PhD Candidate in Multiscale Fatigue Damage Modelling of Asphalt Mixtures

The Chair and Institute of Highway Engineering (ISAC) at RWTH Aachen University invites applications for a PhD position in multiscale fatigue damage modelling of asphalt mixtures. The DFG-funded project FatigueID investigates fatigue damage development in asphalt mixtures using laboratory testing, digital image correlation, X-ray computed tomography, mesoscale finite element modelling, and probabilistic damage-state analysis. The successful candidate will conduct cyclic indirect tensile fatigue tests, develop mesoscale finite element models, and investigate probabilistic damage-state transitions. The position offers a fixed-term contract (3 years, 75% FTE), supervision in experimental mechanics and modelling, and opportunities to publish and present research findings. A doctoral degree at RWTH Aachen University is possible.