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Faragau, Andrei B. (author), Metrikine, A. (author), van Dalen, K.N. (author)Hyperloop is an emerging high-speed transportation system in which air resistance is minimised by having the vehicle travel inside a de-pressurised tube supported by columns. This design leads to a strong periodic variation of the stiffness (among other parameters) experienced by the vehicle. Also, along its route, the Hyperloop will encounter...conference paper 2022
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Maassen, Denise (author)Many neighbourhoods that comprise the Western Garden Cities of Amsterdam are struggling with a low liveability. Their spacious layout however, offers great potential for densification within the city borders. My project, the Garden-Fresh City, shows an approach that both tackles issues with liveability and fulfills this densification potential...master thesis 2021
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Bolhuis, Remco (author)An important subject in the research on the behaviour of railway structures is the validation of numerical models by means of in-track measurements. Many forms of track measurements have taken place all over the world, mainly in the sense of strain and acceleration measurements, but a more unexplored area is that of the direct measurement of...master thesis 2021
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Smidt, Bas (author)This graduation arises from the urgent need to revitalize a problematic post-war neighbourhood in Amsterdam-West. There is a lack of places for residents to connect with each other and with their built environment. The zones between the private and public domain, the transition zones of the ‘General Expansion Plan’ aren’t enabling or encouraging...master thesis 2021
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Shang, Y. (author), Nogal Macho, M. (author), Wang, Haoyu (author), Wolfert, A.R.M. (author)Performance evaluation and maintenance planning are gaining importance with ageing rail infrastructure and increasing demand on track safety and continuous availability. The discrete/point railway assets (e.g. bridges, level crossings) together with extended track sections constitute the main railway network infrastructure. The former has...journal article 2021
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El-Lithi, Mohamed (author)Railways and other sources of environmentally induced vibrations often lead to annoyance and sometimes property damage. In this framework, transition zones are deemed as the most sensitive locations on the railway track, especially to high vibrations and impact loads. This causes high maintenance costs and is often very annoying, as the...master thesis 2020
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Shi, Can (author), Zhao, Chunfa (author), Yang, Yang (author), Guo, Y. (author), Zhang, Xu (author), Feng, Yang (author)To probe into the mechanical behaviour of railway transition zone from the macro-meso aspects, a numerical model of transition zone is built that hybrids the Discrete Element Method (DEM) and Finite Difference Method (FDM). The DEM is utilised to simulate the ballast bed and sleeper, because it can consider the realistic ballast shapes and...journal article 2020
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Mann, Mathijs (author)The port of Rotterdam was full and new mooring locations were required to host the largest ships in the world. And if there’s no space to expand on land, why not create land in the sea? That is exactly what The Netherlands did by creating Maasvlakte 2. The construction of Maasvlakte 2 started in 2008 and was officially completed on May 22nd ,...master thesis 2019
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Wang, Haoyu (author)Transition zones in railway tracks are locations with considerable changes in the vertical stiffness of the track support, which can be found near bridges, culverts and tunnels. In such locations, the stiffness variation and the differential settlement of tracks (uneven settlement of the track on the embankment and of the engineering structure)...doctoral thesis 2019
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Angst, Ueli M. (author), Geiker, Mette R. (author), Alonso, Maria Cruz (author), Polder, R.B. (author), Elsener, Bernhard (author), Wong, Hong (author), Michel, Alexander (author), Hornbostel, Karla (author), Sanchez, Mercedes (author)The steel–concrete interface (SCI) is known to influence corrosion of steel in concrete. However, due to the numerous factors affecting the SCI—including steel properties, concrete properties, execution, and exposure conditions—it remains unclear which factors have the most dominant impact on the susceptibility of reinforced concrete to...review 2019
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Wang, Haoyu (author), Markine, V.L. (author)Transition zones in railway tracks are the locations with considerable variation in the vertical stiffness of supporting structures. Typically, they are located near engineering structures, such as bridges, culverts, tunnels and level crossings. In such locations, the variation of the vertical stiffness and the differential track settlement...journal article 2018
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Wang, Haoyu (author), Markine, V.L. (author)Transition zones in railway tracks are the locations with considerable changes in the vertical support structures. Typically, they are located near engineering structures, such as bridges, culverts, tunnels and level crossings. In such locations, the variation of the vertical stiffness and the differential settlement of the track (when the...journal article 2018
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Wang, Haoyu (author), Chang, L. (author), Markine, V.L. (author)Transition zones in railway tracks are locationswith considerable changes in the rail-supporting structure. Typically, they are located near engineering structures, such as bridges, culverts and tunnels. In such locations, severe differential settlements often occur due to the different material properties and structure behavior. Without...journal article 2018
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- Mazilu, Traian (author), Faragau, Andrei B. (author), Lu, T. (author), van Dalen, K.N. (author) abstract 2018
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Wang, Haoyu (author), Silvast, Mika (author), Markine, V.L. (author), Wiljanen, Bruce (author)Transition zones in railway tracks are the locations with considerable changes in vertical support structures, e.g., near bridges. Due to possible water flow constrictions in transition zone structures, there is frequently an increased moisture level in the ballast/subballast layers, which is a potential source of track degradation. This paper...journal article 2017
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Puzio, Tomek (author)Fibre Metal Laminates (FML) are hybrid composites, with the attempt to combine the advantages of metals and fibre reinforced plastics. Their promising properties are used locally in joining areas to reduce the structural weight. As the metal foils density, in this case a steel alloy, is much higher than the density of carbon plies, its amount...master thesis 2017
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Prasittisopin, L. (author), Chaiyapoom, P. (author), Thongyothee, C. (author), Snguanyat, C. (author)Recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) have been widely used as concrete aggregates in construction. This is due to economic and environmental benefits of using RCA in concrete. Unlike natural aggregate (NA), the use of RCA in concrete seems not promising to the users implementing it, especially in structural purposes. The RCA concrete is reported...conference paper 2017
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Angst, Ueli M. (author), Geiker, Mette R. (author), Michel, Alexander (author), Gehlen, Christoph (author), Wong, Hong (author), Isgor, O. Burkan (author), Elsener, Bernhard (author), Hansson, Carolyn M. (author), François, Raoul (author), Hornbostel, Karla (author), Polder, R.B. (author), Alonso, Maria Cruz (author), Sanchez, Mercedes (author), Correia, Maria João (author), Criado, Maria (author), Sagüés, A. (author), Buenfeld, Nick (author)Although the steel–concrete interface (SCI) is widely recognized to influence the durability of reinforced concrete, a systematic overview and detailed documentation of the various aspects of the SCI are lacking. In this paper, we compiled a comprehensive list of possible local characteristics at the SCI and reviewed available information...journal article 2017
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Systematic research on compucrete can shed light on some controversial issues in concrete technologyLi, K. (author), Stroeven, P. (author)Realistically simulating fresh and hardening cementitious materials renders possible understanding controversial issues existing in the field of concrete technology. The experimental studies on the impact of the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) on permeability of concrete reveal two controversial results. The first involves the concept of...review 2017