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Owen, C.C. (author)The imminence of anthropogenic climate change has motivated a global energy transition towards sustainable power generation. Offshore wind—an important contributor to the energy transition—is expanding, not only in turbine size and number of installations, but also into regions with harsher environmental conditions. One of those conditions in...doctoral thesis 2024
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Wang, W. (author)This thesis explores advanced computational techniques in super-resolution microscopy (SRM), with the primary goal of pushing the limits of achievable resolution towards the 1 nm scale. It includes developments in particle fusion algorithms, data analysis of complex biological structures, and exploration of the impact of molecular dipole...doctoral thesis 2024
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Dou, X. (author)In the semiconductor industry, the minimumelement size has stepped into nanometer level. To keep the functionality of fabricated nanostructures, there is a huge demand of a technique that can provide non-destructive inspection and allow for in-line or in-situ monitoring during the manufacturing process. Optical scatterometry, which uses the far...doctoral thesis 2024
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Wang, X. (author)Urban areas face a variety of ecological challenges in their development. To improve urban ecology, strategic use of vegetation, particularly trees, is essential. As the amount of land available in cities decreases, the combination of buildings with vertically planted trees has become a popular way to increase urban greenery. However, this...doctoral thesis 2024
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Huang, H. (author)As far as a historic city is concerned, a city is a dynamic complex which consists of many different interrelated and interactive elements. It is unreasonable to assess urban heritage by using a single value category. The evaluation of urban heritage values needs to develop a theoretical framework to represent the relationships between different...doctoral thesis 2024
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Mula, S. (author)Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of hybrid materials with metal-based inorganic nodes connected by organic linkers via strong coordination bonds. These building blocks can be arranged in 3-D crystalline lattices to synthesize structures with varying pore sizes and a variety of structures (tuneability). These hybrid materials possess...doctoral thesis 2024
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LeBlanc, B.P. (author)Society is finally entering a new age of renewable energy development. For the first time it is truly conceivable to power a vast majority of global energy use with a combination of wind, solar, and other forms of low carbon, renewable power. The rise of electrification and so called ”Power to X”, where renewable energy is used to create other...doctoral thesis 2024
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Xiao, Y. (author)Additively manufacturing can bring opportunities and risk factors to the aerospace industry. On one hand, additive manufacturing allows the manufacturing of structures with geometries that are difficult or impossible to fabricatewith conventional machining procedures. This geometry flexibility may lead to components with a greater strength-to...doctoral thesis 2023
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Gonzalez Saiz, G. (author)Experimental aeroelasticity has been hindered by the intrusivity of measurement equipment and complexity of the experimental setups. Advancements in hardware development have been encouraging optical tracking techniques to replace cross correlation approaches in experimental aerodynamics. However, digital image correlation (DIC) is still the...doctoral thesis 2023
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Candade, A.A. (author)Airborne wind energy (AWE) is an emerging renewable energy technology that harnesses wind energy using tethered flying systems. The extra degrees of freedom allow these systems to harvest wind resources at altitudes currently unrealisable by conventional turbines. These flying devices, often resembling kites or drones, are typically divided into...doctoral thesis 2023
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Ewald, Vincentius (author)One of the classical solutions to maintain the aircraft structural integrity is to rely on the analysis of non-destructive testing (NDT) inspector with various inspection methods. However, it is relatively expensive in matter of time and costs to train human resources until the certification is reached. Further, in majority of the cases of...doctoral thesis 2023
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Golchin, A. (author)In the serviceability lifespan of thermo-active geo-structures such as energy-piles, soils surrounding these structures are exposed to a combination of mechanical and thermal loads. These loads are often complex (including cycles) and, depending on the state of the soils, the response of the surrounding soil to these loads may differ. Since the...doctoral thesis 2023
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Pereira Espíndola, S. (author)The urgent need to address sustainability within material science, driven by global environmental concerns over pollution, climate change, and resource scarcity, has led to a growing interest in bio-based materials. This thesis explores the potential of biopolymers as alternatives to non-renewable resources, specifically the ones derived from...doctoral thesis 2023
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Kiecana, A. (author)The growing demand for energy highlights the need for developing more efficient and environmentally friendly technologies. Magnetic cooling based on the magnetocaloric effect is a promising alternative for compressor-based refrigeration. Among various magnetocaloric materials, Mn-based alloys appear especially attractive due to their low cost,...doctoral thesis 2023
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Veldhuizen, H.V. (author)Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a subclass of hyper-crosslinked polymers that contain ordered nanoporosity within their polymer network. Control over pore size and shape, as well as structure regularity, is obtained through careful selection of the monomeric building blocks and the synthesis reaction conditions. This has led to a vast...doctoral thesis 2023
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Scheeren, B. (author)Highly-loaded low-speed roller bearings form crucial connections in offshore structures, such as heavy-lifting vessels, single-point mooring systems, and wind turbines. In order to safeguard the integrity and reliability of these assets and their operations, a quantitative methodology for condition monitoring of the bearings can be of...doctoral thesis 2023
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de Almeida Sousa, E. (author)Hydraulic structures are crucial for navigation, water management and flood protection in low-lying coastal and delta regions. Their importance is expected to continue growing in the coming years, because of the consequences of climate change and the continuous development and urbanization of these regions combined with more strict safety...doctoral thesis 2023
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Lancelot, P.M.G.J. (author)The exponential growth of the aviation sector combined with environmental and energy supply challenges have led companies to innovate to reduce aircraft fuel consumption. Among the many areas currently under research, this thesis investigates the possibility of making aircraft wings lighter thanks to flight load alleviation systems and more...doctoral thesis 2023