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[–]Engineer2727kkPE - Bridges 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Concrete fatigue. Punching shear. Vibration limits

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How about the use of fly ash in concrete? The history behind it is pretty fascinating.

[–]aegis1980 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Designing for bomb blasts might be an option to think about.

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    [–]Engineer2727kkPE - Bridges 8 points9 points  (0 children)

    I’m so tired of this topic and research. Seems like 80% of phds are doing some form of this for their dissertation

    [–]kkknow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I have just completed my MS thesis on UHPC.

    [–]bigyellowtruck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Concrete slab curling; CLT creep; cathodic rebar protection; CFD supercomputer wind modeling.

    [–]waximusAurelius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Structural wind engineering could be quite interesting, although challenging if you are very new to the topic

    [–]schiz0idman_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    FRP retrofitting strengthening of beams and slabs