In this paper, we describe the development of a collaborative approach to elicit and analyse service process experience as part of a project commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment. We designed and deployed a model-based instrument for measuring the experiences of both the …

This study links business requirements and adaptability of existing software systems. Organizations expect flexibility of IT with regard to business requirements. We hypothesize that the flexibility of business requirements is difficult in IT systems, because of software dependencies in the way domain …

Currently, published risk analyses for drones refer mainly to commercial systems, use data from civil aviation, and are based on probabilistic approaches without suggesting an inclusive list of hazards and respective requirements. Within this context, this paper presents: (1) a set of safety requirements …

Urban flooding has become a key issue for many cities around the world. The project ‘INnovations for eXtreme Climatic EventS’ (INXCES) developed new innovative technological methods for risk assessment and mitigation of extreme hydroclimatic events and optimization of urban water-dependent ecosystem …

Effects of plasma surface treatments on morphology and surface chemistry: Improving adhesion of powder coating systems to polypropylene substrates.

As a German conglomerate company specialized in electrical engineering and electronics, operates Siemens the world market with eight different divisions ranging from Power and Gas to Mobility. This study refers to the division Siemens Building Technologies (BT), the worlds market leader for energy efficient …

The ‘Grand Challenges’ of our times, like climate change, resource depletion, global inequity, and the destruction of wildlife and biodiversity can only be addressed by innovating cities. Despite the options of tele-working, tele-trading and tele-amusing, that allow people to participate in ever …

In the aviation sector, communication problems have contributed into 70% to 80% of safety occurrences. However, to date we haven’t depicted which communication aspects have affected aviation safety most frequently. Based on literature, we developed a tool which includes communication characteristics …

In het kader van de afstudeeropdracht voor de opleiding civiele techniek aan de Hogeschool Arnhem & Nijmegen is er een onderzoek uitgevoerd bij Van Boekel bouw & infra. De hoofdvraag van deze opdracht is gesteld door het bedrijf zelf. Deze is als volgt “Wat is er nodig om BIM te implementeren bij …