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Dekker, Joris (author)Urbanisation has increased the worlds' cities populations and influenced the living conditions within these cities. Temperatures rise, the air becomes more polluted and noise levels increase. It has been proven that types of vegetation such as plants and trees can reduce the negative effects of urbanisation by for instance cooling cities,...master thesis 2024
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Chung, Walter (author)When studying Kowloon Walled City, existing scholarship evaluates its political, architectural, and social aspects separately. This paper aims to synthesize these three aspects and provide a comprehensive understanding to Kowloon Walled City, by examining the impact of British colonial history on the transformation of architecture and living...student report 2024
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Winter, Theun (author)The surge in demand for inland vessel goods transportation has necessitated the operation of larger vessels with increased drafts. These larger vessels generate significant induced loads from their more powerful bow thrusters during berthing and mooring. These loads can lead to scour, which ultimately results in instability of the quay wall. To...master thesis 2024
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Klerks, Joosje (author)In common practice, quay walls are engineered to fulfil their services for a minimum lifetime. However, in many cases, quay walls are designed stronger than minimally required, which means that the quay wall could be able to serve its purpose over a longer period or endure higher loads. In general, the optimization of quay wall designs or the...master thesis 2024
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van Daalen, Jippe (author)Currently, most of the modular building can be fabricated off-site, except for the stability system. Therefore, the question arises: Could modules be designed such that there is no need for an additional stability system? As modules are typically built in a rectangular shape, incorporating stability elements such as bracings along the longer...master thesis 2024
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den Butter, Robbert (author)Background: Bilateral tubal ligation (BTL) is the most common method of contraception worldwide because it is safe and effective. However, its accessibility remains unequal among women in rural India, in part due to a lack of laparoscopic equipment. Rural hospitals therefore resort to gas insufflation-less laparoscopic surgery (GILLS) because it...master thesis 2024
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van de Weijer, Tim (author)An important challenge in the electrification of aircraft propulsion systems is the design of thermal management systems because of an increased heat load that needs to be dissipated. As an alternative to high-drag external heat exchangers, one can consider surface heat exchangers to dissipate the extra thermal energy. This reduces the size of...master thesis 2024
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Zakynthinos, Petros (author)In the years to come, the Netherlands will face a substantial challenge as over 1,500 kilometers of aging quay walls and sheet pile walls approach the end of their technical lifespan. Infrastructure managers anticipate that the necessary replacements will necessitate investments amounting to billions of euros. Moreover, this task carries a...master thesis 2024
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Hemel, M. (author), Peters, D.J. (author), Schweckendiek, T. (author), Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (author)The historic canal walls of Amsterdam, stretching 200 km in total, are constructed as a masonry wall on a timber deck supported by vertical timber piles. Understanding the resistance against lateral failure of these quays has been challenging due to uncertainties in their working principles, geometry, soil and structural properties. This...journal article 2024
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Jankovic, T.J. (author), Straathof, Adrie J.J. (author), Kiss, A.A. (author)Isobutanol is a highly attractive renewable alternative to conventional fossil fuels, with superior fuel properties as compared to ethanol and 1-butanol. Even though the isobutanol production by fermentation has significant potential, complex downstream processing is limiting the wide-spreading of this technology. Accordingly, this original...journal article 2024
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Laguarda, L. (author), Hickel, S. (author), Schrijer, F.F.J. (author), van Oudheusden, B.W. (author)Wall-resolved large-eddy simulations (LES) are performed to investigate Reynolds number effects in supersonic turbulent boundary layers (TBLs) at Mach 2.0. The resulting database covers more than a decade of friction Reynolds number Re<sub>τ</sub>, from 242 to 5554, which considerably extends the parameter range of current high-fidelity...journal article 2024
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Manchester, Emily Louise (author), Pirola, S. (author), Pirola, Sergio (author), Mastroiacovo, Giorgio (author), Polvani, Gianluca (author), Pontone, Gianluca (author), Xu, Xiao Yun (author)Aortic valve disease is often treated with bioprosthetic valves. An alternative treatment is aortic valve neocuspidization which is a relatively new reparative procedure whereby the three aortic cusps are replaced with patient pericardium or bovine tissues. Recent research indicates that aortic blood flow is disturbed, and turbulence effects...journal article 2024
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Vaquerizo, L. (author), Kiss, A.A. (author)Methanol and DME are highly efficient fuels and relevant building blocks that can be synthesized by CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation. While several alternatives for methanol production by CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation have already been developed at a commercial scale, DME production is still based on methanol dehydration. In this sense, the...journal article 2024
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Barzigar, Seyed Sajad (author), Ahmadi, Hamed (author), Liaghat, Gholamhossein (author), Seidi, Morteza (author), Mirzaali, Mohammad J. (author)Thin-wall structures, particularly thin-walled tubes, play a critical role in load-bearing structures. Enhancing their ability to withstand crushing loads can significantly improve the overall damping efficiency of the system. Functionally graded thickness (FGT) is a promising approach for enhancing the load-bearing properties of thin-walled...journal article 2024
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Hari, S. (author), van Dorp, Willem F. (author), Mulders, Johannes J.L. (author), Trompenaars, Piet H.F. (author), Kruit, P. (author), Hagen, C.W. (author)Structures fabricated using focused electron beam-induced deposition (FEBID) have sloped sidewalls because of the very nature of the deposition process. For applications this is highly undesirable, especially when neighboring structures are interconnected. A new technique combining FEBID and focused electron beam-induced etching (FEBIE) has...journal article 2024
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Anand, S. (author), Alderliesten, R.C. (author), Castro, Saullo G.P. (author)To design crash structures for disruptive aircraft designs, it is required to have fast and accurate methods that can predict crashworthiness of aircraft structures early in the design phase. Axial crushing is one of the key energy absorbing mechanisms during a crash event. In this study, various analytical models proposed for calculation of...journal article 2024
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Paul, A. (author), Rafigh Doost, J. (author), Dou, X. (author), Pereira, S.F. (author)Nanostructures with steep side wall angles (swa) play a pivotal role in various technological applications. Accurate characterization of these nanostructures is crucial for optimizing their performance. In this study, we propose a far-field detection method based on coherent Fourier scatterometry (CFS) for accurate quantification of steep swa...journal article 2024
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Bosman, Danforth Brandon (author), Li, Q. (author), Kiss, A.A. (author)Downstream processing of natural gas liquids (NGL) provides feedstock needed for plastic production, upgraded fuels and heating, but it is one of the largest high-pressure and energy intensive processes. This original study is the first to integrate novel process intensification options from a holistic viewpoint for the full process covering...journal article 2024
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Jankovic, T.J. (author), Straathof, Adrie J.J. (author), Kiss, A.A. (author)Isopropanol-butanol-ethanol (IBE) fermentation is a superior biofuel production technology as compared to acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation due to the better fuel properties of the obtained products. However, low product concentrations, thermodynamic constraints and the presence of microorganisms lead to complex downstream processing...journal article 2024
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Wang, Shaochun (author), Xu, Lei (author), Zhang, X. (author), Long, Luyuan (author), Zhuang, Xiaoying (author)This study demonstrates the design and field implementation of an innovative servo concrete bracing system in foundation pit excavation. The bracing system comprises concrete struts, revised purlins, and hydraulic jacks, and its field performance is evaluated in a deep foundation pit project in Shanghai, China. The field measurements demonstrate...journal article 2024