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Tu, Botao (author), Yang, Xinkui (author), Xu, S. (author), Liang, X. (author), Liu, C. (author), Jiang, Jian (author), Fan, Lulu (author), Tu, Liangliang (author)Using solid waste to replace limestone filler in asphalt concrete can not only reduce the cost of road construction, but also improve the utilization rate of solid waste. In this study, PHC pile waste concrete (PPWC) was innovatively used to replace limestone filler in asphalt mixture and its effect on the physical and rheological properties...journal article 2023
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Sun, Z. (author), Wagasing Arachchige, W.A.A.S. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Erkens, S. (author)In the context of climate change and global warming, the attention on the environmental cost of pavements is increasing. To scientifically quantify the environmental cost of pavements, accurate prediction of rolling resistance and fuel consumption is important. In this paper, a comprehensive review on rolling resistance of asphalt pavements...review 2023
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Rutten, Samuel Benjamin (author), Ojobe, Bukola Lois (author), Hernández Leal, Lucia (author), de Grooth, Joris (author), Roesink, Hendrik D.W. (author), Bartacek, Jan (author), Schmitt, H. (author)Source-separated gray water reclamation using nanofiltration as an advanced post-treatment option has received substantial interest in meeting the growing water demand. During reclamation, membrane integrity is crucial to ensure the water’s safety. This study evaluated several chemical and novel microbial indicators as indirect membrane...journal article 2023
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Eland, E.N. (author), Mehrotra, Shubham (author), Karmakar, S. (author), van Veldhoven, Robert (author), Makinwa, K.A.A. (author)Zoom ADCs combine a coarse SAR ADC with a fine delta-sigma modulator (?SM) to efficiently obtain high energy efficiency and high dynamic range. This makes them well suited for use in various instrumentation and audio applications. However, zoom ADCs also have drawbacks. The use of over-ranging in their fine modulators may limit SNDR, large...book chapter 2023
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Kiene, G. (author), Overwater, R.W.J. (author), Babaie, M. (author), Sebastiano, F. (author)This paper presents a floating inverter amplifier (FIA) that performs high-linearity amplification and sampling while driving a 2<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times$</tex-math> </inline-formula> time-interleaved (TI) SAR ADC, operating from room temperature (RT) down to 4.2 K. The power-efficient FIA...journal article 2023
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Chen, Wei (author), Jiang, Jing (author), Meda, Abdulmelik H. (author), Ibrahim, Mesfin S. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)SiC MOSFET is mainly characterized by the higher electric breakdown field, higher thermal conductivity, and lower switching loss enabling high breakdown voltage, high-temperature operation, and high switching frequency. However, their performances are considerably limited by the high parasitic inductance and poor heat dissipation capabilities...journal article 2023
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Wang, H. (author), Wang, L. Z. (author), Askarinejad, A. (author), Hong, Y. (author), He, B. (author)Piles have been widely used as foundations to resist lateral loads. For the design of a laterally loaded pile, one of the most important inputs is the ultimate soil resistance (p<sub>ult</sub> = K<sub>ult</sub>Dσv<sup>′,whereK</sup>ult is the ultimate lateral soil resistance coefficient, D is the pile diameter, and σv<sup>′</sup> is the...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Jing (author), Chen, Wei (author), Qian, Yichen (author), Meda, Abdulmelik H. (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Considerable advancements in power semiconductor devices have resulted in such devices being increasingly adopted in applications of energy generation, conversion, and transmission. Hence, we proposed a fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) design for 30-V Si-based metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). To achieve...journal article 2023
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Chen, Y. (author), Castro Heredia, L.C. (author), Smit, J.J. (author), Ghaffarian Niasar, M. (author), Ross, Robert (author)Partial discharge (PD) detection is a standardized technique to qualify the insulation condition in power equipment. The main purpose of the article is to evaluate the performance of an extra high-sensitivity adapted giant magneto-resistive (xMR) sensor for non-contacting PD detection. First, compensation and signal conditioning circuits of...journal article 2023
