Continuum mechanics approaches have been used to model the mechanical behaviour of biological (and active) systems at length scales that are large enough.
The School of Engineering is to lead two doctoral training centres (CDTs) to equip PhD students with key skills needed by the defence and security and renewable energy sectors.
What attracted you to the University of Edinburgh and this programme, in particular?
The Civil Engineering programme integrates numerous elements of sustainability and the environment into the degree. Also, the picturesque landscapes of Edinburgh reminded me of Hogwarts!
What do you wish you'd worried about less about coming to university?
I wish I’d worried less about making new friends here because the community in Edinburgh is friendly and easy-going.
I graduated with first class honours MEng Civil Engineering from the University of Edinburgh in the summer of 2013. A couple of months before graduation I secured interviews with several different engineering and construction companies and was offered a graduate structural engineer position with Wardell Armstrong in their Edinburgh office.
Unreinforced masonry (URM) load-bearing walls were commonly used in historic buildings but are weak in shear and vulnerable to cracking and damage during seismic events.
