A Fundamental Study on the Transient Stability of Power Systems with High Shares of Solar PV Plants

The last decade has seen an immense growth in renewable energy sources such as solar photovoltaic (PV) plants due to environmental concerns. Due to this rapid growth, solar PV plants are starting to have a larger influence on power system stability and thus their dynamic behavior cannot be ignored in stability studies. The lack of well...

Investigation on the Mechanisms Governing the Robustness of Self-Compacting Concrete at Paste Level

In spite of the many advantages, the use of self-compacting concrete<br/>(SCC) is currently widely limited to application in precast factories and sihiations<br/>in which external vibration would cause large difficulties. One of the main<br/>limitations is the higher sensitivity to small variations in mix proportions, material characteristics...

Production of Curved Precast Concrete Elements for Shell Structures and Free-form Architecture using the Flexible Mould Method

Free-form buildings tend to be expensive. By optimizing the production process, economical and well-performing precast concrete structures can be manufactured. In this paper, a method is presented that allows producing highly accurate double curved-elements without the need for milling two expensive mould surfaces per single element. The...

Optimization of the flexible mould process for the production of double-curved concrete elements

Free-form buildings tend to be expensive. By optimizing the production process, economical and wellperforming concrete structures and elements can be manufactured. In this paper, an innovative method is presented that allows producing highly accurate double curved-elements without the need for milling two expensive mould surfaces per single...

Influence of admixtures and mixing efficiency on the properties of self compacting concrete: The birth of self compacting concrete in the Netherlands