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Tzika-Kostopoulou, Panagiota (author)Our current cities, especially the metropolitan ones are becoming more and more diverse. According to literature diversity and tolerance are considered as a key aspects for economic prosperity (R. Florida,2011). However reality proves another aspect, since neighborhoods where diversity prevails are usually characterized as deprived, an aspect...master thesis 2018
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- Fijt, Erwin (author) master thesis 2018
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Lambert, Ingrid (author), Parodi, Matteo (author), Vieira Passos, Marlon (author), Caldera, Ganga (author), Almadhoun, Yasser (author)Relative sea level rise and climate change represent long-term threats for the ecosystems and flood defence system in the Wadden Sea. Moreover, the flood-dominant tidal basins in the area lead to sedimentation in the navigational channels used by the ferry services that connect the mainland to the Dutch Wadden islands. This report provides flood...student report 2018
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Yin, Mingzhou (author)Loss of control is considered as the primary cause of fatal accidents in aviation, which occurs when the aircraft has left the safe flight envelope. To reduce loss-of-control-related accidents, it is important to estimate the safe flight envelope at the current flight condition and integrate it into flight control system design. This task is...master thesis 2018
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van den Ende, Eline (author)“Heating and cooling remain neglected areas of energy policy and technology, but their decarbonisation is a fundamental element of a low-carbon economy.” (IEA, 2012). In The Netherlands the total heat demand needs to be reduced and the heat provision needs to become more sustainable (Kamp, 2015). By 2021, municipalities therefore need to have...master thesis 2018
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Damian, Oana (author)The increasing seismic activity observed in the last few years in the northern part of the Netherlands (Groningen region) due to geo-resources exploitation raised the need of assessing the current building stock, which is mainly made of low-rise unreinforced masonry structures. <br/>In this thesis the performance of the equivalent frame...master thesis 2018
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Niazi, Muhammad Hassan Khan (author), Sigalas, Nikos (author), Scott, Fred (author), Grossmann, Florian (author), Damdam, Khaled (author)In the Netherlands flood protection is immensely important for the safety of the nation. The shocking outcome of the 1953 flooding proves this point. In modern days, the development of socioeconomic and climate change factors casts doubt on the effectiveness of conventional approaches to flood risk management. Consequently, this project explored...student report 2018
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Zeng, Hao (author)Fibre metal laminates (FML) are manufactured by stacking metal sheets and fibre reinforced prepreg in an alternating fashion, and curing it in an autoclave. The most well-known FML is Glare, which has been successfully applied on Airbus A380 for its fuselage skin. It consists of aluminium sheets and glass fibre prepregs. FMLs have a better...master thesis 2018
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van Leeuwen, Robbie (author)Epoxy resins are increasingly used in critical structural components with widespread applications in the transportation, construction and energy industries. The wind energy sector is one of the fastest growing commercial markets for epoxy resins, meaning that the structural behaviour of epoxy resins is becoming a key area of research, especially...master thesis 2018
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Moreno Castan, Clara (author)As a response to a socio-economic framework which demands lower fuel consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, gas turbine manufacturers strive to attain higher thermal efficiency and specific work output in their engines. The enhancement of these two performance parameters is...master thesis 2018
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de Martino Norante, Luigi (author)Aerodynamics investigations in speed sports generally consist of measurements of aerodynamic loads through wind tunnel experiments. Lately, a new technique has emerged, known as the Ring of Fire. It is the only drag measurement technique capable of retrieving flow field data on-site, by using Large-Scale PIV. In this Ring-of-Fire project a Low...master thesis 2018
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Hendriks, Sven (author)Innovation is one of the most important aspects in both the business and the design environment, because of one reason: everything changes. Markets are never stable, customers’ needs and wishes change and technology evolves. This leaves companies with the option to either adapt to the ever-changing conditions they are exposed to or to be changed...master thesis 2018
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Nijholt, Maaike (author)In the Netherlands, 2,5 million people are low-literate, which means they have trouble with reading, writing, numeracy or digital skills. As a result, they can experience difficulty with everyday tasks such as making a grocery list or taking public transport. Low-literacy negatively impacts both the individual as well as society. Despite efforts...master thesis 2018
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Oudshoorn, Jeanine (author)Right before the actual loading of a ship at the quay of steel production company Tata Steel IJmuiden starts, the ship management has to agree upon the stowage plan containing the stowage method and order. However, the company experienced the stowage plan approval was more often accompanied by complex discussion with the ship management. This is...master thesis 2018
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Zonneveld, Xander (author)The construction industry gets increasingly aware of the importance and value of people. Considering the nature of construction projects a certain level of collaboration is needed to successfully deliver a project. Throughout the complete project life cycle of large engineering projects, multiple actors are involved. As in any other industry and...master thesis 2018
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Berendsen, Lizzy (author)Many cities are embracing ICT and other technological innovations as a development strategy. Governments gather and distribute open data as they see sharing data as a responsibility of a transparent government. However, the representation of this data is typically hard to understand and difficult to use. The main problem that open data systems...master thesis 2018
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Perdeck, Matthias (author)In interplanetary space missions, it is convenient to have a second departure opportunity in case the first is missed. Two distinct approaches to minimizing the maximum of the two Delta-V budgets of such a trajectory pair, are developed. The first (‘a priori’) approach optimizes the variables of both trajectories at once. The second (‘a...master thesis 2018
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Mansvelder, Jasmijn (author)The high specific strength and stiffness of composite materials have resulted in a widespread introduction of composite structures in the commercial aviation industry. Although composite materials offer the possibility to design lightweight structures, they also suffer from complex failure modes of which damage progression is badly understood....master thesis 2018
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van den Berg, Max (author)Harsh market conditions make optimising the performance in shipping more and more important. Shipping companies are becoming more and more data driven due to developments in data systems and these harsh market conditions. The goal of this research is to determine how and how much added value can be realised through shipping performance...master thesis 2018
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