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Name Prof. Dr. Riffat Asim Pasha
Designation Professor
Department Mechanical Engineering (Taxila)
Highest Qualification Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Specialization Fracture and Fatigue of Metals; Materials characterization; MEMS
Phone No 051-9047684 , 051-9047668 (Office)
Cell No 03005366527
Fax No 051-9047690
Email [email protected]

PhD in Mechanical Engineering - 2009 (UET Taxila) 

MSc in Mechanical Engineering(Applied Mechanics and Design)-2002   (UET Taxila)

BSc in Mechanical Engineering -1997  (UET Lahore)

  • Fatigue and Fracture of Materials
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Piezoelectric Materials
  • Non Destructive Testing of Materials (NDT)
  • Micro electromechanical Systmes (MEMS)
  • Sensors and Actuators
  • Finite Element Analysis

1.   Riffat Asim Pasha, M. Asif Khan, “Acoustic Emission as Real Time NDT Technique” Thechnical Journal, UET Taxila (2005) p. 89-95.                    

2.   Riffat Asim Pasha, H. Sana Ullah ,M.Z.Khan, “Estimate the Thermo mechanical Fatigue Life Of Two Flip Chip Packages” Proceedings of 9th International Symposium On Advance Materials(ISAM-2005), p.657-662

3.   Riffat Asim Pasha, M. Asif Khan, “An Acoustic Emission Investigation Of Micro Fracture Processes in Nuclear Pressure Vessel Steel” Technical Journal, UET Taxila (2006) p. 149-161.

4.   M.M.I Hammouda, M.B.Sajid, R.A.Pasha, “Numerical Approach to the Mechanics Of Disc-Blade Dovetail Joints In Aero-Engine Compressors” 14th International Conference On the Strength of Materials, Xi, an China, 4-9 June, 2006.

5.   M.M.I.Hammouda, R.A.Pasha, I.G.El-Batanony, “Probable Cracking Development in Axial Dovetail Joints of Aero Engine Compressor Discs” International Conference on “Crack Paths” (CP 2006) Parma, Italy, 14-16 September, 2006

6.   Riffat Asim Pasha, M.Z.Khan, “Recent Developments In Piezoelectric Ceramics       Materials and Deteriorations of their Properties” Proceedings of Second International Conference on Frontiers of Advanced Engineering Materials(04-06 Dec,2006) p.13-19

7.   Riffat Asim Pasha, Zahid Suleman Butt, M. Asif Khan, “Rule based expert system on the basis of estimated technique for the safety evaluation of various materials” Technical Journal, UET Taxila (2007) p.47-54.

8.   M.M.I. Hammouda, R.A.Pasha, A.S.Fayed, “ Modelling of cracking  sites/development in axial dovetail joints of aero-engine compressor discs” International Journal of Fatigue, 29(2007) p. 30-48(Impact factor Journal)

9.   Riffat Asim Pasha, M.Z.Khan, A.M.Hashmi, “Experimental Procedure of Frequency Determination in Piezoelectric Ceramics Materials, Al-Azhar University Engineering Journal, Vol.2, No. 4. p.380-388 (AEIC- 2007) Cairo Egypt.

10.   Riffat Asim Pasha, N.A Choudhary and M. A Nasir, “Fatigue design and validation of an ASME-Coded Pressure Vessel” Technical Journal, UET Taxila (2008) V:13 p.28-30

11.  R. A Pasha, M.M.I. Hammouda, “ A Model For Notch Fatigue Life” Material Science and Engineering A, 483-484 (2008) p. 319-321(Impact factor Journal)

12.  Riffat Asim Pasha Zahid Suleman and M. Z. Khan, “Analysis of Thickness Effect on Piezoelectric Beam” Technical Journal, UET Taxila (2009) V:14 p. 50-54.

