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Jilderda, Diederik (author)
In a constantly evolving urban environment, it is important that we design structures with future adaptability in mind. Bridges for example can have very long life spans, but within their life span their use might change or even become obsolete. Disposing of the bridge, which can still be in perfectly good shape, would be a terrible waste of...
master thesis 2022
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Gorter, Noud (author)
Over the last decades Amsterdam has grown exponentially north of the IJ, and this trend is expected to continue. The number of commuters across the river is expected to increase, but there is currently no fixed connection for cyclists or pedestrians, which use ponds. The municipality has proposed a bridge across the IJ between the Hamerkwartier...
master thesis 2019
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Blankenspoor, Arthur (author)
This thesis focuses on the collaboration of two innovative materials - Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRP) and structural glass – in the design of a (hybrid) footbridge with a 30 meter span. The choice of subject is led by a rising popularity of these materials in bridge design and strengthened by positive recent developments in conceptual small...
master thesis 2017
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Papangelopoulou, Popi (author)
Bridges are of one of the most important infrastructures in the<br/>Netherlands. Due to Dutch landscape bridges of every size and<br/>types are needed in the rural as well as in the urban environment<br/>and often more than one piece is needed for a specific location.<br/>Due to the significant cost of bridge maintenance engineer’s<br/>attention...
master thesis 2017
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Mosch, Jik (author)
This research aims to find a solution for the mobility problem in the city of Rotterdam. By following the ambition and future plans of the municipality of Rotterdam a location is chosen. This location in the west of Rotterdam, between Delftshaven en Waalhaven offers various possibilities for a bridge crossing the Nieuwe Maas river. An analysis...
master thesis 2017
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van Baalen, Sander (author)
Research in using Topology optimisation as a tool to improve the design process of bridge design. The research focuses on implementing Topology optimisation in the design process of architects and engineers. As an example topology optimisation is used to propose a design for a pedestrian bridge in Amsterdam.
master thesis 2017
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de Leur, M. (author)
This research is aimed at the necessity and the design of a new city bridge in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and how this design could be parametrically optimised using the modern digital tools that are available. Through analysis of the issues regarding the connection of Rotterdam South over the Nieuwe Maas, the city’s plans and...
master thesis 2017
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Van Houten, R.S. (author), De Lange, N.A. (author)
Climate change and environmental issues are important in today’s society. The earth is being depleted of its resources and the changing climate could irreversibly change the planet for the worse. Sustainable buildings are mostly optimised for the use phase but neglect end of life scenarios. Buildings are often demolished and materials are dumped...
master thesis 2016
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Van Houten, R.S. (author), De Lange, N.A. (author)
Climate change and environmental issues are important in today’s society. The earth is being depleted of its resources and the changing climate could irreversibly change the planet for the worse. Sustainable buildings are mostly optimised for the use phase but neglect end of life scenarios. Buildings are often demolished and materials are dumped...
master thesis 2016
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De Lange, N.A. (author), Van Houten, R.S. (author)
Climate change and environmental issues are important in today’s society. The earth is being depleted of its resources and the changing climate could irreversibly change the planet for the worse. Sustainable buildings are mostly optimised for the use phase but neglect end of life scenarios. Buildings are often demolished and materials are dumped...
master thesis 2016
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Van Erk, M.P. (author)
This research is aimed to explore the potential of creating a realistic design for a bridge over the IJ. Analysis and literature studies were done both in order to determine the challenges proposed by preconditions on site and the strategies and resources needed in order to answer those challenges. In using a strategy where two bridges divide...
master thesis 2016
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Van Dijk, P.A. (author)
Earthquakes, as a result of commercial extraction of natural gas out of deep soil, has become a frequently recurring phenomenon in the Province of Groningen. Historically earthquakes have never been an issue in the Netherlands, and the built environment is not prepared for this phenomenon. The purpose of this research was to find suitable...
master thesis 2015
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Galiouna, E.A. (author)
Extreme events, including natural and man-made disasters such as typhoons, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes and terrorist attacks have become the largest destructions around the world over the years. Their impacts can be calamitous devastating entire countries overnight and making millions of people suffer. Due to the above disasters, bridges are...
master thesis 2015
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Mirtsopoulos, I. (author)
Ever since the idea of truss structures was conceived and later were expanded into three dimensional structures forming space frames, jointing has been a challenge. The evolution of jointing systems includes three main methods: connection with a node, connection with a prefabricated unit and connection without a node (e.g. welding). Delving more...
master thesis 2015
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De Witte, D. (author)
This thesis examines the additive manufacturing (AM) of concrete, its possibilities, feasibility and advantages over existing techniques. The first part generally focuses on the characteristic properties of concrete that are important and how they relate to an AM method, for instance aggregates and reinforcement. After this extensive...
master thesis 2015
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Baerends, L.R. (author)
This report describes the development of a multifunctional building and the research that supports the design. The question was “what are the characteristics of a multifunctional exhibition hall of which the structural design is integrated with the variable acoustical design and of which the acoustic properties are used as decisive factors in...
master thesis 2015
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Gkaidatzis, R. (author)
Conventional composite plastics that are widely used in the building industry, are becoming more and more criticized in regards with their unsustainable petrochemical resources and their increased embodied energy. Under the global environmental awareness of the recent years, new polymeric materials based on renewable natural resources have...
master thesis 2014
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Moen, J.C. (author)
The material properties of fibre reinforced polymer composites fundamentally differ from construction steel, and therefore a different approach is required in the design of structures composed of this material. Simple substitution of steel elements by composite counterparts will inevitably result in inefficient structures. When the material’s...
master thesis 2014
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Gkikas, I. (author)
The current thesis explores and suggests the creation of a simple and cheap solution for a media facade. The world of media facades is rapidly changing given that this kind of facades must keep in pace, as much as it can, with the latest technology of electronic world in the market. The goal was to achieve the development of a media facade which...
master thesis 2014
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Roosenboom, F.G. (author)
This paper focuses on the state-of-the-art research that has been done on fibre-reinforced polymer composites that are used to design a rapidly constructed building with an all-in-one skin. The past few hundred years, buildings have only been made from a small selection of materials. Mankind’s search for new building materials has produced many...
master thesis 2014
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