Honours theses: Recent submissions
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Allodium and Conquest: Renegotiating the Transnational History of the alod
Published 2022-10-19This thesis examines the history of the legal term “alod”, a condition denoting absolute ownership of land without acknowledgement to any superior. This longue durée study uncovers its origins in late antiquity, its medieval ...Open AccessThesis -
Modelling 3D Zinc Anodes for Efficient Rechargeable Zinc-Ion Batteries
Published 2022-09-12Rechargeable Zn ion batteries have emerged as a promising candidate for energy storage owing to their advantages in low cost and high safety. Nevertheless, Zn anodes face the critical issues of Zn dendrite formation and ...Open AccessThesis -
Potentiation of the production of wind energy as a source of financing for the drive of the economic sectors of the department of La Guajira
Published 2022The Colombian government opted to construct a variety of wind farms to develop energy efficiency policies and programmes that will aid in the energy-saving project's implementation. The majority of these farms are being ...Open AccessThesis -
Modelling Brittle Fractures with Finite Elements: A Time-independent Phase-field Model
Published 2020The objective of this paper is to propose a 2-D time-independent phase-field model with validating its performance as well as applying it for simulating existing representative experiments. Firstly, the section of the ...Open AccessThesis -
Echoes of Maria Clara: Memory, (Im)materiality, and Poetics in Filipino Dress
Published 2022-05-23This thesis explores the politics of materiality and memory in the national dress of the Philippines, the Maria Clara gown, which rose to prominence during the late Spanish colonial period. The dress was inspired by and ...Open AccessThesis