Norwegian University of Science & Technology - Ntnu

About the position We have a vacancy for a PhD Candidate at the  Timber Structures research group  at the  Department of Structural Engineering . The group conducts research on timber-based buildings and bridges covering most topics related to mechanics like strength and flexibility, dynamics and vibrational response with respect to human comfort or fatigue failure, assembly and connections of components, as well as development and design of composite components. Moreover, the characterization and modelling of wood-based materials are essential and emphasized in most of the research activities. The research strategy is basically to utilize experimental and numerical methods in parallel. Most projects are performed within international research programs or with national partners. The current PhD position is allocated to research on the effects and growth of damaging mechanisms in wooden structures. These damaging mechanisms can be related to several causes like creep...