The lack of in-depth understanding of the seismic behavior and ductility of precast concrete structures makes it difficult to reach to ductility demand which could be exhibited during an earthquake. The limitations are mainly related to the beam-to-column connections as the main load transfer paths. …

Background In Dutch engineering education, female students outperform male students. Using an interactionalist framework, this study explores factors that contribute to this gender-based difference. Purpose This study aims to answer two questions: Do female and male students differ in background characteristics, …

Presentatie over het onderzoek 'Flying Carpet' naar de mogelijkheden van autonoom vervoer voor Groningen Airport Eelde. Uit de haalbaarheidsanalyse blijkt dat autonome verbindingen technisch haalbaar zijn. Voor Groningen Airport Eelde is het echter economisch niet haalbaar gebleken. Mogelijk zou Autonoom …

Lezing over het onderzoek van het Kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte (Hanzehogeschool Groningen) naar energiebesparing in woningen in Franeker. Gehouden bij de Bewonersbijeenkomst werkgroep Energieke Restauratie Franeker (wERF) op 24 september 2014.

Dit is een Engelstalige presentatie die gehouden is in verband met het iAge-InterReg-project voor internationale partners op het gebied van zo lang mogelijk zelfstandig kunnen blijven wonen. Deze presentatie is gebaseerd op praktijkgericht onderzoek uitgevoerd door studenten Vastgoed & makelaardij en …

This paper outlines an investigation into the updating of fatigue reliability through inspection data by means of structural correlation. The proposed methodology is based on the random nature of fatigue fracture growth and the probability of damage detection and introduces a direct link between predicted …

Ultrasonic Verification is a new method for the monitoring large surface areas of CFRP by ultrasound with few sensors. The echo response of a transmitted pulse through the structure is compared with the response of an earlier obtained reference signal to calculate a fidelity parameter.

The ever increasing technological developments and greater demands from our society for qualitative better, safer, sustainable products, processes and systems are pushing the boundaries of what is possible from an engineer’s perspective. Besides the (local) grand challenges in energy, sustainability, …

STS and Energy, Lisbon 2013 Historical buildings are an important source of local identity and form a connection to our past. It is a EU policy objective to conserve and redesign heritage buildings like prisons, military barracks, factories, stations, and schools. Such redesign should also ensure reduction …

Remote maintenance activities in ITER will be performed by a unique set of hardware systems, supported by an extensive software kit. A layer of middleware will manage and control a complex set of interconnections between teams of operators, hardware devices in various operating theatres, and databases …