Two of a kind: The social-physical dynamics of neighborhood renewal

Workshop 1. Session 1.1: Poverty and identity. Abstract: My PhD research focuses on the effects of different social-physical interventions in urban renewal programs. Are residents better of in restructured neighborhoods or do problems of deprivation remain? Moreover, how are successful transformations achieved and which interventions are less...

Optimal design of variable-stiffness fiber-reinforced composites using cellular automata

Growing number of applications of composites materials in aerospace and naval structures along with advancements in manufacturing technologies demand continuous innovations in design of composite structures. In the traditional design of composite laminates, fiber orientation angles are constant for each layer and are usually limited to 0, 90,...

Design of revetments

The use of revetments, such as riprap, blocks and block mats, various mattresses, and asphalt in civil engineering practice is very common. The granular filters, and more recently the geotextiles, are more or less standard components of the revetment structure (PIANC, 1987,1992). Within the scope of the research on the stability of open slope...

Influence of the density of placement on the stability of armour layers on breakwaters

Studies on the stability of the amour layer (d’Angremond et. al. [1999] revealed the importance of density of placement. The current research focuses on the influence of the density of placement on the stability of cubes in a double armour layer and tetrapods and rocks in a single armour layer. The experiments were performed in the Laboratory of...

Inklemeffecten bij steenzettingen: Een steenzetting als buigligger

De laatste jaren zijn er verscheidene rapporten verschenen met als onderwerp de sterkte van dijkbekledingen. Vaak was de conclusie dat de steenzettingen op de Nederlandse dijken een grotere sterkte hebben dan waarop zij ontworpen zijn. In dit rapport is een dijkbekleding gemodelleerd als een buigligger met als doel te verifieren of de eerder...

Inklemeffecten bij steenzettingen op dijken: Eindige-elementenstudie naar geometrisch- en fysisch niet-lineair gedrag van blokkenmodellen

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