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Figalová, Nikol (author), Jokhio, Sarang (author), Nasser, Mohamed (author), Mbelekani, Naomi Yvonne (author), Zhang, Chi (author), Yang, Yue (author), Peng, Chen (author), Berge, S.H. (author), Tabone, W. (author)The progress in technology development over the past decades, both with respect to software and hardware, offers the vision of automated vehicles as means of achieving zero fatalities in traffic. However, the promises of this new technology – an increase in road safety, traffic efficiency, and user comfort – can only be realized if this...report 2021
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Qu, Dingran (author), Qiao, Tiezhu (author), Pang, Y. (author), Yang, Yi (author), Zhang, Haitao (author)Belt conveyor is considered as a momentous component of modern coal mining transportation system, and thus it is an essential task to diagnose and monitor the damage of belt in real time and accurately. Based on the deep learning algorithm, this present study proposes a method of conveyor belt damage detection based on ADCN (Adaptive Deep...journal article 2021
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Zhang, F. (author), Yang, Y. (author), Hendriks, M.A.N. (author)Acoustic Emission (AE)-based crack tracking is a promising approach to locate cracks in concrete structures. Different from conventional AE, this approach uses AE activities during crack closure. But, AE activities during crack closure may be influenced by the number of load cycles and loading speed. This may challenge the applicability of AE...conference paper 2021
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Merat, Natasha (author), Yang, Yue (author), Lee, Yee Mun (author), Berge, S.H. (author), Figalová, Nikol (author), Jokhio, Sarang (author), Peng, Chen (author), Mbelekani, Naomi Yvonne (author), Tabone, W. (author)This Deliverable starts with a short overview of the design principles and guidelines developed for current Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), which are predominantly developed for manually driven vehicles, or those with a number of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), at SAE Levels 0 and 1 (SAE, 2018). It then provides an overview of how...report 2021
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Zhong, Junping (author), Liu, Zhigang (author), Wang, H. (author), Liu, Wenqiang (author), Yang, Cheng (author), Han, Zhiwei (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author)Brace sleeve (BS) fasteners, i.e., nut and bolt, are small components but play essential roles in fixing BS and cantilever in railway catenary system. They are commonly inspected by onboard cameras using computer vision to ensure the safety of railway operation. However, most BS fasteners cannot be directly localized because they are too...journal article 2021
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Chen, C. (author), Yang, M. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author)A disruption to hazardous (flammable, explosive, and toxic) material (HAZMAT) storage plants may trigger escalation effects, resulting in more severe storage performance losses and making the performance restoration more difficult. The disruption, such as an intentional attack, may be difficult to predict and prevent, thus developing a...journal article 2021
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Zarate Garnica, G.I. (author), Zhang, F. (author), Yang, Y. (author), van der Veen, C. (author), Lantsoght, E.O.L. (author), Naaktgeboren, M. (author), Fennis, S.A.A.M. (author)Proof load testing can be an interesting method to assess existing bridges for which analytical methods are unable to provide an accurate assessment. In a proof load test, a load representative of the factored live load is applied to the bridge. If the bridge can carry this load without distress, the proof load test is success-ful, and the...conference paper 2021
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Chen, C. (author), Li, Changjun (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, F. (author)The terrorist attack on the Abqaiq oil plant in Saudi Arabia on September 14, 2019 attracted global attention to the significant role of safety and security in the sustainable oil and gas supply chain and the vulnerability of supply infrastructures subject to intentional and unintentional damages. Different from other oil and gas supply...journal article 2021
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Khakzad, N. (author), Dadashzadeh, Mohammad (author), Abbassi, Rouzbeh (author), Yang, M. (author)The present study aims to investigate the impacts of oil sands development in Canada on the economy, society and the environment as the three pillars of sustainability. Factors such as aquatic ecosystems, land disturbance and reclamation, air quality, public health, safety, aboriginal and local communities, gross domestic product, employment...journal article 2021
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Xu, J. (author), Yang, Gongliu (author), Sun, Yiding (author), Picek, S. (author)The current navigation systems used in many autonomous mobile robotic applications, like unmanned vehicles, are always equipped with various sensors to get accurate navigation results. The key point is to fuse the information from different sensors efficiently. However, different sensors provide asynchronous measurements, some of which even...journal article 2021
