The seismic assessment of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings with cavity walls is of high relevance in regions such as in Central and Northern Europe, Australia, New Zealand and China because of the characteristics of the masonry building stock. A cavity wall consists of two separate parallel walls …

In case of induced seismicity, expectations from a structural monitoring system are different than in the case of natural seismicity. In this paper, monitoring results of a historical building in Groningen (Netherlands) in case of induced seismicity has been presented. Results of the monitoring, particularities …

The German sportscar brand Porsche is one of the best-selling sportscar brands in the Netherlands, as stated in a research by the RAI association (2019b). Haaglanden Motorsport is a Porsche specialist, with its focus in maintenance, purchase, sales and additional services connected to Porsche. Over the …

De Nederlandse ruimtelijke planningstraditie van de 20ste eeuw is internationaal bekend vanwege haar grootschalige, projectmatige en integrale aanpak. Daarin spelen de overheid, grote marktpartijen en het maatschappelijk middenveld een belangrijke rol (Van der Cammen en de Klerk, 2012). In de afgelopen …

The implementation of games in architecture and urban planning has a long history since the 1960s and is still a preferential tool to foster public participation and address contemporary spatial-and social-conflicts within the urban fabric. Moreover, in the last decade, we have seen the rise of urban …

The question is if the Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts (FHK) in Tilburg will be able to facilitate interdisciplinary educational programs in its current building ensemble. This project is about expanding the current restricted campus life by means of programmatic additions and break throughs. …

Granite G682 is a yellow to pink color stone of the Precambrian period, the most famous yellow granite from China. I am from G682 granite town. I used to live in a village surrounded by stones. however, I never knew the beautiful and scary story behind it until I saw hundreds of abandoned quarries in …

New universities on the European mainland were mostly teaching oriented until the start of this century. Current national and local management intends to better connect research and teaching through the increase of lecturers' research capacity, often defined through their master's degrees or PhDs. However, …

Social media have developed to be an integral part of each business’ existence. As SoftAtHome is working on revamping its LinkedIn strategy, it became evident that the company needed assistance in defining what a proper approach would be. Therefore, this research paper focuses on answering the following …