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Pietrzyk, Peter (author), Lindenbergh, R.C. (author)Identification of harvested and fallen trees is a prerequisite for the detection and measurement of changes in forests. This paper presents a three step approach to monitor harvested and fallen trees based on direct comparison of repeated high density airborne LIDAR data. In a first step differences between data sets are obtained from a point...journal article 2014
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Lepot, M.J. (author), Pouzol, Tanguy (author), Aldea Borruel, Xavier (author), Suner, David (author), Bertrand-Krajewski, Jean Luc (author)Monitoring sewer sediments is necessary to better understand sedimentation and erosion processes. Sonar is one of the available techniques to proceed to sewer sediment measurements. Extraction of numerical data, implementation of a new algorithm to identify the water-sediment interface, laboratory and field experiments have been done to...journal article 2016
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Filippidou, F. (author), Nieboer, N.E.T. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)The existing housing stock plays a major role in meeting the energy efficiency targets set in EU member states such as the Netherlands. The non-profit housing sector in this country dominates the housing market as it represents 31% of the total housing stock. The focus of this paper is to examine the energy efficiency measures that are currently...journal article 2016
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van Daal-Rombouts, P.M.M. (author), Sun, Siao (author), Langeveld, J.G. (author), Bertrand-Krajewski, J.-L. (author), Clemens, F.H.L.R. (author)Optimisation or real time control (RTC) studies in wastewater systems increasingly require rapid simulations of sewer systems in extensive catchments. To reduce the simulation time calibrated simplified models are applied, with the performance generally based on the goodness of fit of the calibration. In this research the performance of three...journal article 2016
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Hermans, L.M. (author), Haasnoot, M. (author), ter Maat, Judith (author), Kwakkel, J.H. (author)Adaptation pathways approaches support long-term planning under uncertainty. The use of adaptation pathways implies a systematic monitoring effort to inform future adaptation decisions. Such monitoring should feed into a long-term collaborative learning process between multiple actors at various levels. This raises questions about who should...journal article 2017
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Heikoop, D.D. (author), de Winter, J.C.F. (author), van Arem, B. (author), Stanton, N.A. (author)Platooning, whereby automated vehicles travel closely together in a group, is attractive in terms of safety and efficiency. However, concerns exist about the psychological state of the platooning driver, who is exempted from direct control, yet remains responsible for monitoring the outside environment to detect potential threats. By means of a...journal article 2017
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van Daal-Rombouts, P.M.M. (author), Benedetti, L (author), Jonge, J (author), Weijers, S (author), Langeveld, J.G. (author)Real time control (RTC) is increasingly seen as a viable method to optimise the functioning of wastewater systems. Model exercises and case studies reported in literature claim a positive impact of RTC based on results without uncertainty analysis and flawed evaluation periods. This paper describes two integrated RTC strategies at the wastewater...journal article 2017
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van Daal-Rombouts, P.M.M. (author), Gruber, Günter (author), Langeveld, J.G. (author), Muschalla, Dirk (author), Clemens, F.H.L.R. (author)Real time control (RTC) is generally viewed as a viable method for optimising the performance of urban wastewater systems. A literature review on the performance evaluation of RTC demonstrated a lack of consensus on how to do this. Two main deficiencies were identified: omitting uncertainty analysis and applying limited evaluation periods. A...journal article 2017
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Filippidou, F. (author), Nieboer, N.E.T. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)The existing housing stock plays a major role in meeting the energy saving targets set in the Netherlands as well as in the EU. Existing buildings account for 38% of the final energy consumption in the European Union (EU), and they are responsible for 36% of the CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. Energy renovations in dwellings offer unique...journal article 2017
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Qin, Xiaoqiong (author), Liao, Mingsheng (author), Zhang, L (author), Yang, M. (author)Thermal dilation is a vital component of deformation along the extensive railway network infrastructure. To monitor subtle deformation, the synthetic aperture radar interferometry (InSAR) technique has been adopted as a space-borne geodetic tool. However, InSAR applications in railway stability surveillance have been largely limited by the...journal article 2017
