The Netherlands is a densely populated and economically developed country. Coastal areas are important for aquaculture, agriculture, harbors, and urban development. Coastal habitats mainly exist on the south Delta coast and the north Wadden sea, hosting a great biological diversity. The Netherlands had …

Op dit moment is het rioolstelsel in de gemeente Veere zo ingericht dat het een norm Bui08 (19,8mm in 60 minuten) tijdig kan verwerken zonder dat er water op straat blijft staan. De extreme neerslaggebeurtenissen van de laatste jaren (Kennisportaal Ruimtelijke adaptie, 2018; Gemeente Veere, 2019) geeft …

The goal of this research was to set up suitable laboratory tests and analysis methods for the strength and durability testing of bio-based textile reinforced concrete. This thesis was a preparatory research for the actual development of bio-based TRC applications, which was not undertaken due to unforeseen …

De Japanse oesterboorder (Ocinebrellus inornatus) is een aquatische roofslak die zich voedt met de Japanse oester (Magallana gigas) als de Zeeuwse platte oester (Ostrea edulis). De oesterboorder boort door middel van zijn tong een gaatje in de schelp van de Japanse- en Zeeuwse platte oester en zuigt …

Calcium phosphate and struvite crystallization has been widely studied for phosphate removal and recovery from urban wastewater. In this study, calcium phosphate and struvite crystallization were carried out in a fluidized-bed reactor. Experimental values of the P concentration ranged from 117-1000 mg …

In the following thesis, research is conducted on the effect of sea-level rise and expected hydraulic load levels for the Scheldt Estuary, currently and in the future. As climate changes advances and the sea-level rises, insight into the effects of the rise on our coastal area's is essential. Rijkswaterstaat …

Aan de noordzijde van de Westerschelde onder ’s-Gravenpolder, ligt het natuurgebied de Biezelingse Ham. Het is een slik dat behoort tot Natura 2000-gebied, gelegen aan de buitenzijde van een dijk die functioneert als primaire waterkering. Het hoofddoel van de dijk is het achterland beschermen tegen overstromingen. …

The Nieuw Statendam is equipped with a program called ENIRAM. This program calculates the optimal engine configuration and load expressed in revolutions per minute of the propellers. The issue with this program is that it only looks at the main power plants and does not take the waste heat recovery system …

Our current linear economy works in the following system; take-make-waste. The waste products, materials and components contain lots of valuable resources that will end up on a landfill or being incinerated in order to generate energy. The majority of the companies in the research area Mid Brabant, are …

In this research several methods were developed and validated using the Supermini 200 wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. A multielement was calibrated containing 26 elements and corrected for interference according to the de Jongh algorithm. The limits of detection and quantification …