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 Dr. Ouakad, Hassen

 

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Associate Professor                  
Contact Information
Office               Bldg-63 / Room-254                            
Phone              966-3-860 3819                           
Fax                  966-3-860 2949 (ME Dept)                                  
Email               houakad@kfupm.edu.sa
Websites         Personal Page

Education                                  
Ph.D.               (Mechanical Engineering), State University of New-York at Binghamton, USA, 2010
M.Sc.              (Computational Mechanics), Tunisia Polytechnic School-Virginia Tech, TUNISIA-USA, 2008                             
B.Sc                (Mechanical Engineering), Tunisia Polytechnic School, TUNISIA, 2007                               
Courses Taught
  • ME201             Dynamics.
  • ME307             Machine Design I.
  • ME309             Mechanics of Machines.
  • ME311             Fluid Mechanics.
  • ME411/414      Senior Design Project I.
  • ME412/416     Senior Design Project II. 
  • ME413            System Dynamics and Control 
  • ME552            Advanced Dynamics.
  • ME 482           Mechanical Vibrations
  • ME 495           Directed Research (BSc Research Oriented Course)
  • ME 553           Advanced Vibrations
  • ME 606           Independent Research (Ms degree research oriented course)
  • ME 701           Directed Research I (PhD degree research oriented course)

Research Areas
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Modeling (Linear and Nonlinear), simulation (static and Dynamic) and design of micro and nano systems (MEMS and NEMS).
  • Smart Systems.
  • Vibration Based Energy Harvesters.
  • Multi-Body Dynamics.
  • Linear and Nonlinear Structural Mechanics/Dynamics
Representative Publications     
​Journal Papers:​ (Since 2016)​
  • ​Hassen M. Ouakad "Simple and accurate analytical solution to the post-buckling response of an electrostatically actuated MEMS curled cantilever", Microsystem Technologies, vol. 22 (9), pp. 2251-2258, 2016.
  • Samir Mekid, Salem Bashmal, Hassen M Ouakad, "Nanoscale Manipulators: Review of Conceptual Designs Through Recent Patents", Recent Patents on Nanotechnology, vol. 10 (1), pp. 44-58, 2016.
  • Hassen M Ouakad, "Nonlinear Structural Behavior of Micro-and Nano-Actuators Using the Galerkin Discretization Technique", International Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Mechatronic and Manufacturing Engineering, vol. 10(4), pp. 587-593, 2016.
  • Tausiff, F. Mohammad, Hassen M. Ouakad, "Static, Eigenvalue Problem and Bifurcation Analysis of MEMS Arches Actuated by Electrostatic Fringing-Fields", Microsystem Technologies, vol. 22 (1), pp. 193-206, 2016.
  • Hassen M. Ouakad, Hussain M. Al-Qahtani, Muhammad A. Hawwa "Influence of squeeze-film damping on the dynamic behavior of a curved micro-beam", Advances in Mechanical Engineering, vol. 8(5) pp. 1-8, 2016.
  • Hassen M. Ouakad "Electrostatic fringing-fields effects on the structural behavior of MEMS shallow arches", Microsystem Technologies, online first, doi: 10.1007/s00542-016-2985-1, 2016.
  • Hassen M. Ouakad, Hamid M. Sedighi, "Rippling effect on the structural response of electrostatically actuated single-walled carbon nanotube based NEMS actuators", International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, vol. 87, pp. 97-108, 2016.
  • Alofi, Abdulrahman, Hassen M. Ouakad, and Mohammad Tausiff, "Structural Behavior of a Multi-Layer Based Microbeam Actuator", Actuators, vol. 5(3), 22, 2016.
  • Hassen M. Ouakad, Alofi, Abdulrahman, Ali N. Nayfeh, "Dynamic Analysis of Multi-Layer Based Resonators", Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 2016, 2017.
  • Ehsan M. Miandoab, Nejat Pishkenari, Aghil Yousefi-Koma, Farid Tajaddodianfar, Hassen M. Ouakad, "Size Effect Impact on the Mechanical Behavior of an Electrically Actuated Polysilicon Nanobeam based NEMS Resonator", Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics, vol.3(2), pp. 135-143, 2017.
  • Hamid M. Sedighi, Hassen M. Ouakad, Moosa Khooran, "Instability Characteristics of Free-Standing Nanowires based on the Strain Gradient Theory with the Consideration of Casimir Attraction and Surface Effects", Metrology and Measurement Systems, vol. 24(3), pp. 489–507, 2017.
  • Hassen M. Ouakad, Mohammad I. Younis. "One-to-One and Three-to-One Internal Resonances in MEMS Shallow Arches", Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 12(5), pp. 051025, 2017.
  • Hassen M. Ouakad, "Comprehensive numerical modeling of the nonlinear structural behavior of MEMS/NEMS electrostatic actuators under the effect of the van der Waals forces", Microsystem Technologies, online first, doi: 10.1007/s00542-016-2985-1, 8 pages, 2017.
  • Hassen M. Ouakad, "Stability Analysis of Initially Curved Beams Mechanically Coupled in a Parallel Arrangement", International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, vol. 18(3), pp.1850041, 2017.
  • Iswan Pradiptya, Hassen M. Ouakad, "Size-Dependent Behavior of Slacked Carbon Nanotube Actuator Based on the Higher-Order Strain Gradient Theory", International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, in press, 23 pages, August 2017.
  • Hassen M. Ouakad, "A Numerical-Analytical Methodology for Acquiring the Electrical Force of Carbon Nanotube Based Nano-actuator Assuming an Out-of-Plane Electrodes Arrangement", International Journal of Numerical Modeling, accepted and released for production, doi.org/10.1002/jnm.2300, 2017.
  • Jihad E. AlQasimi, Hassen M. Ouakad, "Vibrational Response of Initially Deformed Bi-stable Microbeams Under the Combined Effect of Mechanical Shock Loads and Electrostatic Forces", ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 140 / 021013-1, April 2018.
  • M. Moory-Shirbani, Hamid M. Sedighi, Hassen M. Ouakad, Fehmi Najar, "Experimental and Mathematical Analysis of a Piezoelectrically Actuated Multilayered Imperfect Microbeam Subjected to Applied Electric Potential", Composite Structures, accepted and released for production, doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.10.062, 2018.
  • Hassen M. Ouakad, Jihad E. AlQasimi, " Reliability of MEMS shallow arches based actuator under the combined effect of mechanical shock and electric loads ", Microelectronics Reliability, accepted and released for production, 2018​

