Dr.ir. K.N. (Karel) van Dalen

• Moving load dynamics & transition radiation of elastic waves
• Semi-analytical modeling of wave propagation in poroelastic media
• Interface waves: modeling and experimental detection
• Seismic interferometry: extracting the medium's Green's function from noise recordings
• Dynamic soil-structure interaction
• Acoustic soil characterization
• Coupled dynamics of wind turbines

Teaching

• 2nd year B.Sc. course CTB2300 Dynamics of Systems (co-responsible teacher)
• 3rd year B.Sc. course TA3540 Fields and Waves/Mathematical Physics (2011-2014; course has been discontinued)
• 4th year M.Sc. course CIE4145 Dynamics and an Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
• 5th year M.Sc. course CIE5340 Soil Dynamics (part of the course)

Books

[1] K.N. van Dalen, Multi-Component Acoustic Characterization of Porous Media, Springer, 2013. (https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783642348440)

Journal papers

2016

[14] P. van der Male, K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine, The effect of the non-linear velocity and history dependencies of the aerodynamic force on the dynamic response of a rotating wind turbine blade, Journal of Sound and Vibration 383 (2016), pp. 191-209. (dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2016.07.031)

[13] W.G. Versteijlen, A.V. Metrikine, K.N. van Dalen, A method for identification of an effective Winkler foundation for large-diameter offshore wind turbine support structures based on in-situ measured small-strain soil response and 3D modelling, Engineering Structures 124 (2016), pp. 221-236. (dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.06.007)

[12] A.M. Kudarova, K.N. van Dalen, G.G. Drijkoningen, An effective anisotropic poroelastic model for elastic wave propagation in finely layered media, Geophysics 81 (4) (2016), pp. T175-T188.

(dx.doi.org/10.1190/geo2015-0362.1)

2015

[11] A. Tsouvalas, K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine, The significance of the evanescent spectrum in structure-waveguide interaction problems, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 138 (4) (2015), pp. 2574-2588. (dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4932016)

[10] K.N. van Dalen, A. Tsouvalas, A.V. Metrikine, J.S. Hoving, Transition radiation excited by a surface load that moves over the interface of two elastic layers, International Journal of Solids and Structures 73-74 (2015), pp. 99-112. (dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2015.07.001)

[9] K.N. van Dalen, T.D. Mikesell, E.N. Ruigrok, K. Wapenaar, Retrieving surface waves from ambient seismic noise using seismic interferometry by multidimensional deconvolution, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 120 (2015), pp. 944-961. (dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014JB011262)

2014

[8] K.N. van Dalen, K. Wapenaar, D.F. Halliday, Surface-wave retrieval in layered media using seismic interferometry by multidimensional deconvolution, Geophysical Journal International 196 (2014), pp. 230-242. (dx.doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggt389)

2013

[7] K.N. van Dalen, E.C. Slob, F.C. Schoemaker, Generalized minimum-phase relations for memory functions associated with wave phenomena, Geophysical Journal International 195 (2013), pp. 1620-1629. (dx.doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggt297)

[6] A.M. Kudarova, K.N. van Dalen, G.G. Drijkoningen, Effective poroelastic model for one-dimensional wave propagation in periodically layered media, Geophysical Journal International 195 (2013), pp. 1337-1350. (dx.doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggt315)

2011

[5] K.N. van Dalen, G.G. Drijkoningen, D.M.J. Smeulders, H.K.J. Heller, C. Glorieux, B. Sarens, B. Verstraeten, Medium characterization from interface-wave impedance and ellipticity using simultaneous displacement and pressure measurements, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 130 (3) (2011), pp. 1299-1312. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3605537) 

[4] K.N. van Dalen, G.G. Drijkoningen, D.M.J. Smeulders, Pseudo interface waves observed at the fluid/porous-medium interface. A comparison of two methods, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 129 (5) (2011), pp. 2912-2922. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3557040)

2010

[3] K.N. van Dalen, R. Ghose, G.G. Drijkoningen, D.M.J. Smeulders, In-situ permeability from integrated poroelastic reflection coefficients, Geophysical Research Letters 37 (2010), L12303. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2010GL043319)

[2] K.N. van Dalen, G.G. Drijkoningen, D.M.J. Smeulders, On wavemodes at the interface of a fluid and a fluid-saturated poroelastic solid, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 127 (4) (2010), pp. 2240-2251. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3308473)

2008

[1] K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine, Transition radiation of elastic waves at the interface of two elastic half-planes, Journal of Sound and Vibration  310 (3) (2008), pp. 702-717. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2007.06.007)

