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Taumaturgo Mororo, L.A. (author)Developing accurate and robust numerical approaches that are capable of modeling fracture in solids has been a challenging undertaking in the computational mechanics community for decades. Models based on a continuous formulation or on a discontinuous one have been proposed by numerous authors, expanding upon abilities and disadvantages of these...doctoral thesis 2023
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Kafedjian, Ivana (author)Overpollution with plastic waste is becoming a leading concern globally, but even more so at island destinations popular among tourists. Tourists generate 3 times more waste than local residents, overuse local resources, and often lead to a change of the identity of the location (the so-called “disneyfication”). This project combines the topics...master thesis 2023
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Ikink, Cecile (author), Samulionytė, Greta (author), So, Yoshi (author), Zhao, Yuwei (author), Jin, Yuzhou (author)Plastic is one of the most visibly polluting elements in our environment. From big plastic accumulation zones at sea to microplastic entering our everyday drinking water, plastic is becoming a more evident pollutant every day, which is damaging ecosystems, marine life and human health.<br/>This paper will envision a possible solution for plastic...student report 2023
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van der Starre, Thom (author)Hall spars, a leading innovator in the composite mast-building industry with a long history of successful projects, provided a challenge which is the inspiration of this thesis. This thesis aims to contribute to the challenge: Joining techniques for the internal bonding of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer components into carbon fibre-reinforced...master thesis 2023
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Atreya, V. (author)Dual-phase (DP) steels are an important class of advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) and constitute a major share of steels for the automotive industry. A microstructure consisting of hard martensite embedded in a soft ferritic matrix gives them a good combination of strength and ductility. The martensite formation in the microstructure from...doctoral thesis 2023
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Bias, Nikos (author)The global temperature rise has pushed governments more into finding ways to reduce CO2 emissions, by increasing the use of renewable fuels. Lignocellulosic biomass (wood, forest residues, agricultural residues) is a renewable fuel that has still not been utilized to its full potential. That is because it lacks properties such as homogeneity,...master thesis 2023
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Nedelchev, Hari (author)Recycled aggregate concrete is emphasized more and more nowadays due to its importance towards the construction industry and general welfare of our planet. Being such a significant feature with regard to universal sustainable development, every aspect of its properties should be evaluated, examined and optimized so that there is a well-known,...master thesis 2023
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Bussemakers, Raúl (author)The production of plastic materials has experienced incredible growth over the past decades. Polyethylene constitutes the largest part (25%) of plastic production, finding its application mostly as film in industrial and food packaging and agricultural use. However, since packaging materials are getting increasingly complex, polyethylene waste...master thesis 2023
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Bayraktaroglu, H. (author), Hicks, M.A. (author), Korff, M. (author), Galavi, Vahid (author)Experimental studies show that initial fabric and its evolution under different stress paths highly influence soil behaviour. Even though different sample preparation methods create different inherent anisotropies and cause different material responses, the same initial fabric structure under different stress paths also results in different...journal article 2023
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Wong, W.J. (author), Walters, C.L. (author)High-strength steel beams are known to have less plastic rotation capacity than beams with lower yield strengths. This has been related to the decreased strain-hardening ability of high-strength steels, and various rules and standards for steel structures stipulate maximum limits on the allowable yield-to-tensile strength ratio ((Formula...journal article 2023
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Ritzen, L. (author), Sprecher, B. (author), Bakker, C.A. (author), Balkenende, A.R. (author)Bio-based plastics are attracting increasing attention due to their perceived sustainability and circularity. While enabling circularity by using renewable feedstocks, they still contribute to plastic pollution. Furthermore, their rapidly growing market will cause bio-based plastics to constitute significant fractions of plastic waste,...review 2023
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Jia, T. (author), Vallendar, A.J. (author), de Vries, Rinze (author), Kapelan, Z. (author), Taormina, R. (author)Supervised Deep Learning (DL) methods have shown promise in monitoring the floating litter in rivers and urban canals but further advancements are hard to obtain due to the limited availability of relevant labeled data. To address this challenge, researchers often utilize techniques such as transfer learning (TL) and data augmentation (DA)....journal article 2023
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Hendrikse, Hans C. (author), El Khallabi, Hamza (author), Hartog, Thomas (author), Varveri, Aikaterini (author), Tolboom, Anthon (author)The concept of a circular economy, where waste materials are transformed into valuable resources, is gaining increasing attention. However, many waste streams are difficult to recycle due to their mixed composition and broad molecular distribution. This paper explores the potential of repurposing mixed materials, specifically focusing on...journal article 2023
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Pacheco-López, Adrián (author), Gómez-Reyes, Edward (author), Graells, Moisés (author), Espuña, Antonio (author), Somoza Tornos, A. (author)The need to transform economic models to implement a circular use of resources is crucial due to the current waste accumulation crisis. New waste-to-resource alternatives are constantly emerging to close material loops; therefore, tools are needed to identify the best synergies to upcycle waste. An approach has been developed to identify and...journal article 2023
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Kolganov, A.A. (author), Avadakkam, S.A. (author), Pidko, E.A. (author)Rational plastic recycling is critical for addressing the environmental challenges associated with plastic waste. Among the various recycling methods, chemical recycling, particularly via homogeneous catalysis, holds promise for converting plastic waste into valuable products. Post-consumer polymer wastes could present a challenge for...journal article 2023
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Boeve, M.N. (author), de Waal, I.M. (author)Since the 1950s, billions of tons of primary plastic waste have been generated around the globe to date. Instead of the current linear make-use-dispose plastic economy, a circular plastics economy is said to be able to reduce plastic pollution in the environment. Recently, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a resolution to forge a...journal article 2023
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Zhang, H. (author), Jin, Zuquan (author), Jiang, Nengdong (author), Ge, Zhi (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Ling, Yifeng (author), Šavija, B. (author), Wang, Zheng (author)The classically lattice model assumes the local elements behave elastic brittle, neglecting the ductility of the mortar matrix. This leads to the simulated load⁃displacement response more brittle than the realistic. To solve the aforementioned issue, a piece⁃wise approach was introduced to describe the elastic⁃plastic constitutive relation of...journal article 2023
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Kumar Ashish, Prabin (author), Sreeram, Anand (author), Xu, Xiong (author), Chandrasekar, Pavan (author), Jagadeesh, A. (author), Adwani, Dheeraj (author), Kumar Padhan, Rabindra (author)The widespread production and consumption of plastics is a pressing global issue that requires multifaceted approaches and solutions. In terms of recycling, one of the ways to repurpose waste plastics in the construction industry would be to utilize them for asphalt pavement-related applications. Although this approach can potentially provide...review 2023
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Kingma, E. (author), Diepeveen, E.T. (author), Iñigo de la Cruz, L.M. (author), Laan, L. (author)The ability of cells to translate different extracellular cues into different intracellular responses is vital for their survival in unpredictable environments. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, cell polarity is modulated in response to environmental signals which allows cells to adopt varying morphologies in different external conditions. The...journal article 2023
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Bithas, Kostas (author), Latinopoulos, Dionysis (author), Mentis, Charalampos (author), Chatzivasileiadis, T. (author)The present study attempts to evaluate an allegedly promising instrument of environmental policy: public information campaigns for raising awareness, as reflected by enhanced environmental preferences. We evaluate an intensive campaign addressing plastic pollution in a coastal and marine environment, an issue of high environmental importance...journal article 2023