13.  Riffat Asim Pasha, M.Z.Khan, “Thermal Shocking of a Thin Lead Zirconate Titanate Piezoelectric Ceramics disc, Proceedings Pakistan Academy of Science, 46(1):p47-52. 2009.(HEC recognized)

14.  Riffat Asim Pasha, M.Z.Khan, “Performance Characteristics of a Lead Zirconate Titanate Piezoelectric Ceramic Disc in Water, Vol, 29: No.3 p. 397-404 Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology 2009.(HEC Recognized)

15.  Riffat Asim Pasha, Muhammad Zubair Khan, “Effect of Thermal Shocking and Quenching on the Degradation Behaviour of a Thin PZT Disc, Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research,2010 53(1) p. 1-5 (HEC Recognized)

16.  J.S.Bhatti, R.A.Pasha, “Finite Element Based Design of Piezoelectric Vibration Damper” Key Engineering Materials , Vol. 442 (2010) p. 431-437 (Impact factor Journal)

17.  Mirza jahanzaib. Riffat Asim Pasha, Zahiz Suleman, Cogeneration an Opportunity for Industrial Energy Saving, Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Generation Systems & Renewable Energy Technologies, 2010, p. 403-409

18.  Nadeem Ahmed, Riffat Asim Pasha, MMI Hammouda, “Temperature Effects on Impact Energy of Tungston Alloy” Advanced Materials & Processes (2011) P. 35-37 (Impact Factor Journal).

19.  Riffat Asim Pasha, Gulistan Raja, Effect of Frequency and Resistance by Temperature Variation on Lead Zirconate Titanate Piezoelectric Ceramics disc, The Nucleus (2011) Vol, 48, No.3 p. 191-197 (HEC Recognized).

20.  Amir Sultan, Riffat Asim Pasha, Sayyid  Masood Ur Rehman Shah,  Haris Ali, Asim Zulfiqar  “Fatigue Crack Growth Behaviour of AISI 50100 Precipitation Hardened Steel after welding Comparison of Welded and Base Metal in 1045 Steel”  Advanced Materials for Applied Science and Technology II.Vol 570-570,(2012) p.9-14 (ISI Indexed)

21.  Masood Shah; Catherine Mabru; Farhad Rezai-Aria; Ines Souki;  Riffat Asim Pasha, An Estimation of Stress Intensity Factor in a Clamped SE(T) SpecimenThrough Numerical Simulation and Experimental Verification: Case of FCGR of AISI H11 Tool Steel, Acta Metallurgica  Sinica(English Letters), (2012) Vol;25 No. 4, p. 307-319(Impact Factor Journal)

22.  Riffat Asim Pasha, Talal Ahmed, Determination of orthotropic mechanical property of   honeycomb core: a comparative analysis, The Nucleus 2012 Vol. 49, No.2 p. 79-87 (HEC Recognized).

23.  Riffat Asim Pasha, Khalil-ur Rehman,  Masood Shah, Determination And Demarcation Of Fatigue Crack Initiation Phase In Rotating Bending ConditionThe Nucleus 49, No. 3 (2012) 165-169 (HEC Recognized)

24.  Riffat Asim Pasha, M. Zubair Khan,Performance Characteristics Model of A Thin Lead Zirconate Titanate Disc Under Different Conditions, The Nucleus,49, No.4 (2012) 265-271 (HEC Recognized)

25.  Amir Sultan, Riffat Asim Pasha, Masood ur Rehman, M. Zubair Khan, M. Afzal Khan, Naeem Ullah Dar, “Numerical simulation and experimental verification of CMOD in SE(T) specimen: Application on FCGR of welded tool steel, Acta Metall. Sin. (Engl. Lett.) 2013 Vol.26 No.1 pp. 92-96 (Impact factor journal)

26.  T. Jarral M.Ali,M.H Sahir,R.A Pasha,Design Optimization And Analysis Of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Blade.,The Nucleus 50, No.1 ( 2013) p. 7-12 (HEC Recognized)

27.  T. Jarral ,R.A Pasha, Measurement and Supperssion of cutting tool vibration  Using Piezoelectric ceramic in ANSYS, The Nucleus 50, No.2 (2013) p. 149-153 (HEC  Recognized)

28.  A.Hameed, R.A Pasha, A.R. Khan, M.Z.Khan and M.Shah, To investigate the Effect of heat treatment on fracture toughness of welded joints, The Nucleus (2013) 50, No.2,  p. 165-172 (HEC Recognized)

29.  Fatigue Life Estimation of Different Welding Zones of Oxy Acetylene Welded Aluminum Alloy (AA 5052-H32), The  Nucleus (2013), 50 No.3, p.261-265(HEC Recognized)

