PhD Studentship: Durability and In-Service Performance of 3DCP Structures to Maximize Component Life

3-D concrete printing and the latest hybrid manufacturing processes (using robotic milling and finishing processes with concrete printing) are new digitally driven automated construction technologies that can be seen in manufacturing buildings worldwide. These processes have huge potential to address the challenge of net-zero construction manufacturing, but we need to understand how to do this and where the technical challenges are.

This PhD is part of a cohort of five PhDs focused on answering this question. It will bring together the disciplines of life-cycle analysis and circular economy, structural engineering, manufacturing engineering, and material science.

You will work together and develop as a team and your combined research will inform a roadmap of improvement that will influence these technologies worldwide.

This studentship will focus on assessing the durability of printed and finished materials, long-term performance of reinforced material, and using novel analysis techniques to analyse structural performance data in 3DCP and hybrid manufactured structures.

Study interests should include: Structures, material performance, composite materials, reinforced concrete, durability assessment, in-service assessment of structures, data analytics, programming, and large data.

The successful candidate is likely to have a background in structural and civil engineering, and/or structural mechanics.

Funding

Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessment and operating University facilities such as the library, IT equipment and other support services. University fees and charges can be paid in advance and there are several methods of payment, including online payments and payment by instalment. Fees are reviewed annually and are likely to increase to take into account inflationary pressures.

The three-year studentship provides a tax-free stipend of £17,668 a year (2022/23 rate) for the duration of the studentship plus tuition fees at the home or international rate.

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