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12 March 2020
Strength of wooden pile foundations in Amsterdam
The municipality of Amsterdam and CEG have agreed to develop a method together to gain a better understanding of the structural state of the wooden pile foundations that are used in many bridges and quay walls in Amsterdam. Some of these pile foundations are more than 500 years old.
12 March 2020
New Department Chair of Hydraulic Engineering
Professor Stefan Aarninkhof is the new Department Chair of Hydraulic Engineering as of 1 March 2020. He takes over the activities of professor Wim Uijttewaal, who has led the department for four years.
04 March 2020
TU Delft proud of high positions in the global QS Subject Ranking
The World University Rankings by Subjects 2020, published today, places TU Delft 2nd worldwide in the discipline Civil & Structural Engineering, further strengthening the global top position of our faculty.
03 March 2020
Researching landfill emissions
TU Delft researcher Julia Gebert is in the lead of a new fundamental research project about landfill emissions.
28 February 2020
Hind Rattan Award for Kumar Anupam
Dr. Kumar Anupam has been awarded the prestigious Hind Rattan (‘Jewel of India’) Award for 2020, for his contribution to the pavement engineering sector. The Hind Rattan is awarded to Indian nationals who have made exceptional contributions to society.
25 February 2020
‘Uncertain’ ice shelves in Antarctica in NWO-Large collaboration
TU Delft is joining forces with Utrecht University, the KNMI, NIOZ and the ULB (Brussels) to investigate the role of ice shelves in the Antarctic in sea-level rise.
24 February 2020
Two Delft projects obtain funding within NWO – GROOT
TU Delft is in the lead in two of the projects: HiRISE, aimed at charting the current state of Antarctica’s ice shelves, and CURE, which looks at sustainable management of waste management sites.