PhD Studentship: Climate Resilient Smart Bioengineered Soils for Sustainable Future
University of Leeds - School of Civil Engineering
| Qualification Type: | PhD |
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| Location: | Leeds |
| Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
| Funding amount: | £19,237 per year for 3.5 years |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Placed On: | 2nd December 2024 |
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| Closes: | 2nd January 2025 |
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences EPSRC Project Proposals 2025/26 (jobs.ac.uk)
Number of Positions: 1
School/Faculty: Civil Engineering
Closing Date: 2 January 2025
Eligibility: UK and International
Funding:
UK: School of Computer Science studentship consisting of the award of fees, together with a tax-free maintenance grant of £19,237 per year for 3.5 years.
International: School of Civil Engineering Fee Only Award offering the award of full academic fees for 3 years
Lead Supervisor’s full name & email address
Dr Shashank B Subramanyam: S.B.Subramanyam@leeds.ac.uk
Co-supervisor’s full name & email address
Dr Xiaohui Chen: x.chen@leeds.ac.uk
Project summary
Soils with low shear strength are unable to stand under their own self weight or any overburden stress due to natural or anthropogenic activities. Slopes (e.g. embankments, mining pits/excavations, hill slopes etc.) formed with such soils are susceptible to ground movement and needs to be stabilised. Conventional ground improvement methods have a high carbon footprint, and affect native soil microbiota. Changes in climate due to global warming have led to the regular occurrence of more extreme weather conditions, including excessive rainfall and extended periods of drought. Vegetation and organic matter play a crucial role in the behaviour of the heterogenous soil mass, which is often termed uncertain.
Engineering the interactions between the vegetation, organic matter, and soil mass, will lead to developing novel techniques to make our soils and hence the geotechnical structures climate resilient. This study will therefore focus on developing bio-based methods and techniques to make our soils and geotechnical structures more climate resilient. Further, this will also entail developing tools to model and predict the behaviour of such soils.
Please state your entry requirements plus any necessary or desired background
A first class or an upper second class British Bachelors Honours degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate discipline.
Subject Area
Civil & Structural Engineering
Keywords
Anthropogenic, civil engineering, climate, resilient, soils
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