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Ferreira Filho, José Osvaldo (author), da Silva, Luís Simões (author), Tankova, T. (author), Carvalho, Hermes (author)This paper aims to assess the influence of geometrical imperfections and residual stresses on the reliability of the stability design rules for steel columns in Eurocode 3 considering a full probabilistic approach and further validate the new buckling curves in the scope of the ongoing revision of the Structural Eurocodes. A reliability...journal article 2024
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Yarveisy, R. (author), Khan, Faisal (author), Abbassi, Rouzbeh (author)This paper presents a data-driven approach to predict the pipelines’ corrosion-induced Burst failure. In this approach, different aspects of pit growth progression and spatial distribution of pits are simulated. The proposed approach takes advantage of population characteristics to model these aspects of the degradation paths for each pipe...journal article 2024
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Langer, J.K.A. (author), Roosenboom-Kwee, Z. (author), Zhou, Y. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Ashqar, Ziad (author), Quist, J.N. (author), Praktiknjo, Aaron (author), Blok, K. (author)Geospatial analysis is useful for mapping the potential of renewables like solar PV. However, recent studies do not address PV’s bankable potential for which project financing can be secured. This paper proposes a framework that incorporates project finance into geospatial analyses to obtain the bankable potential of renewables. We demonstrate...journal article 2023
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Wang, Y. (author), Voskov, D.V. (author), Daniilidis, Alexandros (author), Khait, M. (author), Saeid, S. (author), Bruhn, D.F. (author)The efficient operation and management of a geothermal project can be largely affected by geological, physical, operational and economic uncertainties. Systematic uncertainty quantification (UQ) involving these parameters helps to determine the probability of the focused outputs, e.g., energy production, Net Present Value (NPV), etc. However,...journal article 2023
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Bakker, Mathijs (author), Coraddu, A. (author), Hijdra, Rolph (author)Autonomous submerged dredging offers numerous benefits, such as reduced ship resistance and lower vacuum requirements for the dredge pumps. However, this method also presents new challenges, such as stability and buoyancy control, which must be addressed to minimize the energy requirements and ensure cost-effectiveness and sustainability. To...journal article 2023
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Sakata, Dousatsu (author), Hirayama, Ryoichi (author), Shin, Wook Geun (author), Belli, Mauro (author), Tabocchini, Maria A. (author), Stewart, Robert D. (author), Brown, J.M.C. (author), Kyriakou, G.I. (author), Tran, Hoang N. (author)Purpose: Track structure Monte Carlo (MC) codes have achieved successful outcomes in the quantitative investigation of radiation-induced initial DNA damage. The aim of the present study is to extend a Geant4-DNA radiobiological application by incorporating a feature allowing for the prediction of DNA rejoining kinetics and corresponding cell...journal article 2023
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Kammouh, O. (author), Kok, M.W.A. (author), Nogal Macho, M. (author), Binnekamp, R. (author), Wolfert, A.R.M. (author)Changes in a construction project schedule can impact the project's planned duration, resulting in penalties. A manual trial-and-error probabilistic approach is usually conducted to find an appropriate set of corrective measures to mitigate delays of the overall project. However, this approach does not capture the actual goal-oriented...journal article 2022
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Chen, Y. (author)Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is a well-established nuclear imaging modality for studying functional and pathological properties of the brain. Conventional general purpose SPECT systems typically offer a spatial resolution of about 10 mm with a sensitivity of 0.01-0.02%. A few dedicated brain SPECT scanners have been...doctoral thesis 2021
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Nguyen, M.P. (author)Molecular imaging aims for the visualisation, characterisation, and quantification of biological processes in humans and other living systems at the molecular and cellular level. For today’s patient care, molecular imaging allows for (early) detection and characterisation of disease, efficient planning and assessment of treatments, and...doctoral thesis 2021
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Chen, Y. (author), Goorden, M.C. (author), Beekman, F.J. (author)SPECT imaging with 123I-FP-CIT is used for diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease. Attenuation correction (AC) can be useful for quantitative analysis of 123I-FP-CIT SPECT. Ideally, AC would be performed based on attenuation maps (μ-maps) derived from perfectly registered CT scans. Such μ-maps, however, are most...journal article 2021
