Rate My Professor Peter Meijers

Dr.ir. Peter C. Meijers is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Steel & Composite Structures within the Department of Engineering Structures at Delft University of Technology's Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences. His research specializes in active magnetic control of engineering structures, developing non-contact magnetic strategies to enhance steel structure performance. As the contact person for this research, he explores stabilizing suspended loads during offshore wind turbine installations from floating vessels to mitigate wave-induced responses, reducing vibrations in steel buildings for optimized serviceability limit state designs with less material, and minimizing vehicle-induced vibrations in railway bridges to extend fatigue life. The work features lab-scale physical experiments, mathematical modeling for concept validation, and progresses to practical-scale applications with industry partners including Heerema Marine Contractors. Themes include structural integrity through innovative monitoring, damage assessment, prediction, maintenance, and structures for energy transition.

Meijers contributed to full-scale measurements and analysis of floating offshore wind turbine tower installation aboard the Sleipnir, the world's largest crane vessel. His doctoral research addressed detection of plastic deformation during monopile installation for offshore foundations, supervised by Dr.ir. A. Tsouvalas and promoted by Prof.dr. A.V. Metrikine. Key recent publications are 'Contactless control of suspended loads for offshore installations: Proof of concept using magnetic interaction' (Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2024, with P. Atzampou, A. Tsouvalas, A.V. Metrikine), 'Non-contact electromagnetic control of torsional vibrations of a rigid cylinder' (Nonlinear Dynamics, 2024, with P. Atzampou, A. Tsouvalas, A.V. Metrikine), 'Full-scale measurements and analysis of the floating installation of an offshore wind turbine tower' (Ocean Engineering, 2024, with D.F. Domingos, P. Atzampou, S.H. Beirão, A.V. Metrikine, J.W. van Wingerden, P. Wellens), 'Experimental investigation of frequency–amplitude decoupling in axial-torsional vibratory pile driving by means of laboratory-scale testing' (Ocean Engineering, 2024, with S.S. Gómez, A. Tsetas, A.V. Metrikine), and 'Monitoring fatigue crack growth using magnetic stray field measurements' (Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2024, with D.H. Malschaert, M. Veljkovic). He teaches courses including Applied Dynamics, Offshore Structures, Steel and Composite Structures, and Hydraulic Structures. His 18 research outputs include eight journal articles, three patents, conference contributions, and datasets.