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- Jin, S. (author) doctoral thesis 2015
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Wang, L. (author)The modelling frameworks, which include greenhouse gas emission scenarios, climate models, downscaling methods and hydrological models, are generally used to assess climate change impacts on river floods. In this research, the uncertainty associated with each component of the modelling framework is analysed with particular reference to climate...doctoral thesis 2015
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Verlinden, J.C. (author)Physical prototypes and scale models play an important role in engineering design processes, especially in the field of industrial design. Such models are typically used to explore and discuss design concepts in various stages, from initial idea generation to manufacturing. Over the last decade, augmented reality technologies have been developed...doctoral thesis 2014
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Smit, P.B. (author)Predicting the mean wave statistics in the nearshore, for instance the significant wave height, has predominantly been the domain of operational stochastic wave models based on the radiative transport (or energy balance) equation. Although reasonably successful in the nearshore, these models were originally developed for oceanic scales, and...doctoral thesis 2014
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Li, W. (author)Hyperconcentrated flow/flood is a water-driven sediment transport phenomenon, which is characterized by high sediment concentrations between normal sediment-laden flow and debris/mud flow. In a hyperconcentrated flow, strong interactions exist between water flow, sediment, and river bed, which may not only change the flow rheological properties,...doctoral thesis 2014
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Zhong, H. (author)Most deltas of the world and their highly urbanized environments, are vulnerable to flooding, and thus, the consequences in terms of human fatalities and economic losses are serious. Floods and the consequent damages have triggered significant developments of flood protection measures. Flood risk is expected to be much more serious in the future...doctoral thesis 2014
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Li, F. (author)Coastal erosion has gained global attention and has been studied for many decades. As a soft sea defence structure, coastal sandy dunes protect coastal zones all over the world, which usually are densely populated areas with tremendous economic value. The coastal zone of the Netherlands, one of the most well-known vulnerable areas to coastal...doctoral thesis 2014
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Du Bois, E. (author)This PhD researches the domain of industrial design engineering starting from the strong technological evolutions and changing economic, social and ecological needs. Our current products are not only build from hardware components, but are a complex mix of hardware, software and services (in different proportions). This complexity is needed to...doctoral thesis 2013
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- Zhang, Q. (author) doctoral thesis 2013
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Cui, H. (author)This thesis has involved the development of an unstructured grid ocean model, H2Ocean, with accurate flooding and drying algorithms for tsunami studies. The research is co-funded by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) in Bremerhaven, Germany, as part of their contribution to the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System, which is installed...doctoral thesis 2013
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Shi, W. (author)Reducing fuel consumption from dredge vessels is always one of the priorities of the ship builder and the dredge contractor. In addition there is an increased awareness worldwide regarding exhaust emissions. CO2, NOx and SOx currently are or will in future be regulated strictly by international legislation and local authorities. Looking at a...doctoral thesis 2013
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Hekkenberg, R.G. (author)The European inland waterway transport sector is a highly competitive one. The transport operators in this sector are mainly small companies with only one ship. Such companies have very few possibilities to distinguish themselves from their competitors. At the same time their main asset, their ship, is often highly standardized. In this thesis,...doctoral thesis 2013
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Xu, M. (author)Fresh water supply and flood protection are two central issues in water management. Society needs more and more fresh water and a safe water system to guarantee a better life. A more severe climate will result in more droughts and extreme storms. As a consequence, salt water intrusion will increase. Therefore, clean and fresh water is becoming...doctoral thesis 2013
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- Ottele, M. (author) book chapter 2012
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Li, Z.R. (author)Cavitation erosion is one of the remarkable catastrophic consequences of cavitation. Predicting the cavitation aggressiveness quantitatively and predicting the most probable location of cavitation erosion are complex problems that currently still motivate an important amount of basic and applied research in the fields of hydrodynamics, physics...doctoral thesis 2012
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DeNucci, T.W. (author)As the complexity of ship design increases, the knowledge used to resolve these complexities is decreasing due to a loss of intellectual resources. In order to remedy these losses, Naval Architects must capitalize on the knowledge available in design teams. The solution to this quandary involves the effective capturing of design rationale. This...doctoral thesis 2012
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Wei, Y. (author)The most important characteristics of the outfitting processes in shipbuilding are: 1. The processes involve many interferences between yard and different subcontractors. In recent years, the use of outsourcing and subcontracting has become a widespread strategy of western shipyards. There exists not only the vertical relationship between a yard...doctoral thesis 2012
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Lousberg, L.H.M.J. (author)Introduction Conflicts are fascinating. Two urban development projects on which I was involved as a manager both entailed a close working partnership between a local authority and a project developer. Conflicts arose on a regular basis. Following a conflict, a period of mistrust and non-communication would ensue – a form of ceasefire that did...doctoral thesis 2012
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- Schiereck, G.J. (author) lecture notes 2012
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Ding, Y. (author)Characterising combustion of diesel engines is not only necessary when researching the instantaneous combustion phenomena but also when investigating the change of the combustion process under variable engine operating conditions. An effective way to achieve this goal is to parameterize the combustion process using a finite combustion stage...doctoral thesis 2011