finite element PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 88 finite element PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Resilience-based management of transport infrastructure enhanced by digital data and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

University of Birmingham Department of Civil Engineering

We aim to develop a new data-driven tool to unravel context-dependency and enhance resilience-based management of transport infrastructure assets, by integrating computational modelling and AI. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Mitoulis

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Optimizing Anchor Layouts in Seismic Reinforcement of URM Walls

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Unreinforced masonry (URM) load-bearing walls were commonly used in historic buildings but are weak in shear and vulnerable to cracking and damage during seismic events. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Yardim, Dr HKC Chai

16 January 2025 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Wind Turbine Using CFD Simulation

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisors: Dr O Sugar-Gabor, Dr A Bahr Ennil

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Modelling brain function using HiP-CT Synchrotron Imaging (Fully Funded PhD)

University College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Lead supervisors: Dr Liwei Guo, Dr Claire Walsh and Prof. Peter Lee. Eligibility: Open to UK students and international students. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Guo, Dr C Walsh, Prof P Lee

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Modelling of auxetic structures using generalised continuum mechanics

Griffith University School of Engineering and Built Environment

Auxetic structures have drawn attention for their energy absorption capabilities and special property that allows them to shrink or expand in the transverse direction under compressive or tensile loads, respectively. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Javanbakht

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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4D printed composite morphing structures

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

4D printed actuators transform energy into mechanical motion in response to specific stimuli. They are employed to conduct a range of unique tasks such as self-assembling, and conceive compact systems with a low manufacturing and maintenance costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Martinez-Hergueta

14 September 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Digital twin for personalised uterine pregnancy model

University of Sheffield School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Pregnancy is a challenging process to model and replicate due to the complex physiological changes and adaptations. Much is yet to be learnt about pregnancy and why it could go wrong sometimes and lead to conditions such as pre-term birth, which could cause life-long adverse conditions for the baby. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Li

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Development of a novel material model for machining prediction

University of Sheffield School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Machining is arguably one of the most complex manufacturing and metal forming operations wherein the material experiences a severe deformation condition at very high temperature. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Advanced metal matrix composite machining for aerospace applications

University of Sheffield School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Metal matrix composites are an advanced family of alloys increasingly used in the aerospace industry because of their enhanced mechanical properties and strength/weight ratio. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Machining induced surface integrity in aerospace components

University of Sheffield School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Machining and mechanical material removal is one of the key manufacturing operations in the automotive and aerospace industries to generate functional surfaces. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Development of a novel material model for machining prediction

University of Sheffield School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Machining is arguably one of the most complex manufacturing and metal forming operations wherein the material experiences a severe deformation condition at very high temperature. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Advanced metal matrix composite machining for aerospace applications

University of Sheffield School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Metal matrix composites are an advanced family of alloys increasingly used in the aerospace industry because of their enhanced mechanical properties and strength/weight ratio. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Machining induced surface integrity in aerospace components

University of Sheffield School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Machining and mechanical material removal is one of the key manufacturing operations in the automotive and aerospace industries to generate functional surfaces. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Computationally efficient modelling & simulation and applications

University of Sheffield School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The advent of easily accessible high performance computers or computer clusters and numerical techniques such as finite element methods (FEM) facilitates the highly accurate modelling and simulation of complex systems in diverse science and engineering disciplines including civil engineering, biomechanics and life science. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Guo

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Understanding the Electric Field in Electrical Stimulation for Biomedical Applications

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a treatment that applies small electrical charges to a muscle that has become paralysed or weakened, due to damage in the brain or spinal cord. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Holderbaum, Prof S Nasuto

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 88 finite element PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

finite element PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 88 finite element PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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