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Aleo, Ottavia (author)Improving sustainability in industrial processes is a key topic for the welfare of the environment. One of the major environmental problems caused by industrial processes is industrial waste production. In the automotive industry, the use of polymers such as PA12 for prototyping produces tons of waste per year which are generally destined to...master thesis 2023
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de Bruin, Daphne (author)The built environment contributes in a large extend to the global greenhouse gas emissions. With a growing demand for new buildings another view on building products is required. This thesis focusses on creating a biobased sound absorbing panel made from a mycelium bound biomaterial derived from urban waste. The production method for this panel...master thesis 2023
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Amin, Shashank (author)Kirigami- the Japanese art of paper cutting – is used extensively as a design philosophy for stretchable and morphable structures. An array of cuts on a thin planar sheet creates a structure that can morph into a 3D pattern on applying an in-plane uniaxial load. This type of structure is called a kirigami metasurface. A subset of this type of...master thesis 2022
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Alberts Coelho, Alexsander (author)The building stock and the construction industry combined are responsible for a large share of greenhouse gases emissions. At the same time, every year tons of wood, paper and agricultural residues are wasted instead of recycled and upcycled into the production chain. In the fabrication field, the relevance of additive manufacturing processes is...master thesis 2022
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Bierach, Christopher (author)With a building industry that is responsible for a large amount of our carbon emissions, a rising population, and the over-extraction of resources, architects and engineers have the responsibility to use environmentally friendly products. Lignin and cellulose are the most abundant biopolymers on earth and produce a lot of waste by ending up...master thesis 2022
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de Winter, Naomi (author)Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition in adolescents affecting the proximal femur. Increased mechanical forces result in fracture of the growth plate. Factors increasing the mechanical forces include for example obesity and endocrine disorders. As a result of the fracture a shift of the bone shaft towards the femur head occurs,...master thesis 2022
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Nilsen, Lars (author)Morphogenesis of living organisms could be used as inspiration to digitally augment the reinforcement of structures. The design space in terms of fiber orientation was enlarged to facilitate more complex patches with improved performance that can be 3D printed using a ghost ply optimisation. Simulations performed on optimized open-hole tensile...master thesis 2022
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van den Dikkenberg, Lean (author)Chances are that you, the reader, have been working from home during this pandemic. Working from home has been more common than ever before and is predicted to stay. However, chairs have not adapted yet: office chairs are complicated and bulky products. They are designed to be adjustable to multiple users, but are not the best solution for...master thesis 2022
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Van Schoor, Steijn (author)Minimally invasive surgery has some major benefits over traditional open surgery for the patient, but makes surgery more complex for the surgeon. Articulating instruments can regain some of the manoeuvrability that is lost by using a small incision. However, in endoscopic neurosurgery such articulating devices do currently not exist, due to...master thesis 2021
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Devabhaktuni, Chakravarthy (author)With climate change being a prime source of concern around the world, air pollution is a topic that requires special attention. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to track and measure the emissions in our environment for detecting the sources and understating the climate change so as to figure out possible solutions. Despite ongoing...master thesis 2021
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SEKAR, SANJAY ARUN (author)By embedding actuators and sensors in passive structures, it will be possible to realize more functional machines, enabling the enhanced performance capabilities of high-tech machines. While developments in printed structures and electronics are reaching application maturity, only the first signs of feasibility for the printing of actuators and...master thesis 2021
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Rao, Akshay (author)The master thesis project explores the spare parts business due to the evidence available on how well it contributes to the revenues and profits of firms. With increasing product variety, shorter product lifecycles and market competition, it is necessary for firms to supply spare parts to customers for keeping the products functional....master thesis 2021
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Butrimavicius, Karolis (author)In a bid to increase additive manufacturing (AM) technology readiness, this study researched feasibility of AM technology application in the next generation secondary flight control systems. Taking a state-of-the-art certification framework and technology into account, a selection tool was created and used to survey the high lift and thrust...master thesis 2021
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Gawde, Pranav Ravindra (author)The principles of repair and maintenance, reuse, and repurposing of products in a circular economy aim at further minimizing the environmental impact during the use of products before being processed for recycling. However, studies on lattice structures in various fields focus on mechanical characteristics, design, and manufacturing methods....master thesis 2021
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Koopman, Daan (author)This research investigates how to design a glass pedestrian bridge that is structurally optimised for multiple load scenario’s and feasible in terms of fabrication and construction. Linear glass elements such as panes have limited freedom of shape. On the other hand, cast glass can be produced into any shape possible. When glass is used in large...master thesis 2021
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Caldoni, Leonardo (author)Urban population growth predictions and the threats posed by climate change will exacerbate social problems such as equal access to water worldwide. This will happen mostly in developing countries and will couple with other environmental issues such as the intensive use of raw materials and the production of new waste. New solutions need to be...master thesis 2021
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Davenne, Niels (author)Multi-material 3D inkjet printing has great potential for rapid prototyping and manufacturing of functional mesoscale structures when novel inks are combined into a fully integrated AM-process. This process can be faster and cheaper than conventional methods to produce functional structures. Research is conducted on a large range of potentially...master thesis 2021
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Van Steen, Elien (author)During the course of this thesis, the design of a knee brace that improves the quality of life for people with arthritis in the knee, is being researched. The knee joint is covered with articular cartilage which protects the bones from being damaged. Arthritis of the knee is a pathology where this cartilage is damaged potentially even to the...master thesis 2021
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Hofwegen, Mark (author)To expand the use of additive manufacturing in aerospace towards more critical applications, it is required to design parts in a damage tolerant context. Therefore, the damage tolerance of additive manufactured multiple load path structures is assessed by analysing the fatigue life and damage propagation of components with increasing redundancy....master thesis 2021