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Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) in Norway is advertising a PhD fellowship in railway systems and railway sleepers made with ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) . The position is hosted by the Department of Built Environment and is linked to a project on the design, fabrication, and full-scale testing of durable UHPC sleeper solutions for railway infrastructure. The research focus includes civil engineering , structural engineering , materials engineering , concrete technology, durabili...

Empa in Switzerland is advertising a fully funded PhD position in multi-scale modelling and experimental assessment of volumetrically prestressed concrete . The project is part of the EU Horizon research and innovation initiative SURPASS (Smart and Sustainable Resilient Performance-based Cementitious Composites for Adaptive Strengthening and Repair System), which focuses on adaptive strengthening and repair strategies for ageing infrastructure in aggressive environments. The PhD will work on str...

Penn State University is advertising two fully funded PhD opportunities in structural engineering , with a research focus on timber structures , mass timber structural systems , and the development of new wood products . The positions are based in Tyler Hull’s lab at Penn State and involve a mix of experimental testing , numerical simulations , and the design of wood structural systems . This is a strong fit for students interested in civil/structural engineering, timber engineering, wood scienc...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in FRP–timber connections at Adelaide University , in collaboration with the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT), South Australia . This project is a strong fit for students interested in Civil Engineering , Materials Science , structural behaviour, timber engineering, composite materials, and connection design. The post specifically highlights a fully funded PhD project , and also notes that there are multiple new funded PhD scholarships across a range...

PhD opportunity at the University of South-Eastern Norway in Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Materials , focused on developing advanced fatigue damage models for asphalt pavement materials and the Norwegian Mechanistic-Empirical pavement design system. The project combines material characterization , theoretical modeling , and experimental validation , including laboratory testing, field data analysis, calibration, and case-road tests. It is a strong fit for applicants interested in pavemen...