geotechnical engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Tackling the geotechnical challenges of floating offshore wind

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Prof David White, Prof Susan Gourvenec, Dr Benjamin Cerfontaine. Lead the Way in Offshore Renewable Energy Infrastructure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D White

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Developing the next generation of ground anchors for floating offshore wind turbines – TAILWIND

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

PhD Supervisor: Dr Benjamin Cerfontaine. Supervisory Team: Dr Benjamin Cerfontaine, Prof David White, Prof Susan Gourvenec. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Cerfontaine

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Developing robotic ground investigation tools for offshore renewable energy and infrastructure - ROBOCONE

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

PhD Supervisor: Prof David White. Supervisory Team: Prof David White, Dr Benjamin Cerfontaine, Prof Susan Gourvenec. Lead the Way in Sustainable Infrastructure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D White

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

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The concept of sustainability in ground improvement methods

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Designing foundation solutions in challenging soil conditions is at the core of geotechnical engineering and every practising geotechnical engineer has come across this challenge more than once. Read more

Supervisors: Dr VD Dimitriadi, Dr D Barreto

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

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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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Efficient ‘Whole-life’ anchoring systems for offshore floating renewables

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Katherine Kwa, David White & Susan Gourvenec. Project description. This PhD offers you the opportunity to tackle the urgent real-world challenge of developing efficient deep water anchoring systems for offshore floating renewable energy infrastructure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Kwa

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

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PhDs at the University of Southampton

University of Southampton

As a University of Southampton PhD student you'll be an important member of a vibrant research environment with access to cutting-edge facilities and staff who are leaders in their fields. Read more

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Geotechnical assessment of ground settlement and soil-structure interactions based on data analytics and machine learning techniques for sensor-driven smart highways

Griffith University School of Engineering and Built Environment

The project aims to develop a geotechnical-based interactive analytical road health monitoring and predictive system for smart highways of the future, via machine learning techniques and data transmission protocols. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof D Ong

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

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Impact of Sea-level Rise on Backfill soil – seawall Interaction

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

The projections of sea level rise show that UK sea level will continue to rise well beyond 2100, even under scenarios where future temperature rise is stopped. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M.S. Sutman

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

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Exciting PhD Opportunity: New Monitoring and Analysis Strategies for Energy Geostructures

University of Birmingham Department of Civil Engineering

PhD Project Description. This PhD position aims to enhance our understanding of the fundamental mechanical behavior of offshore structures subjected to aging and cyclic loads. Read more

Supervisor: Dr W C Cha

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

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Sustainable Earthquake Protection for Developing World

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The key idea is that rubber soil mixtures (RSM) derived from shredded car tyres, can be installed (actually retrofitted), at beneficial economic and environmental costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J McDougall, Dr JB Bernal

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

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New Monitoring and Analysis Strategies for Energy Geostructures - Applications for Ground Heat Source Pump and Energy Piles

University of Birmingham Department of Civil Engineering

PhD Project Description. This PhD position seeks to enhance our understanding of the fundamental thermo-mechanical behavior of soils subjected to temperature changes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr W C Cha

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

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Behaviour of under-reamed piles in sand under lateral and vertical loading

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The project will involve fabricating small sized FRP and steel rods fitted with circular discs at the bottom and jacked through a layer of sand in a wooden box. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Omer

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD 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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5 funded Doctoral Programs available in the field of Engineering

University of Palermo

The University of Palermo since 1806 is an excellent academic institution that offers a wide range of study and research programs, including 5 Doctoral Programs in the Engineering field. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Italy PhD Programme

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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

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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Protection of critical infrastructure in developing countries through bioengineering and intermediate technology

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

Earthquakes create a range of hazards for engineers, key amongst which is the need to keep critical infrastructure such as bridges open in the crucial few hours after the event. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A J Brennan, Prof J Knappett

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

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The use of low-cost materials to improve sustainability of rural roads

University of Birmingham Department of Civil Engineering

Rural roads service most of the world's population and make up a significant portion of the global road network. According to the World Bank, rural roads are estimated to about 80% of the global road network and could be more than that in low-income countries (LICs). Read more

Supervisor: Dr E N Ngezahayo

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

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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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Anchoring technology solutions in challenging ground conditions for application in a floating wind farm array

University of Strathclyde Engineering Hydrogen NetZero (EnerHy) CDT

PhD in the Engineering Hydrogen NetZero (EnerHy) CDT which is a new EPSRC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) focusing on research and training in the areas of Hydrogen and Wind Energy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Carroll

