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James Brownjohn
Professor of Structural Dynamics
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My research expertise includes:
- vibration serviceability
- structural health monitoring (SHM)
- system identification
- human biomechanics
- wind engineering
- measuring and evaluating the performance of structures at full scale, including deformation and extreme loads
- ambient vibration testing and operational modal analysis using minimal portable equipment, including calibrated humans
Alex Pavic
Professor of Vibration Engineering
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My research expertise includes:
- vibration serviceability - looking at how large structures vibrate in day to day usage
- human comfort when using structures and buildings
- slender civil engineering structures, such as long-span floors, footbridges and grandstands, which are occupied and dynamically excited by humans
- human-induced dynamic forces applied on human musculo-skeletal systems
Ki Young Koo
Lecturer
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My research expertise includes:
- structural health monitoring (SHM)
- civionics: wireless sensors for field measurements of civil infrastructures
- machine learning for structural health monitoring
- structural degradation detection and quantification
- finite element model updating
- system identification
Katy Manning
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Our PhD students have access to the UK’s most advanced facilities and training in vibration testing, analysis and control
You will be supported by supervisors at the forefront of their field, work on industry-led projects and network with global engineering consultancy companies.
We are always keen to hear from candidates with a PhD project idea related to one of our areas of expertise.