Mechanical Engineering

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Education	Courses Taught
Research	Contact

Education

Ph. D. (Mechanical Engineering), Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, Canada, 1994

M. S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Tulsa, OK, USA, 1981

B. S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Tulsa, OK, USA, 1979

Courses Taught

ME 307	Machine Design I
ME 308	Machine Design II
ME 308	Machine Design II-Lab
ME 205	Materials Science
ME 658	Analytical Fracture Mechanics

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Research

Areas:

Design, Fatigue, Creep-Fatigue, Fracture Mechanics and Material Characterization.

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Representative Publications:

“Fatigue Crack Propagation in Weld Zone of CPVC Pipe Fittings at Different Temperatures,”  Journal of Polymer Engineering, 21(6), 2001 (with Khan, Z., Mezghani K., Budair, M. O.,  Younas, M. and Olabisi)

"DC potential drop calibration in creep-fatigue loading conditions," ASTM, J. Testing and Evaluation, 28(4), 2000.

"Notch strengthening phenomenon under creep-fatigue loading conditions," ASME J. Pressure Vessels Technology, 122(1), 2000.

"Creep-fatigue crack growth in notched SS-304 plates at 600EC," Journal of Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 63, 39, 1999 (with T. Bui-Quoc and M. Bernard).

"Notch and temperature effects on crack propagation in LCF conditions," ASME J. Pressure Vessels Technology, 121, 42, Feb. 1999 (with T. Bui-Quoc and M. Bernard).

"Calibration of DC potential technique using an optical image processing system in LCF testing," ASTM, J. Testing and Evaluation, 160, 1995 (with T. Bui-Quoc and M. Bernard).

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Awards

Nominated for Distinguished Teaching & Advising Award at the College of Engineering Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, during the Academic Year 2000/2001.

Contact

	Tel: 966-3-860 2358 (Office)
	Fax: 966-3-860 2949 (ME Department)
	E-mail: nesar@kfupm.edu.sa

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