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

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Environmental Impact of Construction on Peatlands

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Reducing greenhouse gasses (GHG) emissions is one of the main goals of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement (signed in 2015 during COP21) which seeks to limit the global raise in temperature to 1.5 °C. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JB Bernal-Sanchez, Dr D Barreto

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

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Inverse simulation: going from camera observations of a deformation to material properties using a new theoretical approach

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Benjamin Cameron. Project description. This PhD is focussed on a new theoretical/computational method to measure material properties in places where they are really difficult to measure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Cameron

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Fully funded PhD studentships in Resilient Infrastructure

Loughborough University

The School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering aims to be the world's leading integrated centre for built environment research, education, and learning, and is committed to investing in the next generation of exceptional researchers. Read more

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Investigating the effects of hydromechanical properties on the collapsibility and instability of slopes with unsaturated volcanic soils

University of Birmingham Department of Civil Engineering

Unsaturated volcanic soils could possess significant apparent cohesion and shear strength leading to stability of slopes at greater slope angles. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E N Ngezahayo

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

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Mechanics of Helical Pile Installation in Chalk

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: David Richards, Fernando Alvarez-Borges, Madhu Murthy, Benjamin Cerfontaine. Project description. Around 70% of Europe’s offshore wind turbines are installed in the North Sea. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D J Richards

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Studentship: Assessing the impact of deep shafts in urban areas - (ENG 1764)

University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering

Construction of large and deep shafts in urban areas is necessary for various construction activities, such as tunnel construction where shafts serve as integral components of the tunnel construction and often operational phases. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Marshall

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

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The influence of particle characteristics on the field-scale geomechanical behaviour of soils

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

It is well recognised that many geotechnical phenomena, such as liquefaction, crushing, dissolution effects and failure are affected by macro-scale properties such as initial density, anisotropy, permeability and compressibility, amongst others. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Barreto, Dr JB Bernal-Sanchez

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

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Modelling soil dewatering and recharge for cost-effective and climate resilient infrastructure

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Tiina Roose, William Powrie, Siul Ruiz. Project description. Soil is one of the most complex and important self-assembling organo-mineral composites in the world. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T. Roose

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (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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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, Dr N Leonardi, Prof A Plater

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

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We have 31 geotechnical engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

geotechnical engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 31 geotechnical engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Tackling the geotechnical challenges of floating offshore wind

Developing the next generation of ground anchors for floating offshore wind turbines – TAILWIND

Developing robotic ground investigation tools for offshore renewable energy and infrastructure - ROBOCONE

The concept of sustainability in ground improvement methods

Determining the water retention behaviour of unsaturated hydrophobic granular soils

Efficient ‘Whole-life’ anchoring systems for offshore floating renewables

PhDs at the University of Southampton

Geotechnical assessment of ground settlement and soil-structure interactions based on data analytics and machine learning techniques for sensor-driven smart highways

Impact of Sea-level Rise on Backfill soil – seawall Interaction

Exciting PhD Opportunity: New Monitoring and Analysis Strategies for Energy Geostructures

Sustainable Earthquake Protection for Developing World

New Monitoring and Analysis Strategies for Energy Geostructures - Applications for Ground Heat Source Pump and Energy Piles

Behaviour of under-reamed piles in sand under lateral and vertical loading

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

5 funded Doctoral Programs available in the field of Engineering

Geotechnical Seismic Isolation Technology for Global Earthquake Resilience and Environmental Sustainability

Binks Institute for Sustainability: Protection of critical infrastructure in developing countries through bioengineering and intermediate technology

The use of low-cost materials to improve sustainability of rural roads

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

Anchoring technology solutions in challenging ground conditions for application in a floating wind farm array

Environmental Impact of Construction on Peatlands

Inverse simulation: going from camera observations of a deformation to material properties using a new theoretical approach

Fully funded PhD studentships in Resilient Infrastructure

Investigating the effects of hydromechanical properties on the collapsibility and instability of slopes with unsaturated volcanic soils

Mechanics of Helical Pile Installation in Chalk

PhD Studentship: Assessing the impact of deep shafts in urban areas - (ENG 1764)

The influence of particle characteristics on the field-scale geomechanical behaviour of soils

Modelling soil dewatering and recharge for cost-effective and climate resilient infrastructure

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

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

We have 31 geotechnical engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

geotechnical engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 31 geotechnical engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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