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PhD Scholarship Timber Structures at Department of Structural Engineering (IVT-86/16)

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NTNU - kunnskap for en bedre verden

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Fakultet for ingeniørvitenskap og teknologiInstitutt for konstruksjonsteknikk

Jobbnorge ID: 126556

NTNU currently have a PhD position available within the project WOODSOLS (Wood frame solutions for free space design in urban buildings). The project is funded by the Norwegian Research Council and has duration of 4 years, starting in 2016. The position is funded for 3 years by the project, but a 4-year engagement including duty work for NTNU might also be considered.

 

The main goal of the WOODSOLS project is to develop industrialized structural solutions based on rigid wooden frames for use in urban buildings having five to ten stories open architecture. Wood is a sustainable material, also storing large amounts of greenhouse gases. The project therefore supports more environmental friendly constructions. The solutions will be based on frame constructions with rigid connections prepared for erection of 5 to 10 story buildings. An open and flexible architecture requires floors without closely spaced load-carrying columns or walls, and both external and internal walls should accommodate large openings. In order to fully utilize the potential of industrialization of components and systems, some kind of system that involves grids and repetitions of components and connections is essential. A number of sub-goals has been identified and described in the project application.

 

The research project will combine a wide range of closely linked, but often "competing" properties for typical urban buildings. Wind loading, for instance, requires high lateral stiffness, which, however, may impair the acoustic properties between building cells (apartments, offices, etc.). Increased mass in the floors will improve the acoustic properties, but may reduce comfort associated with vibrations. Increased stiffness of components and couplings of beams and columns will enhance lateral building stiffness, increase span length and improve comfort properties of floors, but it can have a negative effect on sound insulation. Furthermore, fire safety, which also depends on the structural systems, needs to be considered. Industrialized structural systems must provide tolerances that can handle changes in geometrical dimensions due to fluctuating moisture content caused by climatic conditions.

 

The available PhD scholarship is allocated to the acoustic part of the project and will focus on acoustical properties of the basic system, measures and complete solutions including flanking transmission. Research studies will involve both development of theoretical calculation methods, experimental investigations, analysis and verification of solutions. The research work presuppose close cooperation with two PhD students on frame and floor properties as well as and the research staff involved in the WOODSOLS project at NTNU and SINTEF Building & Infrastructure. The PhD scholarship will be organized as a separate project at Dep. of Civil and Transport Engineering at NTNU.

Successful candidates must hold a university degree (Master of Science or equivalent) in structural engineering, mechanics, acoustics, or any other field relevant for the project topic.You must also qualify for admittance as a PhD student at NTNU, See page http://www.ntnu.no/ivt/phd/english. All information must be documented. It is required that the PhD candidates working at NTNU in Trondheim cooperate with other PhD's within the same field of research.

 

They also possess excellent cooperation skills, are able to communicate in English orally as well as written, be able to carry out exper

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelig

Arbeidsgiver adresse: RIchard Birkelandsvei 1 a 7491 TRONDHEIM

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Sør-Trøndelag

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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