Noha Mohamed Hassan

Research Interests

• Dynamic failure under shock loads,

• Functionally graded materials,

• Micromechanical modeling of composite behavior and life prediction techniques,

• Nanotechnology,

• Renewable energy sources, solar energy,

• Seeking state-of-the-art solutions to problems in manufacturing and materials.

Research Areas

“Damage development in static and dynamic deformations of fiber-reinforced composite plates” involves:

• multi-scale analysis on fiber reinforced composite structures,

• numerical analysis of composite materials under static and dynamic loads,

• theoretical derivation of damage evolution equations using a combined continuum damage mechanics and mechanics of materials approach and

• 3-dimensional Finite Element (FE) coding of thermo-mechanical deformations of composite structures.

“Low cost composite manufacturing” involves

• numerical simulations and experiments on heat transfer process during the continuous placement of a towpreg, for manufacturing economically high quality composites.

“Sheet Metal Forming Processes” involves

• modeling of sheet metal forming of superplastic materials using finite elements (FE package ABAQUS) taking into effect strain and strain rate dependence,

• experimental testing of different superplastic materials, unaxial & Biaxial tests.

Selected Publications

Journal Papers

1. Batra, R.C. and Hassan, N. M., Blast Resistance of Unidirectional Fiber Reinforced Composites, Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 39,Issue 3,  pp. 513-536, April 2008

2. Hassan, N.M. and Batra, R.C., Modeling Damage Development in Polymeric Composites, Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 39, issue 1, pp.66-82, January 2008

3. Batra, R.C. and Hassan, N.M., Response of Fiber Reinforced Composites to Underwater Explosive Loads, Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 38,Issue 4, pp. 448-468, June 2007

4. Hassan, N., Thompson, J. E., Batra, R. C., Hibler, A. B., Song, X., Loos, A. C.  “A Heat Transfer Analysis of the Fiber Placement Composite Manufacturing Process”, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 24, pp. 869-888, 2005.

5. Hassan, N., Younan, M. and Salem, G., “The Finite Element Deformation Modeling of Superplastic AL-8090”, JOM, pp. 38-42, October 2003.

Conference papers and presentations

• Hassan, N., “Damage analysis in polymeric composites”, Departmental Seminar, Engineering Mechanics department, Virginia Tech., March 19th, 2005.

• Hassan, N. and Batra, R., “Damage in composite plates under thermomechanical impact loading”, 41st Annual SES Technical Meeting- Graduate Student Competition, October 10-13, 2004.

• Hassan, N., Thompson, J., Loos, A. and Batra, R., “Optimum Parameters for Nanautoclave Manufacturing of a Composite Ring”, SAMPE 2004- session 7A, May 16-20, 2004.

• Song, X., Hassan, N., Batra, R. and Loos, A., “A Three-Dimensional Heat Transfer Model of the Fiber Placement Composite Manufacturing Process”, SAMPE 2003 technical program- session 4B, May 11-15, 2003.

Honors/Awards

• “Daniel and Fredrick” scholarship in Engineering, 2004.

• Research Fellowship in Engineering, 2000.

• Academic Fellowship in Engineering, 1999.

• Honor Certificate for Academic Excellence in Engineering, 1997-1998.

• Academic Achievement Scholarships, 1994-1998.

Contact Details

Address:   Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
                    Department of Industrial Engineering
                    PO POX: 38772
                    ALHOSN University,
                    Abu Dhabi, UAE

Phone:      +9712 407 0500     Ext.        : 545
Fax     :      +9712 407 0599     Email     :  

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