30.  Rana Atta-ur-Rahman, M. Ali Nasir, Mudaser Ullah, Riffat Asim Pasha, Nazeer Ahmad Anjum, Shahid Mehmood, M. Muddassar, Ilyas Farooqi, Waqas Asghar, M.Imran, Demarcation of Fatigue Crack Cumulative Damage (Initiation + stage I) of Aluminum Alloy under Combined Loading, Life Science journal, (2013), pp. 1-6 (Impact factor journal)

31.  Ambreen Tajammal Jarral, Riffat Asim pasha, Chatter Measurement on Turning Cutting Tool Using Piezoelectric Ceramic Material, Technical Journal UET Taxila, (2013) Vol. No 18 p. 60-65.

32.  M. A. Nasir, Z. Khan, I. Farooqi, S. Nauman, S. Anas, S. Khalil, A. Pasha, Z.  Khan, М. Shah, H. Qaiser, R. Аta, “Transverse Shear Behavior of Nomex Core for Sandwich Panels”, Mechanics of Composite Materials, Springer, Vol. 50, No.  6, P. 1-8, 2014.

33.  Muhammad Ali Nasir, Zaffar Khan, et al, “Density variation effects on cross dimension (CD) strength of Phenolic multilayered composites fabricated via VARTM”, The Nucleus 51, No. 1, 2014.

34.  "Experimental Based Tensile Strength Variability of Multilayered Composites, Fabricated via. Optimized “VARTM” Technology", Ali Nasir, Zaffar khan, Saad Nauman, et al,  Accepted & Presented in 11th IBCAST, 14-18 January, 2014.

35.     "Experimental Determination of Mechanical Quality Factor of Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT-5A4E) by Equivalent Circuit Method Under Various Thermal and Resistance Conditions" H.Elahi, R.A Pasha, M.Z Khan Technical Journal UET Taxila, (2014) Vol. No 19 p. 24-27 (HEC  Recognized)

36.   Hassan Elahi ; RiffatAsim Pasha ; Asif Israr ; M. Zubair Khan, Experimental Determination of Effect of Variable Resistance on Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT-5A4E) under various Thermal and Frequency Conditions, Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, (2014)Vol. 2, No. 6, p.22-27(Impact factor journal).

37.       "Numerical Simulation and Experimental Verification of CMOD in CT Specimens of TIG Welded AA2219-T87" Mudassar Ullah, Riffat Asim Pasha, Ghulam Yasin Chohan, Faisal Qayyum  Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering (2015) 40: p.935-944

37.     N.A. Anjum, M.Z. Khan, M. Shah, M.S. Khalil, R. A. Pasha, F. Qayyum and W. Anwar, Shear Strain Model for Equal Channel Angular Pressing in High Elastic Extruded Plastics, The Nucleus 52 No. 4(2015) p.169-175 (HEC  Recognized)

38.   R Aziz, R.Pasha,M.A Nasir, M.Abbas, Evaluation of Optimal Top Coat Thickness in Composite LTA/YSZ Thermal Barrier Coating by Comparative Stress Distribution using Finite Element Method, The Nucleus 52 No.4 (2015) p.146-150

39.   M. Saqlain Abbas, M. Zulkarnain Abbas, Riffat Asim Pasha, Zahid Suleman, Zubair Butt, Design and Fabrication of wave Energy Power Plant using Oscillating Water Column Technique.PGSRET(2015) IEEE  Conference Page(s): 1 – 4 Print ISBN: 978-1-4673-6812-4

40.   M.A Nasir, M Ullah, Z.M.Khan, S Nauman, S.Anas, R.A.Pasha, M Shah, Y.Ali, Tensile strength changability of Multilayered Composites, fabricated through Optimized “VARTM” Technology, An Experimental approach, Technical Journal UET Taxila, (2015) Issue IV,Vol 20 , p.

41.  Saqlain Abbas, Zulkarnain Abbas, Riffat Asim Pasha, Analytical Estimation and Numerical Simulation of Vibration Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters, International Journal of Science ,Engineering &Innovative Research, (2016). p.1-9 (Impact factor journal).

