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Iuorio, Luca (author), Wüthrich, D. (author), Teng, Djimin (author), Hooimeijer, F.L. (author)Coastal dikes have been built for millennia to protect inhabited lands from exceptional high tides and storm events. Currently, many European countries are developing specific programs to integrate the construction of new dikes (or the raising of existing ones) into the built environment to face sea level rising. Technical difficulties in...journal article 2024
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Atif, Muhammad (author), Wang, Xibin (author), Xie, Lijing (author), Giasin, Khaled (author), Ma, Yuan (author), Jiang, Chulin (author), Koklu, Ugur (author), Sinke, J. (author)This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Ultrasonic-assisted drilling (UAD) of Glass laminate aluminium reinforced epoxy (GLARE) at high cutting speeds (Spindle speeds: 3000–7500 rpm; feed rates 300–750 mm/min) by analysing the thrust force and hole quality metrics (surface roughness, hole size, and burr formations. The research also...journal article 2024
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Basyooni, Mohamed A. (author), En-nadir, Redouane (author), Rahmani, Khalid (author), Eker, Yasin Ramazan (author)In this study, we delved into the influence of Ir nanofilm coating thickness on the optical and optoelectronic behavior of ultrathin MoO3 wafer-scale devices. Notably, the 4 nm Ir coating showed a negative Hall voltage and high carrier concentration of 1.524 × 1019 cm−3 with 0.19 nm roughness. Using the Kubelka–Munk model, we found that the...journal article 2023
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Asgari, A. (author), Sousanabadi, Amin (author), Sedighi, Mohammad (author)Metal matrix composites (MMC) introduced special features such as resistance to wear and high strength to weight ratio and these characteristics categorized them as difficult-to-cut materials in the field of machining. In the current paper, a novel study on the cutting fluid emulsion 5% role in the machinability of a magnesium-based metal...journal article 2023
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Asgari, A. (author), Sedighi, Mohammad (author), Delavar, Hassan (author)Machining of metal matrix composites (MMC) is a challenging process as they are difficult to cut and cutting tools get worn out in a short time. In this paper, the performance of two industrial carbide grades and a cubic boron nitride (CBN) tool are assessed when machining of AZ91/SiC composites. Mg-based composites with different volume...journal article 2023
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Zou, P. (author), Ruiter, N. (author), Uijttewaal, W.S.J. (author), Chen, X. (author), Peters, D.J. (author), Bricker, J.D. (author)Marine biofouling is a major concern in the operational performance of submerged floating tunnels (SFTs). The objective of this research is to investigate the effects of marine fouling (represented by surface roughness) on the hydrodynamic behavior of SFTs, including the hydrodynamic forces on the SFT subject to current-only, wave-only, and...journal article 2023
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de Rooij, Jimmy (author), Vintges, M.Q. (author), Zuidwijk, T. (author), Heerkens, C.T.H. (author), Schulp, Anne S. (author)Identification of ontogenetic age classes plays an important role in the fields of zoology, palaeontology and archaeology, where accurate age classifications of (sub)fossil remains are a crucial component for the reconstruction of past life. Textural ageing—the identification of age-related bone surface textures—provides a size-independent...journal article 2023
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Feng, W. (author), Moreira Arouche, M. (author), Pavlovic, M. (author)Hybrid bi-material concepts in engineering structures where fibre-polymer composites are used together with steel structural members have potential to reduce material usage, extend fatigue life and improve structural reliability. The bond performance of the bi-material composite-to-steel interface is of crucial importance and highly relies on...journal article 2023
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Gutiérrez, R. (author), Zamponi, R. (author), Ragni, D. (author), Llorente, Elena (author), Aranguren, Patricia (author)Modern wind turbines employ thick airfoils in the outer region of the blade with strong adverse pressure gradients and high sensitivity to flow separation, which can be anticipated by leading-edge roughness. However, Reynolds average Navier-Stokes simulations currently overpredict the Reynolds shear stresses near the surface, and the flow...journal article 2023
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Gao, Y. (author), Liu, X. (author), Ren, S. (author), Li, Yuanyuan (author), Zhang, Yuqing (author)Surface energy is a key material property and can work as a crucial parameter in various mechanical models to predict the moisture sensitivity and fatigue damage of asphalt mixtures. The calculated surface energy values of the aggregate minerals strongly depend on their surface roughness. Therefore, it is very relevant for accurate...journal article 2023
