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Chen, N. (author)Modern automotive radar operates at the mm-wave frequency band and has to provide reliable sensing information about surrounding targets in all weather conditions. The aesthetic requirements for the modern car design and needs for mechanical protections result in the installation of radar sensor behind different types of plastic cover like the...master thesis 2016
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- van Bodegom, E.W.L.A. (author) master thesis 2016
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de Boer, G.G. (author)This thesis report considers the topic of sustainable marina development. This term can be understood to be a combination of two terms; “sustainable development” and “marina”. Sustainable development in this research study has been considered in relation to the coastal zone and basically entails an approach to ensure a balance between the...master thesis 2016
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Tsakonas, P. (author)The recent developments in the offshore wind industry are pushing towards upgrading the inter-array voltage level from 33 kV to 66 kV. The main reason behind this, is the increased capacity of future wind turbines leading to an increased power density in the inter-array grid of the offshore wind farms. The current level of 33 kV cannot give cost...master thesis 2016
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van den Berg, L.J. (author)A FEM-based tool was developed for optimization of the geometry of an adhesive joint for implementation in a composite micro truss structure. A genetic algorithm was employed to optimize the adhesive fillet and adherend local end geometry towards a uniform state of strain in the adhesive layer. It was found that the peak maximum principal strain...master thesis 2016
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Horsten, B.P.M. (author)The inundation height of the Tohoku tsunami of 2011 exceeded the design levels of many coastal barriers and several structures collapsed. Hundreds of seawalls and breakers are (planned to be) (re)built in the Tohoku district. There is much debate about the conventional tsunami walls and it is therefore suggested to consider alternative tsunami...master thesis 2016
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Dominicus, S. (author)The next generation of ground-based telescopes have a segmented primary mirror consisting of up to 800 segments which are mounted on a support truss. These segments are actively controlled to correct for external disturbances of which wind loading is the primary source. As mirror size and number of segments grows ever larger, dynamic coupling...master thesis 2016
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Sillem, K.A. (author)For the installation of offshore windturbine pile foundations a dedicated subsea drilling tool has been developed. The installation forms part of the Wikinger windfarm project, located in the Baltic Sea. The main function of the tool is dredging up to a few meters of soil from the pile to allow for jacket installation. Next to this it is also...master thesis 2016
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Aelfers, S.G.L. (author), Bregman, M.C. (author), Gulden, F.J.H. (author), Hoek, J. (author), Maan, C.A. (author), op het Veld, D.J.H.O. (author)Durban is the biggest city of the KwaZulu-Natal province located at the East coast of South-Africa. In South Africa nation wide millions of Rands of damage occur along with tens of casualties as a result of urban flooding. These floods are usually the result of heavy rainfall. In Durban other factors that may contribute to floods are blockage or...student report 2016
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- Beemster, F.I. (author) master thesis 2016
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Oei, A.H.G. (author)In the context of the ongoing energy transition away from fossil fuels the Dutch government sees great potential in the district heating sector as a key sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the heat provision sector. In addition, because of the fuel-flexibility of heat production facilities for district heating, district heating may...master thesis 2016
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- Boone, J. (author) master thesis 2016
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de Wolf, J.S. (author)This thesis aims to analyse the conservatism in the current Dutch recommendations on the external friction angle 𝛿 of diaphragm walls: 𝛿 = 𝑚𝑖𝑛[𝜙, 20°] (for curved slip surfaces) (CUR/COB, 2010), by means of an experimental investigation. Based on literature, two sources of conservatism are identified: 1) filter cake contamination by excavated...master thesis 2016
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- Van Dam, M.P.L. (author) master thesis 2016
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Posthoorn, C. (author)The public transport sector in the Netherlands strives to zero emission. One way to reach this goal is to replace diesel buses with electric buses. A problem that arises is that the vehicle scheduling problem (VSP) changes. In this thesis we will develop two models for solving the electric vehicle scheduling problem (e-VSP). One of these models...master thesis 2016
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Hageman, R. (author)Concern about the environmental footprint of aviation has re-sparked the interest in unconventional configurations, such as the blended wing body aircraft, BWB. While most research studies recognize the potential of the hybrid-body, they also list a number of challenges. Amongst these challenges is the need for adequate lateral-directional...master thesis 2016
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de Haas, J.J. (author)In this report we applied the marginal structural model and the naive Cox model on a simulated dataset, in order to find differences between these models. The marginal structural model is used to estimate causal effects in case of time-dependent confounding via inverse probability weights. The naive Cox model may produce a bias estimate of the...master thesis 2016
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- Bakker, M. (author) master thesis 2016
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Charis, I. (author)Additional thesis report - Heimovaara et al. (2015) have developed a solute transport model (STM) so as to paint a dire portrait of the leachate generation and transport in the Braambergen landfill (located in the western portion of the Netherlands) with the ultimate goal of quantifying the chemical composition of the landfill's overall...student report 2016
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- Hotic, M. (author) master thesis 2016