Dr. Nasser R. Al-Zoubi

Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering

• Ph.D. Civil Engineering, 2000, The University of Akron.
• M.S. Civil Engineering, 1997, Jordan Univeristy of Science and Technology, Jordan.
• B.S. Civil Engineering, 1994, Jordan Univeristy of Science and Technology, Jordan.

Phone: (330) 972-8628
E-mail - alzoubi@uakron.edu

Experience

• 1998 - Present, Research and Teaching Associate, The University of Akron
• July 1998 - September 1998, Design and Control Engineer - Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company.
• April 1994 - August 1994, Quality Control Engineer, Arman Office for Consulting.
• 1994 - 1997, Teaching Assistant - Jordan University of Science and Technology.

Courses Taught:

• Engineering Drawing
• Material Science Laboratory
• Material of Construction Laboratory

Courses - Teaching Assistant:

• Statics
• Strength of Materials
• Introduction to Mechanics of Solids
• Structural Analysis I
• Structural Analysis II
• Theory of Structures
• Reinforced Concrete I
• Steel Design
• Prestressed Concrete

Recent Courses Taken:

• Viscoelasticity and Viscoplasticity
• Plasticity
• Limit Analysis
• Introduction to Composite Mechanics
• Advanced Composite Mechanics
• Advanced Structural Mechanics
• Energy Methods and Elasticity
• Damage Mechanics in Composites
• Matrix Analysis of Structures
• Finite Element Analysis I
• Finite Element Analysis II
• Advanced Concrete Technology
• Advanced Reinforced Concrete
• Theory and Design of Plates and Shells
• Advanced Structural Mechanics
• Advanced Applied Math
• Advanced Engineering Math

Research Projects:

• A Study of Deformation Damage Behavior for Life Prediction of Multi-Ring Composite Flywheel Rotors. Supported by NASA Glenn Research Center
  • The problem of composite flywheel disk rotor is addressed, be it a single disk or a number of concentric disks forming a unit. An analytical model capable of performing an elastic stress analysis for single/multiple, annular/solid, anisotropic/isotropic disk system, subjected to both pressure surface tractions, body forces (in the form of temperature-changes and rotation fields) and interfacial misfit is derived and discussed, then coded using Mathematica / MathCAD. The model is used in performing an extensive parametric study on rotating disks made from PMC and TMC materials, in order to reach the desire material configuration, which will lead to the final goal; maximizing the energy storage capacity.
  • Conducting two major aspects of failure analysis, that is the static and cyclic limit (burst) speeds.
  • Studding the long operating time effect on the flywheel rotor by conducting the viscoelastic and the coupled viscoelastic - damage analysis using ABAQUS.

Publications

• " Deformation and Life Analysis of Composite Flywheel Disk and Multi-Disk Systems", to appear.
• "Effect of Material Nonlinearity in Unidirectional Composites on the Behavior of Beam Structures", Int. J. Solid Str., Vol 37, 2000, pp. 2673-2694

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