Thermal analysis of the Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing process using the F.E. method

In this research, a thermal analysis of the wire and arc additive manufacturing process is presented based on the F.E. method. <br/><br/>An important quality of the F.E. model that is presented in this research is to describe the temperature field that is experienced by the deposited material in the wire and arc additive manufacturing process....

Polarimetric modeling of non-transiting and transiting exorings

Planetary rings seem to be a common appearance around large planets because every large planet in the solar system has them. They have, however, not yet definitively been detected around exoplanets. Because the formation of rings might be closely related to planetary formation, as well as the formation of moons, much could be learned from...

Tubular Glass Columns: Design and Engineering of Structural, Robust, Fireproof Tubular Glass Columns.

Glass has become ever more popular in the building industry. Glass is already used in facades, staircases, fins, floors, and beams. Nevertheless, free-standing load-bearing glass columns are rarely used. It needs to be robust, which means that it needs to give a warning before failure so that people can evacuate. Glass is a brittle material and...

Departure of Tomorrow: A design roadmapping research towards seamless departure journeys

The research was performed in order to design a roadmap for transforming the departure hall, by researching the way KLM could improve the customer departure journey. Hall capacity needs to grow to accommodate for an expected increase in passenger numbers: for welcoming, waiting, check-in, and baggage processing. Design roadmapping methodology is...

Realised capacity estimation with use of vertical queuing method: Improving the method of estimating the overall effect of traffic measures on the vehicle delay time at the Dutch national freeway network

The topic at which this thesis is based on is the effect of traffic measures at the vehicle delay time, VDT. The research focused towards the capacity effect of traffic measures. The effectiveness of traffic management measures is determined by their effect on the VDT. However, the development of the VDT is not singular influenced by the...

Arrival Point Scheveningen

This project creates a more open space towards the sea. It connects the boulevard of Scheveningen, with the area behind. It's also the new entrance to the boulevard, for everyone who is coming by bike, car or public transportation. Near the Kurhaus, is the shopping mall "Palace Promenade." with on top of it, three apartment towers. This shopping...

Wonen in domeinen

Anchor Chain Cutting Through a Rock Cover

An ever-increasing number of cables and pipelines are being laid on the bottom of lakes, channels, rivers, seas, and oceans. Various hazards threaten these pipelines and cables, which in case of occurrence can cause (severe) environmental and/or economic damage. Pipelines and cables can be protected against these attacks by dumping protective...

Fieldwork Coastal Engineering: Varna (Bulgaria)

A series of hydraulic measurements were carried out during the field trip, ranging from beach profiles to wave data collection and suitability of stones from local quarries for hydraulic purposes. In chapter 2 something is told about the tetrapods. At Sunny Day Beach in St. Constantine some sightseeing has been done on a breakwater. The quality...

Havanna city seawall: The Malecón in Havana, Cuba (workplan)

Havana City is situated on the north coast of the Republic of Cuba, the largest island in the Caribbean Sea. Because of Spanish and African influences Havana is one of the most picturesque cities of the western hemisphere. In the 18* and 19* century a part of the city that lies adjacent to the sea, the Malecón, has developed until today into a...