Doctorant En Geotechnique - H/F
Core
PhD research on soil erosion under water action to assess the stability of flood protection dikes and scale laboratory tests to full-scale dikes.
Role type
PhD researcher (geotechnical engineering)
Builds
Research framework for interpreting laboratory erosion tests and evaluating their applicability to dikes
Domain
Civil engineering, geotechnics, soil mechanics, climate resilience
Deliverable
research
Required skills
soil mechanics, laboratory testing, data analysis, experimental research
Preferred skills
soil erosion, geotechnical laboratory experience
Technologies
EFA erosion test device, custom erodimeter
Responsibilities
Conduct laboratory erosion tests using EFA and a new erodimeter; collect and harmonize erosion data from BONSAI partners; analyze scale effects and correlations between small and large scale tests; propose a framework to interpret lab tests and evaluate their transposition to dikes.