PhD: Water-Structure Interaction in Resilient Infrastructure

Delft University of Technology; Delft; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Delft University of Technology invites a motivated PhD candidate to join the NWO-VIDI project Not-Just-Water to investigate extreme hydraulic events and their impact on (in)frastructures. You will run dam-break tests and instrumented building models to quantify loads and pressures on various elements, linking hydraulics and structural response.

This four-year doctoral position blends experiments with simulations (CFD-OpenFOAM, OpenSees) and offers an opportunity to advance safer, optimized

Qualifications

• MSc in Civil (Hydraulic) Engineering, Civil (Structural) Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in data processing, signal analysis and programming (Python/Matlab).
• Ability to work independently and in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Fluent in English (oral and written).

Responsibilities

• Design and perform large-scale dam-break experiments with instrumented building models.
• Capture loads and pressures on structural elements, horizontally and vertically.
• Integrate experiments with numerical simulations (CFD-OpenFOAM, OpenSees) to study water-structure interaction.

Skills

Data processing

Signal analysis

Programming

Python

Matlab

Fluent English

Education

MSc in Civil (Hydraulic) Eng

MSc in Civil (Structural) Eng

MSc in Mechanical Eng

Tools

OpenFOAM

OpenSees

Job description

Delft University of Technology invites a motivated PhD candidate to join the NWO-VIDI project Not-Just-Water to investigate extreme hydraulic events and their impact on (in)frastructures. You will run dam-break tests and instrumented building models to quantify loads and pressures on various elements, linking hydraulics and structural response.

This four-year doctoral position blends experiments with simulations (CFD-OpenFOAM, OpenSees) and offers an opportunity to advance safer, optimized