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Kostiuchenko, A. (author)Climate change is the main global concern today, triggering a transformative shift in several sectors, especially the construction industry. High carbon emissions during Portland cement (PC) production necessitate a gradual shift toward more environmentally friendly alternatives, such as alkali-activated materials (AAMs). AAMs offer a promising,...doctoral thesis 2024
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Kukkola, Max (author)Heterogeneous materials are vital for both the modern engineer and inquisitive scientist alike. They make up a vital material class that can either form inevitably as a result of material processing (such as crystallization in metals) or can be intentionally designed for to gain desirable properties (such as anisotropy in composites). As such,...master thesis 2024
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Ren, S. (author)The increasing popularity of sustainable asphalt pavement stems from its advantageous attributes, such as cost-saving, environmental protection, and reductions in energy and material consumption. Although there is a desire to maximize the reuse of reclaimed asphalt (RA) waste materials in road construction, this is hindered by the poor...doctoral thesis 2024
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Ren, S. (author), Liu, X. (author), Erkens, S. (author)The low-temperature relaxation and fatigue cracking performance are two essential aspects in estimating the rejuvenation efficiency of recycling agents (RAs). This study aims to fundamentally investigate the effects of recycling agent type/dosage and aging degree of bitumen on thermodynamic and rheological properties of rejuvenated bitumen at...journal article 2024
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Middeldorp, Olmo (author)Offshore wind energy production is increasing rapidly and optimising the design of support structures has the potential to significantly reduce steel and costs. Jacket structures are commonly selected for deeper waters, and the design of these structures is primarily influenced by the fatigue performance of the tubular joints. The fatigue...master thesis 2023
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Bayat, Mohamad (author), Zinovieva, Olga (author), Ferrari, Federico (author), Ayas, C. (author), Langelaar, Matthijs (author), Spangenberg, Jon (author), Salajeghe, Roozbeh (author), Poulios, Konstantinos (author), Mohanty, Sankhya (author), Sigmund, Ole (author), Hattel, Jesper (author)Additive manufacturing (AM) processes have proven to be a perfect match for topology optimization (TO), as they are able to realize sophisticated geometries in a unique layer-by-layer manner. From a manufacturing viewpoint, however, there is a significant likelihood of process-related defects within complex geometrical features designed by TO...review 2023
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Zhang, H. (author), Nijhuis, S. (author), Newton, C.E.L. (author)Water, a vital element of human existence, shapes cities and benefits human health through daily exposure. This study delves into advanced digital methods to describe blue space exposure effectively, aiming to optimise spatial accessibility and visibility of water for designing sustainable healthy urban environments. Rotterdam is utilised as a...journal article 2023
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Wang, Xiaoda (author), Zhao, Yuqing (author), Han, Lumin (author), Li, Ling (author), Kiss, A.A. (author)Cylcohexanol is an essential bulk chemical that can be produced via cyclohexene hydration, a liquid-liquid two-phase reaction that is limited by the low reaction rate and the equilibrium conversion. Adding an appropriate solvent is the most promising method to break through these limitations. However, in previous works the solvent was almost...journal article 2023
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Bharath, Anirudh (author)This work develops a stand-alone Finite Element-based Unit Cell for the modelling of Fibre Reinforced Composites, capable of capturing 3D stress states and geometrical imperfections at the micro-scale. The project considers different beam and 3D elements for this purpose and draws comparisons between them based on computational efficiency,...master thesis 2022
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Voorhout, Damian (author)Traditional convolutional neural networks exhibit an inherent limitation, they can not adapt their computation to the input while some inputs require less computation to arrive at an accurate prediction than others. Early-exiting setups exploit this fact by only spending as much computation as is necessary and subsequently exiting the sample...master thesis 2022
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Song, R. (author), Wen, Yuanqiao (author), Tao, Wei (author), Zhang, Qi (author), Papadimitriou, E. (author), van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M. (author)Ship behavior is the semantic expression of corresponding trajectory in spatial-temporal space. The intelligent identification of ship behavior is critical for safety supervision in the waterborne transport. In particular, the complicated behavior reflects the long-term intentions of a ship, but it is challenging to recognize it automatically...journal article 2022
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Andersson, Eva (author), Janssen, Heleen (author), van Ham, M. (author), Malmberg, Bo (author)Studies of neighbourhood effects typically measure the neighbourhood context at one specific spatial scale. It is increasingly acknowledged, however, that the mechanisms through which the residential context affects individual outcomes may operate at different spatial scales, ranging from the very immediate environment to the metropolitan...journal article 2022
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Ferreira, Bernardo P. (author), Andrade Pires, F. M. (author), Bessa, M.A. (author)This article introduces adaptivity in Clustering-based Reduced Order Models (ACROMs). The strategy is demonstrated for a particular CROM called Self-Consistent Clustering Analysis (SCA), extending it into the Adaptive Self-Consistent Clustering Analysis (ASCA) method. This is shown to improve predictions of Representative Volume Elements ...journal article 2022
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Yu, David J. (author), Haeffner, Melissa (author), Jeong, Hanseok (author), Pande, S. (author), Dame, Juliane (author), Di Baldassarre, Giuliano (author), Garcia-Santos, Glenda (author), Hermans, L.M. (author), Muneepeerakul, Rachata (author)Socio-hydrology has expanded and been effective in exposing the hydrological community to ideas and approaches from other scientific disciplines, and social sciences in particular. Yet it still has much to explore regarding how to capture human agency and how to combine different methods and disciplinary views from both the hydrological and...journal article 2022
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Nie, Ding (author), Shang, Feng (author), Han, Xun (author)Concrete dams are subjected to soft water penetration of a high water head during their long service lives. Degradation due to calcium leaching will decrease the durability of the concrete and affect dam safety. The long-term performance of concrete dams due to calcium leaching should be evaluated and predicted accurately to complete the...conference paper 2021
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Qiu, Xiujiao (author), Chen, Jiayi (author), Ye, Guang (author), De Schutter, Geert (author)ASR (alkali-silica reaction) is one of the toughest durability problems in engineering. However, the damage induced by ASR is still fairly unpredictable due to the lack of microstructural information of cement-based materials affected by ASR, while the microstructure determines the global performance. In order to fill this gap, a multiscale...conference paper 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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Zhuo, M. (author)Conventional battery models (e.g., Pseudo-2D model) were developed especially for particle-based battery electrodes and have limitations in addressing the newly-emerging fiber-based ones. This thesis proposes numerical tools for efficient property evaluation of fiber-based electrodes and for multiscale simulation of battery electrochemical...doctoral thesis 2021
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Wu, J. (author), Sigmund, Ole (author), Groen, Jeroen P. (author)Multi-scale structures, as found in nature (e.g., bone and bamboo), hold the promise of achieving superior performance while being intrinsically lightweight, robust, and multi-functional. Recent years have seen a rapid development in topology optimization approaches for designing multi-scale structures, but the field actually dates back to...review 2021
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Qiu, Xiujiao (author), Chen, J. (author), Ye, G. (author), De Schutter, Geert (author)ASR (alkali-silica reaction) is one of the toughest durability problems in engineering. However, the damage induced by ASR is still fairly unpredictable due to the lack of microstructural information of cement-based materials affected by ASR, while the microstructure determines the global performance. In order to fill this gap, a multiscale...conference paper 2021