🎓 Mechanics PhDs
This PhD develops a digital twin enhanced with interpretable AI to model seabed mobility around offshore wind infrastructure, integrating laboratory experiments, numerical simulations, and environmental data to predict …
This PhD develops advanced numerical models to simulate large deformation behaviour of drag embedment anchors (DEAs) used for floating offshore wind turbines, focusing on installation, post-installation performance, and…
This fully-funded PhD focuses on enhancing wind farm performance and lifespan using machine-learning models integrated with numerical simulations to optimise turbine cluster aerodynamics and operational efficiency.
This fully-funded PhD focuses on the long-term durability of fibre-reinforced polymer composites (FRPCs) in offshore wind turbine applications, combining experimental and computational approaches to predict degradation …
This fully-funded PhD investigates flow-induced vibrations (FIV) in subsea cables for offshore wind farms, developing robust numerical models to predict structural response under complex environmental loading and improv…
This fully-funded PhD focuses on numerical modelling of floating offshore wind moorings, exploring soil-structure interaction in variable seabed conditions. The research uses advanced computational techniques, including…
This PhD investigates the coupled aeroelastic and dynamic behaviour of deployable space structures, such as solar arrays and antennas, to understand and optimize deployment reliability, vibration modes, and operational …
This PhD investigates the coupled aeroelastic and aerodynamic behaviour of badminton shuttles, combining computational modelling and experimental analysis to predict flight stability, drag, and performance.
This PhD focuses on engineering additive manufacturing (AM) processes to design and fabricate resilient fusion reactor components, delivering scalable, high-integrity, and reliable systems in collaboration with industri…
This PhD project develops computer vision techniques to automate inspection of railway earthworks using imagery from asset inspections and drones, detecting defects such as cracking, erosion, and drainage problems. Inte…