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Philippo, Thijs (author)Solar and wind will displace fossil fuels as the main source of energy in a net-zero world. However, renewable energy sources provide intermittent power, hence an energy carrier that enables the balancing of demand and supply is needed. Here green hydrogen comes in place. <br/>In addition, the demand for green hydrogen is expected to rise in the...master thesis 2023
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Grecco Mattos, Cristhy (author)Fashion is technological, since the first clothing worn by early humans, the garments have been developed radically to become efficient and comfortable (quick dry, highly warm, extremely light) to match weatherability.<br/>Up until the last decade, fiber technology and materials science was limited to specialists. Since then, textile and...master thesis 2023
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Couwenberg, Ruben (author)The Internet of Things (IoT) consists out of billions of devices. This vast size magnifies the security and efficiency challenges the IoT faces. Blockchain (BC) features like decentralisation, immutability and smart contracts can negate these IoT challenges. <br/>In this paper we discuss how BC based solutions can significantly increase the...bachelor thesis 2023
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Janssen, Jeroen (author)The Internet of Things (IoT) is producing significant amounts of data. Protecting this data from adversaries is therefore a prominent field of research. This paper conducts a review of the current state-of-the-art in the field of IoT integrated with Blockchain (BC) and Machine Learning (ML). The review focuses on the use of privacy and...bachelor thesis 2023
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Baldew, Menouschka (author)On a general level, the Dutch government wants to have a fully circular economy by 2050 by reducing the use of primary materials and carbon dioxide emissions. As the consideration and integration of concepts such as sustainability and circular economy are becoming increasingly popular in the civil engineering sector, it might be time to re...master thesis 2023
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Loods, Marron (author)The built environment is responsible for a substantial amount of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. To improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impacts, buildings can be renovated or replaced with more energy-efficient alternatives. Although new buildings often cause less environmental impacts from operating energy use, the...master thesis 2023
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Wang, Xia (author), Yuan, Jiachen (author), You, K. (author), Ma, Xianrui (author), Li, Zhaoji (author)The International Energy Agency (IEA) emphasizes that using real building energy use data (RBEUD) to reflect the actual condition of buildings and inform policy-making is the most effective way to reduce buildings’ carbon emissions. However, based on IEA’s evaluation, regional and national building stock data are limited and lacking. Especially...journal article 2023
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Liu, Z. (author), Baluchová, S. (author), Frota Sartori, A. (author), Li, Z. (author), Gonzalez Garcia, Y. (author), Schreck, Matthias (author), Buijnsters, J.G. (author)In this work, three distinct heteroepitaxial single-crystal boron-doped diamond (SC-BDD) electrodes were fabricated and subjected to detailed surface analysis and electrochemical characterization. Specifically, the heteroepitaxy approach allowed to synthesize large-area (1 cm<sup>2</sup>) and heavily-doped (100)-oriented SC-BDD electrodes....journal article 2023
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Ciurlanti, J. (author), Bianchi, S. (author), Pampanin, Stefano (author)The severe socio-economic impact of recent earthquakes has represented a tough reality check, further confirming the mismatch between society expectations and reality of seismic performance of modern buildings. Life-safety code-compliant design criteria are not enough when dealing with new structures. To raise the bar in terms of structural...journal article 2023
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Nikghadam, S. (author), Vanga, R. (author), Rezaei, J. (author), Tavasszy, Lorant (author)Cooperation between vessel service providers can improve the performance of ports. However, the potential impact of such cooperation has not yet been quantitatively addressed in the literature. We present an assessment using a port simulation model where the exchange of information has been made explicit. Cooperation is modelled as information...journal article 2023
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Schouten, A.M. (author), Flipse, S.M. (author), van Nieuwenhuizen, Kim E. (author), Jansen, F.W. (author), van der Eijk, A.C. (author), van den Dobbelsteen, J.J. (author)Literature proposes numerous initiatives for optimization of the Operating Room (OR). Despite multiple suggested strategies for the optimization of workflow on the OR, its patients and (medical) staff, no uniform description of ‘optimization’ has been adopted. This makes it difficult to evaluate the proposed optimization strategies. In...review 2023
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Harb, Elias (author), Maalouf, Chadi (author), Bliard, Christoph (author), Tenpierik, M.J. (author), Lachi, Mohammed (author), Bogard, F. (author), Polidori, Guillaume (author)This paper aims to study the thermal performance at wall scale of hollowed bricks made of starch/beet-pulp bio-composites identified as a potent solution for the development of sustainable, non-load bearing, insulation materials to be used in the construction sector. Numerical studies on thermal resistance using the COMSOL software were...journal article 2023
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Matos, Ana Mafalda (author), Granja, José (author), Nunes, Sandra (author), Barroso-Aguiar, José L. (author), Azenha, Miguel (author)The current work provides an integrated analysis of autogenous shrinkage, isothermal calorimetry, and modulus of elasticity measurement through ambient response method (EMM-ARM), to characterise the hardening behaviour of a non-proprietary and more eco-friendly ultra-high performance fibre reinforced cementitious composite (UHPFRC)....journal article 2023
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Tsitsilonis, Konstantinos Marios (author), Theotokatos, Gerasimos (author), Patil, Chaitanya (author), Coraddu, A. (author)The advancements in digital twins when combined with the use of the machine learning tools can facilitate the effective health assessment and diagnostics of safety critical systems. This study aims at developing a framework to address the health assessment of marine engines utilising digital twins based on first-principles. This framework...journal article 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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Lv, Maolong (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author), Cao, Jinde (author), Baldi, S. (author)Practical tracking results have been reported in the literature for high-order odd-rational-power nonlinear dynamics (a chain of integrators whose power is the ratio of odd integers). Asymptotic tracking remains an open problem for such dynamics. This note gives a positive answer to this problem in the framework of prescribed performance...journal article 2023
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Huisman, Kees Theo (author), Franco-Clavijo, Natalia (author), Vrouwenvelder, J.S. (author), Blankert, Bastiaan (author)In this study, a biofouling index based on the relative pressure drop is presented to quantitatively evaluate the amount of fouling in spacer-filled membrane filtration channels. The biofouling index was defined as the inverse of the time to reach a relative pressure drop of 100% and can be interpreted as a fouling rate or cleaning frequency....journal article 2023
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Saccher, M. (author), Kawasaki, S. (author), Klootwijk, Johan (author), van Schaijk, Rob (author), Dekker, R. (author)Recently, the applications of ultrasound transducers expanded from high-end diagnostic tools to point of care diagnostic devices and wireless power receivers for implantable devices. These new applications additionally require that the transducer technology must comply to biocompatibility and manufacturing scalability. In this respect,...journal article 2023
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Singh, Avishreshth (author), Sampath, Prasanna Venkatesh (author), Biligiri, Krishna Prapoorna (author)Pervious concrete pavements (PCP) have been successfully constructed in low-to-medium volume roads attributed to their sustainability benefits. Several studies have investigated the hydrological performance of PCPs, but limited attention has been given to the structural and environmental aspects. Thus, the objective of this study was to...journal article 2023
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Shang, Y. (author), Nogal Macho, M. (author), Teixeira, Rui (author), Wolfert, A.R.M. (author)Transition zones such as level crossing and bridge approaches are critical links in railway networks due to higher degradation rates and maintenance needs. In this context, parametric optimization has been applied to improve the design in transition zones; however, it requires a more computationally efficient tool to support repetitive...journal article 2023