Developing a new method to assess users' experience with Long Span Timber Floors (LSTFs)

Timber buildings made of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and lightweight steel-timber composites are becoming popular in Australia due to prefabrication advantages and sustainability benefits. Such construction types are often disregarded at the design stage due to the limited knowledge about the vibration characteristics and acceptance criteria (comfort) of long-span floors. In part, this is due to outdated and simplistic methods to assess the users' comfort, which relies on subjective assessment and context-independent experiments. Therefore, this research project aims to explore the assumptions behind the current method employed to assess users' experience with LSTF and design a new method based on objective physiological measures and meaningful experimental context.

Funding Notes

Griffith University funds both domestic and international PhD candidates on a competitive basis and is one of few institutions to offer both a tuition fee waiver and a living stipend.

To be eligible and competitive for a Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (domestic; View Website) or a Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (international applicants; View Website) you need to have First Class Honours or equivalent research experience.

First-author peer-reviewed publications in international journals are advantageous.

Top-ranked candidates will be selected from among applicants to proceed to a formal PhD and scholarship application through Griffith University, with the support of the prospective supervisory team.

Applications can be received and processed year-round for our four intakes. Click here for key dates.

Location

It is expected that the PhD candidate be based in-person on Griffith’s Nathan campus in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, even though some travel to Griffith’s Gold Coast campus may be required.