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Alampalli, Sreenivas (author), Frangopol, Dan M. (author), Grimson, Jesse (author), Halling, Marvin W. (author), Kosnik, David E. (author), Lantsoght, E.O.L. (author), Yang, David (author), Zhou, Y. Edward (author)Bridge load testing can answer a variety of questions about bridge behavior that cannot be answered otherwise. The current governing codes and guidelines for bridge load testing in the United States are the 1998 NCHRP Manual for Bridge Rating through Load Testing and Chapter 8 of the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation. Over the last two...review 2021
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Analysis of Railway Ballasted Track Stiffness and Behavior with a Hybrid Discrete-Continuum ApproachShi, Can (author), Zhao, Chunfa (author), Yang, Yang (author), Guo, Y. (author), Zhang, Xu (author)Railway ballasted track stiffness is an important indicator to identify supporting condition that ensures that the facility is well designed and functioned. Although many studies have been performed on track stiffness based on experimental tests and finite-element methods, the factors influencing the track stiffness have not been completely...journal article 2021
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Li, Chenchen (author), Yang, Fan (author), Liu, Pengfei (author), Fu, Chaoliang (author), Liu, Quan (author), Zhao, Hongduo (author), Lin, P. (author)To improve the energy harvesting efficiency of the piezoelectric device, a stack units-based structure was developed and verified. Factors such as stress distribution, load resistance, loads, and loading times influencing the piezoelectric properties were investigated using theoretical analysis and experimental tests. The results show that the...journal article 2021
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Zhao, Y. (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Han, C. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Yang, G. (author), Weeber, A.W. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Low activation energy (E<sub>a</sub>) and wide bandgap (E<sub>g</sub>) are essential for (p)-contacts to achieve effective hole collection in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells. In this work, we study Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition p-type hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon oxide, (p)nc-SiO<sub>x</sub>:H, combined with (p)nc...journal article 2021
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Hussain, Mian Zahid (author), Yang, Zhuxian (author), van der Linden, B. (author), Huang, Zheng (author), Jia, Quanli (author), Cerrato, Erik (author), Fischer, Roland A. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Zhu, Yanqiu (author), Xia, Yongde (author)Surface-functionalized nitrogen/carbon co-doped polymorphic TiO<sub>2</sub> phase junction nanoparticles uniformly distributed in porous carbon matrix were synthesized by a simple one-step pyrolysis of titanium based metal–organic framework (MOF), NH<sub>2</sub>-MIL-125(Ti) at 700 °C under water vapour atmosphere. Introducing water vapour...journal article 2021
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Wang, Ke (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, Yongsheng (author), Li, Jian (author), Huang, Quanyi (author)In China, storm surge disasters cause severe damages in coastal regions. One of the most critical tasks is to predict affected regions and their relative damage levels to support decision-making. This study develops a two-stage retrieval model to search the most similar past disaster case to complete prediction. Based on spatial attributes of...conference paper 2021
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Yang, W.W.W. (author), van Dijk, M.C. (author), Primavera, Christian (author), Dekker, C. (author)We have developed a fabrication methodology for label-free optical trapping of individual nanobeads and proteins in inverted-bowtie-shaped plasmonic gold nanopores. Arrays of these nanoapertures can be reliably produced using focused ion beam (FIB) milling with gap sizes of 10–20 nm, single-nanometer variation, and with a remarkable stability...journal article 2021
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Blommaert, M.A. (author), Subramanian, S.S. (author), Yang, K. (author), Smith, W.A. (author), Vermaas, D.A. (author)Typically, anion exchange membranes (AEMs) are used in CO2 electrolyzers, but those suffer from unwanted CO2 crossover, implying (indirect) energy consumption for generating an excess of CO2 feed and purification of the KOH anolyte. As an alternative, bipolar membranes (BPMs) have been suggested, which mitigate the reactant loss by...journal article 2021
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Arous, Ines (author), Yang, J. (author), Khayati, Mourad (author), Cudre-Mauroux, Philippe (author)Scientific peer review is pivotal to maintain quality standards for academic publication. The effectiveness of the reviewing process is currently being challenged by the rapid increase of paper submissions in various conferences. Those venues need to recruit a large number of reviewers of different levels of expertise and background. The...conference paper 2021
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Sun, Hao (author), Wang, Haiqing (author), Yang, M. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author)The performance assessment of safety barriers is essential to find vulnerable elements in a safety barrier system. Traditional performance assessment approaches mainly focus on using several static indicators for quantifying the performance of safety barriers. However, with the increasing complexity of the system, emerging hazards are highly...journal article 2021