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Losch, M.S. (author), Heintz, J.D. (author), Edström, Erik (author), Terander, Adrian Elmi (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Hendriks, B.H.W. (author)Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS) can provide tissue feedback for pedicle screw placement in spine surgery, yet the integration of fiber optics into the tip of the pedicle probe, a device used to pierce through bone, is challenging, since the optical probing depth and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) are affected negatively compared to those of...journal article 2024
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Alhaddad, S.M.S. (author), Elerian, M.F.A.I. (author)Turbidity currents have extensively been explored in quiescent environments. However, during several underwater activities (e.g., dredging and deep sea mining), generated turbidity currents could travel in opposite directions and interact with each other, which could largely influence their hydrodynamics and sediment transport capacity....journal article 2024
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Alhaddad, S.M.S. (author), Weij, Dave (author), van Rhee, C. (author), Keetels, G.H. (author)As a result of the dilation of soil matrix, dense submarine sand slopes can temporarily be steeper than the natural angle of repose. These slopes gradually fail by the detachment of individual grains and intermittent collapses of small coherent sand wedges. The key question is whether steep disturbances in a submarine slope grow in size ...journal article 2023
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Mauro, F. (author), Conti, Fabien (author), Vassalos, Dracos (author)Real-time assessment of flooding risk associated with the collision between two ships, requires a fast estimation of damage dimensions and associated survivability. The state-of-the-art frameworks for risk assessment on passenger ships do not consider a direct evaluation of damages through crash simulations but refer to probabilistic...journal article 2023
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Wang, Te (author), Li, Zongkun (author), Ge, W. (author), zhang, Z.H. (author), Zhang, Yadong (author), Sun, Heqiang (author), Jiao, Yutie (author)Compared with a single reservoir, the risk in cascade reservoirs has the transmission and superposition effect, which increases the complexity of its risk consequence assessment. In view of this problem, the direct consequence (DC) and potential consequence (PC) were defined as two parts of the dam breach risk consequence of cascade reservoirs....journal article 2023
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Montellà, E. P. (author), Chauchat, J. (author), Bonamy, C. (author), Weij, D. (author), Keetels, G.H. (author), Hsu, T. J. (author)In submerged sandy slopes, soil is frequently eroded as a combination of two main mechanisms: breaching, which refers to the retrogressive failure of a steep slope forming a turbidity current, and instantaneous sliding wedges, known as shear failure, that also contribute to shape the morphology of the soil deposit. Although there are several...journal article 2023
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Mauro, F. (author), Vassalos, Dracos (author), Paterson, Donald (author), Boulougouris, Evangelos (author)A more contemporary damaged stability assessment of a passenger ship can be addressed with a non-zonal approach, assessing multiple damage types and environmental conditions and employing dynamic analysis for ship survivability. This direct method necessitates the generation and simulation of many damage scenarios. However, the probabilistic...journal article 2022
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Ge, Wei (author), Jiao, Yutie (author), Wu, Meimei (author), Li, Zongkun (author), Wang, Te (author), Li, Wei (author), Zhang, Yadong (author), Gao, Weixing (author), van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M. (author)Dam breaches often have catastrophic consequences in downstream areas. Hydrodynamic factors and the evacuation potential of the population at risk (PAR) have significant impacts on the loss of life (LOL) caused by dam breaches. However, the existing comprehensive evaluation models have not conducted in-depth research on the evacuation...journal article 2022
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Schoutens, Ken (author), Stoorvogel, Marte (author), van den Berg, M. (author), van den Hoven, Kim (author), Bouma, Tjeerd J. (author), Aarninkhof, S.G.J. (author), Herman, P.M.J. (author), van Loon-Steensma, Jantsje M. (author), Meire, Patrick (author)Nature-based strategies, such as wave attenuation by tidal marshes, are increasingly proposed as a complement to mitigate the risks of failure of engineered flood defense structures such as levees. However, recent analysis of historic coastal storms revealed smaller dike breach dimensions if there were natural, high tidal marshes in front of...journal article 2022
