Improving the Replacement and Renovation Process of Hydraulic Structures: Creating a decision method for the implementation and assessment of standardisation

This study develops a decision method for the implementation and assessment of standardisation in order to improve the Replacement & Renovation process of hydraulic structures. Possible improvements in the Replacement & Renovation process and the implementation of standardisation were identified by conducting semi-structured interviews....

Theorizing Participatory Control Systems: an organizational control concept for enabling and guiding adaptivity in complex situations

This paper presents a theoretical framework for a new concept of organizational control, that stimulates organizational change and adaptation. It introduces Participatory Control Systems (PCS) as a distinct type of control based on the complex adaptive system literature. These control systems are fundamentally different from the traditional...

Redesigning Adria Caravans for a Circular Economy

This project started with the following assignment: redesign the Adria Action caravan to fit in a circular economy and to have less CO2 emissions. However, the outcome of this project is not a redesign of a caravan but a framework for Adria to work towards (partial) circular As an example of the functioning of this framework, a redesign of the...

Is retained austenite controlling the mechanical properties of Q&P steels ?

Stronger and more ductile steels are increasingly demanded in important industry sectors such as automotive, gas transport ad power generation. One of the classes of Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) that are attracting researchers and industries are the so-called Quenching and Partitioning (Q&P) steels. The microstructure of these steels,...

Verificatie van de derde identiteit van Green toegepast op de zwaartekrachtspotentiaal van een roterende omwentelings ellipsoïde

De gebruikelijke manier van plaatsbepaling op het aardoppervlak is de geodetische metingen te reduceren naar de geoïde. De geoïde dient als basis van waaruit men de positie der punten bepaalt. De nadelen verbonden aan het gebruik van de geoïde zijn, dat massa's gelegen buiten de geoïde op de een of andere wijze moeten worden weggewerkt aangezien...