Experimental Officer - Model testing (032822)

Job Title: Experimental Officer - Model testing

Contract type: Fixed term

 

The Surrey Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory provides high quality research and industry services and is currently working on an industry-led project on offshore foundations. The selected candidate will work closely with the team in the SAGE laboratory to design and test physical models of novel foundations in the laboratory as well as create PLAXIS models of the offshore foundation structures.

 

Role profile:

A PhD in Civil Engineering focused on offshore foundation (Ideally Gravity Based Foundations).Proficiency with PLAXIS 2D and 3DExperience in the design of offshore foundations, particularly in gravity based (GBS).Experience in the Seismic Design of Foundation for offshore wind turbinedExperience data analysis of offshore loading on structures.Experience in the use of PLAXIS for industry projects.Publication on peer review journals of offshore foundations and gravity based foundations. 

 

Main activities:

 

Selection of the adequate load condition for the test and operation of the testing devices used in offshore physical model testing.Data analysis of physical model tests.Elaboration of repots based on findings.Elaboration of excel-based calculation tools.Design of 2D and 3D PLAXIS model of offshore foundations.

 

 

 

For more information on this role, please see the attached job profile or contact Jorge Mendoza-Ulloa, Experimental Officer of SAGE laboratory on j.mendozaulloa@surrey.ac.uk

Closing Date: 31 May 2022
Category: Technical & Experimental