While condition-based maintenance (CBM) has been established as an effective maintenance strategy in comparison with time-based maintenance (TBM), it has not garnered popularity in the maritime industry. Instead, TBM has been established as the norm for most maintenance programs on board ships. Research …

De erfelijke ziekte ADPKD (autosomaal dominant polycysteuze nierziekte) wordt gekenmerkt door het ontstaan van renale cystes. Deze cystes worden veroorzaakt door een aangeboren mutatie in het Pkd1- of Pkd2-gen (polycystic kidney disease-1 of 2 gen). Deze genen coderen voor eiwitten die bijdragen aan …

Recent studies showed that in teb mutants (teb2 & teb5 (mutant allele 2 and 5 of the Teb gene)) no T-DNA integration was detectable, meaning that if there still is any T-DNA integration it will be in very low frequencies (Kregten et al., 2016). This suggests that the Teb gene is essentially involved …

Ever since the recognition of the causality between earthquakes in the Region Groningen, gas production and the ensuing damage to houses and buildings in that area, government faces big challenges in policy-making. On the one hand liability for damages must result in fast and effective repair of houses …

Naar aanleiding van de validatie van de Calcaneal Repair Kit is de vraag ontstaan of er een methode te ontwerpen valt waarmee gemakkelijk, snel en nauwkeurig een Sanders Type II fractuur gerealiseerd kan worden in kadaveronderbenen. De huidige methode, de osteotomie, is zeer tijdrovend. Daarnaast worden …

SGS is an international commercial diving company that specializes in underwater ship repair and maintenance. Through their extensive, globally recognized network of service stations, offices and local assets, SGS is able to provide excellent ship solutions to ship managers at any location. Currently, …

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The aim of this paper is to show the benefits of enhancing classic Risk Based Inspection (without fatigue monitoring data) with an Advisory Hull Monitoring System (AHMS) to monitor and justify lifetime consumption to provide more thorough grounds for operational, inspection, repair and maintenance decisions …

An effective option for companies to implement circular economy concepts is reuse and remanufacturing. It concerns the (re)use of modules and parts of used and discarded equipment in ‘as new’ or ‘first class’ reused equipment. It is not just an effective way to reuse materials; it is also economically …

In January 2013, I approached the Utrecht-based NGO LiveBuild to inform if I could write my thesis for them. After some preliminary research, it turned out that they could use some help in the realm of communication. LiveBuild was established in 2008 and had acquired over 1500 structural donors since …