Orthotropic Cyclic Continuum Constitutive Model For Masonry Structures And Comparative Studies

There is a very popular fable, dating back to the early 1800s, about three little pigs that build their houses of different materials and a wolf that tries to catch them by blowing down their houses. From the three houses built from straws, sticks or bricks, only the house made out of bricks withstands the blow of the wolf. Although the moral of...

Challenges of cultural heritage adaptive reuse: A stakeholders-based comparative study in three European cities

The adaptive reuse of cultural heritage can contribute to sustainable development and circular economy, preventing waste production and resource depletion by extending the heritage lifespan. This reuse is limited by challenges mostly identified at the case study level. However, further theorising these challenges could enrich the related body...

A Comparative Study on Pseudo Random Number Generators in IoT devices

Pseudo-random number generators are the essential part of many security protocols such as signature schemes, key-exchange protocols and encryption algorithms. The security of these protocols is usually dependent on the quality of the generators they use. The generation of unpredictable random numbers supplies refreshment to the protocols, which...

A Comparative Study on Signature Schemes for IoT Devices

The use of Internet of things (IoT) devices is on the rise and given their involvement with sensitive data the security for these devices is of greater importance. As these devices are connected with the internet being able to have secure communication is crucial. Some of the major aspects for secure communication are identification and message...

A Comparative Study of the TEA, XTEA, PRESENT and Simon lightweight cryptographic schemes

With the current fast paced growth in the number of devices connected to the internet, many of these having limited computational capability, security concerns are of increasing importance. To meet the necessity of providing secure encryption to constrained devices many lightweight cryptographic schemes have been developed. This paper provides a...

A Comparative Study on Lightweight Authentication Protocols for IoT

Wireless Sensor Networks(WSN's) are networks of sensor that wirelessly communicate to each other. The communication of these sensors needs to be secured to prevent leaking of potentially sensitive information of the data sent between the user, gateway and sensors. For WSN's lightweight authentication, protocols have been developed in order to...

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem influence through the Start-up life cycle: a comparative study between Delft and Vilnius

An entrepreneurial ecosystem has become a paradigm between policy makers, regional developers as well as profit seeking organizations to spur start-up establishment and growth rates. Numerous studies have focused on conceptualization of an entrepreneurial ecosystem and the potential benefits that may be accrued regionally by effectively...

Implementing Circular Economy in the Built Environment: Comparative Study between China and the Netherlands

Circular economy is gaining global momentum as a new economic system to achieve sustainable development. The built environment plays an important role during the transition to a circular economy. China and the Netherlands share a common basis on enhancing resource efficiency by circular economy, which provides opportunities for mutual learning....

Factorial Techniques applied in Chemical Plant Cost Estimation

Economic aspects are a major player in assessing design alternatives for chemical plants. The study focusses on capital cost estimation by factorial techniques originating from the early works of Lang and Hand. A literature study is conducted on consecutively developed techniques, these are categorised and compared among others on the basis of...

Comparison of contrast-enhanced and diffusion-weighted MRI in assessment of the terminal ileum in Crohn’s disease patients

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare the performance of contrast-enhanced (CE)-MRI and diffusion-weighted imaging (DW)-MRI in grading Crohn’s disease activity of the terminal ileum. Methods: Three readers evaluated CE-MRI, DW-MRI, and their combinations (CE/DW-MRI and DW/CE-MRI, depending on which protocol was used at the start of...

Calculation Methods for Steel Joints: Comparative Study of European Design Regulations and Partial Finite Element Analyses

Traditionally, steel joints are calculated by the calculation rules described in the Eurocode 3: NEN-EN 1993-1-8. Effective lengths are important parameters to determine the different resistances of the components in the steel joint. Finite Element Analyses (FEA)...

Learning International Lessons: Dutch spatial planning in transition

This thesis researches two main aspects: the characteristics of (national) spatial strategies and how they can be transferred, to learn lessons for the next Dutch spatial planning strategy of 2018 (NOVI). Taking the objectives that have been formulated by NOVI in content, process and product as a starting point, a comparative study is made...

Spatial Planning and High-tech Development: A comparative study of Eindhoven city-region, the Netherlands and Hsinchu City-region, Taiwan

High-tech development—which lies at the very heart of the processes of economic growth—has been recognised by many developed and developing countries as a strategic instrument to enhance and sustain their competitiveness in the global economic network. Although the concept of high-tech development differs between countries, many share the...

Comparison of building permit procedures in European Union countries

Building regulations set minimum requirements for safe, healthy, energy-efficient and accessible buildings. To guarantee that these requirements are applied, a building control system is indispensable. The trend towards a common market for construction products and services justifies gaining a better insight into the building control systems in...

Technical building regulations in EU countries: A comparison of their organization and formulation

The purpose of this paper is to compare technical building regulations in European Union (EU) countries. Three research questions are addressed: what are the main differences and similarities? what are the main types of organization and formulation? what are the main trends and developments? The following tasks were carried out in order to...

Quantifying Pathology in Diffusion Weighted MRI

In this thesis algorithms are proposed for quantification of pathology in Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DW-MRI) data. Functional evidence for brain diseases can be explained by specific structural loss in the white matter of the brain. That is, certain biomarkers may exist where the disease inhibits improper functioning. Axonal...

Comparison of tasks and responsibilities in the building control systems of European union countries

Building regulations set minimum requirements for safe, healthy, energy-efficient and accessible buildings. To guarantee that these requirements are applied, a building control system is indispensable. The trend towards a common market for construction products and services justifies gaining better insight into the building control systems in...