Department of
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Faculty

Dr. Imad Barsoum Assistant Professor Office: Umm Shaif Building, Room 4015 Phone:+971 2 607 5273 Fax:    +971 2 607 5200

• M.Sc. University of Utah, USA, 2002
• Ph.D. Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2008

Biography

Dr. Barsoum joined the Petroleum Institute (PI) as Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering in August 2010. He received his M.Sc. with honors in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Utah and his Ph.D. degree in Solid Mechanics from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden. Before joining the PI he worked as a research engineer in the field of transmission gearboxes and gear technology at the R&D division at Scania, which is a heavy truck manufacturer in Sweden. His research interest is in the field of mechanics of materials and metal plasticity including micromechanical, constitutive and failure modelling of high strength steels subjected to complex loading conditions. He is also interested in fatigue design of structures and components such as gears, couplings and shafts.

Honors and Awards

• The Royal Institute of Technology Studying Abroad Grant, Sweden
• University of Utah Graduate Research Assistantship, USA
• University of Utah Dean’s Honors List, USA
• The Royal Swedish Academy of Science Doctoral Student Award, Sweden

Expertise

• Mechanics and Strength of Materials
• Fatigue Design of Components and Structures
• Finite Element Modeling
• Constitutive and Failure Modeling of Materials
• Transmissions, Gear Technology and Optimization
• Experimental Solid Mechanics

Teaching

• Engineering Dynamics, MEEG 324
• Mechanics of Materials, MEEG 344
• Machine Design, MEEG 374
  

Reviewer for Journals

• International Journal of Fatigue, Elsevier
• Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Elsevier
• International Journal of Fracture, Springer

Journal Publications

• I. Barsoum and F. Khan, “Strength Optimization of Induction Hardened Splined Shaft – Material and Geometric Aspects”, International Journal of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Volume 6, 2012, Pages 377-380.
• I. Barsoum, J. Faleskog and S. Pingle, “The effect of stress state on ductility in the moderate stress triaxiality regime".  Submitted for publication in Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2011.
• I. Barsoum and J. Faleskog, “Micromechanical Analysis on the Influence of the Lode Parameter on Void Growth and Coalescence". International Journal of Solids and Structures, Volume 48, 2011, Pages 925-938.
• Z. Barsoum and I. Barsoum, “Residual Stress Effects on Fatigue Life of Welded Structures Using LEFM ", Engineering Failure Analysis, Volme 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 449-467.
• I. Barsoum and J. Faleskog, “Rupture Mechanisms in Combined Tension and Shear - Micromechanics", International Journal of Solids and Structures, Volume 44, 2007, Pages 5481-5498.
• I. Barsoum and J. Faleskog, “Rupture Mechanisms in Combined Tension and Shear - Experiments", International Journal of Solids and Structures, Volume 44, 2007, Pages 1768-1786.
• I. Barsoum and J. Faleskog, “Micromechanics of Rupture in Combined Tension and Shear”, Key Engineering Materials, Volumes 345-346, 2007, Pages 681-684.
• I. Barsoum and K.S. Ravi Chandran, "Stress Intensity Factor Solutions for Cracks in Finite-width Three Layer Laminates with and without Residual Stress Effect", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Volume 70, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2015-2031.
• K.S. Ravi Chandran and I. Barsoum, "Stress Intensity Factor Solutions for Cracks in Finite-width Functionally Graded Materials", International Journal of Fracture, Volume 121, Number 3-4, 2003, Pages 183-203.

Conference Papers and Contributions

• I. Barsoum, J. Faleskog and S. Pingle, “The Influence of the Lode Parameter on Ductile Failure Strain in Steel”, Procedia Engineering, Volume 10, 2011, Pages 69-75.
• A.C. Seibi, I. Barsoum and A. Molki, “Experimental and Numerical Study of Expanded Aluminum and Steel Tubes”, Procedia Engineering, Volume 10, 2011, Pages 3057-3063.
• Z. Barsoum and I. Barsoum, “Residual stress effects on fatigue life of welded structures using LEFM”, IIW Doc. No. XIII-2266-09, International Institute of Welding, 62nd Annual Assembly, Singapore, 2009.
• I. Barsoum and J. Faleskog, “Inverkan av Lode-parametern vid Duktilt Brott” (in Swedish), Swedish Mechanics Days, Luleå, Sweden, June 13-15, 2007.
• Z. Barsoum and I. Barsoum, “Residual stress effects on fatigue life of welded components using LEFM”, 8th International Conference on Residual Stresses, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2008.
• I. Barsoum, “Modelling of ductile rupture mechanisms in high strength steels”, Society for Metallurgy and Materials (SFMT), 2007 (invited speaker).
• I. Barsoum and J. Faleskog, “Micromechanical Modeling of Rupture in Combined Tension and Shear”, In Proceedings of the 19th Nordic Seminar on Computational Mechanics, Lund, Sweden, October 20-21, 2006.
• I. Barsoum and J. Faleskog, “Micromechanical Analysis of Rupture Mechanisms in Mixed Mode Ductile Fracture”. In Proceedings of the 16th European Conference of Fracture, Alexandroupolis, Greece, July 3-7, 2006.
• K.S. Ravi Chandran and I. Barsoum, “Fracture Mechanics of Functionally Graded Materials: Stress Intensity Factor Solutions and the Nature of Crack Arrest”, Mechanisms and Mechanics of Fracture: Symposium in Honor of Prof. J.F. Knott, 2003.