Institut for Byggeri og Bygningsdesign

• Infrastructure geotechnics and soil-structure-interaction
• Mechanics of tunnels and pile foundations under complex loads
• Offshore geotechnical engineering
• Underground construction and energy storage

Research opportunities

Contact Andrea if you are interested in joining the Geotechnical Research Group AU 

• by applying for competitive scholarships and fellowships; in particular, Andrea is experienced in supporting applicants for the Chinese Scholarship Council and the Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship;
• as visiting PhD student or Postdoc;
• as industry partner proposing MSc/PhD projects.

MSc and BSc thesis projects

Topics of interest 

• Monitoring data-driven and analytical alarm system for excessive ground deformations caused by deep-excavations [in collaboration with Dr Stefan Ritter from the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute] 
• Pile group and piled raft foundations subjected to negative friction effects and/or complex external loads
• The response of buildings and existing tunnels to excavations and subsidence
• Optimised design of pile and raft foundations subjected to basal heave
• Buried underground structures for energy storage
• Foundations for offshore wind turbines: deep and hybrid concepts  

 Teaching