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Fallah, Sogol (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author), Jalilvand, Soroosh (author)The Cone Penetration Test (CPT) has been extensively used in geotechnical engineering, to evaluate the properties of wide range of soils. Numerical simulations of CPT involves large deformations in the soil domain which causes numerical difficulties in traditional finite element analysis. Early numerical studies used simplifying assumptions such...conference paper 2016
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Gavin, Kenneth (author), Igoe, David (author), Sorensen, Kenny Kataoka (author), Huybrechts, Noël (author)The paper describes some recent field test programmes performed across Europe. Given the increased need to develop alternative, clean energy sources the paper presents details of R&D programmes with a focus on reducing costs offshore developments and increases safety. Work on the development of design codes for large diameter piles is...conference paper 2016
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Jalilvand, Soroosh (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author), Doherty, Paul (author), Gilbert, Robert B. (author), Vinayagamoothy, Siva (author), Bradshaw, Aaron (author)Offshore wind developments are moving towards deep water where the energy is abundant and visual and sound interference is minimised. However, construction in deep water poses several challenges to developers, among which are the high cost of operation and material transport. The current study addresses the behaviour of a novel foundation system...conference paper 2016
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Martinović, Karlo (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author), Reale, Cormac (author)Landslides cause hundreds of deaths and billions euros of damage to infrastructure and the environment each year. In order to predict the locations most susceptible to landslides, the field of landslide hazard assessment has gone through a massive development in the last twenty years by introducing a wealth of statistical and geotechnical...conference paper 2016
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Reale, Cormac (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author), Martinović, Karlo (author)A significant proportion of European rail networks are built upon earthworks that are over one hundred years old. These earthworks are under increased pressure as they have to contend with heavier and more frequent traffic, far outside the scope of their design. To compound this problem further, recent years have seen unpredictable weather...conference paper 2016
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Attari, Y. (author), Prendergast, Luke (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author)In recent years, the international demand to produce green energy has been growing to address the issues of energy security and climate change. To date, wind technology has presented most maturity due to high availability of wind resources. Erecting wind turbines offshore, however, presents significant new engineering challenges. Offshore...conference paper 2016
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Prendergast, Luke (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author), Hester, David (author)Vibration-based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is an area of ongoing research and has received much attention from researchers in recent years. Online damage detection methods for bridges rely on placing sensors on the structure to detect anomalies in measured parameters such as acceleration, frequency or displacement among others. Changes...conference paper 2016
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Stipanović Oslaković, Irina (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author), Kovacevic, Meho Sasa (author)European rail infrastructure managers (IMs) are managing aging rail infrastructure with 95% of the network having been built before 1914. EU transport policy provides the challenge to IMs to increase the productivity of existing rail networks, prioritise renewal and optimise new sections to reduce bottlenecks, increase productivity and achieve a...conference paper 2016
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Martinović, Karlo (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author), Reale, Cormac (author)Earthworks such as cuttings and embankments account for a major part of the entire transport network infrastructure. Large parts of that infrastructure in Europe are susceptible to a range of geohazards, landslides being the most prevalent. These landslides frequently result in direct damage to assets, deaths and injuries, while indirectly also...conference paper 2016
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Onstein, A.T.C. (author), Visser, J.G.S.N. (author), Tavasszy, Lorant (author), van Ham-Schoemaker, R.G. (author)The logistics industry is an important sector for the Dutch economy. Distribution centres (DCs) are important to perform logistics activities. In 2015 the demand for logistics real estate has been particularly high compared to previous years. To facilitate the logistics sector and to develop sustainable spatial policies – that for example reduce...conference paper 2016
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Geevers, Sjoerd (author), van der Vegt, Jaap (author), Mulder, W.A. (author)We present and analyse a Symmetric Interior Penalty Discontinuous Galerkin (SIPDG) method combined with an explicit hybrid Local Time Stepping (LTS) scheme for solving seismic wave problems in heterogeneous anisotropic elastic media. The discontinuous Galerkin method allows for local adjustment of the mesh size and approximation order, and can...abstract 2016
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Theocharis, A. (author), Popov, M. (author), Terzija, Vladimir (author)In this paper, a method for the application of the black-box transformer models to the lumped-parameter transformer winding models is presented. The methodology is based on applying terminal transformer voltages as input parameters that could be provided by using the powerful black box vector fitting. Then, internal voltage distribution is...journal article 2016
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Musa, Z.N. (author), Popescu, Ioana I. (author), Mynett, A.E. (author)Compared to coastal areas, river deltas which are located in coastal zone, have complex morphologies, because river waters and sediments are transported through the deltas into the sea. A delta can have many elements included, such as barrier islands, multiple estuaries, sand beaches, or mud coasts. It can be crisscrossed by rivers emanating...journal article 2016
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Kenjeres, S. (author)In the present paper we give a concise review of some recent highlights of our research dealing with electromagnetic control of flow, mixing and heat transfer of electrically conductive or magnetized fluids. We apply a combination of state-of-art numerical (DNS and LES) and experimental (PIV and LIF) techniques to provide fundamental insights...journal article 2016
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van Nimwegen, A.T. (author), Portela, L. (author), Henkes, R.A.W.M. (author)In this work, we extend our previous efforts on the effect of surfactants on air-water flow in a vertical pipe by also considering pipe inclinations between 20° (with respect to horizontal) and vertical. For air-water flow, independent of the inclination, there is a regular annular flow at large gas flow rates, and an irregular churn or slug...journal article 2016
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Wu, F. (author), Dekker, C. (author)Nanofabricated structures and microfluidic technologies are increasingly being used to study bacteria because of their precise spatial and temporal control. They have facilitated studying many long-standing questions regarding growth, chemotaxis and cell-fate switching, and opened up new areas such as probing the effect of boundary geometries...review 2016
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Panigyrakis, Phoebus I. (author)Architecture as a practice is bound to social, political, economic and material restrictions. It is only as a cultural discourse that it may gain autonomy, revolving around the question of what do the produced architectural forms actually mean for our contemporary setting as argued by architects, academics, critics/journalists, students or...conference paper 2016
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- Barciela Rial, M. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author), van Paassen, L.A. (author), Griffioen, Jasper (author), van Kessel, Thijs (author) abstract 2016
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- Ziabakhshganji, Z. (author), Donselaar, M.E. (author), Bruhn, D.F. (author), Nick, H.M. (author) conference paper 2016
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Bisogni, F. (author)This article investigates the adequateness of data breach notification laws and the possible impact of a federal law in the United States. Based on the analysis of 445 notifications issued in 2014, three observations for law development are presented. First, the question about underreporting is raised and a possible option for facilitating its...journal article 2016