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Mosleh, Yasmine (author), Cajka, Martin (author), Depreitere, Bart (author), Ivens, Jan (author), Vander Sloten, Jos (author)Oblique impact is the most common situation that cyclists experience during traffic accidents during which the human head undergoes both linear and rotational (angular) accelerations. Angular acceleration of the head is known to be linked to the majority of traumatic brain injuries. This paper proposes various solutions to mitigate angular...journal article 2022
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Zielhuis, M.R.P. (author), Sleeswijk Visser, F. (author), Andriessen, Daan (author), Stappers, P.J. (author)Knowledge from academic design research projects does not always help design professionals to actually strengthen their work. Based on a multi-case study, this paper describes how researchers view the impact of their design research projects on design practice and what they do to achieve this. Even in projects where impact on design practice...journal article 2022
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van Wees, Mark (author), Revilla, Beatriz Pineda (author), Fitzgerald, Helena (author), Ahlers, Dirk (author), Romero Herrera, N.A. (author), Alpagut, Beril (author), Kort, Joke (author), Tjahja, Cyril (author), Smit, Sander (author)It is commonly assumed by the projects demonstrating concepts for positive energy districts in cities across Europe that citizens want and need to be involved in the development of these concepts as an essential condition for positive energy districts to be deployed successfully and to achieve the expected societal goals. Six different...journal article 2022
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Meijers, P.C. (author), Jolink, C. T. (author), Tsouvalas, A. (author), Metrikine, A. (author)To study the irreversible changes in the magnetic stray field surrounding a steel structure caused by impact-induced elastic and plastic deformations, a steel cylinder was repeatedly subjected to axial impacts of various magnitudes. Due to impacts that induce elastic deformation, the measured magnetic stray field of the structure converges to...journal article 2022
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Melissaris, Themistoklis (author), Schenke, S. (author), Bulten, Norbert (author), van Terwisga, T.J.C. (author)Propeller cavitation erosion prediction at an early design stage is becoming more and more important since it is one of the key constraints in the search for maximum propeller efficiency. Despite the experience from model tests, cavitation erosion research on actual ship scale is very limited. In this study, an attempt is made to assess the...journal article 2022
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Di Perna, Angela (author), Cuomo, Sabatino (author), Martinelli, M. (author)Full understanding the interaction mechanisms between flow-like landslides and the impacted protection structures is an open issue. While several approaches, from experimental to numerical, have been used so far, it is clear that the adequate assessment of the hydromechanical behaviour of the landslide body requires both a multiphase and...journal article 2022
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Wu, Bin (author), Hedayati, R. (author), Li, Zhehua (author), Aghajanpour, Mahsa (author), Zhang, Guichang (author), Zhang, Junhong (author), Lin, Jiewei (author)Bird strikes are one major accident for aircraft engines and can inflict heavy casualties and economic losses. In this study, a smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) mallard model has been used to simulate bird impact to rotary aero-engine fan blades. The simulations were performed using the finite element method (FEM) at LS-DYNA. The...journal article 2022
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Weaver, P. P.E. (author), Aguzzi, J. (author), Boschen-Rose, R. E. (author), Colaço, A. (author), de Stigter, H. (author), Gollner, S. (author), Haeckel, M. (author), Helmons, R.L.J. (author), Thomsen, L. (author)Deep-sea mining may be just a few years away and yet society is struggling to assess the positive aspects, such as increasing the supply of metals for battery production to fuel the green revolution, versus the potentially large environmental impacts. Mining of polymetallic (manganese) nodules from the deep ocean is likely to be the first...journal article 2022
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Battisti, F. G. (author), de Araujo Passos, L.A. (author), da Silva, A. K. (author)Investigating supercritical natural fluids for efficient and clean energy production has become a trending research topic due to their technical and environmental advantages. However, on account of the supercritical operational conditions, using specially-developed components increases manufacturing prices, especially when dealing with solar...journal article 2022
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Pouran, Hamid (author), Padilha Campos Lopes, Mariana (author), Ziar, H. (author), Alves Castelo Branco, David (author), Sheng, Yong (author)Vietnam's promising economic growth has led to energy shortage, growing coal imports, and increasing carbon emissions. The country's electricity demand annual growth rate has been 12% in recent years and is projected to be 8–9% by 2030. In Vietnam 40% of the land is dedicated to agriculture and thousands of inland water bodies are used for...journal article 2022