42.  Zubair Butt, Riffat Asim Pasha , Faisal Qayyum , Zeeshan Anjum , Nasir Ahmad and Hassan Elahi, Generation of electrical energy using lead zirconate titanate (PZT-5A) piezoelectric material: Analytical, numerical and experimental verifications, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (2016) Vol.30 (8) p.3553-3558.

43.  Din, Rafi ud; Shafqat, Qaisar; Shahzad, Muhammad; Ahmad, Ejaz; Rafiq, Nouman; Qureshi, Ammad; Syed, Waqar; Pasha, Riffat,Inhibitor effects of sodium benzoate on corrosion resistance of Al 6061-B4C composites in NaCl and H3BO3 solutions" Materials Research Express . (2016) P.1-12 (Impact factor journal).

44.  Saqlain Abbas,Zulqarnain Abbas,Riffat Asim Pasha, Analytical Estimation and numerical simulation of Vibration based piezoelectric Energy Harvesters, International Journal of Science, Engineering & Innovative Research, ISSN:2412-513X (2016) p.1-9 (Impact factor journal).

45.   Shahid Mehmood, Riffat Asim Pasha,Masood Shah,Amir Sultan, Investigation of Endurance Limits and Analysis of Electric Discharge Machined Surface of Aluminium Alloy 2024 T6, Technical Journal, UET Taxila Vol 21 No. 3 (2016) p.

46.    Shahid Mehmood, Riffat Asim Pasha, Amir Sultan,Effact of Electric Discharge Machining on Material Removal Rate and White Layer Composition, Mehran University Research Journalof Engineering and Technology, Volume 36,No.1, 2017 p.45-54

47.   Zubair Butt, Riffat Asim Pasha,Zeeshan Anjum,Characterization of Barium Titanate (BaTiO3) Piezoelectric Material by using Finite Element Method, Transaction of Electr.Electron, Mater. (2017)Accepted for publication

48.   Shahid Mehmood, Masod Shah, Riffat Pasha, Shahab Khushnood, Amir Sultan Influence of electric discharge machining on fatigue limit of high strength aluminum alloy under finish machining. The Journal of Chinese Institute of Engineers (2017) Accepted for Publication

49.   Shahid Mehmood,Masood Shah,Riffat Asim Pasha,Shahab Khushnood, M.Zubair Khan, Amir Sultan, “Evaluation of Fatigue Behavior and Surface Characteristics of Aluminum Alloy 2024 T6 after Electric Discharge Machining (JMEP-16-09-11440) Submitted for publicationin Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance.

50.    Riffat Asim Pasha, Kamran Ghafoor, Fahad Mahmood, Salman Shahid, Zuhaib Jamil, Dr. M. Ali Nasir and Kashif M. Deen, Influence of Plain And N2 Purging Conditions On Corrosion Mechanism Correlated With Microstructures of Low Alloy Steel Multipass Weldments, accepted for publication and oral presentation in  International Research Conference on Sustainable Energy, Engineering, Materials and Environment held in Northumbria University in Newcastle Tyne (UK) 2017

51.  Abbas Zulqarnain ,Abbas Muhammad, Pasha Riffat, Experional imental & Finite Element Analysis of Vibration  based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters, Journal of Chinese Institute of Engineers. (Submitted).

52.  Zubair Butt, Riffat Asim Pasha,Finite Element Simulation and Experimental studies of Barium Titanate (BaTiO3) Piezoelectric Material"Submitted for publication in Journal of Electronic Materials.

53.  Din, Rafi ud; Shafqat, Qaisar; Zahid, Gulzar; Ahmad, Ejaz; Mahmood, Fahad; Syed, waqar; Pasha, Riffat; Nasir, Muhammad, Journal of Materials Research, Microstructural evolution, powder characteristics, compaction behavior and sinterability of Al 6061 - B4C composites as a function of reinforcement content and milling times. (Submitted for publication)

54.  Shahid Mehmood, Riffat Asim Pasha and Amir Sultan Effect of Electric Discharge Machining on Material Removal Rate and White Layer Composition Mehran University Reserch Journal of Engineering & Technology, Volume 36, No. 1 ,Janauary 2017 ISSN:0254-7821 e-ISSN: 2413-7219

55.   Analytical modelling of Ballistic Limit of Multi Layered Composites & Residual Velocity of non-Rigid Projectile. Applied Composite Materials. (Submitted).

