Soil and Rock Mechanics
Geotechnical engineering covers technical properties of soils and rocks as well as construction methods for civil engineering structures on soil and rock materials, i.e. the principles of how to utilize soil and rock materials in civil engineering works. The subject soil and rock mechanics is the theoretical and applied of science of the mechanical behavior of soils and rocks and their application.
The Division of Soil and Rock Mechanics carries out research and provide education on bachelor, master, and Ph.D. level. Our research is carried out in close connection with the Swedish construction industry, which funds a substantial part of our research. Other major funders include the Swedish research council Formas and the Swedish Transport Administration.
If you are interested in joining our division as a Ph.D. student, please apply to a vacant Ph.D. student position on KTH’s website for vacancies: Work at KTH/Ph.D. student employments . We can unfortunately not consider applications sent directly to the division; all positions must be publicly advertised and applied for in competition with others.
News
- Industry night with former PhDs
8 Jun 2023
- MSc Theses 2022 – 14 theses and 18 new geotechnical and rock engineers
31 Oct 2022
- Heavy vibratory plate compaction of silty sand: A field study
31 Oct 2022
- Impact of shear displacement on advective transport in a laboratory-scale fracture
31 Oct 2022
- Using PFC2D to simulate the shear behaviour of joints in hard crystalline rock
31 Oct 2022
Contact us
Visiting address: Brinellvägen 23
Postal address:
KTH, School of ABE/Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering
Division of Soil and Rock Mechanics
Personal name, Brinellvägen 23, Floor 3
S-100 44 Stockholm
Phone: +46 8 790 80 49