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Chen, Tzu Yin Kasha (author), Hung, Chi Yao (author), Chiang, Y.-C. (author), Hsieh, Meng Long (author), Capart, Hervé (author)In some steep valleys, flood-induced changes in river bed elevation pose significantly greater risks to infrastructure than floodwaters alone. Over the short term, the river may aggrade or degrade by several meters during a single flood. Whereas floodwaters recede after each event, moreover, riverbed changes add up over successive floods. To...journal article 2022
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Proesmans, P. (author), Vos, Roelof (author)This paper presents a method to assess the key performance indicators of aircraft designed for minimum direct operating costs and aircraft designed for minimum global warming impact. The method comprises a multidisciplinary aircraft optimization algorithm capable of changing wing, engine, and mission design variables while including constraints...journal article 2022
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van Hoorn, N. (author), Kassapoglou, C. (author), Turteltaub, S.R. (author), van den Brink, Wouter (author)Impact experiments of thick fabric carbon/epoxy laminate specimens, with small thickness ratio, are conducted at distinct energy levels and thicknesses to characterise the damage process. These specimens and loading conditions are representative of a new generation of critical structural components in aviation, such as wing spars, landing...journal article 2022
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Kleiberg, T.N.J. (author), Tieleman, Orson (author), Versluis, Marco (author), Kortlever, Wim (author), ten Oever, Erik (author), Hofland, Bas (author)This paper presents a novel design method to predict fatigue of flood gates due to dynamic wave loading. The accumulation of fatigue damage is predicted probabilistically over the entire lifetime of the structure rather than with a set of normative events. Load events are defined using a joint probability distribution of historical wind and...journal article 2022
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Moghim, Sanaz (author), Teuling, Adriaan J. (author), Uijlenhoet, R. (author)Globally, the impacts of climate change can vary across different regions. This study uses a probability framework to evaluate recent historical (1976–2016) and near-future projected (until 2049) climate change across Europe using Climate Research Unit and ensemble climate model datasets (under RCPs 2.6 and 8.5). A historical assessment shows...journal article 2022
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Hou, Naidan (author), Zhao, Renxi (author), Li, Jian (author), Wang, Xuan (author), Li, X. (author), Cui, Hao (author), Li, Yulong (author)Rain erosion may cause substantial damage to aircrafts during supersonic flight. Such event is investigated here via high-speed waterjet impact on composite laminates. An experimental setup is developed to produce waterjets with the speed up to 700m/s and a finite element model of the waterjet-composite impact event is established. The...journal article 2022
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Botonis, Olivia K. (author), Harari, Yaar (author), Embry, Kyle R. (author), Mummidisetty, Chaithanya K. (author), Riopelle, David (author), Giffhorn, Matt (author), Albert, Mark V. (author), Vallery, H. (author), Jayaraman, Arun (author)Background: Falls are a common complication experienced after a stroke and can cause serious detriments to physical health and social mobility, necessitating a dire need for intervention. Among recent advancements, wearable airbag technology has been designed to detect and mitigate fall impact. However, these devices have not been designed...journal article 2022
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Lin, Dong (author), Broere, W. (author), Cui, Jianqiang (author)Many cities in the world have developed metro systems. Metro systems affect urban development in many ways, such as enhancing labour force mobility, increasing urban productivity and promoting urban underground space (UUS) utilisation to accommodate urban functions. This paper explores the relationship between metro systems and urban...journal article 2022
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Cap, Stephanie (author), Bots, P.W.G. (author), Scherer, Laura (author)Nuts are considered an important protein source in sustainable dietary patterns but are seldom studied in detail. Here a multi-criteria decision analysis was used to rank 10 nuts and seeds against 11 environmental, nutritional, and social criteria and provide greater insight into the sustainability impacts of this food group. Weights were...journal article 2022
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Durand, Gaël (author), van den Broeke, Michiel R. (author), Le Cozannet, Goneri (author), Edwards, Tamsin L. (author), Holland, Paul R. (author), Jourdain, Nicolas C. (author), Marzeion, Ben (author), Mottram, Ruth (author), van Calcar, C.J. (author)Coastal areas are highly diverse, ecologically rich, regions of key socio-economic activity, and are particularly sensitive to sea-level change. Over most of the 20th century, global mean sea level has risen mainly due to warming and subsequent expansion of the upper ocean layers as well as the melting of glaciers and ice caps. Over the last...journal article 2022