Debonding Resistance of CHS Wrapped Composite X-Joints

Performance of complex networks: Efficiency and Robustness

Network performance is determined by the interplay of underlying structures and overlying dynamic processes on networks. This thesis mainly considers two types of collective dynamics on networks, spread and transport, which are ubiquitous in our daily lives, ranging from information propagation, disease spreading, to molecular motors on...

Energy saving for belt conveyors by speed control

Belt conveyors are widely used in bulk solids handling and conveying systems. Considering the extensive use of belt conveyors, their operations involve a large amount of energy. Taking the relevant economic and social challenges into account, there is a strong demand for lowering the energy consumption of belt conveyors, and for reducing the...

Evaluation of plan implementation; Peri-urban development and the Shanghai Master Plan 1999-2020

Shanghai, like the other big cities along China’s coastline, has witnessed extraordinary growth in its economy and population with industrial development and rural-to-urban migration generating extensive urban expansion. Shanghai’s GDP growth rate has been over 10 per cent for more than 15 years. Its population in 2013 was estimated at 23.47...

Human Target Tracking in Multistatic Ultra-Wideband Radar

Multistatic ultra-wideband radar is acknowledged to be useful for human tracking in indoor surveillance. In this thesis, a global signal processing chain for detection and localization of moving human targets using a multistatic ultra-wideband radar system is proposed. The design options for the system are presented, and the required signal...

Formation of Methane and Carbon Dioxide Hydrates in Bulk and in Porous Media

Gashydraatvorming is een kristallisatieproces. Dit proces bestaat uit twee fases, respectievelijk nucleatie (de vorming van nucleatie kernen) en hydraatgroei (degroei van kleine nucleatiekernen tot grote hydraatkristallen). Deze twee fases van het kristallisatieproces worden in het binaire systeem gekenmerkt door de nucleatietijd en de...

Computational Modelling of Particle Packing in Concrete

Physical particle packing is becoming a hot topic in concrete technology as more and more types of granular materials are used in concrete either for ecological or for engineering purposes. Although various analytical methods have been developed for optimum mixture design, comprehensive information on particle packing properties is still missing...

Crystallographic orientation- and location-controlled Si single grains on an amorphous substrate for large area electronics

Dynamic Simulations of Molten-Carbonate Fuel-Cell Systems