• Road investments and the trade-off between private and public funding 

      Welde, Morten; Bråthen, Svein; Rekdal, Jens Ludvig; Zhang, Wei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This paper assesses the impacts tolls have on economic profitability. We show that Norway has a long and diversified tradition for financing road construction by means of tolls. 20–30 per cent of the total funds available ...
    • Road Lighting and Traffic Safety: Do we need Road Lighting? 

      Wanvik, Per Ole (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2009:66, Doctoral thesis, 2009)
      Road lighting is widely recognised as an efficient traffic safety measure. However, we know too little about the effect of road lighting on accidents in a given situation and we do not know what kind of lighting that is ...
    • Road Planning and Route Alignment Selection Criteria in the Norwegian Context 

      Booto, Gaylord Kabongo; O'Born, Reyn Joseph; Ebrahimi, Babak; Vignisdottir, Hrefna Run; Brattebø, Helge; Pitera, Kelly; Wallbaum, Holger; Bohne, Rolf André (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This paper reveals the main factors that guide road alignment design process in Norway. The goal is to discover what constitutes the main priorities for road planners, how these priorities are ranked when it comes to ...
    • Robot-supervised Learning of Crop Row Segmentation 

      Bakken, Marianne; Moore, Richard J.D.; From, Pål Johan; Omholt Gjevestad, Jon Glenn; Ponnambalam, Vignesh Raja (Chapter, 2021)
      We propose an approach for robot-supervised learning that automates label generation for semantic segmentation with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for crop row detection in a field. Using a training robot equipped ...
    • Robuste løsninger for taktekking med trebord 

      Volden, Ole Petter; Lervik, Petter S.; Hansen, Harald (Bachelor thesis, 2021)
      Et samarbeid mellom bachelorgruppen, Norgeshus, Sintef og Moelven har resultert i forslag til forbedringer rundt oppbyggingen av et yttertak som er tekket med trebord. Denne rapporten inneholder forslag til forbedringer ...
    • Robusthetsanalyse og instrumentering av kvikkleireskråninger i Moss 

      Ølnes, Guro (Master thesis, 2022)
      Kvikkleireskred har gjennom norgeshistorien ført til store materielle skader og personskader. Det er ofte lite forvarsel i forkant av hendelsen. For å unngå store skredhendelser i fremtiden er det av stor interesse å finne ...
    • Robustness Assessment Methods to Identify Robust High-Performance Building Designs 

      Hagen, Vilde Christine (Master thesis, 2018)
      Robustness assessment is a method that evaluates the robustness of building designs based on uncertainties in building operation and external conditions. Although environmentally friendly buildings are planned to have low ...
    • Robustness Classification of Materials, Assemblies and Buildings 

      Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Sveipe, Erland; Wegger, Erlend; Gustavsen, Arild; Grynning, Steinar; Thue, Jan Vincent; Time, Berit; Lisø, Kim Robert (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Reliable methods are needed for classifying the robustness of buildings and building materials for many reasons, including ensuring that constructions can withstand the climate conditions resulting from global warming, ...
    • The Robustness of Cost–Benefit Analyses 

      Welde, Morten; Odeck, James (Chapter, 2021)
      In this chapter we address the robustness of cost–benefit analysis (CBA) from the perspective of its usefulness for decision-making. After summarizing how CBAs are preformed, we provide an example of how uncertainties in ...
    • Robustness of support structures for offshore wind turbines - Dynamics, fatigue damage and extreme loads with a damaged foundation 

      Hryniewicki, Konrad Robert (Master thesis, 2015)
      Abstract This master thesis considers the strength analysis of the offshore wind turbine s jacket support structure with one structural member damaged or weakened, not capable of transferring the loads. A wind turbine and ...
    • A robustness-based decision making approach for multi-target high performance buildings under uncertain scenarios 

      Homaei, Shabnam; Hassan Mohamed, Mohamed Hamdy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Considering the diverse uncertainties in building operations and external factors (i.e., occupancy and weather scenarios that can impact a building’s energy and comfort), performance robustness has become as important as ...
    • Rock Quarrying: Prediction Models and Blasting Safety 

      Olsen, Vegard (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2009:96 (1), Doctoral thesis, 2009)
    • Rock Support by Rock Mass Classification Systems for TBM Tunnelling - In Upper Kon Tum, Vietnam 

      Hobbelstad, Ola (Master thesis, 2018)
      The purpose of this thesis is to study the difference in the use of rock support measures in tunnels excavated by different methods. The methods examined are excavation by Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) and excavation by drill ...
    • Rockfill dam breaching experiments with the application of photogrammetry techniques 

      Alkholossi,Ghaith E (Master thesis, 2021)
      Damaging outbursts of flooding triggered by embankment failures must be evaluated as part of the risk management of possible threats in order to prepare emergency action plans. The best testing procedure is to use statistically ...
    • The role of hydropower in renewable energy sector toward co2 emission reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Olabiwonnu, Folakemi Ope; Bakken, Tor Haakon; Bokolo, Anthony Junior (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Due to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic social distance became a necessary strategy adopted in order to curb the fast-rise of infection. However, this strategy adopted by the government has impacted the socio-economic ...
    • The Role of Occupants in Buildings’ Energy Performance Gap: Myth or Reality? 

      Mahdavi, Ardeshir; Berger, Christiane; Amin, Hadeer; Ampatzi, Eleni; Korsholm Andersen, Rune; Azar, Elie; Barthelmes, Verena Marie; Favero, Matteo; Hahn, Jakob; Khovalyg, Dolaana; Knudsen, Henrik N.; Luna Navarro, Alessandra; Roetzel, Astrid; Sangogboye, Fisayo Caleb; Schweiker, Marcel; Taheri, Mahnameh; Teli, Despoina; Touchie, Marianne; Verbruggen, Silke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Buildings’ expected (projected, simulated) energy use frequently does not match actual observations. This is commonly referred to as the energy performance gap. As such, many factors can contribute to the disagreement ...
    • Rollen som prosjekteringsleder i BIM-prosjekter 

      Lillebakk, Torstein (Master thesis, 2010)
    • Rolling Resistance Measurements on Cycleways Using an Instrumented Bicycle 

      Fenre, Mathis Dahl; Klein-Paste, Alex (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Snow and ice on roads often lead to increased rolling resistance that makes roads less accessible and less attractive for cyclists. Introducing a minimum requirement for rolling resistance in winter maintenance of cycleways ...
    • Rom for innovasjon i veidriftskontrakter 

      Khalaf, Sliva (Master thesis, 2019)
      Statens vegvesen har siden 2003 lagt drift og vedlikehold av riks- og fylkesveiene ut på anbud. Veinettet er delt inn ca. 105 i geografiske kontraktsområder, og det er disse driftsentreprenørene kan konkurrere om. Når en ...
    • Roof-integrated PV in Nordic climate - Building physical challenges 

      Gullbrekken, Lars; Kvande, Tore; Time, Berit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Use of photovoltaics (PV) is key remedies in buildings where a large part of the energy supply should be based on renewable energy. PV in Nordic climate can be challenging because ofand temperatures below zero. The aim of ...