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Wang, Te (author), Li, Zongkun (author), Ge, W. (author), Zhang, Yadong (author), Jiao, Yutie (author), Zhang, Hua (author), Sun, Heqiang (author), van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M. (author)Risk assessment of cascade reservoir dams is not only the key to ensure the safety of the basin, but also the objective requirement of dam risk management. Based on the development status of cascade reservoirs in China, the complexity of dam risk management of cascade reservoirs compared with a single reservoir was analyzed. By reviewing the...journal article 2022
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Swamy, A. (author)The intraoperative guidance and placement of spinal screws is a complex procedure. High technical expertise is required fromthe surgeons in order to achieve adequate fixation and ensure patient safety by preventing vascular and neurological injuries. The conventional screw placement techniques face several challenges. Surgeons heavily rely on...doctoral thesis 2021
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Alhaddad, S.M.S. (author)Underwater slope failure is a common problem in the fields of geotechnical, dredging and hydraulic engineering, posing a major risk to submerged infrastructure and flood defences along coasts, rivers, and lakes. The term ‘flow slide’ refers to a specific, complex failure mechanism of underwater slopes, which occurs when a substantial amount of...doctoral thesis 2021
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Bisogni, F. (author)In response to evolving cybersecurity challenges, global spending on information security has grown steadily, and could eventually reach a level that is inefficient and unaffordable. A better understanding of new socio-technical-economic complexities around information security is urgently needed, which requires both reconsideration of...doctoral thesis 2020
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Weij, D. (author)Breaching is an important production mechanism for stationary suction dredgers. It is a process occurring in submerged sandy slopes, which mostly occurs in dense sandy soils with a low permeability. The process is initiated by the formation of a slope under water, whose angle is steeper than the internal friction angle, called the breach face....doctoral thesis 2020
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Alhaddad, S.M.S. (author), de Wit, Lynyrd (author), Labeur, R.J. (author), Uijttewaal, W.S.J. (author)Breaching flow slides result in a turbidity current running over and directly interacting with the eroding, submarine slope surface, thereby promoting further sediment erosion. The investigation and understanding of this current are crucial, as it is the main parameter influencing the failure evolution and fate of sediment during the breaching...journal article 2020
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Alhaddad, S.M.S. (author), Labeur, R.J. (author), Uijttewaal, W.S.J. (author)Breaching flow slides are accompanied by the generation of turbidity currents. Measurements of these currents are critical for understanding the interaction between the turbidity current and the slope surface, as well as for the validation of numerical models. However, there are insufficient data available detailing the velocity distribution or...journal article 2020
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Li, Wei (author), Li, Zong Kun (author), Ge, W. (author), Zhang, Hexiang (author)The environmental impact of dam breach has the features of complexity and uncertainty. There is a lack of systematic and comprehensive research on the environmental impact of dam breach in China. Considering such fuzziness of environment evaluation and the lack of precise data, this work chooses the method of multi-index comprehensive...journal article 2020
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Bisogni, F. (author), Asghari, H. (author)This article investigates the relationship between data breaches and identity theft, including the impact of Data Breach Notification Laws (DBNL) on these incidents (using empirical data and Bayesian modeling). We collected incident data on breaches and identity thefts over a 13-year timespan (2005–2017) in the United States. Our analysis shows...journal article 2020
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van Damme, M. (author)An accurate prediction of the breach widening rate after the onset of a levee failure is essential for flood risk assessments. Current state-of-the-art analytical breach growth relations are empirical in nature. The large variety in loading conditions, levee design, and levee construction material, combined with the limited amount of accurate...journal article 2020
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Alhaddad, S.M.S. (author), Labeur, R.J. (author), Uijttewaal, W.S.J. (author)This paper starts with surveying the state-of-the-art knowledge of breaching flow slides, with an emphasis on the relevant fluid mechanics. The governing physical processes of breaching flow slides are explained. The paper highlights the important roles of the associated turbidity current and the frequent surficial slides in increasing the...journal article 2020