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Jansen, K.M.B. (author), Zhang, M. F. (author), Ernst, L. J. (author), Vu, D. K. (author), Weiss, L. (author)In this paper we propose a new multistep characterisation method to be able to map out the dependency of moisture diffusion parameters of a polymeric material over a range of temperature and humidity conditions in a limited amount of time. We do that by (1) using a moisture sorption analyser which can continuously monitor weight changes with...journal article 2020
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Squazzoni, Flaminio (author), Polhillb, J. Gareth (author), Edmonds, Bruce (author), Ahrweiler, Petra (author), Antosz, Patrycja (author), Scholz, G. (author), Chappin, E.J.L. (author), Borit, Melania (author), Verhagen, Harko (author), Giardini, Francesca (author), Gilbert, Nigel (author)The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a dramatic loss of lives worldwide, challenging the sustainability of our health care systems, threatening economic meltdown, and putting pressure on the mental health of individuals (due to social distancing and lock-down measures). The pandemic is also posing severe challenges to the scientific community, with...journal article 2020
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Abdelrady, Ahmed (author), Sharma, Saroj (author), Sefelnasr, Ahmed (author), El-Rawy, Mustafa (author), Kennedy, M.D. (author)Bank filtration (BF) is acknowledged as a sustainable and effective technique to provide drinking water of adequate quality; it has been known for a long time in Europe. However, this technique is site-specific and therefore its application in developing countries with different hydrologic and environment conditions remains limited. In this...journal article 2020
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van Duin, Ron (author), Wiegmans, B. (author), van Arem, B. (author), van Amstel, Y.A. (author)E-commerce is still a strong growing segment with fierce competition among parcel delivery service providers. To stay ahead of the competitors innovation is necessary. Currently, parcels are being delivered with large delivery vans which will usually deliver single parcels to doorsteps of their customers. This so called 'last mile delivery'...journal article 2020
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Li, Z. (author), Lu, T. (author), Liang, X. (author), Dong, H. (author), Ye, G. (author)This study aims to provide a better understanding of the autogenous shrinkage of slag and fly ash-based alkali-activated materials (AAMs) cured at ambient temperature. The main reaction products in AAMs pastes are C-A-S-H type gel and the reaction rate decreases when slag is partially replaced by fly ash. Due to the chemical shrinkage and the...journal article 2020
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de Hoon, N.H.L.C. (author), Jalba, A.C. (author), Farag, E.S. (author), van Ooij, P. (author), Nederveen, A. J. (author), Eisemann, E. (author), Vilanova Bartroli, A. (author)Phase-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PC-MRI) surpasses all other imaging methods in quality and completeness for measuring time-varying volumetric blood flows and has shown potential to improve both diagnosis and risk assessment of cardiovascular diseases. However, like any measurement of physical phenomena, the data are prone to noise,...journal article 2020
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Mulder, W.A. (author)Simulations of wave propagation in the Earth usually require truncation of a larger domain to the region of interest to keep computational cost acceptable. This introduces artificial boundaries that should not generate reflected waves. Most existing boundary conditions are not able to completely suppress all the reflected energy, but suffice...journal article 2020
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Mulder, W.A. (author)The representation of a force or moment point source in a spectral finite-element code for modelling elastic wave propagation becomes fundamentally different in degenerate cases where the source is located on the boundary of an element. This difference is related to the fact that the finite-element basis functions are continuous across...journal article 2020
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Lu, T. (author), Li, Z. (author), van Breugel, K. (author)In recent decades, several simulation models have been proposed to predict autogenous shrinkage of cementitious systems. In most of these models, however, only the elastic deformation caused by self-desiccation of the hydrating cement paste is considered. In fact, cement paste is not an ideal elastic material. Also the time-dependent...journal article 2020
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Li, Z. (author), Zhang, Shizhe (author), Liang, X. (author), Ye, G. (author)This study aims to investigate the cracking potential of alkali-activated slag (AAS) and alkali-activated slag-fly ash (AASF) concrete subjected to restrained autogenous shrinkage. Temperature Stress Testing Machine (TSTM) is utilized, for the first time, to monitor the stress evolution and to measure the cracking time of alkali-activated...journal article 2020