56.   Experimental Investigation of Output Voltage of Vibration based Piezoelectric Ceramics under Various Loading and Thermal Conditions. Ceramic processing research. (Submitted).

57.   Effect of thermal cycling on the Tensile Behaviour of CF/AL Fiber Metal Laminates. Advance in Science and Technology Research Journal. (Submitted)

58.   Temperature Sensitivity of Anti Armour Projectile (an Experimental Study), (2011) LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co.USA  (Book)

In Progress

 

  • Chairman Mechanical Engineering Department UET Taxila .
  • Chairman Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Department UET Taxila.
  • Program Coordinator for HEC  Professional Competency Enhancement Program for Teachers.
  • Coordinator of UET Taxila  as Professional Engineering Body  of Pakistan Engineering Council.
  • Pattron Quaid E Azam Debating Society UET Taxila
  • Chairman Pakistan Bait ul Mall UET Taxila
  • Member Disipline committee UET Taxila
  • Member Mosque Committee UET Taxila
  • Member Recruitment Committee UET Taxila.  
  • Member Liveries Committee UET Taxila.(2012-2015)
  • Member Affiliation Committee UET Taxila(2012-13).
  • Vice President Teaching Staff Association-2011
  • Ex-Director Post Graduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering Department UET Taxila.
  • Reviewer NED University Journal of Research - Applied Sciences 
  • Project Director “Establishment of Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Laboratory in Mechanical Engineering Department” funded by Higher Education Commission.
  • Director Security and Sanitation at UET Taxila., August,2003-March-2006.
  • Focal Person MED, Industry Academia Linkage Program UET Taxila.
  • Focal Person MED , Open House-2011-2012 UET Taxila.
  • Focal Person , Industrial Liaison Committee, DICE-2012 at UET Taxila
  • Member Board of Studies/Research/Training for the Department of Mechanical Engineering FET, International Islamic University Islamabad.
  • Expert Selection Board/Member Board of Studies Mirpur University of Science & Technology, MirPur
  • Expert Selection Board University of Gujrat
  • Member Board of Post Graduate Studies at Mirpur University of Science & Technology
  • Scrutinear Examination at UET Taxila
  • Advisor Literary Society, UET, Taxila.
  • Curriculum expert for Composite materials Technology for TEVTA.
  • Visiting Faculty Member in various Universities.
  • Director Post graduate studies MED 2007
  • Class advisor B.Sc undergraduate students.
  • Member Project Purchase Committee, Fracture Mechanics & Fatigue Laboratory.
  • Incharge undergraduate program DME, IIUI
  • Program Coordinator (Graduate, Undergraduate Program) DME, IIUI.
  • Focal person DME for departmental website up gradation.
  • Member Department of Mechatronics committee, IIUI.
  • Member Technical Evaluation and purchase committee DME, IIUI.
  • Member Technical Committee International Conference on Power Generation IIUI.
  • Member Admission and Examination Committee DME, IIUI.
  • Designing, Manufacturing and Installation of Fatigue Testing Machine in Mechanical Engineering Department UET Taxila funded by Higher Education Commission.
  • Establishment of fracture mechanics and fatigue laboratory in Mechanical    Engineering Department funded by higher Education Commission Pakistan.
  • Establishment of Department of Mechanical Engineering and preparation of Zero Visit for PEC at International Islamic University Islamabad.
  • Twenty Years Teaching Experience In Engineering University.
     
  • 12th Feb1998 - 9th Feb2010 Teaching/Research Associate/Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Engineering & Technology Taxila, Pakistan.)

 

  • 11th Feb2010 - 30th Sept2010 Assistant Professor (International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.)

 

  • Ist Oct2010 - 12th Dec2012 Assistant Professor (Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Engineering & Technology Taxila, Pakistan.)

 

  • 13th Dec2012 - 18th March2015 Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Engineering &Technology Taxila, Pakistan.)

 

  • 19th March 2015 to Date Professor (Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Engineering &Technology Taxila, Pakistan.)

 

  • Supervision of BSc Pojects, MSc Thesis, Supervising PhD Scholars.

