Selected Publications

Journal Articles 

• Faiaz Khaled, Franklin T. Lombardo, Kurtis Gurley, Modeling of vortices in straight-line wind simulators, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Volume 257, 2025, 105992, ISSN 0167-6105, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2024.105992

• Khaled, M.F., Aly, A.M., Elshaer, A. (2021), "Computational Efficiency of CFD Modeling for Building Engineering: An Empty Domain Study," Journal of Building Engineering, 102792.

• Khaled, M.F., Aly, A.M. Assessing aerodynamic loads on low-rise buildings considering Reynolds number and turbulence effects: a review. Adv. Aerodyn. 4, 24 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42774-022-00114-0  

• Aly Mousaad Aly, Md Faiaz Khaled, Ryan Clancy, Large-Scale Open-Jet Testing: A new frontier in structural wind Engineering, Engineering Structures, Volume 266, 2022, 114567, ISSN 0141-0296, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114567.

• Aly Mousaad Aly, Md. Faiaz Khaled; Open-jet testing: Investigating turbulence and geometric scale effects on surface pressures in the atmospheric boundary layer. Physics of Fluids 1 December 2024; 36 (12): 125141. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0231093

• Khaled, Md. F, Aly, A.M. (2023), "Augmenting external surface pressures’ predictions on isolated low-rise buildings using CFD simulations," Wind and Structures, 37(4), 255-274. https://doi.org/10.12989/was.2023.37.4.255

• Aly, A. M., & Khaled, F. (2023). Optimizing Pier Design to Mitigate Scour: A Comprehensive Review and Large Eddy Simulation Study. Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 16(7), 1296-1315. doi: 10.47176/jafm.16.07.1691.

Book chapter

• Aly Mousaad Aly, Md Faiaz Khaled, Hamzeh Gol-Zaroudi. Aerodynamics of Low-Rise Buildings: Challenges and Recent Advances in Experimental and Computational Methods. Aerodynamics, Accepted, InTech, 2020. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.92794a.

Datasets

• Khaled, F., F. Lombardo (2025). "Simulating Vortices in Straight line wind simulators ", in National Full-Scale Testing Infrastructure for Community Hardening in Extreme Wind, Surge, and Wave Events (NICHE): UF PDT Non-Synoptic Testing. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-z00d-yd12

• Khaled, F., F. Lombardo (2025). "Simulating targets of transient winds in straight-line wind simulators", in National Full-Scale Testing Infrastructure for Community Hardening in Extreme Wind, Surge, and Wave Events (NICHE): UF PDT Non-Synoptic Testing. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-96vv-dj94

Reports 

• Yan, G., R. Honerkamp, J. Houser, E. Liu, B. Preston, D. Roueche, W. AbdElhamid Mohamed, S. Shi, J. Wang, Y. Zhao, P. Yue, D. Rhee, F. Khaled, T. Kijewski-Correa, I. Robertson (2025). " StEER: 2025 May 16 St. Louis Tornado Joint Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report-Early Access Reconnaissance Report (PVRR-EARR)", in StEER - 2025 May 16 St. Louis Tornado [Version 2]. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-t58y-2s28 

• Ahmad Alshami, Hiba Jalloul, Navid Nickdoost, Md. Faiaz Khaled, Sabarethinam Kameshwar, Shenghua Wu, and Juyeong Choi. Sustainable Material Management Extreme Events Reconnaissance (SUMMEER), Virtual Assessment Report: Hurricane Ida, Louisiana, USA August 29, 2021; 

Peer-reviewed conference abstracts and papers

• Faiaz Khaled, Franklin Lombardo, (2024), “Generating tornado-like vortices in straight-line wind simulators”, 9th International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications, University of Birmingham, UK.

• Faiaz Khaled, Guangzhao Chen, Franklin Lombardo, (2023), “An innovative computational approach to generate tornado-like vortices using large eddy simulation (LES)”, 16th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Florence, Italy.

• Khaled, M.F., Aly, A.M., (2021), “On the computational efficiency of LES and hybrid RANS-LES models in building aerodynamics”, 6th American Association for Wind Engineering Workshop (online), Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.

• Aly, A.M., Khaled, M.F., (2021), “Aerodynamics of low-rise buildings: large-scale open-jet testing to address Reynolds number effects”, 6th American Association for Wind Engineering Workshop (online), Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.

Scientific Presentations

• Dr. Faiaz Khaled, Dr. Franklin T. Lombardo. (August, 2023). “Modeling of Tornado-Like Vortices in Straight-Line Wind Simulators.” Presented at Tornado Hazard Wind Assessment and Reduction Symposium (THWARTS, 2023), Champaign, Illinois.  

• Dr. Faiaz Khaled, Dr. Guangzhao Chen, Dr. Franklin T. Lombardo. (August, 2023). “Proposing an alternate computational approach to generate tornado-like vortices using large eddy simulation (LES).” Presented at 16th ICWE International Conference on Wind Engineering, Florence, Italy.

• Faiaz Khaled, Suvash Chapain, Dr. Aly Mousaad Aly. (April, 2019). “Wind Engineering for Resilient, Smart and Eco‐Friendly Infrastructure.” Presented at 2019 Annual Spring Meeting & Conference, Shreveport, Louisiana.

• Md Faiaz Khaled, Dr. Aly Mousaad Aly. (March, 2018). “Challenges Associated with Predicting Impact of Wind on Low Rise Buildings.” Presented at 7th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.