Mechanical Engineering Department
Ali Fahad Fahem
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Applied Mechanical Engineering- Dynamic Stress Analysis
Education
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
The University of South Carolina / USA/ 2014-2019
M.E. Master of Aerospace Engineering
The University of South Carolina / USA/ 2014-2017
M.Sc. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
The University of Baghdad, Iraq 2005-2008
B.Sc. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautics)
The University of Baghdad, Iraq 1997-2002
Biography
Academic Positions:
Managing Editor, Al-Qadisiyah journal for Engineering, 2022-present
Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, University of Al-Qadisiyah, 2011-present
Assistant Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, University of Al-Qadisiyah, 2008-2011
Teaching
Engineering Mechanics-Static
Mechanical vibration
Research
Research interests
Theoretical and Experimental Applied Mechanics. My research interests are in the static/dynamic behavior of Materials, emphasizing the investigation of the behavior of modern engineered materials and the development of new techniques for mechanical characterization at highly localized micro, meso, and macro length scales.
Experiences
Experimental stress analysis, Stress wave propagation, Fracture mechanics, Dynamic energy absorption applications, Vibration absorption.
Advanced measurements full-field techniques, such as Digital Image Correlation, DIC.
Experience with Hopkinson Bar, SHPB, SHTB, and TSHB ant low and high-velocity strain rate, and shock waves.
Prior experience with material mechanical characterization, such as tensile, compression, and bending tests in Universal testing machines.
Prior expertise in explicit finite element modeling for impact loading applications, such as Abaqus.
Expertise with metallic, polymeric, ceramics, composites, and additive manufactured materials.
Publications
Fahem, Ali Fahad, Addis Kidane, Michael A. Sutton, ``Loading Rate Effects for Flaws Undergoing a Mixed-Mode I/III Fracture, Journal for Experimental Methods,1-17, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-021-00739-0
Fahem, Ali Fahad, Addis Kidane, Michael A. Sutton. ``A novel method to determine the mixed mode (I/III) dynamic fracture initiation toughness of materials,'' International journal of Fracture, Springer, Vol. 224, pp. 47-65, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-020-00445-3
Fahem, Ali Fahad} , Addis Kidane, Michael A. Sutton, ``Mode-I Dynamic Fracture Initiation Toughness Using Torsion Load, Journal Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Elsevier, Vol. 213, pp. 53-71, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2019.03.039
Fahem, Ali Fahad}, Addis Kidane, Michael A. Sutton. ``Geometry Factors for Mode I Stress Intensity Factor of a Cylindrical Specimen with Spiral Crack Subjected to Torsion, Journal Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Elsevier,Vol. 214, pp. 79-94, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2019.04.007
Fahem, Ali Fahad}, Achyuth T. Guthai, Raman P Singh, ``Experimental Investigation of Non-local Dynamic Damage Mechanism in Shale, Dynamic Behavior of Materials. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, Accepted, 2022.
Fahem, Ali Fahad, Raman P Singh, ``Dynamic Damage Evolution in Shale in the Presence of Pre-existing Microcracks, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series}, Springer, Cham, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86562-7\_7
Fahem, Ali Fahad},Vijendra Gupta, Addis Kidane, Michael A. Sutton, ``Determination of Mixed-Mode (I/III) Fracture of Polycarbonate (PC), '' SEM 2020 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, March 2021, Virtual Annual Meeting. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60959-7\_13
Patents
U.S. Patent, No US 2020/0408657 A1 2020