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Kim, S. (author), van Egmond, R. (author), Happee, R. (author)In conditionally automated driving (SAE level 3), drivers may take their eyes off the road but will still need to be ready to take control and will, therefore, benefit from information on automation. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of automation manoeuvre information provided through spatial sound, traditional notification sound...journal article 2024
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Ihsan, A.F. (author), van Horssen, W.T. (author), Tuwankotta, J.M. (author)In this paper, the vibrations of a string are considered. At one end of the string, a smooth obstacle is placed and the other end of the string is attached to a fixed point. The contact between the string and the obstacle varies in time, and leads to a linear, moving boundary value problem for the string vibrations. By applying a boundary...journal article 2024
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Xiao, Q. (author), Calvert, R. (author), Yan, S.Q. (author), Adcock, T.A.A. (author), van den Bremer, T.S. (author)Floating objects will drift due to the action of surface gravity waves. This drift will depart from that of a perfect Lagrangian tracer due to both viscous effects (non-potential flow) and wave–body interaction (potential flow). We examine the drift of freely floating objects in regular (non-breaking) deep-water wave fields for object sizes that...journal article 2024
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Zhang, P. (author), He, C. (author), Shen, C. (author), Dollevoet, R.P.B.J. (author), Li, Z. (author)Wheel-rail high-frequency interaction is closely related to the formation of railway short-wave defects. Finite element (FE) method has been widely used to simulate wheel-rail dynamic systems, but its validity in modelling high-frequency interaction has not been fully demonstrated in three dimensions (3D). This work aims at comprehensively...journal article 2024
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Pinto Ribeiro, A. (author), Ferreira, Carlos (author), Casalino, D. (author)With distributed propulsion and electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft on the rise, fast and accurate methods to simulate propeller slipstreams and their interaction with aircraft components are needed. In this work, we compare results obtained with a filament-based free wake panel method to experimental and previously validated...journal article 2024
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Baron, Edward A. (author), Mendoza Cabanzo, Carlos (author), Bento, Ana Margarida (author), Matos, Jose C. (author), Calçada, Rui (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author)Europe’s historic masonry arch bridges are culturally and economically significant, but their long-term safety must be ensured. Scour effects are the most common cause of collapse, so it is necessary to carry out structural assessments to mitigate the risk and prevent potential failures. In this study, a metamodel-based method was used to...journal article 2024
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van Leeuwen, J.K. (author), Landman, H.M. (author), Groen, Eric L. (author), Mumaw, Randall J. (author), Stroosma, O. (author), van Paassen, M.M. (author), Mulder, Max (author)Previous research indicated a need to improve pilot training with regard to understanding of autopilot logic and behavior, especially in non-routine situations. Therefore, we tested the effect of problem-based exploratory training on pilots’ understanding of autopilot functions. Using a moving-base flight simulator, general aviation pilots (n...journal article 2024
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Tott-Buswell, Jacques (author), Prendergast, Luke J. (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author)Monopiles are the most common Offshore Wind Turbine (OWT) foundations due to their simplicity in design, fabrication, and installation. However, large new-generation turbines have led to significant changes in monopile dimensions, necessitating extensive finite element analyses and ground investigations to meet design requirements. While Cone...journal article 2024
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Zou, Pengxu (author), Bricker, J.D. (author), Fujisaki-Manome, Ayumi (author), Garcia, Fernando E. (author)This research investigates the dynamic response of offshore wind turbine (OWT) systems subject to ice-structure-soil interaction (ISSI). To simulate the behavior of level ice sheets, a coupled approach involving the cohesive element method (CEM) and the finite element method (FEM) is applied. For soil-structure interaction (SSI), the Mohr...journal article 2024
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Başkaya, A.O. (author), Capriati, Michele (author), Turchi, Alessandro (author), Magin, Thierry (author), Hickel, S. (author)The efficacy of immersed boundary (IB) methods with adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) techniques is assessed in the context of atmospheric entry applications, including effects of chemical nonequilibrium (CNE) and gas–surface interactions (GSI). We scrutinize a conservative cut-cell IB method and two non-conservative IB methods, comparing their...journal article 2024