Conference Papers: ( Since 2015)
  • Ahmad M. Bataineh, Hassen M. Ouakad, Mohammad I. Younis, "Static Response of Microbeams Due To Capillary And Electrostatic Forces", ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Houston, Texas, USA, November 13-19, 2015.
  • S. Mekid, S. Bashmal, Hassen Ouakad, "Sub-Nanoscale Manipulation: Conceptual Design Review and Analysis", 5th Annual World Congress of Nano Science and Technology-2015 (Nano S&T-2015), Xi'an, China, September 24-26, 2015.
  • Hassen M. Ouakad, "Nonlinear Structural Behavior of Micro and Nano Actuators Using the Galerkin Discretization Technique" 18th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Paris, France, April 25-26, 2016.
  • Hassen M. Ouakad, Fehmi Najar, Sami El-Borgi, "Nonlocal modeling of a Carbon Nanotube actuated by an electrostatic force", 3rd International Conference on Structural Nonlinear Dynamics and Diagnosis (CSNDD'2014), Marrakech, Morocco, May 23-25, 2016.
  • Iswan Pradiptya, Hassen M. Ouakad, "The effect of size scale parameters on the structural behavior of carbon nanotube based nano-actuator", IEEE/ASME 12th International Conference in Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA), Auckland, New Zealand, August 29-31, 2016.
  • Abdulrahman Alofi, Hassen M. Ouakad, Mohammad Tausiff, "Nonlinear structural behavior of double-layers based MEMS actuator", ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, November 11-17, 2016.
  • Mohammad H Hasan, Hassen M. Ouakad, Fadi Alsaleem, "On the effects of temperature and relative humidity on the response of a MEMS arch resonator", ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, August 6-9, 2017.
  • Mohammad H Hasan, Fadi Alsaleem, Hassen M. Ouakad, "A novel threshold pressure sensor based on nonlinear dynamics of MEMS arches", ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, August 6-9, 2017.
  • Hassen M. Ouakad, Mohammad H Hasan, Fadi Alsaleem, "A New Concept for Humidity Sensing Using Curved Micro-beams", 2017 TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Washington DC, Maryland, USA, May 15-17, 2017.
  • Ismoyo Haryanto, Achmad Widodo, Toni Prahasto, Djoeli Satrijo, Iswan Pradiptya, Hassen M. Ouakad, "Simulation and Analysis of the Aeroelastic-Galloping-Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Utilizing Finite Element Method and Computational Fluid Dynamic", The 2nd International Joint Conference on Advanced Engineering and Technology (IJCAET 2017), International Symposium on Advanced Mechanical and Power Engineering (ISAMPE 2017), Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel & Suites, Bali, Indonesia, August 24-26, 2017.
  • Sarah Ben Sassi, Hassen Ouakad, Fehmi Najar, "Nonlinear Analysis of a New Parametric Tunable Resonance MEMS Device using a Shallow Arched Beam" 2017 International Conference on Engineering Vibration, Hotel Hilton, Sofia, Bulgaria, September 4 - 7, 2017.
  • J. E. AlQasimi, Hassen M. Ouakad, " Exploration Of The Response Of Electrically Actuated MEMS Arches Under The Effect Of Mechanical Shock Loads.", ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, November 3-9, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, 2017.​

Patent Applications

  • [P1] Mohammad A. Hawwa, Hussain M. Al-Qahtani, Hassen Ouakad, David Hardt, Joe Petrzelka, Brian Anthony, "Actuation and Control of Stamp Deformation in Microcontact Printing", U.S. Patent Application # 13/956,702, Publication # US20140037909 A1, 2013.

​Book Chapter

  • Hassen M. OUAKAD, Chapter 05: Nonlinear Structural Mechanics of Micro-and Nanosystems, Book: Nonlinearity in Energy Harvesting Systems, Springer, 2016.