PhD in Civil Engineering

You will develop a novel predictive model for the 'silent' installation of open-ended piles for offshore wind turbine foundations, through advanced physical and numerical modelling. You will improve the fundamental understanding of pile installation, while developing practical tools for the offshore industry, accelerating the path to a carbon-neutral world. Open-ended pile (impact) driving is the most used installation method for the foundations of offshore wind turbines. The goal of this project is to develop an accurate predictive model for jacked pile plugging. You will investigate the fundamental pile plugging behaviour through advanced physical modelling in the National Infrastructure Laboratory.