Conference papers

2018

[22] M. Ravasio, M. Armstrong, K.N. van Dalen, W.G. Versteijlen, A.V. Metrikine, E.D.J. Verschuur, C. de Winter, I. Bolderink, Seismic Inversion for Identification of Soil Stiffness and Damping from Measured Data in Marine Setting. In: Proceedings of the EAGE Near Surface Geoscience Conference & Exhibition, September 2018, Porto, Portugal. (doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201802678)

2017

[21] W.G. Versteijlen, F.W. Renting, P.L.C. van der Valk, J. Bongers, K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine, Effective stiffness method for rigid monopile foundations of offshore wind turbines and in-situ validation, Procedia Engineering 199 (2017), pp. 3248-3253. (X International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2017; doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.349)

[20] W. Assaad,, H. R. Pasaribu, D. Zijsling, K. N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine, Transient calculation of pressure waves in a well induced by tubular expansion, Procedia Engineering 199 (2017), pp. 1276-1281.  (X International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2017; doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.281)

2016

[19] M. Zhao, K.N. van Dalen, J.M. Barbosa, A.V. Metrikine, Semi-analytical solution for the dynamic response of a cylindrical structure embedded in a homogeneous half-space. In: Bian X., Chen Y., Ye X. (eds) Environmental Vibrations and Transportation Geodynamics. ISEV 2016. Springer, Singapore. (doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4508-0_35)

[18] K.N. van Dalen, M.J.M.M. Steenbergen, Modeling of Train-Induced Transitional Wavefields. In: Proceedings of The Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance, April 2016, Sardinia, Italy. (http://dx.doi.org/10.4203/ccp.110.199)

2015

[17] W.G. Versteijlen, J.M. de Oliveira Barbosa, K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine, Method for extracting an equivalent Winkler model of the 3D dynamic soil-structure interaction of large-diameter offshore monopile foundations. In: Proceedings of XLIII International Summer School Conference APM 2015, June 2015, St. Petersburg, Russia.

[16] C. Weemstra, K. Wapenaar, K.N. van Dalen, Reflecting boundary conditions for interferometry by multidimensional deconvolution. In: Proceedings of the 85th SEG Annual Meeting, October 2015, New Orleans, USA.

2014

[15] A.M. Kudarova, K.N. van Dalen and G.G. Drijkoningen, Seismic wave propagation in porous media with spherical inclusions: extension of White’s model. In: Proceedings of the 84th SEG Annual Meeting, October 2014, Denver, USA.

[14] P. van der Male, K.N. van Dalen, Coupled flap and edge wise blade motion due to a quadratic wind force definition. In: Proceedings of The Science of Making Torque From Wind 2014, June 2014, Denmark. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/524/1/012066)

[13] W.G. Versteijlen, K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine, L. Hamre, Assessing the small-strain soil stiffness for offshore wind turbines based on in situ seismic measurements. In: Proceedings of The Science of Making Torque From Wind 2014, June 2014, Denmark. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/524/1/012088)

[12] P. van der Male, K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine, Added damping of a wind turbine rotor: two-dimensional discretization expressing the nonlinear wind-force dependency. In: Proceedings of EURODYN 2014, July 2014, Portugal.

[11] A.M. Kudarova, K.N. van Dalen, G.G. Drijkoningen, Upscaling in porous media: consequences of reducing the phase on the dynamic behavior of a homogenized medium. In: Proceedings of EURODYN 2014, July 2014, Portugal. 

[10] W.G. Versteijlen, K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine, L. Hamre, Assessing the small-strain soil stiffness for offshore wind turbines based on in situ seismic measurements. In: Proceedings of EURODYN 2014, July 2014, Portugal.

[9] K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine, A. Tsouvalas, Transition radiation excited by a load moving over the interface of two elastic layers. In: Proceedings of EURODYN 2014, July 2014, Portugal.

[8] P. van der Male, K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine, Aerodynamic damping of nonlinearily wind-excited wind turbine blades. In: Proceedings of the 9th PhD Seminar on Wind Energy in Europe, September 2013, Sweden.

[7] A.M. Kudarova, K.N. van Dalen and G.G. Drijkoningen, Higher-order homogenization for one-dimensional wave propagation in poroelastic composites. In: Proceedings of the 5th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, July 2013, Vienna, Austria.  

