilitate the possibility to design, check and construct objects with great complexity and uniqueness without a large price tag. After new techniques slowly entered the field of architecture, the next step is to apply them in civil engineering to design load...master thesis 2018