Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below.
Applications for this PhD research are welcomed from anyone worldwide but there is an opportunity for UK candidates (or eligible for UK fees) to apply for a widening participation scholarship.
Widening Participation Scholarship: Any UK candidates (or eligible for UK fees) is invited to apply. Our scholarships seek to increase participation from groups currently under-represented within research. A priority will be given to students that meet the widening participation criteria and to graduates of the University of Salford. For more information about widening participation, follow this link: https://www.salford.ac.uk/postgraduate-research/fees. [Scroll down the page until you reach the heading “PhD widening participation scholarships”.] Please note: we accept applications all year but the deadline for applying for the widening participation scholarships in 2024 is 28th March 2024. All candidates who wish to apply for the MPhil or PhD widening participation scholarship will first need to apply for and be accepted onto a research degree programme. As long as you have submitted your completed application for September/October 2024 intake by 28 February 2024 and you qualify for UK fees, you will be sent a very short scholarship application. This form must be returned by 28 March 2024. Applications received after this date must either wait until the next round or opt for the self-funded PhD route.
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Project description: Masonry structures form a significant portion of structure stock in the UK. Most of them are historic with material degradations relevant to ageing and weathering processes. Despite various studies focusing on identifying extreme environmental loads (earthquake, flood etc.) on masonry structures and the associated structural response of existing masonry structures, the behaviour of masonry structures has been investigated without consideration of moisture transport in masonry structures and its effect on local damage and failure related to the material behaviour (unit and mortar) and the unit-mortar interface properties. Thus, there is a need to investigate the moisture transport in masonry structures and associated performance-related structural integrity and durability under environmental loads. The project will comprise experimental and numerical investigations of moisture transport in masonry structures to detect the effects of material behaviour (unit and mortar) as well as the unit-mortar interface properties on the behaviour of masonry structures under environmental loads.
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