PhD Stipend in Department of Civil Engineering at Aalborg University, Denmark
Written by on December 6th, 2011
Doctoral Stipend in Dynamic response of monopile foundations for offshore wind turbines computational analysis of damping in the seabed at Aalborg University, Denmark
Research Topic(s) 
ynamic response of monopile foundations for offshore wind turbines—computational evaluation of damping in the seabed
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Eligibility:Applicants for the PhD position ought to hold a Master’s Degree, preferably in Civil, Structural or Geotechnical Engineering with a strong background in computational geomechanics and dynamics. A great command of oral and written English is also needed.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: For shallow water depths a properly-confirmed foundation idea is the monopile. However, at greater water depths of about 40 m it is tough to document a stiffness of the monopile which ensures a all-natural frequency of the structure that lies adequately far from the peak excitation frequencies, when present design techniques are applied. More, the damping of the wind turbine can only be estimated poorly. To optimize the design of monopile foundations for wind turbines at better water depths, better models of the dynamic soil response must be employed in the design and style phase. This entails a formulation of computational designs that can be applied to estimate the stiffness and damping in the soil, like any influence of pore water moving via the grain skeleton of the soil. This project aims at the formulation of such models by signifies of simplified analytical approaches as well as advanced numerical strategies.
How to Apply: On-line
Scholarship Application Deadline: 13/12/2011
