Geotechnical Seismic Isolation Technology for Global Earthquake Resilience and Environmental Sustainability
Edinburgh Napier University
School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
The key idea is that Rubber-Soil mixtures (RSm), derived from car tyres, can be used to modify the foundation and protect civil structures against the action of earthquakes at beneficial economic and environmental costs. Read more
Supervisors: Dr JB Bernal-Sanchez, Dr J McDougall
Year round applications
PhD Research Project
Self-Funded PhD Students Only