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Ibrahim, Yara (author)Despite being a critical aspect in improving the building stock’s environmental performance and achieving the global environmental goals, the retrofit of traditional historic buildings is hindered by a lack of comprehensive guidelines tailored to their complex building physics and heritage preservation requirements. The conventional retrofit...master thesis 2023
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Seol, Hyeonji (author), Arztmann, Daniel (author), Kim, Naree (author), Balderrama, A. (author)Natural ventilation in a building is an effective way to achieve acceptable indoor air quality. Ventilation dilutes contaminants such as bioeffluents generated by occupants, substances emitted from building materials, and the water vapor generated by occupants’ activities. In a building that requires heating and cooling, adequate ventilation is...journal article 2023
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Pokhrel, Pranisha (author), Zhou, Yangxiao (author), Smits, F.J.C. (author), Kamps, Pierre (author), Olsthoorn, T.N. (author)Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) is increasingly used to secure drinking water supply worldwide. The city of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) depends largely on the MAR in coastal dunes for water supply. A new MAR scheme is proposed for the production of 10 × 10<sup>6</sup> m<sup>3</sup>/year, as required in the next decade. The designed MAR system...journal article 2023
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Dieudonné, A.A.M. (author), Gatabin, Claude (author), Dridi, Wissem (author), Talandier, Jean (author), Collin, Frédéric (author), Charlier, Robert (author)This paper presents a comprehensive investigation of the swelling behaviour of a compacted bentonite–sand mixture subjected to hydration under constant volume conditions. Contrary to previous studies, the tested sample was isotropically compacted before being hydrated under constant volume conditions until full saturation was reached. The...journal article 2023
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Werlen, Vincent (author), Vocke, Richard (author), Brauner, Christian (author), Dransfeld, C.A. (author), Michaud, Véronique (author), Rytka, Christian (author)A new model is proposed for the consolidation of hybrid textiles, in which air entrapment and dissolution are considered. One of the key parameters is tow permeability, which is described by the analytical model of Gebart and validated at very high fibre volume fractions by direct tow permeability measurement. The model also takes into...journal article 2023
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Hu, Jie (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Ma, Guochuan (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author), Ai, Zhengtao (author)Past studies reveal that air infiltration through the building envelope and its impact on the indoor environment and energy consumption are significantly influenced by climate characteristics. However, little relevant information is available for buildings in southern China, where the building design traditionally follows a philosophy of...journal article 2023
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Schoenmakers, Max (author)This research is aimed at creating a generic design method for infiltration drywells on sandy soils by acquiring knowledge on the functioning of these wells. Infiltration drywells are vertical infiltration pipes that are installed above the groundwater table and through which stormwater is drained to the subsurface. Infiltration drywells can...master thesis 2022
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Gravenberch, Jip (author)Vegetated permeable pavement systems (VPPS) contribute to a more climate-resilient application of urban water management. However, a complete hydrologic evaluation of vegetated permeable pavement systems has not been found in existing literature. This research presents an evaluation of the hydrologic performance of VPPS under Dutch climatic...master thesis 2022
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Brouwer, Thomas P. (author), de Vries, Natasja L. (author), Abdelaal, T.R.M. (author), Li, Zheng (author), Ruano, Dina (author), Fariña, Arantza (author), Lelieveldt, B.P.F. (author), Morreau, Hans (author), Vahrmeijer, Alexander L. (author)BACKGROUND: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal malignancy in need of effective (immuno)therapeutic treatment strategies. For the optimal application and development of cancer immunotherapies, a comprehensive understanding of local and systemic immune profiles in patients with PDAC is required. Here, our goal was to...journal article 2022
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Panasiuk, Oleksandr (author), Hedström, Annelie (author), Langeveld, J.G. (author), Viklander, Maria (author)Infiltration and inflow (I/I) into sanitary sewers causes numerous negative effects on the whole wastewater management system and ultimately, on the receiving waters. Consequently, a number of methods have been developed to analyse the performance of sewer systems with respect to I/I, including: distributed temperature sensing (DTS), closed...journal article 2022
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Liu, S. (author), Zhou, Yangxiao (author), Luo, Weijia (author), Wang, Feiran (author), McClain, M.E. (author), Wang, Xu sheng (author)Intensive groundwater exploitation has depleted groundwater storage and led to a series of geo-environmental problems in Beijing Plain, China. Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) has been endorsed to mitigate the groundwater storage depletion and achieve groundwater sustainability. A pilot MAR has been tested in the Chaobai River catchment since...journal article 2022
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Zhao, Jian (author), Fang, Shangbiao (author), Liu, G. (author), Qi, Weixiao (author), Bai, Yaohui (author), Liu, Huijuan (author), Qu, Jiuhui (author)Biodegradation plays an important role in the removal of organic micropollutants (OMPs) during riverbank filtration (RBF) for drinking water production. The ability of ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms (AOM) to remove OMPs has attracted increasing attention. However, the distribution of AOM in RBF and its role in the degradation of OMPs...journal article 2022
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Stegeman, B. (author), Hoffmann, Rob (author), Hopman, Victor (author), Langeveld, J.G. (author), Clemens-Meyer, Franҫois (author)The main application of the mobile geo-electrical measurement is the detection of the presence and determining the location of leakage in sewer systems. To do so, this method relies on the increase in the measured electrical current between an electrode inside and an electrode outside the sewer system. To use this technique for the...journal article 2022
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van der Zon, Jelle (author)Tailings are the rock flour which result from the process of mineral extraction at a mine. This waste material is stored in tailings storage facilities, also known as tailings impoundments. These impoundments gradually grow in size during operation as more tailings are produced and stored over time. These structures are however also prone to...master thesis 2021
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Xu, Tao (author), Bezuijen, Adam (author), Broere, W. (author)Tunnel-boring machine (TBM) tunnelling through an aquifer will generate excess pore water pressures in the soil around the tunnel face. Accurately predicting the magnitude of the excess pore water pressures is significant because it directly determines the effective face support pressure. In this study, an analytical solution for transient...journal article 2021
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Thamban, Anand (author)Infiltration is the uncontrolled flow of air into the building through the envelope, which contributes to a significant amount of heat loss and is estimated to be around 30% of the heating demand. It is therefore essential to estimate the amount of infiltration, to design a suitable heating and cooling system in a building. Empirical relations...master thesis 2020
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Rawat, Abhishek (author), Lang, Linzhi (author), Baille, Wiebke (author), Dieudonné, A.A.M. (author), Collin, Frederique (author)A methodology for identifying and calibrating the material parameters for a coupled hydro-mechanical problem is presented in this paper. For validation purpose, a laboratory-based water infiltration test was numerically simulated using finite element method (FEM). The test was conducted using a self-designed column-type experimental device,...journal article 2020
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Abdeldayem, Omar M. (author), Eldaghar, Omar (author), Mostafa, Mohamed K. (author), Habashy, Mahmoud M. (author), Hassan, Ahmed A. (author), Mahmoud, Hossam (author), Morsy, Karim M. (author), Abdelrady, Ahmed (author), Peters, Robert W. (author)This paper aims to propose methods to mitigate the risks of flash flood events in arid rural communities with poor infrastructure. A flash flood management case study was conducted at Afouna Village in Egypt, which is characterized by an arid climate and faced a devasting flash flood in 2015. First, the flash flood was modelled and it was...journal article 2020
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Mobron, Nadia (author)Bioswales contribute to climate resilience, as they positively impact the urban water infrastructure by improving the water balance and water quality. However, current bioretention design ignores the facts that different designs in different soils and climatic locations produce different performance results.<br/>The effect of polder conditions...master thesis 2019