Design and Mechanics of Materials

Stresses and Strains Analyses in members, Design of Machine Elements, Design for Manufacturing, Failure Analysis, Fatigue Analysis including random vibration, Fracture Behavior for homogenous and composite materials, Vibration of composite beams, High Strain Rate Modeling, Multiscale Modeling of crystalline materials during deformation. Design and optimization of mechanical structures and systems using advanced simulations tools (CAD & CAE) and material characterizations (static, harmonic and impact). Fatigue and fracture behavior of aeronautic materials, the bonded composite repair of cracks, the vibration of sandwich beams, the finite element analysis of materials at different scales including high strain rate effects and the multiscale modeling of crystalline materials during deformation.

Academic Faculty

Prof. Ahmad Khdeir

Prof. Essam Albahkali

Prof. Abdulmohsen Albedah

Dr. Faycal Ben Yahia

Dr. Shahid Parvez

Dr. Hamad F. Alharbi

Dr. Muhammad Farzik Ijaz

Dr. Hesham Elkanani

Research Facilities

Mechanical Testing Lab

Reverse Engineering Lab

CNC lab

Materials Characterization Lab