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Molenaar, Margo (author)The reliability of power semiconductor devices is an important feature when designing converter, since the semiconductors are prone to failure and a weak link in the system. Power semiconductor devices are susceptible to thermo-mechanical stresses, and should be investigated to make reliable semiconductors. The power losses inside the device...master thesis 2023
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PIMPAKAN, OAT (author)Shelf Life proposes a reimagined landfill in the M4H district, an emerging fashion district near Marconiplein, Rotterdam, as a final place of production for all garments at the end of their life. In 2040, The fashion industry shifted from a linear economy to a circular economy, maximizing value through reuse and recycling. However, even with...master thesis 2023
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Nguyen, Binh Minh (author)An increasing massive volume of wind turbine blades are coming to end-of-life in the Netherlands. These components contain mostly fibre-reinforced plastics, which has been banned from landfill and incineration. Since then, companies and institutions have spent their efforts to expand the lifetime of this material by developing a circular wind...master thesis 2023
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Aggarwal, Kapish (author), Noomen, R. (author)Mars is expected to become a focal point of exploration (human and robotic) in the coming century, with a very likely need for a robust space infrastructure. Be it communication and navigation satellite constellations or scientific missions in low Mars orbits (LMO) and Areosynchronous orbits (ASO), every individual satellite will have a...journal article 2023
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Thomas, John (author)With growing demand for energy and the shift towards renewable energy, countries like India are targeting energy mixture with alternate sources like solar, wind and water. With the current growth of solar energy use in India, it is predicted that high amounts of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) waste would be generated in the near future which left...master thesis 2022
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Stokvisch, Mathijs (author)Over the past few years, the number of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels that are being installed in Amsterdam has been growing considerably. The amount of PV panel installations averages an annual growth of 50%, which is stimulated by the city its ambition to leave no roof unused by 2040. However, little attention is paid to what should happen...master thesis 2022
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Tsoli, Dimitra (author)3D printing is currently blooming in a lot of different industries, including fashion in the form of 3D printing onto textiles. In parallel, fashion circularity is an increasing movement that has emerged due to the negative impact that fashion creates on the life on this planet and the planet itself. Therefore, a shift to responsible consumption...master thesis 2022
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Chang, C. (author), Di Maio, F. (author), Rem, P.C. (author), Gebremariam, A.T. (author), Mehari, Fanuel (author), Xia, Han (author)To upcycle End-of-Life (EoL) concrete from demolished buildings, it is essential to efficiently identify the different materials that may contaminate it. The precise identification and classification of materials and contaminants are vital processes for in-line quality inspection of recycled concrete aggregates transported on a conveyor belt....journal article 2022
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Scheepens, Wiebke (author)Wind turbine blades are composed of complex composite material structures that are difficult to recycle at the end of their operational lifetime. As such, they are oftentimes landfilled or incinerated. Following the Circular Economy principles, there are a multitude of strategies that may be applied to these structures; these range from more to...master thesis 2021
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Kamp, Bente (author)Awareness about our planet is more important than ever before. Thereby, the transition towards a Circular Economy (CE) aims to keep products in use and to design out waste. In the construction industry, one way of reducing the use of raw materials is by transforming waste residuals from demolition projects into resources to be reused. By...master thesis 2021
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Holla, Abhishek (author)In the Dutch government attempting to become fully circular 2050, VMRG, a Dutch Metal Façade Association, has initiated several pilot projects. Two of the most prominent ones are Cirlinq, an asset management platform for documenting building facades, and FaSA (Façade Service Applicate), a collective of stakeholders aiming to use drones and image...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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Hartwell, R.C. (author), Macmillan, Sebastian (author), Overend, M. (author)Reuse and high-value recycling have a pivotal role to play in reducing waste and minimising carbon emissions in the built environment. Design strategies for such recovery methods have yet to be fully established in the façade industry. Meanwhile, stringent regulations, aimed at reducing operational carbon emissions of buildings and improving...journal article 2021
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Arnold, Mona (author), Pohjalainen, Elina (author), Steger, Sören (author), Kaerger, Wolfgang (author), Welink, J.H. (author)Electronics containing growing quantities of high value and critical metals are increasingly used in automobiles. The conventional treatment practice for end-of-life vehicles (ELV) is shredding after de-pollution and partial separation of spare parts. Despite opportunities for resource recovery, the selective separation of components...journal article 2021
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van den Broek-Altenburg, Eline (author), Gramling, Robert (author), Gothard, Kelly (author), Kroesen, M. (author), Chorus, C.G. (author)Background: High quality serious illness communication requires good understanding of patients’ values and beliefs for their treatment at end of life. Natural Language Processing (NLP) offers a reliable and scalable method for measuring and analyzing value- and belief-related features of conversations in the natural clinical setting. We use a...journal article 2021
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Wang, Peixin (author)This thesis is about a design project which supports elderly immigrants with a Chinese background residing in the Netherlands on end-of-life (EOL) preparation. The focus of design research lies in looking into the social probe by design thinking. The qualitative research on the elderly Chinese immigrants and experience collected from EOL...master thesis 2020
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Parton, Pattrasuda (author)Death and the end of life as a conversational topic has a certain taboo surrounding it. This taboo is what the people at the Cube Design Museum are attempting to break by hosting the (Re)design Death exhibition. To aid Cube in reaching this goal, this thesis attempts to design a coherent experience that will facilitate reflection and stimulate...master thesis 2020
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Alberda van Ekenstein, Anna (author)The changing climate and the need for a new purpose for End-of-Life concrete increased the importance and interest of concrete recycling. To decrease the environmental footprint of concrete, in which cement has the highest contribution, it would be of great importance to be able to recycle cement, which would positively affect the environment....master thesis 2020
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Zhao, X. (author), Verhagen, W.J.C. (author), Curran, R. (author)The present study proposes an economic indicator to support the evaluation of aircraft End of Life (EoL) strategies in view of the increasing demand with regards to aircraft decommissioning. This indicator can be used to evaluate the economic performance and to facilitate the trade-off studies among different strategies. First, Disposal and...journal article 2020
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Turner, Calum (author), Rajan, R.T. (author)Satellite swarms offer a high-capability mission architecture with a variety of potential applications in space exploration and discovery. Swarm-based architectures —which comprise multiple agents operating collectively as a distributed system— have been proposed for Earth observation, astronomy, planetary exploration, and heliophysics. Some of...conference paper 2020