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Broere, W. (author), Festa, D. (author)Constructing tunnels in soft soil with the use of Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) may induce settlements. A considerable amount of the total soil displacements is correlated with the passage of the TBM-shield. Even so, the TBM-induced soil displacements are so far only coarsely correlated to the total settlements. This paper relates the shield...journal article 2017
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Raso, L. (author), Weijs, S. V. (author), Werner, M. (author)Uncertainty reduces reliability and performance of water system operations. A decision-maker can take action, accepting the present uncertainty and facing its risks, or reduce uncertainty by first obtaining additional information. Information, however, comes at a cost. The decision-maker must therefore efficiently use his/her resources,...journal article 2018
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Schormans, Matthew (author), Valente, V. (author), Demosthenous, Andreas (author)Wireless sensing systems are becoming popular in a range of applications, particularly in the case of biomedical circuits and food monitoring systems. A typical wireless sensing system, however, may require considerable complexity to perform the necessary analog to digital conversion and subsequent wireless transmission. Alternatively, in the...journal article 2018
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Chen, G. (author), Davis, D.J. (author), Krause, Markus (author), Aivaloglou, E.A. (author), Hauff, C. (author), Houben, G.J.P.M. (author)Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) aim to educate the world. More often than not, however, MOOCs fall short of this goal — a majority of learners are already highly educated (with a Bachelor degree or more) and come from specific parts of the (developed) world. Learners from developing countries without a higher degree are underrepresented,...journal article 2018
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Gavin, Kenneth (author), Prendergast, L.J. (author), Stipanovič, Irina (author), Škarič−palič, Sandra (author)There have been significant developments in the area of vibration-based bridge scour monitoring in recent years. Traditional scour monitoring using either visual assessment or diving inspections are now recognised to be very unreliable and highly subjective. There has been a concerted effort to move towards reliable systems capable of either...journal article 2018
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Haasnoot, M. (author), van ’t Klooster, Susan (author), van Alphen, Jos (author)Adaptive plans aim to anticipate uncertain future changes by combining low-regret short-term actions with long-term options to adapt, if necessary. Monitoring and timely detection of relevant changes, and critical transitions or tipping points is crucial to ensure successful and timely implementation and reassessment of the plan. Although...journal article 2018
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Eisma, Y.B. (author), Cabrall, C.D.D. (author), de Winter, J.C.F. (author)In pioneering work, Senders (1983) tasked five participants to watch a bank of six dials, and found that glance rates and times glanced at dials increase linearly as a function of the frequency bandwidth of the dial&#x0027;s pointer. Senders did not record the angle of the pointers synchronously with eye movements, and so could not assess...journal article 2018
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Chang, L. (author), Dollevoet, R.P.B.J. (author), Hanssen, R.F. (author)Satellite radar interferometry (InSAR) is an emerging technique to monitor the stability and health of line-infrastructure assets, such as railways, dams, and pipelines. However, InSAR is an opportunistic approach as the location and occurrence of its measurements (coherent scatterers) cannot be guaranteed, and the quality of the InSAR...journal article 2018
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Puente, I. (author), Lindenbergh, R.C. (author), Van Natijne, A. (author), Esposito, R. (author), Schipper, H.R. (author)Vulnerability of buildings to natural and man-induced hazards has become a main concern for our society. Ensuring their serviceability, safety and sustainability is of vital importance and the main reason for setting up monitoring systems to detect damages at an early stage. In this work, a method is presented for detecting changes from laser...journal article 2018
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Raso, L. (author), Kwakkel, J.H. (author), Timmermans, Jos (author), Panthou, Geremy (author)Adaptive policies have emerged as a valuable strategy for dealing with uncertainties by recognising the capacity of systems to adapt over time to new circumstances and surprises. The efficacy of adaptive policies hinges on detecting on-going change and ensuring that actions are indeed taken if and when necessary. This is operationalised by...journal article 2019