Barriers for introducing a shared container stock system

Tunnel induced settlement damage: A case study to improve damage prediction for facades

The tunnel boring process introduces soil settlements. Damage to nearby building could occur if settlements become too large. A reliable damage prediction model is necessary too asses the risks of damage to tunnel induced settlements. A widely used method for damage prediction is the Limiting Tensile Strain Method (LTSM). The LTSM models a...

Surgidero de Batabanó Harbor, Cuba

The harbor of Surgidero de Batabano is a harbor that lies in the Gulf of Batabano in the South-Western part of Cuba. It serves as a connection between the main land of Cuba and the islands 'Isla de la Juventud' and Cayo Largo. The Batabano harbor suffers from sediment accretion. The accretion of sediment is harmful to port operations, since the...

Innovative wave energy conversion: Optimization of the energy harvesting cycle and converter design for a wave energy converter with Electro Active Polymers

Studies performed in the last decade have shown that wave energy could contribute as much as 10% in the current world electricity demand, making the ocean one of the most underrated and unexploited renewable sources so far. Wave energy offers distinctive advantages compared to other renewable technologies, providing a constant and predictable...

Aircushion Supported Mega-Floaters

The increase of the global population and expanding coastal mega-cities will necessitate an innovative pursuit of the utilization of the ocean space in which mega-floaters will play an important role in the future. These types of structures are very large floating artificial islands that can be used for various facilities and purposes similar to...

Calibration suspended sediment model Markermeer

In deze studie is een computermodel voor het Markermeer opgezet, ingeregeld en gevalideerd. Het model beschrijft dynamsch de stroming van water, waterpeilen, golven en slib in het water en in de bodem. Het model is gecalibreerd voorde periode augustus 2007 - april 2008 en gevalideerd voor de periode daarna tot september 2008. In deze periode...

Modelling the seasonal dynamics of SPM with a simple algorithm for the buffering of fines in a sandy seabed

This paper discusses the application of a simple algorithm for the buffering of fines in a sandy seabed. A second layer is introduced in which fines may be stored during calm weather and from which fines may be resuspended during storms. The algorithm is applied first in a one-dimensional vertical (1DV) point model at a location in the North Sea...

Woningontwerp op Vinex-locaties

Dit boek is het resultaat van een onderzoek naar het woningontwerp op Vinexlocaties. Centraal thema in het onderzoek is de aansluiting van het woningaanbod op de woningvraag nu en in de toekomst. Het onderzoek is op eigen initiatief van het Onderzoeksinstituut OTB geëntameerd. Het is gefinancierd door het Stimuleringsfonds voor Architectuur, het...

Small-Scale Sounding Tests on Soft Saturated Cohesive Soils

Knowledgeof the yield strength of subaqueous sediment beds is essential to calculate their sensitivity to erosion and failure. Also for dredging operations yield strength is a parameter of the utmost importance. This report describes measurements of the yield strength profiles of cohesive sediment samples with a sounding instrument developed by...

Rheological Properties of Cohesive Sediment Suspensions

In order to predict the stain and shear rate response of cohesive sediment suspensions to applied forces, their rheological properties have to be known. In this report the rheological properties of both China clay, an artificial mud, and Caland channel mud, a natural mud, are investigated. Four types of experiments are involved: equilibrium flow...

Het boren van tunnels in Nederland: Het bepalen van de besturingsparameters voor een Hydroschild tunnelboormachine

Voor het boren van tunnels in Nederland komen verschillende technieken in aanmerking, zoals het vloeistof- en het gronddrukbalansschild. De eerste tunnel die in Nederland geboord zal worden is de Tweede Heinenoordtunnel en deze zal tevens als onderzoeksproject dienen. Omdat het grootste gedeelte van het te boren traject uit zandige grondsoorten...