Optimal condition-based maintenance of asphalt concrete pavements

Maintenance is a necessary measure to keep the asset, in this case a road network, in good condition. Spending too much on maintenance is clearly not efficient, while not spending enough may cause the condition to drop below a desired value; moreover, it will almost always cost more to correct the emerging damages afterwards. <br/>In this report...

Model Predictive Control for Hybrid Annealing Furnace at Tata Steel IJmuiden: Formulation and validation of model and controller

The demand from the automotive industry for thinner, stronger and more ductile steels led to development of the so called Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS). These new steel grades are produced at one of the hot dip galvanizing lines, “Dompel Verzinklijn 3” (DVL3), at Tata Steel IJmuiden. The annealing furnace in DVL3 consists out of a number...