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van Exter, Pieter (author)Limiting global temperature increase by 1.5 ̊C rather than 2 ̊C reduces the impacts of climate change significantly (Knutti et al., 2015; Schleussner et al., 2016). It requires a rigorous transition of the global energy system in a very short time span. Though, the published energy scenarios that focus on 1.5 ̊C are limited (Peters, 2016). In...master thesis 2017
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Kouyoumdjian, Aimée (author)The notion of citizenship has been a subject for many socialists such as T. H. Marshall as it is a broad notion and enhances many aspects. Some connections have be found and discussed in the Post- Modernism period, between the values defended by citizenship and educational architecture. Although this relation has been explained generally but has...master thesis 2017
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Yacoub, A. (author), Djerbi Tegguer, A. (author), Fen-chong, T. (author)This paper investigates the water content of pre-saturated recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) that has a diameter of 1-4 mm called recycled sand (RS), in order to determine the degree of saturation of the RS. It also puts forward the effects of the saturation state of the RS on the mechanical properties. For this matter, experiments were...conference paper 2017
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de Freitas Dias, Miguel (author)This dissertation addresses Thrust Vector Control (TVC) design techniques for small launch vehicles with bounded roll rate. The first contribution of this dissertation is the development of a 6 Degree of Freedom (DoF) nonlinear model that serves as a tool for flight control system design. The nonlinear model is then trimmed and linearized, for a...master thesis 2017
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Bierbaum, S. (author)Myoelectric as well as body-powered hand prostheses, the two commercially available prosthetic control types, have both their specific advantages. Advanced myoelectric prostheses for example have the characteristic of facilitating multiple degrees of freedom due to grip type variation and/or wrist movements. Compared to prosthetic devices with...master thesis 2017
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Horeman, T. (author), Kment, Christoph (author), Kerkhoffs, Gino M.M.J. (author), Tuijthof, G.J.M. (author)The goal of this study was to determine the preferred handle design for two degrees of freedom steerable arthroscopic cutter by performing a two-step development approach. The expected usefulness and usability of control components of three entirely different handles were defined by an on-line survey with 101 students and the actual control...journal article 2017
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Erdős, Péter L. (author), Hartke, Stephen G. (author), van Iersel, L.J.J. (author), Miklós, István (author)In 2008 Amanatidis, Green and Mihail introduced the Joint Degree Matrix (JDM) model to capture the fundamental difference in assortativity of networks in nature studied by the physical and life sciences and social networks studied in the social sciences. In 2014 Czabarka proposed a direct generalization of the JDM model, the Partition...journal article 2017
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Wang, X. (author), Dubbeldam, J.L.A. (author), Van Mieghem, P.F.A. (author)Kemeny's constant and its relation to the effective graph resistance has been established for regular graphs by Palacios et al. [1]. Based on the Moore–Penrose pseudo-inverse of the Laplacian matrix, we derive a new closed-form formula and deduce upper and lower bounds for the Kemeny constant. Furthermore, we generalize the relation between...journal article 2017
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Systematic research on compucrete can shed light on some controversial issues in concrete technologyLi, K. (author), Stroeven, P. (author)Realistically simulating fresh and hardening cementitious materials renders possible understanding controversial issues existing in the field of concrete technology. The experimental studies on the impact of the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) on permeability of concrete reveal two controversial results. The first involves the concept of...review 2017
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Ferretti, D.L. (author)In this research the translation of non-uniform load distributions to equivalent uniform load distributions has been investigated. The equivalent uniform load can be used as input for a single degree of freedom model to compute vulnerability analyses in which hundreds of scenarios need to be analysed.master thesis 2016
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Puylaert, S.A.A. (author)Double degree thesis: Part A: Civil Engineering Part B: Science Communication The first forms of automated vehicles (level 1 and 2) are already available at dealers, and next levels are being developed at this moment (level 3 and up). Literature indicates two development paths for automated vehicles: an autonomous and a cooperative path....master thesis 2016
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Puylaert, S.A.A. (author)Double degree thesis: Part A: Civil Engineering Part B: Science Communication The first forms of automated vehicles (level 1 and 2) are already available at dealers, and next levels are being developed at this moment (level 3 and up). Literature indicates two development paths for automated vehicles: an autonomous and a cooperative path....master thesis 2016
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Li, K. (author), Stroeven, P. (author), Stroeven, M. (author), Sluys, L.J. (author)Permeability of virtual cement seems to exceed experimental data by several orders of magnitude. The differences may actually not be that dramatic, since experimental samples are in practice not always fully saturated as generally assumed. This paper demonstrates that this has enormous effects on permeability. A numerical study is conducted on...conference paper 2015
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Broere, A. (author)The protection of breakwater structures is in this research considered. The design of rubble mound concrete armour layers for breakwaters can be divided in a single layer system and a double layer system. The single layer system is nowadays mostly applied because of the high interlocking, high stability of the structure, reduction of concrete...master thesis 2015
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Zhang, Y. (author), Ye, G. (author)Due to environmental (low CO2 emission) and economic benefit, supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) have been widely used in reinforced concrete structures. However, the question from engineering practice is to which extend these blended mixtures do meet the future durability criteria. Chloride ingression is nowadays considered as the main...conference paper 2015
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Cafe, M. (author)This MSc research project is a feasibility study to explore the possibilities of using ferrofluid bearings in high precision, low load applications. Ferrofluids are fluids containing suspended ferromagnetic particles, which are influenced by magnetic fields due to their ferromagnetic properties. In similarity to for example iron powder, a...master thesis 2014
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Dunning, A.G. (author)This paper presents the first zero stiffness six degrees of freedom (DoF) compliant precision stage. To deal with problems like backlash, friction and lubrication for performing ultra-precise positioning in a vacuum environment, a novel compliant structure is proposed. All six degrees of freedom are statically balanced (i.e. near zero stiffness)...master thesis 2011
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