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Fusco, Daniela (author), Messali, F. (author), Rots, J.G. (author), Addessi, Daniela (author), Pampanin, Stefano (author)In recent years, the seismic risk in the north of the Netherlands has increased due to gas extraction. Since 2014, the Delft University of Technology started a research program to assess the seismic response of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings. The Dutch URM buildings are characterized by slender piers and transverse walls. In common...conference paper 2021
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Individual motion perception parameters and motion sickness frequency sensitivity in fore-aft motionIrmak, T. (author), de Winkel, K.N. (author), Pool, D.M. (author), Bülthoff, Heinrich H. (author), Happee, R. (author)Previous literature suggests a relationship between individual characteristics of motion perception and the peak frequency of motion sickness sensitivity. Here, we used well-established paradigms to relate motion perception and motion sickness on an individual level. We recruited 23 participants to complete a two-part experiment. In the first...journal article 2021
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Cozzoli, Francesco (author), Shokri, Milad (author), Gomes da Conceição, Tatiana (author), Herman, P.M.J. (author), Hu, Zhan (author), Soissons, Laura M. (author), Van Dalen, Jeroen (author), Ysebaert, Tom (author), Bouma, T.J. (author)Tidal flats are biogeomorphic landscapes, shaped by physical forces and interaction with benthic biota. We used a metabolic approach to assess the overarching effect of bioturbators on tidal landscapes. The benthic bivalve common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) was used as model organism. The effect of C. edule on sediment resuspension was...journal article 2021
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van der Kruk, E. (author), Silverman, Anne K. (author), Reilly, Peter (author), Bull, Anthony M.J. (author)Capacity is the physiological ability of the neuromusculoskeletal systems; this declines with age. This decline in capacity may result in the inability to stand up (sit-to-stand, sit-to-walk), which is an important movement for independent living. Compensation, as a result of functional redundancy, is key in understanding how much age-related...review 2021
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Li, Z. (author), Delsaute, Brice (author), Lu, Tianshi (author), Kostiuchenko, A. (author), Staquet, Stéphanie (author), Ye, G. (author)This study aims to compare the developments of mechanical properties and autogenous shrinkage related properties of alkali-activated materials-based concrete (AC) and ordinary Portland cement-based concrete (OC) against curing age and degree of reaction. Temperature Stress Testing Machines are utilized to monitor the evolution of the internal...journal article 2021
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Kok, G. (author), Pelevic, N. (author), Chiribiri, A. (author), Milidonis, X. (author), Nazir, M. (author), Capstick, M. (author), Drost, S. (author), Poelma, C. (author), Schaeffter, T. (author)In the medical sector, various imaging methodologies or modalities (e.g. MRI, PET, CT) are used to assess the health of various parts of the bodies of patients. One such investigation is the blood flow or perfusion of the heart muscle, expressed as the (blood) flow rate normalized by the mass of the volume of interest. Currently there is no...journal article 2021
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Mueller, Michiel (author), Wiegmans, B. (author), van Duin, Ron (author)European container ports compete in partially overlapping hinterland areas. The objective of this study is to model port choice and obtain insight into port choice decisions for European container imports from Asia. The importance of port choice factors and their impact on port market shares in the hinterland were investigated. Furthermore,...journal article 2020
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van Vliet, Oscar (author), Hanger-Kopp, Susanne (author), Nikas, Alexandros (author), Spijker, Eise (author), Carlsen, Henrik (author), Doukas, Haris (author), Della Santina, C. (author)Identifying the risks that could impact a low-carbon transition is a prerequisite to assessing and managing these risks. We systematically characterise risks associated with decarbonisation pathways in fifteen case studies conducted in twelve countries around the world. We find that stakeholders from business, government, NGOs, and others...journal article 2020
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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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van Bilsen, Daniël (author), Huang, Yilin (author), Li, Fen (author)China is undergoing large changes to tackle carbon dioxide emissions and air pollution. While the top-down governance allows for clear setting of emission reduction targets for industrial sectors and major cities, reducing emissions in residential sectors in smaller (the so-called low-tier) cities remain challenging and often unaddressed. This...conference paper 2020
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Boricic, Aleksandar (author), Rueda, José L. (author), Popov, M. (author)Renewable energy sources (RES) penetrate power grids at all voltage levels. A large number of RES units are connected to medium-voltage (MV) and low-voltage (LV) levels resulting in a significant share of overall generation. Therefore, the dynamic behavior of such distribution grids should be thoroughly examined. The goal of this paper is to...conference paper 2020