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Zivari, A. (author)Recently, quantum networks have emerged as a focal point of research and discussion due to their promise in overcoming the limitations of classical networks, offering unparalleled capabilities in secure communication, quantum computation, and distributed quantum information processing. Simply speaking, a quantum network is a network in which the...doctoral thesis 2024
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Yu, W. (author)We are surrounded by all kinds of sounds at all times. What we hear varies with the physical environment and our position. Room impulse responses (RIRs) characterize the effect of the environment on a sound produced by a source. A first goal of this dissertation is to analyze RIRs and investigate how to extract environmental information from...doctoral thesis 2024
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Zwartveld, Stef (author)Subjective tinnitus is a sensation of sound without an external source. There is no clear understanding of the cause and pathology of tinnitus.<br/><br/>Literature suggests a combination of deafferentation of the tonotopic map , the Bayesian brain model, and the triple mode network, creating one combined hypothesis for tinnitus pathology. Based...master thesis 2024
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Khoshmanesh, S. (author)Developing an effective blade structural health monitoring (SHM) system is important for the wind energy industry. This has challenged the scientific communities for years, and still, the problem has not been solved. This research aims to find a solution to this problem and provide a basis for further research in this field. The failure rate and...doctoral thesis 2024
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Martinez Fornos, Carlos (author)We perform a study on acoustic metasurfaces, aiming to achieve simultaneously low resonance frequencies (below 400 Hz), high attenuation bandwidth (greater than 200 Hz), and high attenuation coefficient magnitudes (above 0.8), while maintaining a surface-like structure.<br/>We propose the implementation of geometrical optimization through...master thesis 2024
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Franse, W.J.M. (author)The field of quantum acoustics studies high frequency sounds generated at low temperatures such that quantum mechanical effects become relevant. The studies mainly revolves around propagating quantized sound waves, or phonons, a collective excitation of atoms in solids or liquids. In quantum acoustics, the engineering and design tools described...doctoral thesis 2024
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Penners, Jorgi (author)The transverse stability of timber terraced houses can be provided by CLT stability walls where decoupled timber terraced houses are preferred to meet acoustic requirements leading to rather large thicknesses for the CLT stability walls and many large connections for anchorage to the foundation. The main goal of this research was to investigate...master thesis 2024
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Al Hasani, M.M.K. (author)Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is a versatile dynamic strain sensing method that has been adopted for a wide range of seismic applications. In DAS, optical fibres are interrogated and used as sensors, where a strain or strain-rate measurement is made along a specific length of the fibre, called the gauge length. Its main appeal is the...doctoral thesis 2024
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Bērmans, Boriss (author)Detecting nearby vehicles involves utilizing data from various sensors installed on a car as it moves. Common sensors for identifying nearby vehicles include LiDAR, cameras, and RADAR. However, all of these sensors suffer from the same issue -- they cannot detect an approaching vehicle that is not yet visible. Hence, this thesis explores the...master thesis 2024
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Bellezza, Cinzia (author), Barison, Erika (author), Farina, Biancamaria (author), Poletto, Flavio (author), Meneghini, Fabio (author), Böhm, Gualtiero (author), Draganov, D.S. (author), Janssen, M.T.G. (author), van Otten, Gijs (author)Geothermal power production may result in significant CO2 emissions as part of the produced steam. CO2 capture, utilisation, subsurface storage (CCUS) and developments to exploit geothermal resources are focal points for future clean and renewable energy strategies. The Synergetic Utilisation of CO2 Storage Coupled with Geothermal Energy...journal article 2024
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Azevedo Vasconcelos, A.C. (author), Valiya Valappil, S. (author), Schott, D.L. (author), Jovanova, J. (author), Aragon, A.M. (author)Underwater noise resulting from the monopile driving process can cause severe damage to marine wildlife, such as hearing injury, behavioral disturbance, or even death. Although current noise-attenuation techniques used in this process have shown a significant noise reduction at high frequency ranges, mitigating low-frequency noise is still...journal article 2024
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Hamida, A.B. (author), Eijkelenboom, A.M. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)Understanding students' preferences of their study place, in particular acoustical and psychosocial preferences, is important to students' health and comfort. This study aimed to identify clusters of students with similar acoustical and psychosocial preferences, and to identify reasons for certain preferences of students in each cluster. A mixed...journal article 2024
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Simoes dos Santos, D. (author), Baldini, L.B. (author), Vos, H.J. (author), Verweij, M.D. (author), de Jong, N. (author), van Neer, P.L.M.J. (author)The accurate determination of the transfer function of ultrasound transducers is important for their design and operational performance. However, conventional methods for quantifying the transfer function, such as hydrophone measurements, radiation force balance, and pulse-echo measurements, are costly and complex due to specialized equipment...journal article 2024
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Kim, K.J. (author), Lugten, M.C. (author), Wuite, F.G.E. (author), Peng, Zhikai (author), Tenpierik, M.J. (author)Analyzing the impact of aircraft noise on urban areas requires specific consideration of sound propagation over long distances, which is not typically covered by tools designed for indoor acoustics. Although it is unclear to what extent existing parametric tools that combine 3D modeling and acoustic simulation can accurately replicate these...conference paper 2024
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Hedayati, R. (author), Lakshmanan, Sandhya P. (author)The aim of the present work is to design active acoustic metamaterial consisting of an array of Helmholtz resonators and fabricating them using an additive manufacturing technique in order to assist in a reduction in noise levels in aerospace applications. To this aim, initially, a passive metamaterial consisting of an array of 64 Helmholtz...journal article 2024
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Possenti, Luca (author), de Nooijer, Lennart (author), de Jong, Christ (author), Lam, Frans Peter (author), Beelen, Simon (author), Bosschers, Johan (author), van Terwisga, T.J.C. (author), Stigter, Marinus (author), Reichart, Gert Jan (author)Since the industrial revolution the ocean has become noisier. The global increase in shipping is one of the main contributors to this. In some regions, shipping contributed to an increase in ambient noise of several decibels, especially at low frequencies (10 to 100 Hz). Such an increase can have a substantial negative impact on fish,...review 2024
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Khoshmanesh, S. (author), Watson, S.J. (author), Zarouchas, D. (author)Wind turbine blades carry the risk of impact damage during transportation, installation, and operation. Such impacts can cause levels of damage that can propagate throughout the structure compromising performance and safety. In this study, the effect of impact damage on fatigue damage propagation in test specimens representative of a spar cap...journal article 2024
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Martin, H.A. (author), Xu, Haojia (author), Smits, Edsger C.P. (author), van Driel, W.D. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)This study introduces a training protocol utilizing Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and Confocal Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (CSAM) imaging techniques to classify Power Quad Flat No-leads (PQFN) package delamination. The investigation involves empty PQFN packages with varied substrate metallizations subjected to thermal cycling. Four...conference paper 2024
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Boertje, Puck (author)With today’s aging population and the prevalence of chronic illnesses, healthcare systems worldwide are struggling to accommodate the increasing number of patients. This projected growth and rising demand underscore the importance of advancing wearable devices. In the realm of diagnostic healthcare, the pursuit of non-invasive and safe...master thesis 2023
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Wassenaar, Maurits (author)Mechanical forces are integral to the functionality and behavior of biological systems, from the cellular to the molecular level. Acoustic force spectroscopy (AFS), an emerging field, seeks to explore these intricate dynamics. Traditional methods in AFS, particularly those using bulk acoustic wave (BAW) devices, still lack sample visibility and...master thesis 2023