A PhD position is available at 3SR Lab of the university of Grenoble (France) in partnership with National Building Research Institute of Technion university in Israel. The research project concerns the discrete element modelling of reinforced concrete structures under impact loading. Further details are given in the PDF file.
The Universite catholique de Louvain is looking for a full-time Research and Teaching Assistant in Geotechnical Engineering, starting September/October 2015 towards a PhD. The applications should reach UCL by midnight friday 22nd May 2015, at the latest. For details, see the webpage or the pdf file.
This PhD thesis will study the impact of cementation type and degree on the micro-processes induced during deformation of artificially cemented granular materials.
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A PhD project is available within the Geomechanics Group of the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University (Australia) in partnership with The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The project deals with landslide issues – SPH simulation and/or laboratory tests. Applications are invited for the next round of PhD scholarship at Monash University with deadline May 31st 2015. More details in the pdf file.
The Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) invites applications for a research position in the area of Geomechanics. We look for expertise in geomechanical numerical modeling and soil/rock mechanics, and experience modeling fluid flow in conjunction with large deformations. For more details, please see attached pdf.
A PhD position is available at Irstea Grenoble (France) in partnership with the School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney. The project deals with jump patterns formed in granular flows down inclines – Laboratory tests and/or DEM simulations. More details in the PDF file.
A post-doc position is available in the 3sr lab, UJF, Grenoble, France. The subject concerns the characterization of water distribution evolution within a specimen of sapphire spheres with x-ray tomography during hydraulic loading – Experiment and comparison with DEM modeling. More details in pdf file.
A Ph-D position is available at IRSTEA (Grenoble) on Discrete-element modelling of the mechanical behaviour of non-woven geotextiles subjected to puncturing loading. More details in the pdf file.
Two PhD position are available at Mines ParisTech in soil mechanics, entitled Impacts of shallow tunneling in urban zones. More details in the pdf file.
MINES ParisTech opens 3 PhD positions in Rock Mechanics. More details in the PDF file.