Sustainable Structural Materials PhD.pdf

School of Engineering and the Built Environment.
Supervisors: Dr Aamir Khokhar, Professor Robert Hairstans.
Funding Status: Funded PhD Project.
Application Deadline: 14/04/2022.
Project Title: Advances in Sustainable Structural Materials – An Experimental and Numerical Investigation to Assess the Structural Performance of Cross Laminated Timber Concrete Composites.
The project investigates the performance of connections in CLT-concrete composites through experimental and numerical research, focusing on factors such as penetration depth, screw inclination, and geometry.
The research aims to create a FEM to validate laboratory data and model connections with complex geometry, and investigate the application of slip modulus calculation methods given in Eurocode 5.
The project requires a first degree in Civil Engineering, IELTS score of at least 6.5, and essential attributes including experience of fundamental experimental work, competent in structural analysis, and good written and oral communication skills.
Desirable attributes include knowledge of structural performance of composite structures and FEM modelling.
The project may be funded by a scholarship of the School of Engineering and Built Environment.
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Aamir Khokhar at [email protected].