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van der Stap, Florian (author)The increasing popularity of offshore wind as a result of the demand for renewable energy, forces the industry to consider the development of wind farms in sub-arctic areas. One of these areas is the Baltic Sea, where the potential for wind energy is very large, but which is also prone to the occurrence of ice. For the design of offshore...master thesis 2022
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Herremans, Bart (author)In this thesis a design optimisation framework was developed, with the aim of reducing the cord usage in TANIQ’s Large Bore Hose product family. To decrease the finite element analysis time, an axisymmetric finite element model was developed using ABAQUS’s rebar method, where the directional cord properties are smeared in hoop direction. The two...master thesis 2020
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Nijgh, M.P. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Pavlovic, M. (author)Composite beams are frequently used because of their competitive combination of a steel beam and a concrete deck. Further optimization of composite beams is possible through use of tapered steel beams. In terms of material reuse, composite structures generally underperform, because of the concrete casted in-situ. The most common shear connector...conference paper 2018
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Turrin, M. (author), Yang, D. (author), D'Aquilio, A. (author), Sileryte, R. (author), Sun, Y (author)The design of sport buildings has great impact on top-sport as well as on recreational sport-activities. It implies challenging tasks in meeting the performance-requirements. This includes the control of factors like daylight/lighting, air flow, thermal conditions, just to name a few. Such factors impact the performance of athletes and are hard...journal article 2016
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Ziegler, L.S. (author)Offshore wind energy faces three important trends: (1) wind farms grow in size, (2) monopiles are installed in deeper water, and (3) cost reduction remains the most important challenge. With wind farm size, the importance of variations in environmental site conditions across the wind farm increases. These site variations, e.g. water depth and...master thesis 2015
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Miranda, F. (author)Access to space is now more important than ever. For the last few years, smaller and smaller satellites are acquiring the capacity to do what was previously only possible with large platforms. Currently, most small countries can build a small satellite, but most cannot afford to launch one by themselves. Air launching rocket vehicles has been...master thesis 2015
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Koenig, R. (author), Treyer, L. (author), Schmitt, G. (author)Based on the description of a conceptual framework for the representation of planning problems on various scales, we introduce an evolutionary design optimization system. This system is exemplified by means of the generation of street networks with locally defined properties for centrality. We show three different scenarios for planning...conference paper 2013
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Makris, M. (author), Gerber, D. (author), Carlson, A. (author), Noble, D. (author)The paper describes the development, testing, and initial findings of a design tool that generates parametrically defined, semi-automatically analyzed, and visualized structural performance of specific truss designs. The prototypical design tool provides structural truss solutions for spans of uniform to non-uniform surface curvatures. Real-time...conference paper 2013
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Schneider, S. (author), Donath, D. (author)The conception of a Generative Model (GM) is an important step when applying optimization methods in architectural design. The variant spectrum generable with a GM determines if an optimal solution for the different demands placed on a design can be found. Using the example of optimizing façades (more specifically window-layouts), it is shown...conference paper 2013
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Vu Xuan, H. (author)In this thesis modeling, analysis, design and measurement of exterior rotor permanent magnet (PM) machines with concentrated windings are dealt with. Special attention is paid to slotting effect. The PM machine is integrated in flywheel and used for small-scale ship application. Analytical model and automated nonlinear transient finite-element...doctoral thesis 2012
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Ashuri, T. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author), Zaayer, M.B. (author), Van Kuik, G.A.M. (author)The purpose of this paper is to integrate the controller design of wind turbines with structure and aerodynamic analysis and use the final product in the design optimization process (DOP) of wind turbines. To do that, the controller design is automated and integrated with an aeroelastic simulation tool. This integrated tool is linked with an...conference paper 2010
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Lau, G.K. (author), Goosen, J.F.L. (author), Duc, T.C. (author), Van Keulen, F. (author)This paper presents an overview of a new type of thermal micro-actuators using thermally expandable polymers with embedded skeletons. Embedding a stiff skeleton enhances the actuation capability of the thermally expandable polymer. Consequently, the skeleton-reinforced polymers feature a large maximum actuation stress (often above 100 MPa) and a...conference paper 2008
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Vervenne, K. (author)The research presented in this thesis deals with gradient-enhanced approximate design optimization. This research has been carried out as part of the ADOPT project (Approximate Design OPTimization), a joint STW project with the Eindhoven University of Technology. In structural optimization, sensitivity analysis is often performed by means of the...doctoral thesis 2005