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Tempelman, Koen (author)As the world's population keeps increasing and the rate of urbanizations increases, The rate at which high-rise structures are being built is skyrocketing. In the Netherlands, this is no different. It is expected that the amount of high-rise structures taller than 70 meters will more than double in the coming 20 years. As these structures become...master thesis 2022
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Ruesen, Joël (author)Large-scale cultivation of seaweed presents opportunities for multiple global challenges currently at play. Cultivated seaweed can provide a sustainable source of protein for humans and cattle without competing for land, freshwater supply or the use of fertilisers. Kelp forests are known to be a solid basis for an elaborate biome that supports...master thesis 2022
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van Grootel, Raimon (author)Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind energy rely on climate and weather conditions, like sun irradiation in the case of solar energy, and wind speed in the case of wind energy. These change throughout the day and with the seasons. There are periods of little wind, and during the night there is no sunlight. During periods of no...master thesis 2021
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Coenen, Robert (author)Improvement in the SHM of composite materials requires an enhanced understanding of the damage accumulation processes and helps in the way towards lighter, more optimized, and more sustainable aerospace structures. The Digital Twin concept has the potential to address this problem and may revolutionize the designing, certifying, maintaining, and...master thesis 2021
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Ünal, Esat (author)The Dutch Water board revised their guidelines for the safety assessment of dikes in 2017. A major change for the assessment of macro-stability is the use of the SHANSEP method to estimate the strength of impermeable cohesive layers. The failure probabilities are estimated with a deterministic analysis using limit equilibrium methods. The use of...master thesis 2021
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Swaab, Maarten (author)Atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular disease in the arteries and a primary cause of death in the industrialized world. Most deaths due to atherosclerosis occur when the fibrous cap covering the necrotic core ruptures, leading to a blood clot. To determine whether an atherosclerotic plaque will rupture requires the development of accurate...master thesis 2021
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Qin, WeiLun (author)Mars has been a target for space exploration for decades. Exploring the interior of the red planet could reveal information about its formation and evolution. In this thesis, the crustal structure of Mars is investigated by a power spectra analysis of both topographic and gravitational data. With models of flexural isostasy, the best-fitting...master thesis 2021
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van Hoof, Sjoerd (author)At the moment, the world is at the verge of an energy transition. One of the most promising green resources is solar energy, which is a rapidly growing market. However, to fully use its potential of economy of scale, the application of offshore floating solar should be explored. A promising option is the use of a flexible type of Very Large...master thesis 2021
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van Hulst, Jeffrey (author)One of the basic principles of the design of structures is that they must be sufficiently safe and meet the required reliability requirements. In Eurocode NEN-EN 1990 specific minimum reliability index values are defined, which depend on a certain reference period and reliability class. To ensure that the structures meet the reliability...master thesis 2021
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Schiller, Arne (author)Predicting the critical buckling load of cylindrical shells with circular cutouts subjected to uniform axial compression is an important part of the structural design in the aerospace industry as buckling significantly reduces the load-carrying capability of the structure. A cutout constitutes a major disruption in the shell geometry, and...master thesis 2021
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Zhang, Jiayao (author)Shape morphing has been considered a future direction in the pursuit of maximised aerodynamic and structural efficiency of an aircraft wing by triggering geometric reconfiguration to adapt to specific design requirements or load environments. Researchers have endeavoured to seek for morphing solutions that are simple, predictable, tailorable and...master thesis 2020
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Wils, Kevin (author)Quantum computing is a new form of computational technology, which can potentially be used to solve certain problems faster than is possible using classical computers. For this reason, there is an industry drive to develop early quantum computing applications. In this thesis, an overview of quantum computing technologies is provided, along with...master thesis 2020
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Schouten, Onno (author)Quay walls are often designed with Finite Element models (FE models) to take into account the complex soil-structure interaction and highly non-linear soil behaviour. These are complex models that rely on many input parameters that have uncertainties. Nowadays, new quay walls are often equipped with sensors that collect information about the...master thesis 2020
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Kota, S.K. (author)In recent times, composite materials are widely applied in the construction industry because of their superior properties compared to traditional materials like steel and concrete. The use of composite materials in defense and infrastructure protective applications to resist high rate dynamic loading conditions has been gaining the interest of a...master thesis 2020
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van Rijn, Lisa (author)After en bloc resection of primary pelvic bone tumours, orthopaedic oncologists usually try to perform reconstruction in order to achieve limb salvage. Reconstruction after these types of resections is challenging. Especially when the total ilium and parts of the sacrum needs to be removed. One of the reconstructive options is endoprosthetic...master thesis 2020
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Spannenburg, Trevor (author)Amsterdam and many other cities consist of a network of old quay walls, which sometimes have been constructed over a century ago. A large uncertainty exists concerning the current safety of these quay walls and their remaining service lifetime. In the current framework for the assessment of old urban quay walls, the influence of timber creep in...master thesis 2020
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Sluijs, J. (author)Crack growth is an important failure mechanism in many engineering materials. Numerical models for crack growth have been developed within the framework of damage mechanics. All these models aim for the same goal, obtaining accurate results for crack growth under various loading conditions. Many damage models are based upon the cohesive crack...master thesis 2020
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Dobrovinski, Daniel (author)In a bored railway tunnel project in the Middle-East, difficulties in terms of ovalization, water leakages and settlement of several lining rings located in a fault zone were observed at the end of the construction stage. The present research attempted to find the cause for this lining behaviour. The determination of critical loading conditions,...master thesis 2020
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Song, Yi (author)The computational study of discontinuous problems becomes increasingly important due to industrial needs, such as the application of natural or artificial composites and the understanding of damage and fracture processes of materials. The discontinuity-enriched finite element method (DE-FEM) and interface-enriched generalized finite element...master thesis 2020
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Desmedt, Michiel (author)Wind energy has shown to be a great renewable energy source, with a possible penetration of 20 % by 2040. In order to increase its competitiveness with fossil fuels, the LCOE should decrease further than it already has. Increasing the power rating of wind turbines has proven to be an effective way to achieve this. However, this results in...master thesis 2019