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Andrade Borges, Emilia (author)This thesis addresses the topic of ongoing (excessive) deformations observed in balanced cantilever prestressed concrete bridges all over the world. Many authors attribute this behavior to the time-dependent phenomena of creep and shrinkage. Balanced cantilever bridges are classified as creep-sensitive structures, and for that reason, a detailed...master thesis 2023
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Verhoog, Castor (author)Vibration attenuation in lightly damped blade-like systems such as cantilevers or end-effectors of robot manipulators can be dampened using Active Vibration Control (AVC). Piezoelectric patches in a collocated setup measure and control the bending modes of such a cantilever system using Positive Position Feedback (PPF). Tuning methods for PPF...master thesis 2023
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van der Gugten, Gijs (author)Much research is conducted on the biomechanical properties of cells, particularly in cancer research. Cell stiffness and cell adhesion are two properties often studied, because they are important for the functioning of a cell. To study these properties, atomic force microscopy(AFM) is often used, using nanoindentation for stiffness analysis and...master thesis 2023
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Moens, Tieme (author)Flying drones have been a well-established field of engineering for many years now. With the wave of bio-inspired design came the idea of flapping wing micro air vehicles (FWMAVs). These drones use flapping wings instead of fixed or rotary wings to generate their lift, giving them the potential for agile movement and application in confined...master thesis 2023
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Chandrashekar, A. (author)Most physical phenomena be it mechanical, chemical or biological are inherently nonlinear in nature. In fact, it is the linear phenomenon that is the exception rather than the rule. By harnessing these nonlinearities one can obtain far greater information about the underlying physics and develop more sensitive and efficient devices. This is...doctoral thesis 2022
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Blankespoor, Maarten (author)The processes that take place within cells are complex. Single-cell analysis is a method that is employed to gain further understanding of the working mechanisms on a single-cellular level. The controlled transport of substances through the cell membrane is important for studying the behaviour and responses of single living cells. Femtopipettes...master thesis 2022
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Falcetelli, F. (author), Cristiani, D.L.M. (author), Yue, N. (author), Sbarufatti, Claudio (author), Troiani, Enrico (author), Di Sante, Raffaella (author), Zarouchas, D. (author)Despite the promising application of Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors (DOFS) in monitoring damage in composite structures, their implementation outside academia is still unsatisfactory due to the lack of a systematic approach to assessing their damage detection performance. The existing tool developed for non-destructive evaluation,...journal article 2022
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Moazzami, M. (author), Ayatollahi, Majid R. (author), Akhavan-Safar, Alireza (author), Teixeira De Freitas, S. (author), Poulis, J.A. (author), da Silva, Lucas F.M. (author)The adhesive layer in the adhesive joints can experience different modes of loading. Although the fracture energy of adhesive is generally considered to be a material parameter, it is found to be a function of the joint configuration too. Thus, to accurately simulate the behaviour of bonded joints, it is recommended to obtain the fracture...journal article 2022
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Yang, C. (author), van der Drift, E.W.J.M. (author), French, P.J. (author)Reducing sensor dimension is a good way to increase system sensitivity and response. However the advantages gained must be weighed against other effects which also became significant during the scaling process. In this paper, the scaling effect of cantilever sensors from micrometre to nanometre regimes is reviewed. Changes in the physical...review 2022
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Borghans, Jaap (author)The objective of this research is to design and evaluate a new type of rolling gate for the Western lock (Westsluis) in Terneuzen, for which all sensitive and heavily loaded mechanical parts are both easily accessible and located above water. Having all mechanical parts above water not only makes them easier to inspect and maintain, but it also...master thesis 2021
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van Altena, Pieter (author)Facioscapulohumeral muscle dystrophy (FSHD) is the third most common muscle disease in the world. No cure has been found for FSHD, and current treatments focus on alleviating the symptoms. The disease is caused by a genetic error in 1/1000 - 1/200 of the nuclei in a multinucleated skeletal muscle cell. Studying that specific nucleus, by removing...master thesis 2021
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Bijster, R.J.F. (author)In this thesis a proof-of-principle demonstration is developed that uses the heat flux between a probe and a sample as a proxy for their separation. The proposed architecture uses a probe that consists of a bilayer cantilever with an attached sphere at its free end. The deflection of the cantilever that is caused by the heat input is measured...doctoral thesis 2021
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Mollaie Daryani, Mehdi (author)In connection with growing in applications of nanoparticles in various industrial sectors such as cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, the demand for in-line identification and characterization of nanoparticles suspended in fluids has increased. In addition to that, nanoparticles in general and nanoplastics in particular, can easily contaminate air...master thesis 2021
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Gan, Y. (author), Vandamme, Matthieu (author), Chen, Y. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), van Breugel, K. (author), Šavija, B. (author)This paper presents an experimental investigation on the short-term creep recovery of cement paste at micrometre length scale. Micro-cantilever beams were fabricated and tested with 8 different loading series using the nanoindenter. It is found that cement pastes show high recovery ratios (>80%) even subjected to very high stress levels....journal article 2021
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Gan, Y. (author), Romero Rodriguez, C. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), van Breugel, K. (author), Šavija, B. (author)This study presents an experimental investigation of the rate-dependent mechanical properties of cement paste at the microscale. With the use of a nanoindenter, micro-cantilever beams with the size of 300 μm × 300 μm × 1650 μm were loaded at five different strain rates from around 10<sup>−6</sup>/s to 10<sup>−2</sup>/s until failure. It is...journal article 2021
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Nazeer, N. (author), Groves, R.M. (author)Abstract: Optical fibre sensors and in particular fibre Bragg gratings (FBG) have received a lot of interest for Structural Health Monitoring in different application fields, such as aerospace, pipeline and civil engineering. FBGs are conventionally used to monitor strain and sometimes temperature. In this paper, we propose a new method for...journal article 2021
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Gan, Y. (author), Zhang, Hongzhi (author), Zhang, Y. (author), Xu, Y. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), van Breugel, K. (author), Šavija, B. (author)This study presents an experimental investigation of fatigue properties of cement paste at the microscale. A strong size dependence is found for the flexural fatigue life of the cement paste specimen. Microscopic observations on the fractured surfaces suggest that there is a higher density of nano-scale cracks generated during the fatigue...journal article 2021
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Saleh, M. (author), Tomić, Nataša Z. (author), Marinković, Aleksandar (author), Teixeira De Freitas, S. (author)Two synthesized eco-epoxy components based on TA: (A) glycidyl ether and (B) glycidyl phosphate ester, are used, as a replacement for the Bisphenol A (BPA) based epoxy component, for bonding aluminum (Al) and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP). Their effect on the mode I fracture toughness (GI) is evaluated by Double Cantilever Beam (DCB)...journal article 2021
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Kruik, Melvin (author)Damping vibrations of flexible structures is a subject of importance in several industries, as the aerospace and high-tech industry. Especially when the ratio of damping over weight needs to be high. In literature optimization of this ratio is achieved in several manners, through optimization of individual damping methods, ie. active and passive...master thesis 2020
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Engelsma, Yde (author)Project Orbit is a masterplan to fundamentally change the closed of relationship between the residential area of the Second Avenue and the medical area along the First Avenue in Midtown, New York. The project is comprised of the creation of a public plaza with a subway station and leisure uses; the repurposing of two listed buildings, for...master thesis 2020