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Schrama, F.N.H. (author), Beunder, Elisabeth M. (author), Panda, Sourav K. (author), Visser, Hessel Jan (author), Moosavi-Khoonsari, Elmira (author), Hunt, Adam (author), Sietsma, J. (author), Boom, R. (author), Yang, Y. (author)The optimal hot metal desulphurisation (HMD) slag is defined as a slag with a sufficient sulphur removal capacity and a low apparent viscosity (η<sub>slag</sub>) which leads to low iron losses. In part I of this study, the fundamentals behind the optimal slag were discussed. In this part these fundamentals are explored by a Monte Carlo...journal article 2021
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Kammouh, O. (author), Nogal Macho, M. (author), Binnekamp, R. (author), Wolfert, A.R.M. (author)Probabilistic Monte Carlo simulations are often used to determine a project's completion time given a required probability level. During project execution, schedule changes negatively affect the probability of meeting the project's completion time. A manual trial and error approach is then conducted to find a set of mitigation measures to...journal article 2021
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Blom, H.A.P. (author), Jiang, C. (author), Grimme, W.B.A. (author), Mitici, M.A. (author), Cheung, Yuk S. (author)Commercial aviation distinguishes three indicators for third party risk (TPR): i) Expected number of ground fatalities per aircraft flight hour; ii) Individual risk; and iii) Societal risk. The latter two indicators stem from TPR posed to population by operation of hazardous installations. Literature on TPR of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)...journal article 2021
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van der Laan, M. (author), De Weerd, Chris (author), Poirier, Lucas (author), van de Water, O.P. (author), Poonia, D. (author), Gomez, Leyre (author), Kinge, S.S. (author), Siebbeles, L.D.A. (author), Koenderink, A. Femius (author)Photon recycling, the iterative process of re-Absorption and re-emission of photons in an absorbing medium, can play an important role in the power-conversion efficiency of photovoltaic cells. To date, several studies have proposed that this process may occur in bulk or thin films of inorganic lead-halide perovskites, but conclusive proof of...journal article 2021
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Ma, H. (author), Psychas, D.V. (author), Xing, Xuhuang (author), Zhao, Qile (author), Verhagen, S. (author), Liu, Xianglin (author)The tropospheric delay is one of many error sources that affect the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning solutions. The widely used troposphere models assume a homogeneous atmosphere so that only the zenith delay needs to be determined and is mapped through an elevation-dependent mapping function. This procedure is to reduce...journal article 2021
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Erdös, M. (author), Geerdink, Daan F. (author), Martin-Calvo, Ana (author), Pidko, E.A. (author), van den Broeke, L.J.P. (author), Calero, Sofia (author), Vlugt, T.J.H. (author), Moultos, O. (author)According to the ISO 14687-2:2019 standard, the water content of H2 fuel for transportation and stationary applications should not exceed 5 ppm (molar). To achieve this water content, zeolites can be used as a selective adsorbent for water. In this work, a computational screening study is carried out for the first time to identify potential...journal article 2021
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Chen, J. (author), Martin, Pablo (author), Xu, Z. (author), Manzano, Hegoi (author), Dolado, Jorge S. (author), Ye, G. (author)Portland cement is the most produced material in the world. The hydration process of cement consists of a group of complex chemical reactions. In order to investigate the mechanism of cement hydration, it is vital to study the hydration of each phase separately. An integrated model is proposed in this paper to simulate the dissolution of...journal article 2021
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Wang, B. (author)Breast cancer, being the most common cancer among females, is nowadays routinely diagnosed using X-ray mammography. Though this technique has proven its effectiveness in many cases, X-ray mammography has some disadvantages like reduced diagnostic sensitivity for dense breasts, need for strong breast compression and inability to assess tissues at...doctoral thesis 2020
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Jiang, N. (author), Erdös, M. (author), Moultos, O. (author), Shang, R. (author), Vlugt, T.J.H. (author), Heijman, Sebastiaan (author), Rietveld, L.C. (author)The adsorption of organic micropollutants (OMPs) on high-silica zeolites is characterized by adsorption isotherms with various shapes. The occurrence of an S-shaped adsorption isotherm indicates the lack of adsorption affinity for OMPs at low, environmentally relevant equilibrium concentrations. In this study, S-shaped isotherms were observed...journal article 2020
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Voss, Nils (author), Ziegenhein, Peter (author), Vermond, Lukas (author), Hoozemans, J.J. (author), Mencer, Oskar (author), Oelfke, Uwe (author), Luk, Wayne (author), Gaydadjiev, G. (author)We propose a novel reconfigurable hardware architecture to implement Monte Carlo based simulation of physical dose accumulation for intensity-modulated adaptive radiotherapy. The long term goal of our effort is to provide accurate dose calculation in real-time during patient treatment. This will allow wider adoption of personalised patient...journal article 2020