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Fung-A-Jou, Zola (author)Prostate cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in men. A minimal invasive treatment for prostate cancer is transperineal laser ablation (TPLA), which involves inserting a needle containing a laser fibre into the prostate to induce local cell death. The ovipositor of the parasitoid wasp offers a solution to challenges in TPLA, as...master thesis 2023
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Wildenborg, Sander (author)In this work, it is demonstrated that kirigami deformation behaviour can be controlled by tailoring the anisotropic material that is used to create the kirigami structure. The ultimate goal is to find a relationship between the material pattern and the deformation behaviour of the kirigami structure. An anisotropic thermoplastic polyurethane...master thesis 2023
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Korakas, Ntonalnt (author)In this thesis an investigation into the buckling behaviour of steel trusses with eccentric joints is performed.<br/>In recent years, Ampelmann motion compensated gangway systems have been pivotal to the advancement of offshore personnel transfers. These systems for functionality reasons require the use of eccentric joints. The behaviour of such...master thesis 2022
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Pereira, Andres (author)A novel twist morphing concept is explored, that exploits the buckling instabilities of slender spar webs integrated into a wing structure to control the twisting response to external loads. The main novelty of the concept is in controlling the effective shear stiffness of the post-buckled slender spar webs through external variable constraints...master thesis 2022
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Kapildewsing, Rajiv (author)Vibration energy harvesters can help in different areas. These vary from supplying power to medical implants or wireless sensors that can aid in predicting natural disasters. However, the problem is that they are not able to generate power across a large bandwidth of frequencies. Bistable energy harvesters can solve this problem when these are...master thesis 2021
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Germonpré, Flores (author)The collapse of composite stiffened panels in compression is complex and involves the interactions of many different failure modes. However, when the panel is allowed to enter the post-buckling regime, skin-stringer separation due to the interaction of the post-buckling deformations with the skin-stringer interface is often the critical failure...master thesis 2021
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Pareyns, Kaat (author)Launch vehicle structures are commonly composed of cylindrical and conical shells, which are inherently sensitive to buckling. The axial compression experienced during launch can consequently be a sizing load case, so it is important to understand the axial buckling behavior of these shells. Experimental testing is an essential part of studying...master thesis 2021
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Schiller, Arne (author)Predicting the critical buckling load of cylindrical shells with circular cutouts subjected to uniform axial compression is an important part of the structural design in the aerospace industry as buckling significantly reduces the load-carrying capability of the structure. A cutout constitutes a major disruption in the shell geometry, and...master thesis 2021
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Numić, Armin (author)Bistable vibration energy harvesters are an interesting alternative to their linear counterparts. They allow for large amplitude oscillations between their stable equilibria, from which much energy can be generated. However, the stable equilibria are separated by a potential energy barrier that has to be overcome. Therefore, we cannot guarantee...master thesis 2021
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Zhang, Jiayao (author)Shape morphing has been considered a future direction in the pursuit of maximised aerodynamic and structural efficiency of an aircraft wing by triggering geometric reconfiguration to adapt to specific design requirements or load environments. Researchers have endeavoured to seek for morphing solutions that are simple, predictable, tailorable and...master thesis 2020
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Symes, Patrick (author)This thesis aims to provide insight into the conceptual design phase of Tetrahedron B.V. with regards to buckling stability. Currently, Tetrahedron B.V. assumes an effective length factor of one for determining the cross-section profiles of the Tetrahedron Crane. In this thesis, Euler-Bernoulli beams are used to model every member of this crane,...master thesis 2020
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Snel, Koen (author)The ongoing demand for bigger and more efficient ships pushes their designs towards the strength limits. Sometimes, ship structures are pushed beyond their limits with the possibility of significant negative economic and environmental impact or, in the worst case, impact on human life. This makes it explicitly clear why the development of...master thesis 2020
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Peponis, Stathis (author)In the last decade, maintenance and adaptive reuse, of the existing building stock, have gained ground in the construction sector. For the adaptive reuse of a building, it is required to analyze, meticulously, the existing structure. Unreinforced masonry structures are indicative of the Dutch built environment. For the assessment of their...master thesis 2020
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Mohamed Gomaa Abdulfattah Tolba, Mohamed (author)The use of fiber-reinforced composites in the aerospace industry has increased over the past couple of decades thanks to their high specific properties. Fiber-reinforced composites also enable engineers to tailor the stacking sequence to satisfy the required stiffness or strength requirements. However, locally optimizing the stacking sequence of...master thesis 2019
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Kaskovitš, Anna (author)The increasing use of Fibre Reinforced Polymers produced by Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding in civil infrastructure applications leads to the need for an appropriate research data. The VARTM produced structural elements are not limited in dimensions and material properties and typically are slender structures parts of which are...master thesis 2018
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Espinosa Chavez, Luis (author)The trailing edge of wind turbine blades are commonly manufactured as an adhesive joint of the pressure-side and suction-side composite panels of the blade. Under some conditions, a lead-to-trailing (LTT) edgewise bending moment can induce buckling at the trailing edge adhesive joint, which may lead to early failure of the blade due to...master thesis 2017
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Selker, R. (author)To keep up with the growing demand for oil and gas, the oil and gas industry ventures into deeper waters. For a deep water pipeline project, South Stream, a pipeline test program is developed. Part of this program is the investigation of the resistance of an externally pressurised pipeline against local buckling collapse. This is a decisive...master thesis 2013
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Saleh, K. (author)In dit Bachelor eindwerk is onderzoek gedaan naar de effectieve kiplengte van liggers met rechthoekige doorsneden. In een voorgaand eindwerk is hier al onderzoek naar gedaan door Roeland van Straten. Daarom zijn er bepaalde delen uit het desbetreffende onderzoek overgenomen ter ondersteuning van dit eindwerk. Het gaat hierbij om de paragrafen 1...bachelor thesis 2012
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Fathi, N. (author)A promising possibility to reduce corrosion resistant pipeline costs is the concept of Tight Fit Pipe, which is a double wall pipe where a Corrosion Resistant Alloy liner is mechanically fitted inside a carbon steel outer pipe. The mechanical bonding of the Tight Fit Pipe is made through a thermohydraulic manufacturing process. Problem...master thesis 2009
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