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Bischiniotis, K. (author), Kanning, W. (author), Jonkman, S.N. (author)This research focuses on the optimization of river dikes using probabilistic methods. Its aim is to develop a generic method that automatically estimates the failure probabilities of many river dike cross-sections and gives the one with the least cost, taking into account the boundary conditions and the requirements that are set by the user....conference paper 2014
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Maher, G.D. (author), Hulshoff, S.J. (author)The Variational Germano Identity [1, 2] is used to optimize the coefficients of residual-based subgrid-scale models that arise from the application of a Variational Multiscale Method [3, 4]. It is demonstrated that numerical iterative methods can be used to solve the Germano relations to obtain values for the parameters of subgrid-scale models...conference paper 2014
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Van de Sande, S.A.H. (author), Uijttewaal, W.S.J. (author), Verheij, H.J. (author)Granular filters are used for protection against scour and erosion of base material. For a proper functioning it is necessary that at the interfaces between the filter structure, the subsoil and the water flowing above the filter structure no material will be transported. Different types of granular filters can be distinguished, this paper...conference paper 2014
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Oshyani, M.F. (author), Cats, O. (author)Bus travel times are subject to inherent and recurrent uncertainties. A real-time prediction scheme regarding how the transit system evolves will potentially facilitate more adaptive operations as well as more adaptive passengers’ decisions. This scheme should be tractable, sufficiently fast and reliable to be used in real time applications. For...conference paper 2014
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Lendering, K.T. (author), Jonkman, S.N. (author), Peters, D.J. (author)New ports are mostly constructed on low lying coastal areas or shallow coastal waters. The quay wall and terminal yard are raised to a level well above mean sea level to assure flood safety. The resulting ‘convention-al terminal’ requires large volumes of fill material often dredged from the sea, which is costly. The terminal yard of a ‘polder...conference paper 2013
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Lendering, K. (author), Jonkman, S.N. (author), Peters, D.J. (author)New ports are mostly constructed on low lying coastal areas or in shallow coastal waters. The quay wall and terminal yard are raised to a level well above mean sea level to assure flood safety. The resulting ‘conventional terminal’ requires large volumes of good quality fill material often dredged from the sea, which is costly. The alternative...conference paper 2013
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Sparing, D. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Hansen, I.A. (author)We present an optimization model which is able to generate feasible periodic timetables for networks given the line structure and the requested line frequencies, taking into account infrastructure constraints and train overtake locations. As the model uses the minimum cycle time as the objective function, the stability of the timetable is also...conference paper 2013
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Van Nooyen, R.R.P. (author), Kolechkina, A.G. (author)In applied hydrology the question of the probability of exceeding a certain value occurs regularly. Often it is in a context where extrapolation from a relatively short time series is needed. It is well known that in its simplest form extreme value theory applies to independent identically distributed random variables. It is also well known that...conference paper 2012
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Hamarat, C. (author), Kwakkel, J.H. (author), Pruyt, E. (author)Uncertainty manifests itself in almost every aspect of decision making. Adaptive and flexible policy design becomes crucial under uncertainty. An adaptive policy is designed to be flexible and can be adapted over time to changing circumstances and unforeseeable surprises. A crucial part of an adaptive policy is the monitoring system and...conference paper 2012
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De Wit, A.J. (author), Van Keulen, A. (author)Multi-level optimization and multi-disciplinary optimization are areas of research that are concerned with developing efficient analysis and optimization techniques for complex systems that are made up of coupled elements (components). Within the field of multilevel optimization and multi-disciplinary optimization a large number of techniques...conference paper 2010
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Huibregtse, O.L. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author), Pel, A.J. (author), Bliemer, M.C.J. (author)A method is described to develop a set of optimal instructions to evacuate by car the population of a region threatened by a hazard. By giving these instructions to the evacuees, traffic conditions and therefore the evacuation efficiency can be optimized. The instructions, containing a departure time, a destination, and a route, are created...conference paper 2010
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Zuurbier, F.S. (author), Hegyi, A. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)Marginal costs in traffic networks are the extra costs incurred to the system as the result of extra traffic. Marginal costs are required frequently e.g. when considering system optimal traffic assignment or tolling problems. When explicitly considering spillback in a traffic flow model, one can use a numerical derivative or resort to heuristics...conference paper 2010
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Urbach, H.P. (author), Pereira, S.F. (author), Broer, D.J. (author)We determine field distributions in the pupil of a high NA lens, that give, for a given power incident on the lens, the maximum electric field amplitude in focus in a specific direction. We consider in particular the cases of maximum longitudinal and maximum transverse components. The distribution of the maximum longitudinal component in the...conference paper 2009
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Van den Hof, P.M.J. (author), Jansen, J.D. (author), Van Essen, G.M. (author), Bosgra, O.H. (author)Due to urgent needs to increase efficiency in oil recovery from subsurface reservoirs new technology is developed that allows more detailed sensing and actuation of multiphase flow properties in oil reservoirs. One of the examples is the controlled injection of water through injection wells with the purpose to displace the oil in an appropriate...conference paper 2009
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Arnold, M. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author), Andersson, G. (author), De Schutter, B. (author)The optimal operation of an integrated electricity and natural gas infrastructure is investigated. The couplings between the electricity system and the gas system are modeled by so-called energy hubs, which represent the interface between the loads on the one hand and the transmission infrastructures on the other. To increase reliability and...conference paper 2009
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Snellen, M. (author), Siemes, K. (author), Simons, D.G. (author)Nowadays extensive use is made of multibeam echosounders (MBES) for mapping the bathymetry of sea- and river-floors. The MBES is capable of covering large areas in limited time by emitting an acoustic pulse along a wide swathe perpendicular to the sailing direction. The angle and the corresponding two-way travel-time of the received signals are...conference paper 2009
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Simons, D.G. (author), Snellen, M. (author), Siemes, K. (author)Seafloor characterization is important in many fields including hydrography, marine geology, coastal engineering and habitat mapping. The advantage of non-invasive acoustic methods for sediment characterization over conventional bottom grabbing is the nearly continuous versus sparse sensing and the enormous reduction in survey time and costs....conference paper 2009
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Van Turnhout, M. (author), Bociort, F. (author)Local optimization algorithms, when they are optimized only for speed, have in certain situations an unpredictable behavior: starting points very close to each other lead after optimization to different minima. In these cases, the sets of points, which, when chosen as starting points for local optimization, lead to the same minimum (the so...conference paper 2007