The Department of Civil and Transport Engineering at NTNU invites applicants for a four years research fellowship with the Geotechnical research group. The area of research is creep in geomaterials, with a particular focus on creep in peat.
The Ph.D. Research Fellowship is closely linked to the FP7 Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) project "CREEP" coordinated by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology aiming at establishing a consensus in creep modelling and generating tools and knowledge to improve analysis of creep deformations. IAPP stands for Industry-Academia Partnerships & Pathways. IAPP facilitates cooperation of companies and public research organisations to work in a network on a joint R&D project.
IAPP project "CREEP" has 6 partners and is coordinated by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. The research topic of this collaboration project is creep behaviour of geomaterials and its embedment in geotechnical design; the project aims at establishing a consensus in creep modelling. Tools and knowledge will be generated to improve analysis of creep deformations. While past research was generally directed at soft silts and clays, problem soils such as peat, sand and warm permafrost will also receive attention in the CREEP project.
The objectives of the Ph.D. Research Fellowship are studies of creep processes in peat leading to a doctorate degree and it is therefore a requirement that applicants are to be admitted to the PhD program at NTNU. The studies are undertaken in close cooperation with CREEP network partners, in particular with Deltares, an independent institute for applied research in the field of water, subsurface and infrastructure located in Delft, The Netherlands. The successful candidate will therefore be seconded to Delft for a period up to 24 months during the studies.
Ph.D. Research Fellowship-Characterization and Modelling of Creep Processes in Peat
