Civil Engineering (growth) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 26 Civil Engineering (growth) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Micro-Bio-Mechanical Modelling of root growth in soils

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

The extent and the way roots grow in the ground is known to have a fundamental impact on the growth of crop plants as well as on the resistance to lodging induced by storms. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Ciantia, Prof G Bengough

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Modelling slip bands and short crack growth in Ni-based superalloys using discrete crystal plasticity

Loughborough University Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

In metal fatigue, microplastic strain localisation leads to the formation of discrete slip bands, which contribute to the initiation and propagation of short cracks. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Baxevanakis

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Pollution, plastics and plumes: understanding the behaviour of microplastics in aquatic sediments

University of Liverpool School of Engineering

Microplastic burden in aquatic environments is now recognised as a potential threat to human and environmental health. Read more

Supervisors: Prof JB Bridgeman, Dr AO Ockelford

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Fully funded 3-year Ph.D. Position in Hydraulic Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand

University of Canterbury Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

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Supervisor: Dr D Li

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

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Reimagining Urban Water through Regenerative Technologies

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Exponential growth of the built environment, associated with rapid urban expansion and increasing urban populations, is already placing considerable pressure on the urban water cycle, critical infrastructure, and urban waterways that represent primary pathways (or conduits) within this cycle. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Cuthbertson, Dr A Black, Dr S Halliday

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Determining the water retention behaviour of unsaturated hydrophobic granular soils

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Hydrophobic granular soils are under investigation for constructing roads on frost-susceptible soils in China and the US, in preference to cementitious stabilisation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Beckett

1 December 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Fully funded 3-year Ph.D. Position in Transportation Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand

University of Canterbury Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

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Supervisor: Dr W Wong

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

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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Improving the Reliability and Economy of Anchors for Floating Offshore Wind Energy

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

As a part of efforts to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the UK offshore wind turbine capacity had reached 13.7 GW by 2022, but a higher growth rate is required to meet the target of 50 GW of installed capacity by 2030. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P He

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Building Resilience: Investigating Progressive Collapse in Wooden Structures

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Engineering

Self funded project. 3 years start date October 1st 2024. Project Summary. The project aims to develop advanced computational models for simulating the progressive collapse behaviour of wooden structures under various loading scenarios. Read more

Supervisor: Dr EB Bertolesi

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

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Nature-based protection of coastal electricity assets: Optimal design of Coir in combating coastal erosion through habitat restoration

University of Liverpool School of Environmental Sciences

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Cooper, Prof N Leonardi, Prof A Plater

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Evaluation of Corrosion-Fatigue Behaviour in Offshore Wind Turbine Substructures

University of Strathclyde EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind and Marine Energy Systems and Structures

Originally, the inside surface of offshore wind turbine structures was designed to be dry, and so ‘in air’ fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR) laws should have been relevant. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Mehmanparast

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Native tree reinforcement of slope stability during establishment at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

This 4-year project, funded through Forest Research, aims to evaluate mechanical and hydrological mechanisms of slope stabilisation during the ongoing establishment of native tree species at A83 Rest and Be Thankful, an area prone to extensive and disruptive debris flows that are widely reported in the media. Read more

Supervisor: Dr j Knappett

26 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): The city as a Living Lab - Novel monitoring and machine-learning based modelling of trees for the bioengineering of the urban environment

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Urban trees are an important nature-based solution to improve the social and environmental benefits of urban ecosystems, which are often not equitably distributed across urban landscapes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Ciantia, Dr A Morel, Mr KF Frediani, Dr D Boldrin

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of framework to promote model-drive practice that would enhance “collaborative costing” approach across value chain in construction.

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Although collaboration has been recognised as a necessary component of success in the construction industry, concepts like building information modelling (BIM), integrated project delivery (IPD) and target value design (TVD) are still emerging. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Ahmed, Prof M Limbachiya

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

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Assessing and improving the productivity of construction labour through resilient interventions against stagnation (in respect of the evolving perspectives of the impacts of pandemics like the coronavirus)

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The construction sector, covering other professional services, accounts for a substantial value addition of every economy globally and generates substantial incomes in export earnings, especially in advanced economies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Missa, Dr H Haroglu, Dr H Kew

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We have 26 Civil Engineering (growth) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Civil Engineering (growth) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 26 Civil Engineering (growth) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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