 

  • Visiting Teaching at

                       1.      AirUniversityIslamabad

                       2.      MirPur Universityof Science & Technology AJK

                       3.      Universityof Wah(Wah Engineering College)  Wah Cantt.

                       4.      HITECUniversityTaxila

    5.      International Islamic University Islamabad.

  • Experience to Develop a new Department at International Islamic University Islamabad and preparation of Zero Visit for Pakistan Engineering Council

 

  • Establishment of Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Laboratory at UET Taxila

 

  • Establishment of various laboratories of Mechanical Engineering at IIUI.
  • American Ceramics Society (ACerS)
  • The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
  • American Society of Metals (ASM)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST)
  • Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)

Undergraduate courses

  • Mechanics of materials-1
  • Mechanics of materials-11
  • Engineering materials
  • Machine design and CAD-1
  • Engineering drawing and graphics
  • Finite element methods
  • Stress Analysis
  • Engineering Statics and Dynamics
  • Mechanial Technology

Post Graduate Courses

  • Fatigue of metals and structures.
  • Design against fatigue
  • Composite materials
  • Fracture mechanics and Failure analysis
  • Mechanical Behavior of Materials
  • Theory of Thermal Stresses
  • Feb1998 - Feb2010 Teaching/Research Associate/Assistant Professor (UET Taxila, Pak.)
  • Feb2010 - Sep 2010 Assistant Professor (IIU Islamabad, Pakistan)
  • Oct 2010 - Dec2012 Assistant Professor (UET Taxila, Pakistan)
  • Dec 2012 to March 2015 Associate Professor (UET Taxila, Pakistan)
  • March2015 to Date Professor (UET Taxila, Pakistan)
  • HEC Approved PhD Supervisor

 

  • Visiting Faculty Member at
  1. Air University Islamabad, Pakistan.
  2. Mir Pur University of Science & Technology AJK, Pakistan.
  3. University of Wah (Wah Engineering College) Wah Cantt. Pakistan.
  4. HITEC UniversityTaxila, Pakistan.
  5. International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • University Best Teacher Award 2014 by Higher Education Commission Pakistan
  • Award of Scholarship under “International Research Support Initiative Program” Univesity of Calgary, Canada for six month as Doctoral Researcher by Higher Education Commission in 2007.
  • Award of PhD Research Grant during PhD Research as PhD Scholar-2006.
  • Award of PhD Research grant as PhD Supervisor 2012.
  • Award of Faculty Research Project as MSc Thesis Supervisor 2012.
  • Award of Faculty Research Project as MSc Thesis Supervisor 2013.
  • Award of Faculty Research Project as MSc Thesis Supervisor 2014.
  • Award of Faculty Research Project as MSc Thesis Supervisor 2015.
  1. First National Conference on Non Destructive Testing Islamabad Pakistan(2002)
  2. 2nd National Conference on Non Destructive Testing Islamabad Pakistan   (2004)
  3. 9th International Symposium on Advance Materials Islamabad ,  Pakistan  (2005)
  4. 2nd International   Conference on Frontiers of Advanced Engineering Materials Islamabad Pakistan (2006).
  5. Al Azhar International Conference Cairo, Egypt (2007)
  6. National Conference on Failure of Engineering Materials and Structures UET Taxila, Pakistan (2007)
  7. 7th International Conference on Applied Science & Technology Islamabad Pakistan (2010)
  8. International Conference of Materials Science & Technology  17-21 October, 2010, Houston Texas USA.
  9. International Conference on Power generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies. 29th November,2010 Islamabad Pakistan
  10. 9th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Science & Technology, 9-12 January-2012
  11. Engineering Materials and their Performances April,30-2013, Lahore, Pakistan
  12. 15th International Symposium on advanced Materials (ISAM) 16-20 October-2017

PhD THESES SUPERVISED

Sr#

Topic

Scholar

Year

Status

01

Behaviour of Welded Precipitation Hardened Steel Under Cyclic and Impact Loads

Amir Sultan

2015

Completed

02

Electric discharge machining(EDM)generated surface finish and its effecton the fatigue life of aerospace alloys.

Shahid Mahmood

2016

Completed

03

Estimation of fracture toughness of composite materials.

Athar Hameed

2017

In progress

MSc  THESES SUPERVISED.

