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Korswagen, Paul A. (author), Longo, M. (author), Rots, J.G. (author)Induced seismicity in the north of the Netherlands has recently exposed unprepared, unreinforced masonry structures to considerable earthquake hazard. While the ultimate-limit state capacity of the structures is vital to assess the individual's risk, their behaviour during more frequent, lighter earthquakes leading to ‘light damage’, has...journal article 2020
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Soltani, Aref (author), Noroozi, Reza (author), Bodaghi, Mahdi (author), Zolfagharian, Ali (author), Hedayati, R. (author)Modeling and analyzing the sports equipment for injury prevention, reduction in cost, and performance enhancement have gained considerable attention in the sports engineering community. In this regard, the structure study of on-water sports board (surfboard, kiteboard, and skimboard) is vital due to its close relation with environmental and...journal article 2020
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Josefson, B. Lennart (author), Bisschop, R. (author), Messaadi, M. (author), Hantusch, J. (author)The aluminothermic welding (ATW) process is the most commonly used welding process for welding rails (track) in the field. The large amount of weld metal added in the ATW process may result in a wide uneven surface zone on the rail head, which may, in rare cases, lead to irregularities in wear and plastic deformation due to high dynamic wheel...journal article 2020
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Tiberga, M. (author), Lathouwers, D. (author), Kloosterman, J.L. (author)Performing accurate numerical simulations of molten salt reactors is challenging, especially in case of fast-spectrum designs, due to the unique physics phenomena characterizing these systems. The limitations of codes traditionally used in the nuclear community often require the development of novel high-fidelity multi-physics tools to...journal article 2020
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Yarali, Ebrahim (author), Ali Farajzadeh, Mohammad (author), Noroozi, Reza (author), Dabbagh, Ali (author), Khoshgoftar, M.J. (author), Mirzaali, Mohammad J. (author)Magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) are polymers reinforced by ferromagnetic particles that show magnetic dependent behavior. Mixing MREs with reinforcing fibers can create a new class of material so-called “MRE composites, MRECs” with additional functionalities and properties. Here, using a Generalized Maxwell model, we proposed a new...journal article 2020
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Lu, Guoyang (author), Wang, H. (author), Törzs, Tom (author), Liu, Pengfei (author), Zhang, Yuqing (author), Wang, Dawei (author), Oeser, Markus (author), Grabe, Jürgen (author)Permeable pavements have been widely used as an effective means to improve hydrological characteristics and the ecology of the urban environment. This study aims to investigate the response of fully permeable pavement (FPP) subjected to dynamic loading under dry and saturated conditions. A full-scale test track topped with polyurethane bound...journal article 2020
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Tiberga, M. (author), Hennink, A. (author), Kloosterman, J.L. (author), Lathouwers, D. (author)Accurate methods to solve the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations coupled to turbulence models are still of great interest, as this is often the only computationally feasible approach to simulate complex turbulent flows in large engineering applications. In this work, we present a novel discontinuous Galerkin (DG) solver for the...journal article 2020
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Huisman, Niek (author)The goal of this research is to optimize the fiber layup of a carbon windsurfing boom for weight and stiffness. A windsurfing boom should be stiff to provide an efficient basis for the energy transfer from the sail through the surfer to the board. The weight of the boom is important as the total weight of the rig influences the performance,...master thesis 2019
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Desmedt, Michiel (author)Wind energy has shown to be a great renewable energy source, with a possible penetration of 20 % by 2040. In order to increase its competitiveness with fossil fuels, the LCOE should decrease further than it already has. Increasing the power rating of wind turbines has proven to be an effective way to achieve this. However, this results in...master thesis 2019
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Lepillier, B.P. (author), Daniilidis, Alexandros (author), Doonechaly Gholizadeh, Nima (author), Bruna, P.B.R. (author), Kummerow, Juliane (author), Bruhn, D.F. (author)The use of the subsurface and the exploitation of subsurface resources require prior knowledge of fluid flow through fracture networks. For nuclear waste disposal, for the enhancement of hydrocarbon recovery from a field, or the development of an enhanced geothermal system (EGS), it is fundamental to constrain the fractures and the fracture...journal article 2019
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Dolganov, Mikhail (author)This research studies a simplified connection between one storey high concrete columns and the continuous floors with an integrated steel beam, of the THQ type, carrying hollow core slabs and covered by a reinforced structural screed. The final goal is to determine the strength of the connection. This is done with a calculation method, which may...master thesis 2019
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Kunicka, Ewa (author)In this research project, an assessment of an abatement measure for mitigating railway induced vibrations is carried out. Ground-borne vibrations, which are primarily generated due to wheel-rail interaction, may also result in ground-borne noise in the buildings located in vicinity of railway tracks. An example of adverse environmental impact...master thesis 2019
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Wijntjes, Pascalle (author)In mathematical biology, a morphoelastic model, which combines elasticity and growth, has been used for, e.g., wound healing and tumour growth modelling. Here, it is used to model the growth of an embryo. In order to do so, a growth curve from literature has been fitted to a morphoelastic model which has been extended with a PDE for the...master thesis 2019
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van den Brink, Robbert-Jan (author)Mines and improvised explosive devices are the cause of many mortalities of vehicle occupants. Both experimental and numerical research in this field aims to improve the safety of military vehicles. TNO has advanced Finite Element (FE) models to simulate such events. The numerical research is done to better understand mine blasts. Another aim is...master thesis 2019
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GURUMOORTHI, Hari Prasath (author)Increase in demand for electric power and renewable sources of energy drives the need for more transmission & distribution capacity. When using DC, as RMS and peak voltage are the same, transferring more power can be economical but at the same time erecting new transmission lines is often associated with demanding approval procedures,...master thesis 2019
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van Casteren, Rosalie (author)The Earth is subjected to 100,000 year cycles of glaciation and deglaciation. The deformations induced by glacial and oceanic loading and the continuous attempt at recovery of the isostatic equilibrium within the solid Earth, are referred to as Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA). This process is ongoing still and yields a large contribution to...master thesis 2019
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Beld, Petra (author)Fatigue is an important issue for orthotropic steel deck (OSD) bridges and therefore a design criterium. Cracks will initiate at several locations of the bridge deck. It is likely that a crack at the trough web to deck plate joint at the crossbeam will initiate first. This crack initiates at the weld root and propagates through the deck plate. A...master thesis 2019
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Ibrahim, Ahmed (author)Heat exchangers of any kind are exposed to thermal loading which have the potential to cause severe stresses on the equipment. The magnitude of these loads are far more pronounced when temperature differences occur. These may be during plant start-up or shut-down due to the transient nature of the temperature profiles or even imbalances that...master thesis 2019
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van der Linde, Luuk (author)The superyacht industry faces an increasing trend of larger dimensions, more open spaces, larger hull openings and more exotic shapes. This puts more effort on the structural design and especially for superyacht longitudinal stiffness is important, since the luxurious interior and delicate systems installed in a superyachts are not allowed to...master thesis 2019
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Tazelaar, Eliane (author)Background: To find treatment options for lower back pain, one must gain insight in the spinal anatomy and biomechanics such as joint reaction forces and movement strategies. These can be acquired with use of the Finite Element Method. Previously investigated finite element models of the lumbar intervertebral disc have been designed with the...master thesis 2019