At the IABMAS (International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety) 2012 conference, I presented a case study we conducted some time ago for a local bridge owner.The abstract of the paper is as follows:A 50-year-old bridge showed large cracking in…
Image by Flickr user "I am marlon" and used under the Creative Commons licenseThere's always a reason why you are not starting to write that paper today, or why you are skipping the gym today. We are great at making…
I'm proud to announce that we have an article published in the Dutch magazine "Cement", titled: "Spreiding puntlasten plaatviaducten." The printed version will be available on July 6, 2012.Abstract: In de afgelopen decennia zijn verkeerslasten en de verkeersintensiteit op de…
Recently, I read a blog post on how Spotify makes buying music obsolete. While I enjoy streaming music (as long as I don't have to pay for it) and online radio, I do think there are still reasons for buying…
Since I started reading blogs at 6 months into my PhD program, I've gained some valuable insights from my favorite blogs.An exhaustive list would only lure you into getting more clutter into your information stream - so here are my…
As I wrote in a previous post that I gave a poster presentation at a conference recently, I will be explaining more here on what I learned from giving a poster presentation, and what I can improve next time.Lessons learned…
On Monday, I returned to Delft from the International Bridge Conference 2012.In two poster sessions, I've presented the poster which you can see here, and that was the very first time I gave a poster presentation (I'll be blogging about…
Previously, I have been writing about different tools and approaches I use to manage my time. Today's post aims at bringing this information together, and showing you the system I use. Hopefully, you can find some elements in here to…
It's interesting to see which posts draw a lot of traffic, as it identifies what most graduate students seem to struggle with or enjoy reading.Also, if you're new around here, this post might be a good introduction to my blog.So…
When you feel like you are overloaded with work, it is important to reconsider your to do list, and see what you *really* need to do in order to move forward.Of all the tasks on your to do list, how…