Sr#

Topic

Year

Status

01

Cyclic Elastic Plastic Finite Element Analysis and Fatigue Design of an ASME-Coded Pressure Vessel.

2006

Completed

02

Fatigue Behaviour of Railway Axle Material (AISI-1040) Under Rotating-Bending Load.

2007

Completed

03

Finite-Element Based Design of Structures with Shunted Piezoelectric Patches for Structural Vibration Damping

2008

Completed

04

Experimental Demarcation of Fatigue Crack Initiation Phase in Fatigue Life

2009

Completed

 

05

Numerical Prediction of Fatigue Crack Initiation Life of Stepped Shaft

2009

Completed

06

Temperature Effects on impact Energy of Tungsten Alloy.

2010

Completed

07

Estimation of orthotropic mechanical properties of honeycomb core through FEA simulation

2010

Completed

08

Fatigue Life Determination of an Aluminum Bar under Rotating Bending Test

2010

Completed

09

Damage Tolerance Analysis of Debonded Honeycomb Sandwich Structure Using ABAQUS

2010

Suspended

10

Demarcation of Crack Initiation Phase in Fatigue Life of Aluminum with Thermal Loading

2010

Completed

11

Exploring Layered Armour Configuration against Small Caliber Armouring Piercing Projectile

2013

Completed

12

To investigate the effect of Heat treatment on fracture Toughness of Welded Joints.

2013

Completed

 

13

Measurement of Cutting Tool  Vibration using Piezoelectric Ceramics

2013

Completed

                    

14

Determination of Fatigue Crack Propagation in TIG welded Aluminum alloy

2014

Completed

 

15

Experimental Determination of Electrical Properties & Mechanical Quality Factor of Piezoelectric Material under Thermal Shocking Conditions.

2014

Completed

 

16

Finite Element Damage Modeling Of Composite Bolted Joint Structures Under Shock Load.

2014

Completed

 

17

Effect Of Hardness And Impact On Welded And Non-Welded Tool Steel.

2014

Completed

 

18

Failure Mechanism of Thermal Barrier Coatings subjected to Thermal Shock

2014

Completed

19

Energy Harvesting by Using Piezoelectric Materials at various Mechanical and Thermal Conditions

2015

Completed

20

Power Harvesting from vibration and thermal shocking conditions using piezoelectric materials

2016

Completed

21

Analytical Modeling and Numerical simulation of vibration based piezoelectric energy harvesters.

2016

Completed

22

Effect of Thermal Cycling on the Mechanical Properties of Fiber Metal Laminates

2016

Completed

23

Effect of Densification Cycle on the Properties of Carbon-Carbon Composites

2016

Completed

24

Effect of Titanium Coating for Corrosion Resistance on Stainless Steel 304L and 316L for Biomedical Applications

2016

Completed

25

Design and Analysis of Bullet proof vest against high velocity projectile

2017

Completed

26

Optimization of Impact Resistance and Blunt Trauma of Kevlar Fiber Reinforced Polymer (KFRP) Composites against High Velocity Impact

2017

Completed

27

Experimental and Analytical Analysis of Aluminum Housing Against the Random Vibration Spectrum

2017

Completed

28

Analysis of Thermo Mechanical Behavior of 4340 Modified Alloy using Hot Compression

2017

Completed

Additional Courses/Workshops/Seminars/Research Fellowship

  1. Visiting Research Fellow at University of Calgary Canada, August 10, 2007 to January 26, 2008
  2. Advanced Composite Material Manufacturing and Processing Strategies, 23-27 July 2001 from National University of Science and Technology Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  3. Industrial Composite Design and applications (PAK ASEAN INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP), 29-31 October, 2002 Islamabad.
  4. Introduction to Fracture Mechanics, 16-27 August, 2004 From NC-NDT (PAEC) Islamabad, Pakistan
  5. Mastering ANSYS- Advanced Course 07- 30 March, 2006 From SimCon Int. Karachi, Pakistan
  6. Presented various papers in International Conferences.
  7. Training on Olympus High Speed Camera at Singapore.
  8. Workshop on Composite Materials in Engineering Applications 09th June-2011, UET Taxila.
  9. Workshop on Making Higher Education Relevant for Industry and Community, Septemper,21-22,2012, LUMS, Lahore.
  10. National Seminar on Engineering Materials & Their Performance-April 30,2013, Materials Chapter Punjab University Lahore.
  11. CPD Course on” Leadership for Engineers and Technical Manager 27th Jan-2014 at PEC HQ Islamabad.
  12. Workshop on “Complex Engineering Problem Solving/Activities” by PEC Islamabad on April 24, 2014.
  13. Seminar on Teaching and Learning Focused on Outcome Based Education held at Military College of Engineering Risalpur Cantt on January 10, 2015.
  14. Workshop on Outcome Based Education & Assessment System of Accreditation by  HEC Islamabad on March 02-03, 2015
  15. Two days Seminar on Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Materials 0n 26-27 May, 2015 at MD, PINTECH Islamabad.
  16. Research Collaboration Seminar UTP-Pakistan at UTP Malaysia 10-15 April-2017

