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Nikolakakos, Christos (author)During previous centuries, humanity had relied on fossil fuels to generate the demanded energy. Nowadays, the extensive use of oil, gas and coal for energy production is becoming a major problem which concerns modern society. Global warming and climate change are the biggest challenges the scientific community has faced. The main factor which...master thesis 2019
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Smits, Roy (author)With a fast growing world population, the lack of fresh water is one of the world’s biggest future concerns. Water stress can lead to conflicts, holds back economic growth and has a major impact on human health. Nowadays, more and more countries that lack fresh water sources are using the saline water from the oceans and desalinate it to produce...master thesis 2019
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De Santis, Greta (author)A realistic description of soil-foundation interaction in offshore wind turbines (OWT) under environmental loading requires deep understanding, and modelling capabilities for, saturated soil behaviour in presence of cyclic loads and pore pressure effects. <br/>This research investigates the dynamic energy dissipation occurring in the soil under...master thesis 2017