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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Luxembourg: Junior researcher (PhD student) in Engineering Science (M/F) at The University of Luxembourg

Overview

The University of Luxembourg is looking within its Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication for outstanding candidates committed to excellence in research, open to interdisciplinary work, and helping to develop an emerging academic institution.

Junior researcher (PhD student) in Engineering Science (M/F)
Theme : Static Evaluation of Civil Engineering Structures

Ref:F1-080005a
2 year fixed-term contract, 40 hours/week
Employee AND student status

The evaluation of existing buildings regarding its bearing capacity and service ability requires exact knowledge of the present state as well as the existing loading and current and future developments. Comparable questions arise also with buildings during and after their completion or after the conclusion of measures of rehabilitation. By different non destructive testing methods, continuous monitoring and if necessary in situ load tests all relevant status data can be received. Thus it is possible to assess the state of a structure and its changes. Besides the maintenance costs for the existing constructions can be substantially reduced by the systematic and purposeful use of non destructive testing methods and monitoring procedures in the context of building management. Damage can with such investigation procedures already be located promptly, i.e. not only, if a substantial damage progress becomes apparent at the concrete surface.

In the context of the project presented here, which represents a follow-up project of the DYUN project, first non destructive testing methods on real bridge constructions will be tested and their use regarding the material, the personal and the time investment will be optimized, thus the procedures can be applied by a rational combination with small disturbance of traffic. Besides on the same objects in situ load tests will be accomplished, whereby the main focus of the investigations will also lie on an optimized use of different measuring techniques. So far a not solved problem field lies exactly here, since the in other technical domains successful developed procedures cannot be used in a similar degree so far for various reasons for the investigation of concrete buildings.


As result a complete bridge inspection for each investigation stands as byproduct. Thereby, bridges, which will be gradually damaged as they will be demolished afterwards, as well as new bridges and bridges with obvious problems will be examined. These experimental investigations will partially be reexamined afterwards by laboratory tests combined with computational nonlinear models which permit then an evaluation of the state, the load-carrying capacity and the remaining useful life.

The project is realised in co-operation with the „Ponts & Chaussées Luxembourg” and the manufacturer of pre-cast plate segments „ECHO“ as well as the company „InSitu S.A.”, an applicant of non destructive testing methods in Luxembourg.

Mission

Prepare a PhD in Engineering and contribute to research

Profile

Master of Science (or equivalent) in Engineering Science (civil engineer or mechanical engineer)

Excellent language skills, especially English, to evolve in a multilingual environment.The University of Luxembourg is set in a multilingual context. It is desired that the candidate will have a working knowledge in at least two of the following languages: English, French, and German.

Offer

Member of international team working for the project.

If you are interested in joining our scientific team and working in a creative, challenging and innovative environment, please send your expression of interest and curriculum vitae in electronic form to daniele.waldmann by September 15th, 2010. The applications will be handled in strict confidence.

Assistant-professeur

University of Luxembourg
Faculté des Sciences, de la Technologie et de la Communication
6, rue Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi
L-1359 Luxembourg
Research Unit : Ingénierie
Office : Campus Kirchberg, Laboratories, 015A
Telephone : (+352) 46 66 44 5279
Fax : (+352) 46 66 44 5200
http://wwwen.uni.lu/research/fstc/research_unit_in_engineering_science_rues/members2/daniele_waldmann

The University of Luxembourg is an equal opportunity employer


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