The University of Bath is inviting applications for the following PhD project commencing in October 2021:

“Untangling the mechanical behaviour of grass-rooted soil layers for sustainable infrastructure construction”

For more detailed information, please see https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/untangling-the-mechanical-behaviour-of-grass-rooted-soil-layers-for-sustainable-infrastructure-construction/?p130622

About the position: We have a vacancy for a 3-year R&D project within computational geomechanics at BAW Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute Department of Geotechnical Engineering in Karlsruhe, Germany. The R&D-position’s main objective is to improve open source geomechanical analysis tools and to qualify the candidate for research positions.

Duties of the position: The R&D project aims at the validation and further development of poroMechanicalFoam, an openFOAM based FVM-model for hydro-mechanical analysis of flow-structure-soil interactions considering variable soil saturation. Based on analytical solutions and experimental data the impact of spatial and temporal discretization on robustness and accuracy shall be determined. The model performance shall be tested based on case studies from the geotechnical engineering practice at BAW considering representative aspects among others anisotropy of the mechanic and/or hydraulic properties, advanced soil material models (bounding surface plasticity), variable saturation and gas entrapment below the phreatic surface. In the final stage predictable failure mechanisms are to be addressed within the framework of the second order work concept. If desired, there is possibility for laboratory tests for characterization of soil properties and or/ identification of aspects yet not properly captured in poroMechanicalFoam.

The Institute of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart (IGS) invites applications from motivated, committed and talented candidates for the position of a

Research / Teaching Assistant (PhD Student)

in the field of Computational Geotechnics, especially for modelling large deformations and its application in the field of Geotechnical Engineering.

More information in this attached file.

I would like to draw your attention to the post of Research Assistant/Research Associate, in the School of Engineering at Newcastle University in the area of computational geotechnics. The successful applicant will join the ACHILLES Programme at Newcastle University to carry out high-quality research on infrastructure embankments and the impacts of climate change.

https://jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle-Research-AssistantAssociate-in-Computational-Geotechnics/670190501/

The application is open until the 18th May 2021.

The Institute of Geotechnical Engineering of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna is currently looking for 2 PhD candidates for the research project STRECROPA.Please see attached the description of the research project and of the two PhD positions:

• Experimental modelling of construction of cross passages of shallow tunnels
• Numerical modelling of construction of cross passages of shallow tunnels

We have a vacancy for a 3-year PhD fellowship at the Department of Geoscience and Petroleum (IGP). The position is within computational energy geomechanics. The research will include development and implementation of models for finite element method (FEM) analysis with poro-elasto-plasticity. The PhD student will be assigned to the Department of Geoscience and Petroleum (IGP) and will be supervised by Prof. Rune Holt and co-supervised by Dr. Euripides Papamichos from SINTEF Industry.

More info: PhD position in Numerical Analysis in Energy Geomechanics – IV-142/21 (205621) | NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology (jobbnorge.no)

Application Deadline 07 June 2021.

3 year fully funded PhD. Application deadline: 31st May 2021

Liquefaction of brittle geotechnical materials (such as hydraulic fills, mine tailings, landfills and sensitive or quick clays) causes catastrophic failures leading to major environmental disasters, crippling economic disruption and, often, losses of human life. Examples are the failure of Prat quay in Barcelona Port, the failure of Aznalcóllar dam or the failure of Brumadinho tailing dam in Brazil where 270 people lost their lives. The candidate will join the group led by Professors Antonio Gens and Marcos Arroyo, which, in recent years, has developed numerical methods addressing this phenomenon. The outcome would be a simulation tool able to predict the potential for liquefaction-driven failures and to assist in the design of preventive measures in a wide range of engineering problems.

For further details please see https://www.cimne.com/vnews/11254/phd-position-in-geomechanics-(vac-2021-17)