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Sigurðsson, Snorri Þór (author)Regular maintenance of civil engineering structures is essential for their safety. Current maintenance regimes involve periodic inspections at regular time intervals. In the time between inspections, there can be a critical development in the structural integrity of a structure, which can be expensive to repair or could even lead to structural...master thesis 2023
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Nagtegaal, M.A. (author)Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a flexible medical imaging technique that facilitates measurement of a wide range of contrasts particularly in soft tissue (e.g. brain and heart). Conventionally, qualitative images are acquired in which certain physical tissue properties are emphasized such as the transverse and longitudinal relaxation times....doctoral thesis 2023
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Kaaks, Ysbrandt (author)Issue:The issue addressed in this research is that due to the transition from a linear to a circular real estate construction sector, the position of demolition contractors in the stakeholder network will change. This will change the relations of demolition contractors with other stakeholders. Research is required on how stakeholders in the...master thesis 2023
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Barbero García, I. (author), Kuschnerus, M. (author), Vos, S.E. (author), Lindenbergh, R.C. (author)Sandy beaches are subject to changes due to multiple factors, that are both natural (e.g. storms) and anthropogenic. Great efforts are being made to monitor these ecosystems and understand their dynamics in order to assure their conservation. The identification of anthropogenic changes and its differentiation from natural ones is an important...journal article 2023
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Chemical fingerprinting of volatile organic compounds from asphalt binder for quantitative detectionChang, Xiwen (author), Long, Yongshuang (author), Wang, C. (author), Xiao, Yue (author)Asphalt material is an irreplaceable material in road construction. However, it releases VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), which do cause pollution to the surrounding environment, during its full life cycle, especially in high-temperature paving stage and summer service time. Asphalt VOCs release mechanism and effective emission reduction...journal article 2023
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Rojas, D. (author), Quintana Gallo, P. (author), Pürgstaller, A. (author), Bianchi, S. (author), Ciurlanti, J. (author), Pampanin, S. (author), Bergmeister, K. (author)This article presents a numerical study on the influence of the anchorage shear hysteresis on the seismic response of nonstructural components (NSC) connected to multi-storey reinforced concrete (RC) buildings, and of the anchorage itself. To cover a variety of different types of shear hysteresis shapes, this contribution considered the...journal article 2023
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Schürmann, Femke (author)The integration of large-scale battery storage systems can aid the transition to renewable energy and stabilize energy systems for optimization. However, batteries can be cost-prohibitive and unprofitable, highlighting the need for a more comprehensive understanding and modelling of battery degradation. Battery degradation prediction models play...master thesis 2023
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Liu, Minne (author), Ibrahim, Mesfin S. (author), Wen, Minzhen (author), Li, Sheng (author), Wang, An (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Spectral power distribution (SPD) is the radiation power intensity at different wavelengths, containing the most basic photometric and colorimetric performance of the illuminant, which is able to predict the lifetime of LEDs. This paper proposes an SPD model assisted by machine learning algorithms to detect the early failure of white LEDs. The...conference paper 2023
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D’Amore, Simone (author), Bianchi, S. (author), Ciurlanti, Jonathan (author), Pampanin, Stefano (author)In the last decades, recent earthquakes have further highlighted the high vulnerability of non-structural components. Post-earthquake damage due to building envelope, equipment and building contents can lead to substantial economic losses in terms of repair costs and daily activity interruption (downtime). Moreover, non-structural damage can...journal article 2023
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Frantzen, Paco (author)Global climate change affects mountain regions such as the European Alps. Consequently, glacier extents decrease, and proglacial areas, the areas that recently lost their ice cover, increase in size. These proglacial areas are subject to a high frequency and magnitude of geomorphological activity and act as a sediment source for downstream...master thesis 2022
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Denarié, Pierre-Antoine (author)Blind Source Separation (BSS), the separation of latent source components from observed mixtures, is relevant to many fields of expertise such as neuro-imaging, economics and machine learning. Reliable estimates of the sources can be obtained through diagonalization of the cumulant tensor, i.e., a fourth-order symmetric multi-linear array...master thesis 2022
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Ramdin, Shiv (author)Engine maintenance needs to be planned timely and strategically. This can only be done if the health of the engine can be predicted, which requires an accurate engine performance model. Developing such a model is becoming increasingly challenging, due to the reduced number of sensors in modern gas turbines. Besides this, a lot of data is...master thesis 2022
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Savelberg, Lotte (author)Global climate change has results in a higher frequency of extreme disaster events and is therefore a serious challenge in disaster impact management. Disaster risk is composed of several components, such as vulnerability, susceptibility, exposure and the probability of occurence and intensity of a hazard. Vulnerability has become a topical...master thesis 2022
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Kaak, Riis (author)Acetabular component revision surgery in people with severe acetabular bone defect is challenging and associated with higher failure rates compared to primary total hip arthroplasty. This MSc Thesis project aimed to assess the static strength of a novel custom triflange acetabular component (CTAC) by experimental testing and finite element (FE)...master thesis 2022
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RIZOPOULOU, EVANGELIA (author)Precast concrete appears to be promising in dealing with delays in housing construction, yet long lead times are apparent in this industry. Lead time refers to the time that elapses between placing and receiving an order. The construction company Janssen de Jong recognizes the problem of sub-components’ long lead times in precast concrete house...master thesis 2022
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Kaminski, Jonas (author)The demand for environmentally friendly aviation has increased the interest in alternative concepts, such as hybrid-electric propulsion systems. A novel conceptual hybrid-electric sizing methodology was devised, which provides a detailed engine performance prediction and an accurate sizing of the powertrain components. The performance prediction...master thesis 2022
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Wijnands, Ruben (author)In recent years, the increase in brain research led to the development of large-scale brain imaging techniques. With large-scale brain imaging techniques, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), functional connectivity analyses have shown altered connectivity patterns in humans and mice with neurobiological disorders, such as...master thesis 2022
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Willard, Tijmen (author)The water quality of the Brantas river in Indonesia is of concern to several agencies on East Java. These agencies all measure its water quality in their own way in terms of locations, rhythms and parameters. The goal of this thesis is to find out if these agencies measure the same and if not, how these measurements differ. From these...master thesis 2022
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Hoogervorst, Chris (author)This thesis analyses the importance and application of considering multiple coexisting wave trains in sediment transport predictions.<br/><br/>The wave trains at offshore and nearshore locations are analyzed by wave spectral partitions (Portilla at el., 2009). The temporal variability of consistently occurring wave trains can be analyzed through...master thesis 2022
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moutou, danai (author)This study intended to combine façade energy renovation strategies with circular design to improve energy performance and overall sustainability and circularity of the existing building stock. BIM technology can facilitate energy renovation projects by following circular design principles. A BIM library can offer most of the benefits of...master thesis 2022