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Hermans, Justus (author)<i>A significant problem within the automotive industry and for in-car interfaces in general, is the fact that the in-car user experience becomes obsolete at a much faster pace over time compared to the potential lifespan of the car itself. Moreover, there is also a societal future need for long lasting products in order to have a positive...master thesis 2022
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Kulshreshtha, Y. (author)Building with unfired earth (mud) is an ancient practice that is regaining popularity due to the rising concern about the impact of the construction sector on climate. However, the low image of earthen materials is a major barrier to its acceptance in India, and is caused due to its poor water resistance performance. This research focuses on...doctoral thesis 2022
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Brouwers, Zsa-Zsa (author)The municipality of The Hague is currently redeveloping Binckhorst from industrial area to a high-rise mixed function area. The drastic redevelopment of this area is causing the loss of numerous reuseable materials and buildings. This is worrisome, given the need to improve the sustainability of the building sector. To prevent the destruction in...master thesis 2022
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Sushin, Harikrishnan (author)The main motivation within this thesis is to explore the possibility of increasing the service life of box-beam bridge girders to aid the ambition of the Dutch government to become a circular economy. The construction industry still follows a more or less linear economy system. Many bridges in the Netherlands are approaching the end of their...master thesis 2022
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Rossi, E. (author), Rahul, R. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author), Jonkers, H.M. (author)The possible beneficial impact of self-healing on chloride transport through cracks has been assessed for two bacteria-based self-healing mortar mixtures in comparison with Ordinary Portland cement mortar. Intact self-healing specimens featured lower chloride transport coefficients thanks to a denser microstructure and to the formation of a...journal article 2022
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Gluth, Gregor J.G. (author), Ke, Xinyuan (author), Vollpracht, Anya (author), Weiler, Lia (author), Bernal, Susan A. (author), Dombrowski-Daube, Katja (author), Geddes, Daniel A. (author), Grengg, Cyrill (author), Nedeljković, Marija (author)The current understanding of the carbonation and the prediction of the carbonation rate of alkali-activated concretes is complicated inter alia by the wide range of binder chemistries used and testing conditions adopted. To overcome some of the limitations of individual studies and to identify general correlations between mix design...journal article 2022
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Cai, Yuxin (author), Liu, Qing feng (author), Meng, Zhaozheng (author), Chen, Mengzhu (author), Li, Weihua (author), Šavija, B. (author)High-frequency vibration helps to improve the compactness of concrete, but also causes the settlement of coarse aggregates (CAs) and then affects the durability of hardened concrete. In this paper, a numerical study combining multi-phase CA settlement model and multi-component ionic transport model is performed to understand the influence of...journal article 2022
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Kamat, Ameya (author), Lubelli, B. (author), Schlangen, E. (author)Porous building materials are often subjected to damage due to salt crystallization. In recent years, the addition of crystallization inhibitors in lime-based mortar, has shown promising results in improving durability of this material against salt decay. Lime-based mortars have low mechanical properties and slow setting. They are often replaced...journal article 2022
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Nijemeisland, M. (author), Meteleva-Fischer, Y. (author), Garcia, Santiago J. (author)The most widely accepted test for bond durability analysis in aerospace metal-bonded structures is the bondline corrosion test introduced in the late 90s. Little progress has been made however on non-destructive testing methods that allow determining the bond quality after years of use. Here, a non-destructive method based on dielectric...journal article 2022
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Groot, C.J.W.P. (author), Veiga, Rosario (author), Papayianni, Ioanna (author), van Hees, R.P.J. (author), Secco, Michele (author), Alvarez, José I. (author), Faria, Paulina (author), Stefanidou, Maria (author)For conservation interventions of historic masonry generally lime-based mortars such as pure air lime mortars, lime-pozzolan mortars, natural hydraulic lime mortars and ternary mortars (lime-pozzolan-cement) are used. The main reason is that their hygric and mechanical (strength and ductility) performance are easy to adapt to most existing...journal article 2022
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Bahafid, Sara (author), Hendriks, M.A.N. (author), Jacobsen, Stefan (author), Geiker, Mette (author)We simulate the glue-spall stress due to mechanical interactions between a frozen saline solution (brine-ice composite) and a non-air entrained concrete surface including the impact of the micro-structure of the frozen solution. The presence of brine channels at the ice/concrete interface was found to be a prerequisite to induce stress during...journal article 2022
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Justino de Lima, C.L. (author), Aldinger, Brandon (author), de Haan, Peter (author), Bristogianni, T. (author), Veer, F.A. (author)Among the environmental factors affecting glass weathering are humidity, exposure time, temperature, and the presence of pollutants in the atmosphere. Notwithstanding that the weathering produced depends on numerous factors, the important weathering effect of high humidity may be specifically mitigated by using a good chemical composition for...journal article 2022
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Sherzer, G. Lifshitz (author), Ye, G. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Kovler, K. (author)It has been observed that a trench wall embedded in the soil of the Dead Sea has lost strength and is deteriorating due to brine attack. This phenomenon demonstrates that concrete wall structural stability and durability can be seriously endangered. Yet conventional analysis using macroscopic models is considered an oversimplification, as it...journal article 2022
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Krauklis, Andrey E. (author), Karl, Christian W. (author), Rocha, I.B.C.M. (author), Burlakovs, Juris (author), Ozola-Davidane, Ruta (author), Gagani, Abedin I. (author), Starkova, Olesja (author)Service lifetimes of polymers and polymer composites are impacted by environmental ageing. The validation of new composites and their environmental durability involves costly testing programs, thus calling for more affordable and safe alternatives, and modelling is seen as such an alternative. The state-of-the-art models are systematized in...review 2022
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Starkova, Olesja (author), Gagani, Abedin I. (author), Karl, Christian W. (author), Rocha, I.B.C.M. (author), Burlakovs, Juris (author), Krauklis, Andrey E. (author)Polymers and polymer composites are negatively impacted by environmental ageing, reducing their service lifetimes. The uncertainty of the material interaction with the environment compromises their superior strength and stiffness. Validation of new composite materials and structures often involves lengthy and expensive testing programs....journal article 2022
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Georget, Fabien (author), Wilson, William (author), Soja, Wioletta (author), Zheng, Junjie (author), Scrivener, Karen (author)Quantitative predictions for durability issues are necessary to adapt the formulations of cement blends with novel supplementary cementitious materials. These predictions are usually carried out with reactive transport models which are solved at the macroscopic scale. Upscaling laws are necessary to ensure that effective transport properties...conference paper 2021
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Kunz, Philipp (author), Mechtcherine, Viktor (author)Strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) are high-performance fiber-reinforced composites with promising durability properties due to their considerably enhanced crack control under tensile load conditions. The knowledge of the transport properties of such composites in cracked state are crucial for estimating their durability...conference paper 2021
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Zhuang, Shiyu (author), Wang, Qiang (author)Water absorption is an indicator of other transport properties and even durability of concrete since it provides a dominant invasion mechanism for the penetration of aggressive ions. Relationship between the water absorption and the chloride ion penetration of concrete containing fly ash, slag and silica fume at various water-to-binder ratios is...conference paper 2021
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Krstic, Marija (author), Davalos, Julio F. (author), Rossi, Emanuele (author), Figueiredo, Stefan C. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)Over the last few years, the United States has experienced a shortage of fly ash and slag that consequently created a need for an alternative material that is locally available, sustainable, and provides desirable concrete properties. Recent studies have shown that Ground Glass Pozzolan (GGP) offers favorable attributes as a supplementary...conference paper 2021