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Chen, Wayne (author)The maritime sector is actively investigating new solutions for zero emissions in<br/>response to climate change. One of the promising options is hydrogen-based propulsion, but there are currently no prescriptive rules or legislation to approve the design of such innovative, unproven technology. The International Maritime Organization (IMO)...master thesis 2023
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Di Sano, Silvia (author), Costa, Giancarlo (author), Giordano, Pier Francesco (author), Pregnolato, M. (author), Limongelli, Maria Pina (author)Bridges are essential elements in the built environment since they underpin the functioning of transportation systems. Nevertheless, they are vulnerable due to aggressive environment, demand beyond the design level, and other contingencies such as extreme events. The management of bridges represents a significant challenge for improving...journal article 2023
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van der Werf, Job (author), Kapelan, Z. (author), Langeveld, J.G. (author)Urban Drainage Systems can cause ecological and public health issues by releasing untreated contaminated water into the environment. Real-time control (RTC), augmented with rainfall nowcast, can effectively reduce these pollution loads. This research aims to identify key dynamics in the nowcast accuracies and relate those to the performance...journal article 2023
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Deijkers, Emma (author)COVID-19 has had a great impact worldwide. One of its many effects was that offices had to be closed, which negatively affects the economy and people’s mental health. It is important that a safe way to keep offices open is found. Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) are an important way to do this. However, to pick the right NPIs for one’s...master thesis 2022
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Peng, Z. (author), Pineda Rojas, A.L. (author), Kropff, E. (author), Bahnfleth, W. (author), Buonanno, G. (author), Dancer, S.J. (author), Kurnitski, J. (author), Li, Y. (author), Boerstra, A.C. (author), Jimenez, J.L. (author)Some infectious diseases, including COVID-19, can undergo airborne transmission. This may happen at close proximity, but as time indoors increases, infections can occur in shared room air despite distancing. We propose two indicators of infection risk for this situation, that is, relative risk parameter (Hr) and risk parameter (H). They combine...journal article 2022
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Wang, X. (author), Alonso-Mora, J. (author), Wang, M. (author)Road traffic safety has attracted increasing research attention, in particular in the current transition from human-driven vehicles to autonomous vehicles. Surrogate measures of safety are widely used to assess traffic safety but they typically ignore motion uncertainties and are inflexible in dealing with two-dimensional motion. Meanwhile,...journal article 2022
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Rikkert, S.J.H. (author), Kok, M. (author), Lendering, K.T. (author), Jongejan, R.B. (author)Flood prone areas are often protected against flooding by an extensive network of flood defenses. To ensure their structural integrity, these flood defenses are periodically assessed. Many levees have been functioning well for decades, and have survived several relatively high hydraulic loads within their lifetime. However, information on...journal article 2022
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Semertzis, I. (author), Subramaniam Rajkumar, Vetrivel (author), Stefanov, Alexandru (author), Fransen, Frank (author), Palensky, P. (author)Over the past decade, the number of cyber attack incidents targeting critical infrastructures such as the electrical power system has increased. To assess the risk of cyber attacks on the cyber-physical system, a holistic approach is needed that considers both system layers. However, the existing risk assessment methods are either qualitative in...conference paper 2022
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He, X. (author), Jiang, C. (author), Li, L. (author), Blom, H.A.P. (author)UAS-based commercial services such as urban parcel delivery are expected to grow in the upcoming years and may lead to a large volume of UAS operations in urban areas. These flights may pose safety risks to persons and property on the ground, which are referred to as third-party risks. Path-planning methods have been developed to generate a...journal article 2022
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de Lange, Matthijs (author)In recent years, the practice of risk-assessment has started to utilize machine learning to take in larger data sets and improve prediction accuracy. Simultaneously, it has expanded into the sentencing stage of the criminal justice system. This paper analyzes the effect of these developments on the consideration of the theories of punishment...bachelor thesis 2021
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Palin, Erika J. (author), Stipanovic Oslakovic, Irina (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author), Quinn, Andrew (author)Weather phenomena can result in severe impacts on railway infrastructure. In future, projected changes to the frequency and/or intensity of extreme weather events could change weather–infrastructure risk profiles. Infrastructure owners and operators need to manage current weather impacts and put in place adequate plans to anticipate and adapt...review 2021
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Macchiarulo, V. (author), Milillo, Pietro (author), DeJong, Matthew J. (author), González Martí, Javier (author), Sánchez, Jordi (author), Giardina, Giorgia (author)Structural deformation monitoring is crucial for the identification of early signs of tunnelling-induced damage to adjacent structures and for the improvement of current damage assessment procedures. Satellite multi-temporal interferometric synthetic aperture radar (MT-InSAR) techniques enable measurement of building displacements over time...journal article 2021
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Zhigerbayeva, Guldana (author), Yang, M. (author)Various methods have been developed to ensure the safe transportation of hazardous materials (HazMat). These methods span from conventional statistical methods to modern risk management approaches. An essential question is how to establish the linkages between the regulatory requirements and the safety measures. The analysis of historical data...journal article 2021
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Mekel, Charlotte (author)Continuous functioning of sewer systems and water distribution networks is crucial for liveability, public health and economic prosperity in urban areas. Progressive deterioration of these underground water infrastructures leads to an increased probability of failure. Maintenance is needed to ensure a desired level of functioning. For...master thesis 2020
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Grossmann, Martin (author)The amount of international shipped cargo grows steadily, and seas are exploited for seabed mining and energy production more than ever. As a result, there is an increase in traffic density and decrease in free navigational space, potentially causing a higher incidence of dangerous navigation situations that may lead to ship collisions. This...master thesis 2019
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Adjodha, Sharwan (author)In the coming decades, more frequent and more extensive climate disasters such as coastal and river floods, droughts, extreme weather, and wildfires can be expected worldwide. Innovations will be required to face this grand challenge. The BRIGAID project developed a methodology consisting of a Test- and Implementation Framework and a set of...master thesis 2019
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van der Linde, Luuk (author)The superyacht industry faces an increasing trend of larger dimensions, more open spaces, larger hull openings and more exotic shapes. This puts more effort on the structural design and especially for superyacht longitudinal stiffness is important, since the luxurious interior and delicate systems installed in a superyachts are not allowed to...master thesis 2019
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Hesselink, Larissa (author)In low- and middle income countries there is a need for safe and affordable high quality surgical equipment. Nowadays, electrosurgical units are part of the standard equipment in operation theatres worldwide, since electrosurgery comes with many advantages such as reduced blood loss. However, the technology of electrosurgery also carries several...master thesis 2019
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Bellsola Olba, X. (author), Daamen, W. (author), Vellinga, T. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)Ports represent a key element in the maritime transportation chain. Larger vessels and higher traffic volumes in ports might result in higher risks at the navigational level. Thus, the dire need for a comprehensive and efficient risk assessment method for ports is felt. Many methodologies have been proposed so far, but their application to...journal article 2019
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Konstantelos, Ioannis (author), Sun, Mingyang (author), Tindemans, Simon H. (author), Issad, Samir (author), Panciatici, Patrick (author), Strbac, Goran (author)The increasing uncertainty that surrounds electricity system operation renders security assessment a highly challenging task; the range of possible operating states expands, rendering traditional approaches based on heuristic practices and ad hoc analysis obsolete. In turn, machine learning can be used to construct surrogate models...journal article 2019