Hybrid land/pontoon crane: Development of a removable connection system

An unfamiliar subject to the contemporary connecting options for cranes on pontoons is removability; Various difficulties and obstructions related to the heavy-duty nature of the equipment lead to a limited amount of practiced conventional connecting options for this purpose, which all have the absence of removability in common. Furthermore, the...

A matter of touch - Designing clothing to address touch deprivation among young adults

Touch deprivation, a largely unrecognized phenomenon that affects approximately 54% of people globally, has a significant negative impact on the well-being of these individuals. Having physical connections is a fundamental part of the human experience whether it is a warm hug from a loved one or a comforting pat on the shoulder. However,...

B(l)ooming Tourism: Evoking New Meaningful Connections in the Touristic City of Amsterdam

In recent years, overtourism has become a big problem for many European cities. In Amsterdam, tourism is changing the experience of place of its city centre, which negatively affects resident’s quality of life by causing feelings of alienation. As a result, more and more residents seem to retreat or move away from Amsterdam’s city centre,...

Green portal of empire village 2050

As the prosperous city in the world, New York City has the most dysfunctional transportation system. In this island the traffic efficiency is annoying and the capacity is limited. This project aims to be a Mixed using Transportation Complex for future as a Public shared from underground to upper ground that serves as the portal to the EV and...

Load carrying capacity of multiple fastener steel to bamboo joints loaded parallel to the fibre direction

Laminated bamboo could be a promising material when it comes to large span roofing structures where often truss structures are adopted. It is assumed that connection design used for timber trusses can also be applied in laminated bamboo trusses. For this research truss nodes with slotted-in steel plates are considered. This research will focus...

Scheveningen Harbour Project

The Hague Municipality, which is responsible for Scheveningen Harbour, is seeking solutions for two problems it is currently facing: reorganization/expansion of Scheveningen Harbour considering the shortage of marina places and the future demands; and connection of the north and south sides of the harbour, namely, bridging De Pijp. CoMEM TU...

Design of a monitoring system for mobility, health & safety

Companion, a monitoring system for safety, health and mobility, which connects the HCP and the patient. The system is composed of two bands connecting the HCP and the patient, a patch for monitoring and a processing component called Abacus. Companion uses multivariate input, SpO2, RR, HR, acceleration, movement and location to look for several...

Crossing Points between Collective Private Commissioning and Housing Demands of the 21st Century

The project is result of (Re)search for Crossing Points between Collective Private Commissioning and Housing Demands of the 21st Century. The design is located at Island 7 in Houthavens, Amsterdam. The main goal of the project is to create ensemble of buildings which give to the user feeling of home within the city of Amsterdam. In that sense...

Structural Adhesive Bonded Steel-to-Steel Connections: An Introduction for Structural Engineering

Today, there are only a few types of structural engineering applications where structural adhesives play a role, in contrast to other engineering sectors. The possibilities and difficulties of structural adhesive bonding in structural engineering, especially for steel-to-steel connections, are investigated. Practically all structural adhesives...

Deviation Through Connetion

A market and its open public space in the Gypsy community of Shutka, Macedonia

A Study of TOD on the Regeneration in Historical City Center Under the Background of High-speed Expanding Cities in China

This paper discusses the Transit-Oriented Development used in the process of regenerating the historical center, based on the research of the development and the achievements in TOD of different cities in the past twenty years. The TOD has already showed the potential in regenerating historical centers. But considering the facts of Chinese...

At home in the city - Connecting Grounds

Parkstation Dordrecht

A new station for the city of Dordrecht which becomes a connecting place between the city centre and the expansion areas and uses the nearby park to strengthen its identity as a place.

Dune erosion near sea walls; XBeach validation

During a storm dunes erode and provide sediment to the beach. The foreshore rises and the wave height decreases. Subsequently the wave-induced water level setup increases. Seawalls do not erode. The waves in front of the seawall remain high throughout the storm and the wave-induced water level setup hardly changes. Over a dune-dike connection a...

Stadskade 'Connecting the city'

Graduation project.

Bamboe als constuctief bouwmateriaal in Noordwest Europa

Easy way to change watch strings by consumers

This graduation report describes the design of a new connection between watch-string and watch-casing. The project was carried out for Kedtrade, and under supervision of the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at the Delft University of Technology. Kedtrade sells Kyboe watches; this report is mainly based on the Giant 55 watch; a large...