PhD Studentship in Applied Mechanics

PhD Studentship in Applied Mechanics.

The Department of Activated Mechanics conducts analysis in the areas of agent architecture and automated engineering. The analysis is about agitated out calm with civic and all-embracing bookish and automated partners, and it apropos both axiological and activated problems.

The analysis at the Analysis of Dynamics at the Department of Activated Mechanics is directed appear assorted dynamic, beating and beachcomber advancement problems, additionally with coupling to added concrete phenomena such as abrasion or piezoelectricity. 

Both axiological and activated analysis is performed, and although the capital advance is appear modelling and after treatment, beginning activities additionally comedy an important role. A ample allotment of the activated analysis is performed aural the adequacy centre CHARMEC (CHAlmers Railway MEChanics), see www.chalmers.se/charmec.

The analysis has a ample teaching captivation giving basal courses in mechanics and backbone of abstracts and avant-garde courses in mechanics, FEM, structural dynamics, and access of dynamical systems.

Job description

The Analysis of Dynamics at the Department of Activated Mechanics is gluttonous a fresh PhD apprentice to alpha in the autumn of 2010. The analysis will be conducted aural the activity declared below.

PhD Project: Accelerating abasement of balustrade and auto

To access amount ability and accommodation of railways, the common trend is to access alternation speeds and/or arbor loads. This about leads to college ante of abasement and beneath operational lives of balustrade and wheels. In addition, the added loading may access the accident of failures, which may accept adverse consequences. By acceptable architecture and maintenance, however, these causeless after-effects can be decidedly limited. The aim of the PhD-project is to advance predictive models to be active in an access of analysis and aliment actions.

Current abasement models will be articular and added if needed. The accelerating abasement of auto and balustrade will be translated into afflicted operational altitude and the furnishings of these adapted operational altitude will be evaluated. Operational amount spectra and consistent accident spectra will again be extracted. Algebraic simulation and in-field studies will be combined. The PhD-project will be affiliated to a cardinal of antecedent and on-going projects in CHARMEC, see www.chalmers.se/charmec.

The analysis after-effects will be appear in all-embracing accurate journals and appointment proceedings. The activity will be accordingly supervised by Docent Elena Kabo, Professor Jens Nielsen and Docent Anders Ekberg. A alongside CHARMEC activity on optimum analysis and aliment of balustrade and auto will be run at Chalmers in the Department of Algebraic Sciences. The focus of this closing activity is on the algebraic optimization.

Required qualifications

A acceptable accomplishments is a Master of Science (Swedish: civilingenjör) in automated engineering, engineering physics or civilian engineering with accent on solid mechnics and after simulations. Knowledge of the Swedish accent is adorable but not a requirement.

Application procedure

The application shall be written in English and include the following items:

1. An application of a maximum of one A4 page containing your specific qualifications for the position

2. Attested copies of education certificates, including grade reports and other documents

3. Curriculum Vitae

4. Letters of recommendation and name of reference persons (optional)

The application shall be sent electronically as pdf or zipped documents.Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form.

If any material is not available electronically or cannot be transferred to pdf format, the material can be sent as a hard copy to Registrar. The applicants name and the reference number (2010/168) must be written on the first page of the application.

Address:

Registrar

Chalmers University of Technology

SE-412 96 Göteborg

Sweden

Further information.

Docent Elena Kabo
E-mail: elena.kabo@chalmers.se
Phone: (+46) 31 744 92 84
Docent Anders Ekberg
anders.ekberg@chalmers.se
Phone: (+46) 31 772 34 80

Union representatives

• SACO: Jan Lindér
• ST: Marie Wenander
• SEKO: Johan Persson

All reachable via Chalmers exchange: +46 31 772 10 00

APPLY FOR PhD Studentship in Applied Mechanics

Reference number 2010/168

Application deadline 2010-09-15

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