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Dear Prof. ...,
I am writing to apply for the PhD position under the project “...”, as advertised on your personal page in Civil Engineering department Website of ... University. I respectfully submit this letter of application, because I believe that my academic background and experiences are well qualified to meet the needs of the position.
My M.Sc. thesis, entitled “Research and Development of Homogenization Method for Micropile-Raft Foundation” was conducted under the supervision of Professor E. Seyedi Hosseininia. In the main part of my thesis, a new approach with a new formulation for homogenization has been developed. A micropile-raft foundation has been analyzed using both direct and homogenization approaches and sufficient accuracy using proposed homogenization method has been approved. From my Master thesis, I presented three papers in national and international conferences and also my journal paper is under revision. The list of publications are available in my attached CV.
I have passed the course of Earth Dams as a part of Master program and I have carried out the seismic performance of an earth dam, which expand my knowledge more in this field.
I have studied your papers “Analytical Approach for Modeling Axisymmetric Levee Underseepage,”, “Column Supported Embankments with Geosynthetic Encased Columns: Validity of the Unit Cell Concept,” and “Evaluation of Simplified Methods for Predicting Earthquake-Induced Slope Displacements in Earth Dams and Embankments,” to be more familiar with your researches and I found them very interesting.
My research interests include earth dams (levees), geotechnical earthquake engineering, foundation engineering and geosynthetics. I am truly motivated for doing research and learning more in these fields. I believe that your research areas and expertise beside the related experience and background of mine could provide a good condition to pursue my PhD study in the University of Delaware. I was wondering if there is any chance for me to join your research group and do my PhD studies under your supervision. I have attached my CV and am available for interview at the earliest convenience.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
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