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de Ruijter, Marije (author)At the moment there is an increasing shortage of raw materials. The approach of a circular economy can be used to reduce the need for new materials. This includes design for adaptability. During interviews and a literature review, methods that are used to increase adaptability were determined, including oversizing elements and demountable...master thesis 2023
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Bouwmeester, Helene (author)Glass is gaining more and more popularity as a structural material and has become a big share of the building industry. Unfortunately, the building industry is the largest polluter in terms of industrial waste and is responsible for 40% of Europe’s energy demand (CIB, 1999), and glass is also playing a significant role in this number. One...master thesis 2023
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Kavoura, Dr. Florentia (author), Zhang, Y. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)The building sector is actively researching and reviewing technical solutions for de-construction, driven by the increasing importance of sustainability requirements, as outlined in the EU Commission's ‘Green Deal,‘ which aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Two key research areas in efficient structural design strategies...conference paper 2023
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Beijaard, Adrian (author)In face of climate change, a large challenge was posed to the construction section as the European Union introduced requirements to reduce CO2 emissions; these must be reduced by 40% before 2030, and all member states have to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. At the time of writing, the construction industry in the Netherlands is respon¬sible...master thesis 2022
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Petrova, Leticija (author)The standard way of building consists on average of 7000 parts and processes which in combination with the decrease in productivity within the construction sector limits the number of actors that can be involved. However, this leads to a housing shortage in many countries. The production of homes should be accessible, affordable and should offer...master thesis 2022
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Jilderda, Diederik (author)In a constantly evolving urban environment, it is important that we design structures with future adaptability in mind. Bridges for example can have very long life spans, but within their life span their use might change or even become obsolete. Disposing of the bridge, which can still be in perfectly good shape, would be a terrible waste of...master thesis 2022
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Boben Paul, Eldhose (author)With the effects of climate change being more and more frequent, the European union, and other governments world-wide are looking for sustainable alternatives for processes and products that are part of the daily requirements of people. Among these requirements, the construction industry plays a vital role, as it accounts for the consumption of...master thesis 2022
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Lasonder, Wouter (author)Glass is a fascinating material that has also been used as a primary construction material in various remarkable buildings since the last century. Unfortunately, a lot of carbon dioxide is released during the production of glass because of the extreme heat required. The construction industry accounts for ten per cent of global CO2 emissions. If...master thesis 2022
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Snethlage, Oscar (author)This paper will investigate how an existing office building can be transformed into a residential building in a demountable way. Firstly, an overview will be provided of existing demountability quantification methods. Secondly, a case study will be presented with connection details of an office building; De Knip in Amsterdam Sloterdijk, a...master thesis 2022
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Kavoura, Dr. Florentia (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)The demountable and reusable steel-concrete composite structures contribute immensely at the sustainable development in construction. The main technical practice which allows for demountability and reusability is the use of demountable shear connectors in their floor systems. These demountable shear connectors can satisfy the need for composite...conference paper 2022
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Kieft, Hanneke (author)Due to the great housing shortage, many people continue to live in houses that no longer suit them. Looking at future housing demand by taking adaptability as a starting point to create a suitable home for the future generation. Growing and shrinking houses in order to adapt the house to the people instead of the other way around. To do this, a...master thesis 2021
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Louwerens, Cornee (author)This graduation thesis was executed within the studio New Heritage in which the question was raised whether postmodern architecture can be valued as heritage. Multiple postmodern neighbourhoods suffer from a stigma. Outsiders have a negative image where insiders are much more positive about their neighbourhood. This master thesis focusses on the...master thesis 2021
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Kroes, Amarins (author)Buildings influence the environment due to the emission of greenhouse gases, energy use, water consumption, and waste generation. The load-bearing structures of buildings also have a significant share in these emissions. Currently, European and national regulations oblige to focus on sustainability in designs as well. In this research, it is...master thesis 2021
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Louer, Irene (author)Katoenveem is a former cotton warehouse in the Merwe-Vierhavens area of Rotterdam. As a harbour heritage site it has a high cultural and historical value due to its unique past function and the systems that were installed for the transshipment of cotton, but also for the innovative construction method that was used and the resulting overall...master thesis 2021
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Nijgh, M.P. (author)Traditionally welded headed studs have been used to generate composite interaction between a steel beam and a (cast in-situ) concrete floor. This permanent connection impairs the demountability of the structural components and therefore demolition of the composite floor system is inevitable at the end of the functional service life. The...doctoral thesis 2021
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Boersma, Jaap-Willem (author)The main motivation for this research originated from two ambitions, which involve many challenges for which circular solutions have to be developed. First, the ambition of the Dutch government to achieve a circular economy, which also includes a circular construction industry, in the Netherlands by 2050 at the latest. Secondly, in line with the...master thesis 2021
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Yang, F. (author), Liu, Yuqing (author), Xin, H. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Many bolted connectors were proposed for use in steel-concrete composite structures over the past few decades. This is because using bolted connectors could make the assembly and disassembly of steel-concrete composite structures more convenient and reusing the dismantled structural components could also improve structural sustainability. Lots...journal article 2021
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Sushin, Harikrishnan (author)Adopt the concept of demountable and rebuildable brides to an existing idea of an integral bridge. An understanding of the different forces and moments that the bridge will have to take up and how the critical connections (deck-abutment) can be realized. Applying the understanding of how integral and demountable bridges behave and try to...student report 2020
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Mariller, Nicolas (author)The goal of this thesis is to research multi-purpose, re-usable timber structures as a step towards sustainable construction. To reach it, the work was divided into four parts. <br/>The project starts with an introduction explaining the motivations behind this work. It continues by grounding the problem in the context of major sports events....master thesis 2020
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van der Kooij, J.C.J. (author)The current building environment has a lack of adaptability, which means that buildings are often demolished and rebuilt. In almost all cases, biological and technical materials are mixed by using glues, adhesives or wet seals, therefore materials can hardly be reused, if at all.<br/><br/>After demolishing, there are not always instantly new...master thesis 2020