[6] K.N. van Dalen, K. Wapenaar, D.F. Halliday, Retrieving higher-mode surface waves using seismic interferometry by multidimensional deconvolution. In: Proceedings of the 75th EAGE Conference, June 2013, London, UK.  

2012

[5] K.N. van Dalen, E.C. Slob, F.C. Schoemaker, Minimum-phase property of memory functions in the wave equation. In: Proceedings of the 74th EAGE Conference, June 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark. (http://www.earthdoc.org/detail.php?pubid=59176)

2011

[4] K.N. van Dalen, G.G. Drijkoningen, D.M.J. Smeulders, H.K.J. Heller, C. Glorieux, B. Sarens, B. Verstraeten, Combined particle motion and fluid pressure measurements of surface waves. In: Proceedings of the 81st SEG Annual Meeting, September 2011, San Antonio, USA. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.3627463)

2010

[3] K.N. van Dalen, R. Ghose, In-situ permeability from physics-based integration of poroelastic reflection coefficients. In: Proceedings of the 72th EAGE Conference, June 2010, Barcelona, Spain. (EAGE2010)

2009

[2] K.N. van Dalen, A. Mahdad, G.G. Drijkoningen, D.M.J. Smeulders, Wave modes at the interface of a fluid and a fluid-saturated poroelastic solid. In: Proceedings of the 4th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, June 2009, New York, USA. (Biot2009)

2008

[1] K.N. van Dalen, G.G. Drijkoningen, D.M.J. Smeulders, Characterization of subsurface parameters with combined fluid-pressure and particle-velocity measurements. In: Proceedings of the 70th EAGE Conference, June 2008, Rome, Italy. (EAGE2008)

Ph.D. students (ongoing)

[4] Frank Renting: The effect of soil nonlinearity on the short-term and long-term dynamics of offshore monopiles (Supervisors: K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine; Sponsors in this TKI project: Siemens Wind Power, Fugro, Ministry of Economic Affairs)

[3] Mingjuan Zhao: Dynamics of the underground railway lines (Supervisors: K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine; Sponsor: China Scholarship Council)

[2] Pim van der Male: Coupled dynamics of offshore wind turbines (Supervisors: K.N. van Dalen, A.V. Metrikine; Sponsors: companies/institutes that join the FLOW research program, flow-offshore.nl)

[1] Pim Versteijlen: Identification of the energy loss due to the interaction of the foundation of a wind turbine with soil (Supervisors: A.V. Metrikine, K.N. van Dalen; Sponsor: Siemens Wind Power)

Ph.D. students (finished)

[1] Asiya Kudarova: Effective models for seismic wave propagation in porous media, May 2016 (Promotors: K. Wapenaar, G.G. Drijkoningen, K.N. van Dalen; Sponsor: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Cato program, www.co2-cato.nl)

Peer review

Journal of Sound and Vibration (www.elsevier.com/locate/jsvi)

Geophysics (https://library.seg.org/journal/gpysa7)

Journal of Geophysical Research (http://www.agu.org/journals/jgr/)  

Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Springer) (http://www.zju.edu.cn/jzus/)

Geophysical Prospecting (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2478)

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control (http://www.ieee-uffc.org/main/publications/tr/index.asp)

US National Science Foundation (www.nsf.gov)

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (http://scitation.aip.org/content/asa/journal/jasa)

Wave Motion (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/wave-motion/)

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-non-linear-mechanics/)

Curriculum Vitae

• 2015 - present: Assistant Professor in Section of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences
• 2013 - 2015: Researcher and lecturer in Section of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences
• 2010 - 2014: Post-doctoral researcher and lecturer in Applied Geophysics and Petrophysics section, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences
• 2006 - 2010: Ph.D. student in Applied Geophysics and Petrophysics section, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences (defence March 7, 2011) (http://repository.tudelft.nl/, http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.3611022,
  http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-34845-7/page/1)
• 2005 - 2006: M.Sc. student in Structural Mechanics section, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences. Thesis: Ground vibrations induced by a high-speed train running over inhomogeneous subsoil. Transition radiation in two-dimensional inhomogeneous elastic systems (MSc-thesis)

Awards and Prizes

Teacher of the Year 2017-2018 of the Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences (TU Delft)

TU Delft Prize for Innovative Teaching Talent of the Year 2017: selected in top 3

Newspaper

TU Delta, 2011: The sounds of stones (https://www.delta.tudelft.nl/article/sounds-stones) 

WindNieuws, 2016 (2): Werken aan de fundamenten voor wind op zee (http://www.windnieuws.nl/)