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Olivier, G. (author), Csillag, Fruzsina (author), Christoforidou, A. (author), Tromp, Liesbeth (author), Veltkamp, Martijn (author), Pavlovic, M. (author)Due to the low weight and excellent durability of composite materials, Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) decks mounted on steel superstructures are becoming increasingly common in engineering practice. Bolted joints are generally used to facilitate connections between an FRP deck and steel girders in road bridges. The connections are subjected...journal article 2023
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Konstadinou, M. (author), Herrier, G. (author), Stoutjesdijk, T. (author), Losma, F. (author), Zwanenburg, C. (author), Dobbe, R. (author)This study aimed to assess the suitability of lime treatment for use in dikes in the Netherlands. The effect of this technique on the behavior of a Dutch clay was addressed by comparing the detailed response of lime-treated and natural samples at different lime contents (1.25% and 2.25%) and curing periods. A series of laboratory tests...journal article 2023
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Bristogianni, T. (author)Cast glass has great application potential in the architectural realm, yet, despite its possibilities and attractiveness, designers, engineers and developers are, from an early design stage, hesitant to employ it; the limited available and craft-based manufacturing facilities, the questionable quality of the product, the missing engineering data...doctoral thesis 2022
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Liu, Xinmiao (author)Fatigue is typically a governing limit state for maritime structures, and weld joints are the most critical locations. Various fatigue damage criteria have been developed involving either an intact or cracked geometry parameter, incorporating local or global information. In this thesis, the effective notch stress based total life fatigue damage...master thesis 2022
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van der Zalm, Joost (author)One of the main components used in superconducting quantum chips is the Josephson junction. Currently when fabricating Josephson junctions, the resistance uniformity at wafer-scale is not optimal. It is also known that an annealing process can alter the junction resistance and with it the qubit frequency. However, laser annealing has only shown...master thesis 2022
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ARGYROULIS, KONSTANTINOS (author)Inefficient installation of pile foundations may lead to high risks of material damage, inadequate pile capacity, and time delays that can have significant financial implications to any kind of project, both onshore and offshore. Therefore, there is high demand for a comprehensive driveability analysis that considers key aspects of the...master thesis 2022
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Kramer, Zino (author)This research aims to analyse the non-ohmic resistance of multiple ion-exchange membranes (IEM) in series, for a better understanding of membrane resistances. These membranes can be found in series in energy storage systems such as acid-base flow batteries (ABFB).<br/>The effect of different current densities on the ohmic and non-ohmic...master thesis 2022
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Fieback, M. (author)Resistive random access memory (RRAM) is a promising emerging memory technology that offers dense, non-volatile memories that do not consume any static power. Furthermore, RRAMdevices can be written and read out in nanoseconds, and it is possible to use them to performcomputation-in-memory (CIM). These benefits make this technology a potential...doctoral thesis 2022
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Sewlikar, Parth (author)For the past few decades, the aerospace industry has been actively looking for measures to tackle the problem of localized corrosion of aluminium alloy 2024-T3. One such measure was the use of hexavalent chromium salts as corrosion inhibitors. However, recent studies have reflected the environmental concerns and health impacts associated with...master thesis 2022
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Boon, Casper (author)Wave overtopping, in which a wave washes over the crest of a dike and damages its inner slope, is one of the many mechanisms that is found to be responsible for dike failures. As these dikes are generally covered with grass, insight into the erosion resistance of these grass covers against wave overtopping is desired. To assess the performance...master thesis 2022
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Wang, Sheng (author), Huang, Weidong (author), Liu, X. (author), Lin, P. (author)The influence of sulfur on the chemical, rheological, and aging resistance of terminal blend rubberized bitumen (TBRB) was studied. TB hybrid bitumen (TBHB) was prepared from with different sulfur contents (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 wt%) and TBRB prepared with neat bitumen and crumb rubbers at 20% content. TBHB binders were aged by rolling thin film...journal article 2022