Marie-Curie Research Fellow (Post-Doc position)Software development for modelling soil-fluid interaction with MPM, MPM-DREDGE
Introduction
The aim of the project is to develop, validate and demonstrate a numerical tool for the modelling and simulation of dredging applications. It is aimed to solve the numerical issues associated with large deformations and fluid pressures that occur in the interaction between soils and fluids using the Material Point Method (MPM). This effort will result in a joint computer code that combines earlier pioneering work of the participants (University of Cambridge and Stichting Deltares) in the field of soil-fluid interaction.
During the project new methodologies will be developed, the advanced code will be intensively validated using benchmark problems and will be demonstrated for dredging applications. The main focus will be on the modelling of soil-fluid interaction problems related to the following three dredging applications: 1) dropping of geocontainers with interaction between pore water and open water, 2) liquefaction and marine slope slides including the dredging of soils and 3) erosion and scour around offshore and near-shore structures.
Conditions for eligibility (EU rules)
To be eligibe, the newly recruited researcher must simultaneously fulfil the following criteria at the time of recruitment by the beneficiary home organisation.
- The newly recruited researcher must be an experienced researcher who at the time of recruitment was not a staff member.
- No restrictions on nationality.
- At the time of recruitment the newly recruited researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity in the country of the beneficiary, for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to his/her recruitment under the project. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.
Are you interested?
For more information you can contact: Alex Rohe ([email protected]) or Pieter Vermeer (0031652420739) or Harm Aantjes (0031622932969)
Closing date: 15th of September 2013, interview & presentation 1-3 October 2013.
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