UK/International PhD Studentship
Effect of Microstructure on Mechanical Properties of Nonwoven Materials
Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
A PhD studentship is now available at Loughborough University in the Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, which will fully covers University tuition fees and provides a tax-free bursary of £10,000 per year for a period of three years (conditional to student's successful progression), commencing on 1 October 2006. Home/UK and international students are eligible to apply.
Project: Scatter in the properties of fibres and non-uniformity of their distribution in fabrics determine the deformational behaviour and mechanical properties of nonwoven materials. These two factors of randomness act at various scale lengths and should be studied accordingly. Existing commercial finite-element software packages can not be used without modifications to predict the response of nonwovens to an external mechanical load. Instead, multi-scale approaches are
necessary to incorporate properties of single fibres and fabric structure into modelling schemes. The suggested approach aims at a detailed analysis of principal mechanisms, affecting mechanical properties, at various levels and ways to bridge scale levels in a holistic model of nonwovens, accounting for their microstructure.
This research will draw on existing collaboration with the Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC) North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC, USA).
The Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Loughborough University is a 5-rated research school with an international reputation and one of the largest Engineering Schools devoted to this subject area in the United Kingdom. The successful candidate will work with a group of highly motivated, first class
researchers and research students in the areas of computational and experimental mechanics of advanced materials.
Applicants should hold a first class, higher upper second class degree, or equivalent, in either Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics or Mathematics, with knowledge of materials, numerical methods and computer programming; experience of finite elements is preferred.
Informal enquiries should be made to: Professor Vadim Silberschmidt, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire. Tel: 01509-227504. Fax: 01509-227502. E-mail: V.Silberschmidt@lboro.ac.uk
For application forms etc., contact Ms J R Mason, Research Administrator, Wolfson School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, England. Tel: +44 (0)1509 227642. Fax: +44 (0)1509 227648. E-mail: J.R.Mason@lboro.ac.uk . Ref: VS30606
Applications will only be considered on receipt of a completed application form. Please send supporting documents to Ms J R Mason at the above address.
The closing date for applications is 15 August 2006.
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