 

MSc ENGINEERING THESES SUPERVISED.

Sr#

Topic

Year

Status

01

Cyclic Elastic Plastic Finite Element Analysis and Fatigue Design of an ASME-Coded Pressure Vessel.

2006

Completed

02

Fatigue Behaviour of Railway Axle Material (AISI-1040) Under Rotating-Bending Load.

2007

Completed

03

Finite-Element Based Design of Structures with Shunted Piezoelectric Patches for Structural Vibration Damping

2008

Completed

04

Experimental Demarcation of Fatigue Crack Initiation Phase in Fatigue Life

2009

Completed

 

05

Numerical Prediction of Fatigue Crack Initiation Life of Stepped Shaft

2009

Completed

06

Temperature Effects on impact Energy of Tungsten Alloy.

2010

Completed

07

Estimation of orthotropic mechanical properties of honeycomb core through FEA simulation

2010

Completed

08

Fatigue Life Determination of an Aluminum Bar under Rotating Bending Test

2010

Completed

09

Damage Tolerance Analysis of Debonded Honeycomb Sandwich Structure Using ABAQUS

2010

Suspended

10

Demarcation of Crack Initiation Phase in Fatigue Life of Aluminum with Thermal Loading

2010

Completed

11

Exploring Layered Armour Configuration against Small Caliber Armouring Piercing Projectile

2013

Completed

12

To investigate the effect of Heat treatment on fracture Toughness of Welded Joints.

2013

Completed

 

13

Measurement of Cutting Tool  Vibration using Piezoelectric Ceramics

2013

Completed

                    

14

Determination of Fatigue Crack Propagation in TIG welded Aluminum alloy

2014

Completed

 

15

Experimental Determination of Electrical Properties & Mechanical Quality Factor of Piezoelectric Material under Thermal Shocking Conditions.

2014

Completed

 

16

Finite Element Damage Modeling Of Composite Bolted Joint Structures Under Shock Load.

2014

Completed

 

17

Effect Of Hardness And Impact On Welded And Non-Welded Tool Steel.

2014

Completed

 

18

Failure Mechanism of Thermal Barrier Coatings subjected to Thermal Shock

2014

Completed

19

Energy Harvesting by Using Piezoelectric Materials at various Mechanical and Thermal Conditions

2015

Completed

20

Power Harvesting from vibration and thermal shocking conditions using piezoelectric materials

2016

Completed

21

Analytical Modeling and Numerical simulation of vibration based piezoelectric energy harvesters.

2016

Completed

22

Effect of Thermal Cycling on the Mechanical Properties of Fiber Metal Laminates

2016

Completed

23

Effect of Densification Cycle on the Properties of Carbon-Carbon Composites

2016

Completed

24

Effect of Titanium Coating for Corrosion Resistance on Stainless Steel 304L and 316L for Biomedical Applications

2016

Completed

25

Design and Analysis of Bullet proof vest against high velocity projectile

2017

Completed

26

Optimization of Impact Resistance and Blunt Trauma of Kevlar Fiber Reinforced Polymer (KFRP) Composites against High Velocity Impact

2017

Completed

27

Experimental and Analytical Analysis of Aluminum Housing Against the Random Vibration Spectrum

2017

Completed

28

Analysis of Thermo Mechanical Behavior of 4340 Modified Alloy using Hot Compression

2017

Completed
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