🎓 Structural Engineering PhDs
Explore innovative seismic protection systems to safeguard infrastructure in earthquake-prone areas. Develop and test experimental systems, validate numerical models, and contribute valuable research to structural safet…
Explore the frontier of architected materials to enhance civil infrastructure resilience. Develop innovative additive repair methods to extend steel bridge lifespan, combining advanced manufacturing and structural engin…
Explore the design of Wave Energy Converter hulls with UHPC using CFD and FEA techniques. Investigate and validate innovative marine energy solutions with experimental testing to enhance power generation efficiency.
Explore the use of UHPC in designing wave energy converter hulls to enhance marine renewable energy solutions. Conduct CFD and FEA simulations along with experimental testing to innovate durable and efficient wave energ…
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 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 fully-funded PhD develops a digital twin of the resin infusion and curing process in wind turbine blade manufacturing using embedded fibre optic sensors and physics-informed machine learning. The project aims to pr…
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 investigates the optimisation of thermomechanical ageing in high-strength 6xxx aluminium alloys, focusing on quenching and pre-ageing effects on microstructure, mechanical performance, and corrosion resistance,…
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…