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Zou, P. (author), Ruiter, N. (author), Bricker, J.D. (author), Uijttewaal, W.S.J. (author)The effects of surface roughness as induced by marine fouling on the hydrodynamic forces on a submerged floating tunnel (SFT) are experimentally and numerically investigated in detail at Reynolds numbers Re = 8.125 × 10<sup>3</sup>–5.25 × 10<sup>4</sup>. A sensitivity analysis to different roughness parameters including roughness height,...journal article 2023
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Diez Sanhueza, R.G. (author), Akkerman, I. (author), Peeters, J.W.R. (author)Turbulent flows past rough surfaces can create substantial energy losses in engineering equipment. During the last decades, developing accurate correlations to predict the thermal and hydrodynamic behavior of rough surfaces has proven to be a difficult challenge. In this work, we investigate the applicability of convolutional neural networks...journal article 2023
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Systematic errors observed in CryoSat-2 elevation swaths on mountain glaciers and their implicationsHaacker, J.M. (author), Wouters, B. (author), Slobbe, D.C. (author)Our awareness of ice caps' and mountain glaciers' sensitivity to climate change has driven major advances in the application of remote sensing techniques during the past decade. Regarding ESA's SARIn altimeter CryoSat-2, processing the full waveform to generate swaths of elevation estimates has become standard practice in regions of complex...journal article 2023
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di Biase, V. (author), Kuschnerus, M. (author), Lindenbergh, R.C. (author)In recent years, our knowledge of coastal environments has been enriched by remotely sensed data. In this research, we co-analyse two sensor systems: Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) and satellite-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). To successfully extract information from a combination of different sensors systems, it should be understood how...journal article 2022
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Iannini, L. (author), Comite, D. (author), Pierdicca, N. (author), Lopez Dekker, F.J. (author)Bistatic scattering from rough surfaces is typically approached through the analysis of the scattered field in the conventional H and V polarization basis, which coincides with the zenith and azimuth unit vectors in a spherical reference frame. This study delves into the impacts of different choices of the transmit and receive linear basis on...journal article 2022
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Jin, J. (author), Dollevoet, R.P.B.J. (author), Li, Z. (author)Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV) is extensively applied in remote and precise vibration measurements for structural monitoring. Speckle noise is a severe signal issue restricting LDV applications, mainly when an LDV scans from moving platforms. Realistic simulations and thorough characterizations of speckle noise can support the despeckle...journal article 2022
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Richardson, Benjamin A. (author), Vardar, Y. (author), Wallraven, Christian (author), Kuchenbecker, Katherine J. (author)Whenever we touch a surface with our fingers, we perceive distinct tactile properties that are based on the underlying dynamics of the interaction. However, little is known about how the brain aggregates the sensory information from these dynamics to form abstract representations of textures. Earlier studies in surface perception all used...journal article 2022
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Giasin, Khaled (author), Atif, Muhammad (author), Ma, Yuan (author), Jiang, Chulin (author), Koklu, Ugur (author), Sinke, J. (author)GLARE laminates are multi-layered metal-composite materials created from bonding sheets of metallic alloys with carbon or glass fibre layers. The application of hybrid-conventional machining processes such as ultrasonic-assisted drilling (UAD) is becoming of great interest to the aerospace industry due to its capability in reducing the...journal article 2022
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Wang, Jianyong (author), Yang, Jun (author), Gong, Jishuang (author), Zhao, Chunrong (author), Hooman, K. (author)Supercritical flow through a horizontal pipe leads to a non-uniform peripheral wall temperature distribution even when the wall heat flux is kept constant and uniform. This is attributed to lower heat transfer coefficient at the top section where the denser fluid tends to sink. Hence, to obtain a uniform wall temperature, a designed wall...journal article 2022
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Wave overtopping discharges at rubble mound breakwaters including effects of a crest wall and a bermvan Gent, M.R.A. (author), Wolters, Guido (author), Capel, Alex (author)Physical model tests have been performed to study wave overtopping at rubble mound breakwaters, including breakwaters with a crest wall, breakwaters with a berm, and breakwaters with a crest wall and a berm. For rubble mound structures with a protruding crest wall or with a stable berm, limited information is available in literature even...journal article 2022