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Ferreira, J.P. (author), Ferràs, David (author), Covas, Dídia I.C. (author), van der Werf, Job (author), Kapelan, Z. (author)The paper proposes a novel methodology to locate and quantify entrapped air pockets created during pipe-filling events often found in intermittent water supply systems. Different filling conditions were tested in an experimental pipe with a high point. Measurements were taken and video recordings were carried out to assess air pocket volumes...journal article 2024
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Buzcu, Berk (author), Tessa, Melissa (author), Tchappi, Igor (author), Najjar, Amro (author), Hulstijn, Joris (author), Calvaresi, Davide (author), Aydoğan, Reyhan (author)The awareness about healthy lifestyles is increasing, opening to personalized intelligent health coaching applications. A demand for more than mere suggestions and mechanistic interactions has driven attention to nutrition virtual coaching systems (NVC) as a bridge between human–machine interaction and recommender, informative, persuasive,...journal article 2024
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Roeplal, R.N. (author), Pang, Y. (author), Schott, D.L. (author)Bed permeability is a crucial factor in blast furnace performance which depends on the material distribution achieved through charging. Since a homogeneous bed of pellet and sinter is recommended, it is crucial to understand whether segregation of the pellet-sinter mixture occurs during charging. The Discrete Element Method is useful in this...journal article 2024
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Ziampras, Alexandros (author), Nelson, Richard P. (author), Paardekooper, S. (author)Low-mass planets migrate in the type-I regime. In the inviscid limit, the contrast between the vortensity trapped inside the planet's corotating region and the background disc vortensity leads to a dynamical corotation torque, which is thought to slow down inward migration. We investigate the effect of radiative cooling on low-mass planet...journal article 2024
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Vilumbrales-Garcia, Rodrigo (author), Kurt, Melike (author), Weymouth, Gabriel D. (author), Ganapathisubramani, Bharathram (author)The hydrodynamic influence of surface texture on static surfaces ranges from large drag penalties (roughness) to potential performance benefits (shark-like skin). Although it is of wide-ranging research interest, the impact of roughness on flapping systems has received limited attention. In this work, we explore the effect of roughness on the...journal article 2024
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Kunavar, Tjasa (author), Jamšek, Marko (author), Avila-Mireles, Edwin Johnatan (author), Rueckert, Elmar (author), Peternel, L. (author), Babič, Jan (author)During the learning of a new sensorimotor task, individuals are usually provided with instructional stimuli and relevant information about the target task. The inclusion of haptic devices in the study of this kind of learning has greatly helped in the understanding of how an individual can improve or acquire new skills. However, the way in...journal article 2024
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Comes, M. (author)Increasingly, our cities are confronted with crises. Fuelled by climate change and a loss of biodiversity, increasing inequalities and fragmentation, challenges range from social unrest and outbursts of violence to heatwaves, torrential rainfall, or epidemics. As crises require rapid interventions that overwhelm human decision-making capacity...journal article 2024
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Wang, G. (author), Bar, Daniel (author), Schreier, S. (author)This study examines the potential of a new type of floating seawall, made up of retired large-scale oceangoing vessels, to be used in open water and exposed coastal areas. The main objectives of the research are to assess the effectiveness of the floating seawall concept, to determine the contribution of the gap resonance to wave attenuation,...journal article 2024
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Schwartzman, Julia A. (author), Lebreton, Francois (author), Salamzade, Rauf (author), Shea, Terrance (author), Martin, Melissa J. (author), Schaufler, Katharina (author), Urhan, A. (author), Abeel, T.E.P.M.F. (author), Camargo, Ilana L.B.C. (author)Enterococci are gut microbes of most land animals. Likely appearing first in the guts of arthropods as they moved onto land, they diversified over hundreds of millions of years adapting to evolving hosts and host diets. Over 60 enterococcal species are now known. Two species, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium, are common...journal article 2024
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Carella, Fabio (author), De Martino, P. (author), Soffietti, Folco (author), Negretto, Vittore (author), Musco, Francesco (author)The Italian coast has about 700 ports, which are different in typology, dimension, role, and ownership. Historically, this has led to the significant fragmentation of governance and space and a lack of cooperation that ports and cities still experience today. Among all ports, small and medium-sized ports (SMPs), such as marinas, small...journal article 2024