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Lodewijks, G. (author)
doctoral thesis 1996
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Lager, I.E. (author)
doctoral thesis 1996
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Rebel, G. (author)
doctoral thesis 1998
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De Bondt, A.H. (author)
doctoral thesis 1999
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Schwab, A.L. (author)
doctoral thesis 2002
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Van Ostayen, R.A.J. (author)
The "classic" solution for the support of a translating lockgate, the wheelonrail support, has relatively high construction as well as inspection and maintenance costs. An alternative support which has previously been developed for use in the Prins WillemAlexander lock is the socalled "hydrosupport", a hydrostatic thrust bearing that slides on...
doctoral thesis 2002
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Meijers, S.J.H. (author)
doctoral thesis 2003
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Munts, E.A. (author)
The Variational Multiscale (VMS) method has appeared as a promising new approach to the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of turbulent flows. The key advantage of the VMS approach is that it allows different subgrid-scale (SGS) modeling assumptions to be made at different ranges of the resolved scales. Typically, in the VMS method, SGS modeling is...
doctoral thesis 2006
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Pannachet, T. (author)
Accuracy of a finite element solution depends greatly on the spatial discretisation of the problem domain. The more refined/enriched discretisation provides better accuracy but also requires more computational cost. For modelling of quasi-brittle failure, the process zone where failure takes place can be very small, thus it is very cost...
doctoral thesis 2006
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Guo, Z. (author)
The simulation of rubber-like material behaviour by means of the finite element method has been described in this study. Proper material models for the numerical description of static hyper-elasticity, the ideal Mullins effect and the Mullins effect with permanent deformation were proposed, respectively. The second focus of this study was the...
doctoral thesis 2006
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Tjahjanto, D.D. (author)
doctoral thesis 2008
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De Boer, A. (author)
Introduction (chapter 1) In analysis software models the infrastructural constructions are often reduced to geometrical linear and surface models (plane stress and shell models). The selection of a model much depends on the speed of the analysis process and the total processing time. The increased computer power has boosted the visualisation of...
doctoral thesis 2010
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Van der Meer, F.P. (author)
There is no state of the art computational model that is good enough for predictive simulation of the complete failure process in laminates. Already on the single ply level controversy exists. Much work has been done in recent years in the development of continuum models, but these fail to predict the correct failure mechanism in cases where...
doctoral thesis 2010
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Nguyen, V.P. (author)
The conventional multiscale homogenization theory, which has mainly been applied to determine constitutive laws for bulk materials, suffers from two drawbacks when applied to softening materials. Firstly, the coarse scale response is sensitive to the finite element mesh used to discretize the coarse scale domain. Secondly, increasing the size of...
doctoral thesis 2011
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Radtke, F.K.F. (author)
Failure patterns and mechanical behaviour of high performance fibre-reinforced cementitious composites depend to a large extent on the distribution of fibres within a specimen. A discrete treatment of fibres enables us to study the influence of various fibre distributions on the mechanical properties of the material. The numerical analysis of...
doctoral thesis 2012
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Molodova, M. (author)
This thesis discusses a new method for detection of short track irregularities, particularly squats, with axle box acceleration (ABA) measurements. A squat is a surface initiated short track defect, associated with high frequency vibrations of the wheel-rail system. High stresses in the contact patch at squats cause accumulation of plastic...
doctoral thesis 2013
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Yuan, C. (author)
Designing a fuselage involves many considerations such as strength and stability, fatigue, damage tolerance, fire and lightning resistance, thermal and acoustic insulation, production, inspection, maintenance and repair. In the background of the application of composite sandwich structures on the aircraft fuselage, the focus of the thesis is to...
doctoral thesis 2013
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Ahmed, A. (author)
In order to arrive at safe and reliable design of composite structures, understanding of the mechanisms and mechanics of damage growth in these materials is of paramount significance. Numerical models, if designed, implemented and used carefully, can be helpful not only to understand the mechanisms and mechanics of damage growth but also to...
doctoral thesis 2014
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Zhao, J. (author)
Rail transportation plays an important role in our everyday life, and there is fast development and modernization in the railway industry to meet the growing demand for swifter, safer and more comfortable trains. At the same time, the security of train operation and the maintenance of rails have to be considered. A lot of research on these...
doctoral thesis 2015
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Malagu, M. (author)
The development of carbon nanotube(CNT)-polymer composites advocates for a better understanding of their physical and mechanical properties that depend on the diameter of the embedded CNTs. Given that the experimental assessment of size effects is extremely difficult, the use of numerical models can be enormously helpful. However, since size...
doctoral thesis 2017
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