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Wallace, Mark (author), Yorke-Smith, N. (author)The cyclic hoist scheduling problem (CHSP) is a well-studied optimisation problem due to its importance in industry. Despite the wide range of solving techniques applied to the CHSP and its variants, the models have remained complicated and inflexible, or have failed to scale up with larger problem instances. This article re-examines...journal article 2020
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van Breugel, K. (author)The world’s infrastructure is vital for providing accommodation and mobility for people. Although it is obvious that the construction industry has been crucial for realizing building and civil infrastructures, it is also clear that building activities have a big impact on the environment. Still growing and developing societies and economies...journal article 2019
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Peeters, J.W.R. (author), Rohde, M. (author)A new friction-heat transfer analogy for the prediction of heat transfer to turbulent fluids at supercritical pressure is presented. This analogy is based on the observation that the predominent events that determine the turbulent heat flux known as hot ejections and cold sweeps have different thermophysical properties. This observation is...journal article 2019
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Bahrami, Abbas (author), Yazdan Mehr, M. (author)Isothermal ageing of Al–Mg–Si alloys, stored at room temperature for more than 5 months, is associated with an unexpected significant increase in the overall electrical resistivity. This unexpected anomalous increase is not observed in alloys with shorter storage (natural ageing) times. This phenomenon is explained with a scenario, based on...journal article 2019
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Huisman, B.J.A. (author), Walstra, Dirk Jan R. (author), Radermacher, Max (author), de Schipper, M.A. (author), Ruessink, B. Gerben (author)Shoreface nourishments are commonly applied for coastal maintenance, but their behaviour is not well understood. Bathymetric data of 19 shoreface nourishments located at alongshore uniform sections of the Dutch coast were therefore analyzed and used to validate an efficient method for predicting the erosion of shoreface nourishments. Data shows...journal article 2019
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Sousa Pires da Costa Basto, R.M. (author), Casals Peralvarez, M. (author), Mudde, R.F. (author), van der Wielen, L.A.M. (author), Cuellar Soares, M.C. (author)Multiphasic fermentations where an organic phase is spontaneously formed or when it is added for product removal are commonly used for production of valuable compounds. The turbulent conditions and the presence of surface-active compounds (SACs) during fermentation create a stable emulsion difficult to separate. A gas bubble/oil droplet...journal article 2019
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Qian, Z. (author), Miedema, H. (author), de Smet, L.C.P.M. (author), Sudhölter, Ernst J. R. (author)A model is presented for the Na<sup>+</sup> and K<sup>+</sup> levels in the irrigation water of greenhouses, specifically those for the cultivation of tomato. The model, essentially based on mass balances, not only describes the accumulation of Na<sup>+</sup> but includes a membrane unit for the selective removal of Na<sup>+</sup> as well. As...journal article 2018
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van Goeverden, C.D. (author), Milakis, D. (author), Janic, M. (author), Konings, J.W. (author)Introduction: Hyperloop (HL) is presented as an efficient alternative of HSR (High Speed Rail) and APT (Air Passenger Transport) systems for long-distance passenger transport. This paper explores the performances of HL and compares these performances to HSR and APT. Methods: The following performances of the HL system are analytically modeled...journal article 2018
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Mao, W. (author), Ma, Yao (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)A multi-element and multi-phase internal oxidation model that couples thermodynamics with kinetics is developed to predict the internal oxidation behaviour of Fe–Mn–Cr steels as a function of annealing time and oxygen partial pressure. To validate the simulation results, selected Fe–Mn–Cr steels were annealed at 950 °C for 1–16 h in a gas...journal article 2018
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Holicki, M.E. (author), Drijkoningen, G.G. (author), Wapenaar, C.P.A. (author)Up–down wavefield decomposition is effectuated by a scaled addition or subtraction of the pressure and vertical particle velocity, generally on horizontal or vertical surfaces, and works well for data given on such surfaces. The method, however, is not applicable to decomposing a wavefield when it is given at one instance in time, i.e. on...journal article 2018