Development of a novel rock anchoring system for floating renewable energy mooring

This project will develop understanding and design procedures for a novel rock anchor that has been developed for simple installation in offshore environments where high tidal current velocities and environmental controls exist. The anchor concept has the benefit of being self-drilling and does not require any additional grouting operations. The anchor will be designed and optimised to operate under the specific requirements for floating tidal stream generators and future floating wind. The research will use a mix of advanced numerical simulation and laboratory validation to develop simplified design and specification techniques.

• Application deadline: Tuesday, December 15, 2020
• Interviews: Early, 2021
• Start date: Before 31st March 2021
• Funding notes: European/UK Nationals. Only The 42 months studentship (3.5 years) will cover tuition fees and an annual stipend starting at £16,000 per year (approx. net income of £1330 per month).

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Supervisors: Dr Matteo Ciantia (University of Dundee), Prof Ana Ivanovic (University of Aberdeen) and Mr Adam Caton (Sustainable Marine Energy)

Contact Matteo (m.o.ciantia@dundee.ac.uk) for more details / further enquiries

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Geotechnical Engineering. The Department seeks applicants in all areas of engineering relevant to the field of Geotechnical Engineering with representative examples including: In-situ soil and rock characterization, geotechnics of natural hazards, urban geotechnics, spatial geotechnical variability, deformation-based geotechnical analyses, underground development, energy geotechnics, and rock engineering for urban infrastructure. All candidates with advanced experience in experimental, field, computational, or a combination of these geotechnical capabilities will be considered.

See attached file for details.

The Department of Environmental Informatics at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) is seeking at the earliest possible date a:

PostDoc (f/m/x)- in Computational Geomechanics and Multiscale Modelling

Energy and environmental aspects of geoscience remain the greatest challenges that our society will face in the coming decades. To provide a numerical tool for environmental protection (e.g. sub-surface integrity) and energy transition (e.g. underground energy storage), Department of Environmental Informatics develops an open-source Finite Element platform, OpenGeoSys in C++. The tool enables us to simulate multi-physical processes in sub-surface such as fluid and heat transport, or rock deformation and failure. For simulation of discontinuous deformation or crack propagation in rock, a variational phase-field (VPF) model has been adapted and implemented in OpenGeoSys (OGS-6). Within the GeomInt2 project (www.ufz.de/geomint) the VPF method shall be further developed and applied to various applications such as field experiments in the Underground Research Laboratories and Mines in Mont Terri (Opalinus clay) and Springen (salt rock), respectively. 

Closing date for applications:
22.11.2020

Place of work: Leipzig

More information here.

Applications are invited for a full-time Post-Doctoral Researcher position in the area of applied geomechanics at the University of Warwick. The successful applicant will join the Ground Engineering Research Group as a member of research staff and will conduct research on a large multi-disciplinary research project entitled “From Mining Waste to Valuable Resource: New Concepts for a Circular Economy” (MINRESCUE). The work will be conducted under the supervision of the project coordinator Dr Mohammad Rezania.

More details in the attached file.

The Solid Mechanics Group led by Professor Gonzalo Ruiz in the University of Castilla-La Mancha is looking for hardworking and enthusiastic PhD candidates. The research is to be focused on the numerical modelling or/and experimental study of the reversal —tension/ compression—fatigue behavior of fiber reinforced concrete.

More details in the attached file.

The Multiscale-Hydro-Geomechanics group of the GeoRessources laborarory, Nancy, France, welcomes applications for a Postdoctoral Position for 12 months.

The research involves the study and modeling of hydromechanical couplings during gas migration in saturated clayey rocks at mesoscopic scales.

The position is funded by a CNRS post-doctoral contract and is part of a larger EU project (EURAD) that aims to mobilize academic research on major nuclear-related issues.

Please find further details in the attached file.

The Geomechanics group of the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya – Barcelona Tech (UPC-CIMNE) welcomes applications for a fully funded PhD Research Position for three years, with a possible extension to a fourth year.

The research involves the study and modelling of the thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) behaviour of argillaceous rocks. The interest on those materials has increased in recent times because they play a key role in many areas of energy geo-engineering. Although argillaceous rocks are very widespread, their THM characteristics are challenging and require further research efforts.

Further details in the attachement.

Hydro-mechanical instabilities in low permeability geomaterials

The topic deals with the experimental identification of quantitative interactions
between the micro-structure of low permeability geomaterials, the
heterogeneous fluid flow through them and their deformation. In particular
coupled hydro-mechanical instabilities, say couplings between fluid fingering and
strain localization, will be quantitatively investigated.

The study is developed within the framework of the ANR project called
«STOWENG» underground STOrage of reneWable ENergies in low permeability
Geomaterials.

Starting date: 2021-01-01

More information in the attached file.

A joint PhD scholarship is available at the University of Queensland (Australia) on “Coupled Digital Image Correlation and Particle Tracking (DIC/PT) Approach for Crack Growth Monitoring” under the UQIDAR joint PhD program. Highly motivated PhD candidates with a good background in MATLAB/Python programming/coding and fracture mechanics are encouraged to apply. Applications close on 18 October 2020. Successful students will commence in January 2021 at UQ and February 2021 at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD).

For more information about the project and the Selection Criteria see the links below.

https://www.uqidar.org/resource_files/UQIDAR%2000223.pdf

https://www.uqidar.org/students/how-to-apply/

The Department of Geoscience and Petroleum at NTNU has a vacancy for a

PhD position in numerical modelling of rock failure under repetitive impact by drillstring on borehole wall

The PhD project is part of a Knowledge-Building project for the Industry (PETROMAKS2) called 6n Degrees of Freedom Transient Torque & Drag, financed by the Research Council of Norway. Partners include NORCE, NTNU, University of Stavanger, and the industrial partners Equinor and Sekal AS.

The main objective of this project is to develop a transient torque and drag model that is compatible with real-time constraints and tightly coupled with transient drilling hydraulic and material transport models and that accounts for axial, torsional and lateral movements of the drill-string. The methods to be used in the research are numerical modeling and analysis of field data and large-scale experiment data.

For more information about the application : https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/192376/phd-position-in-numerical-modelling-of-rock-failure-under-repetitive-impact-by-drillstring-on-borehole-wall-iv-180-20