Uncertainty Quantification of the Neutronics Model of the U-Battery with Reduced Models

High-fidelity models are computationally intensive to work with in many-query applications, such as the design process of small modular reactors. A reduced order model of the high-fidelity model can still accurately determine the quantities of interest with only a fraction of the computational cost, and thus can potentially solve the...

Nonintrusive reduced order modelling using locally adaptive sparse grids and local basis interpolation

Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification of nuclear reactors requires many expensive high-fidelity simulations. To approximate the dynamics of such a time and parameter dependent system efficiently and effectively, reduced order modelling (ROM) is used. In previous research, a ROM was constructed which used a combination of proper...

Re-Assembling Semarang City: A Strategic Framework for Semarang City, An Exploration of the Local Adaptive Mechanism in Urban Mitigation Planning

Semarang City is located in the northern part of Java Island, Indonesia. As an important port city, Semarang’s urban fabric is closely related to its infrastructure: water and traffic networks. However, since the 1980s, the acceleration of Semarang urban growth has not been supported by proper...

The Humane Metropolis: Towards an Integrated Socio-ecological planning approach in Chennai

Chennai, one of the largest metropolitan cities on the Eastern coast of South India, has seen massive growth over the last few decades, accompanied by a majorly infrastructure-led development that has put economic prosperity over environmental value and social inclusion. The effects of this process have been witnessed during the intense climatic...

Beyond Cleansing: Transitioning towards Socio-Ecological Resilience in the Ganges River Basin through an Adaptive Spatial Planning Model

The capitalistic and economy driven approach towards urbanization in India has led to a great disparity between different socio-cultural groups as well as a huge pressure on the ecological systems. Further, with the changing climate these groups are increasingly vulnerable to hazards. This can be observed even in the Ganges River Basin where...

Tragedy of the Commons?: Local Adaptation to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of sea level rise in San Francisco Bay Area.

Rapid urbanization triggers in short term or long term highly advanced economy but at the same time create sectors of poor/neglected neighborhoods or communities in our urban environment that faces the hardest challenge to response and recover in the face of climate change variables. The administrative responses to a climate disaster are...