Job description
An exciting opportunity for a recent graduate/post-graduate with
expertise in Structural Engineering and Earthquake Engineering to work full
time on a 30-months Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project between
University of Strathclyde and TARRC to develop innovative new devices,
methods and testing equipment to provide a step-change in the seismic
protection of structures and their non-structural elements in earthquake
prone countries.
The successful candidate will also be a core member of the TARRC
Engineering team involved in commissioning its world-class testing
facilities for the characterisation of full-scale rubber-based bearings and
other devices.
The KTP Associate will also contribute to the commercialisation of the
developed services and devices and to starting new strategic business
relationships to achieve additional revenue streams from its R&D output
as well as applying for collaborative grant funding opportunities.
The Associate will have the support of academics at the University of
Strathclyde. These include Dr. Enrico Tubaldi, expert in Structural
Engineering and Earthquake Engineering, and academics from the Business
School, with expertise in generating income from the publicly owned
research centres output.
Employed and supported by an academic team from the University of
Strathclyde lead by Dr. Enrico Tubaldi, the KTP Associate will work at the
TARRC facilities, located an hour train journey from London.
Main Activities/Responsibilities:
1. Improvement of current rubber joint (interface between two rows of
bricks) developed by TARRC for protecting infill walls from earthquake
damage and enhancing the seismic performance of structures equipped with
them. Characterisation of the mechanical behaviour of the developed rubber
joints and of masonry triplets with mortar and rubber joints.
2. Development, manufacture and characterisation of innovative low-cost
elastomeric dissipative devices for novel and existing seismic resilient
structures.
3. Development of advanced and simplified numerical tools for assessment of
structures with infill walls and rubber joints and with elastomeric
dissipative devices; development of design strategies for an optimised
protection system using such devices.
4. Supporting TARRC’s commissioning campaign of its innovative
large-scale bearing testing machine and carrying out testing of bearings
and other anti-seismic devices.
5. Support towards the commercialisation of the developed rubber-based
devices and testing services, including producing brochures, exploration of
process for obtaining CE marking for the devices and of patenting
opportunities, and analysis of international market context and market
opportunities.
6. Iterative engagement with TARRC’s industrial partners and end-users in
the UK and outside UK.
7. Dissemination of research outputs via presentation at conferences,
submission of journal papers, posts in LinkedIn and other social networks
(e.g. Research gate), website, etc.
8. Development of a roadmap for future developments and growth avenues,
formulating a commercialisation strategy that identifies how to leverage
the project’s outcomes for market expansion.
9. Reporting on the project’s progress and achievements via a series
of activities including regular meetings with the supervisory team at TARRC
and Strathclyde, presentation at TARRC, etc.
Project description
TARRC wishes to commercialise its pioneering R&D outputs and services on the use of rubber for structural vibration control, Its innovative R&D devices principally protect buildings against the destructive energy of earthquakes. TARRC’s anti-seismic devices include high damping natural rubber seismic isolators and viscoelastic dampers. This project will deliver the technological innovation of novel rubber joints for seismic protection of masonry infill within reinforced concrete frame structures, a unique product for commercialisation on the global anti-seismic device market.
About the business
TARRC is the UK based Research and Development Centre of the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB)
Engineering
Engineering
Preferably a PhD in Earthquake Engineering or Structural engineering. Candidates without a PhD but with substantial R&D experience in these fields will be considered.
19 August 2024
19 September 2024
642448
An exciting opportunity for a recent graduate/post-graduate with expertise in Structural Engineering and Earthquake Engineering to work full time on a 30-months Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project between University of Strathclyde and TARRC to develop innovative new devices, methods and testing equipment to provide a step-change in the seismic protection of structures and their non-structural elements in earthquake prone countries.
The successful candidate will also be a core member of the TARRC Engineering team involved in commissioning its world-class testing facilities for the characterisation of full-scale rubber-based bearings and other devices.
The KTP Associate will also contribute to the commercialisation of the developed services and devices and to starting new strategic business relationships to achieve additional revenue streams from its R&D output as well as applying for collaborative grant funding opportunities.
The Associate will have the support of academics at the University of Strathclyde. These include Dr. Enrico Tubaldi, expert in Structural Engineering and Earthquake Engineering, and academics from the Business School, with expertise in generating income from the publicly owned research centres output.
Employed and supported by an academic team from the University of Strathclyde lead by Dr. Enrico Tubaldi, the KTP Associate will work at the TARRC facilities, located an hour train journey from London.
Main Activities/Responsibilities:
1. Improvement of current rubber joint (interface between two rows of bricks) developed by TARRC for protecting infill walls from earthquake damage and enhancing the seismic performance of structures equipped with them. Characterisation of the mechanical behaviour of the developed rubber joints and of masonry triplets with mortar and rubber joints.
2. Development, manufacture and characterisation of innovative low-cost elastomeric dissipative devices for novel and existing seismic resilient structures.
3. Development of advanced and simplified numerical tools for assessment of structures with infill walls and rubber joints and with elastomeric dissipative devices; development of design strategies for an optimised protection system using such devices.
4. Supporting TARRC’s commissioning campaign of its innovative large-scale bearing testing machine and carrying out testing of bearings and other anti-seismic devices.
5. Support towards the commercialisation of the developed rubber-based devices and testing services, including producing brochures, exploration of process for obtaining CE marking for the devices and of patenting opportunities, and analysis of international market context and market opportunities.
6. Iterative engagement with TARRC’s industrial partners and end-users in the UK and outside UK.
7. Dissemination of research outputs via presentation at conferences, submission of journal papers, posts in LinkedIn and other social networks (e.g. Research gate), website, etc.
8. Development of a roadmap for future developments and growth avenues, formulating a commercialisation strategy that identifies how to leverage the project’s outcomes for market expansion.
9. Reporting on the project’s progress and achievements via a series of activities including regular meetings with the supervisory team at TARRC and Strathclyde, presentation at TARRC, etc.