As a result of the 1953 floods in the South West areas of the Netherlands, the Zandkreekdam was constructed. A lock within the dam connects the Veerse meer and the Eastern Scheldt. Additionally, it connects the island Noord-Beveland to Zuid-Beveland over the provincial road N256, by means of a movable …

This paper describes the results of a second year Expo project team of Fontys Engineering, department Mechanical Engineering. During this research the design of a configurable damped spring design has been investigated. A calculation tool has been defined and validated using a Nylon 3D printed spring …

Taxi companies have been delivering booking apps in response to passengers’ raising expectations of being able to choose an affordable cab, when and where he or she desires. YourDriverApp is a new white label application developed by taxiID that is set to provide such booking apps to companies worldwide. …

Large numbers of sport events are hosted every year, also in the Netherlands. These events all have some sort of impact on their host region, whether it is negative or positive. Multiple evaluation techniques such as the calculation of the economic impact are developed to determine this impact. However, …

In recent decades, technology has influenced various aspects of assessment in mathematics education: (1) supporting the assessment of higher-order thinking skills in mathematics, (2) representing authentic problems from the world around us to use and apply mathematical knowledge and skills, and (3) making …

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 …

Purpose – Since the end of the financial crisis in 2013, the residential real estate market is booming in Amsterdam. Especially for singles and starters it is almost impossible to live in Amsterdam. This high demand and low supply in the market can be defined as an opportunity for investors to invest. …

The Nociception Coma Scale is a nociception behaviour observation tool, developed specifically for patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) due to (acquired) brain injury. Over the years, the clinimetric properties of the NCS and its revised version (NCS-R) have been assessed, but no formal summary …

This deliverable focuses on the construction industry of the Netherlands.The construction industry has a reputation for being inefficient. Innovation in construction logistics is needed to ensure that cities stay liveable. To create innovation in construction logistics, collaboration between stakeholders …

In this study, a comprehensive definition of sustainability was created and a sustainability matrix and calculation tool were developed which can be used for sustainable supplier selection at the food sector of Student Services Organisation Tübingen-Hohenheim (StuWe).