Abdulmohsen Albedah | عبدالمحسن أحمد البداح

 
Dr. Abdulmohsen A. Albedah
Abdulmohsen Ahmad Albedah
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
King Saud University
P.O.Box 800, Riy7adh 11421, Saudi Arabia
albedah@ksu.edu.sa 
 
Education

• Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, 2007.
  University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI.
  Thesis topic: Contact Prediction between moving Objects Bounded by Curved NURBS Surfaces.
• Master of Science in Computational Sciences, 2003.
  University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI.
  Research project: Use of Fourier Series for Representing Free-Form Surfaces in CAGD.
• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 199.
  University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI.
  Research project: Strain Analysis of Plane Problems using Finite Element Method.
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with honor 1996.
  King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Employment History

• King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, (2/2012 – present)
  Vice Dean, College of Engineering,
• King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, (4/2009- preent)
  Director of Computational Center, College of Engineering,
• King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (7/2007 – present)
  Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
• King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (9/1993 – 6/1994)
  Teaching Assistant
• King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Summer 1996)
  Research assistance.

 
Teaching 
Undergraduate courses: Finite element analysis, Dynamics, Machine Design, Mechanics of Materials
Graduate courses: Finite element analysis
 
Research interest
Fracture and damage mechanics of composites
Modelling of physical problems using Finite Element Method.
 
Funded Research Project:
1. National Research project 08-SPA237-2, “Impact of Micro Vibrations on Remote Sensing Satellites and its Mitigation Techniques”
2. National Research Project 08-SPA322-02, “Design guidelines for the flutter Performance of High Altitude Long Endurance Aircraft (HALE) Wings”
3. National Research Project 10-SPA1214-02, “Bonded composite repairs in aircraft structures”
4. SABIC, College Research center, "Minimum Distance computation between planar object bounded by curved boundaries".
4. Member of the research group: “Design Analysis and optimization of biomedical and mechanical systems”, King Saud University, funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University, Group No. RGP-VPP-035.
 
Research Collaboration

1. Professor B. Bachir Bouiadjra, LMPM, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. 2009-Present

 
Recent Publications

1. Analysis of the adhesive damage for different patch shapes in bonded composite repair of aircraft structures, Benyahia, F.; Albedah, A.; Bouiadjra, B. Bachir, MATERIALS & DESIGN Volume: 54   Pages: 18-24   Published: FEB 2014
2. F. Benyahia, A. Albedah, B. Bachir Bouiadjra, Analysis of the adhesive damage for different patch shapes in bonded composite repair of aircraft structures, Materials & Design, Volume 54, February 2014, Pages 18-24
3. F. Benyahia, A. Albedah, G. Baroud, "Numerical analysis of PMMA biomaterials injection in porous media", 1st Mediterranean Conference on Bone Augmentation and Injectable Therapeutics, January 2013
4. S.M. Fekih, A. Albedah, F. Benyahia, M. Belhouari, B. Bachir Bouiadjra, A. Miloudi , “Optimisation of the sizes of bonded composite repair in aircraft structures”, Materials & Design, Volume 41, October 2012, Pages 171-176
5. B. Bachir Bouiadjra, W. Oudad, A. Albedah, F. Benyahia, M. Belhouari , “Effects of the adhesive disband on the performances of bonded composite repairs in aircraft structures”, Materials & Design, Volume 37, May 2012, Pages 89-95
6. L Aminallah, L Rezgani, B. Bachir Bouiadjra, K. Madani, A Albedah and F. Benyahia , “Effects of the Composite and Adhesive Aging on the Plasticity in Bonded Composite Repair” Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, August 16, 2011; 0731684411417918, first published on August 16, 2011
7. B. Bachir Bouiadjra, M. Fari Bouanani, A. Albedah, F. Benyahia, M. Es-Saheb, “Comparison between rectangular and trapezoidal bonded composite repairs in aircraft structures: A numerical analysis”, Materials & Design, Volume 32, Issue 6, June 2011, Pages 3161-3166
8. Albedah, M. Berrahou, M. Es-Saheb, F. Benyahia and B. Bachir Bouiadjra , “Mass Gain Estimation Between Double and Single-Bonded Composite Repairs for Inclined Cracks in Aircraft Structures”,  Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, June 13, 2011; 0892705711406160, first published on June 13, 2011
9. Mahir Es-Saheb, Abdulmohsen Albedah and Faycal Benyahia, “Diametral compression test: validation using finite element analysis”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, May 10, 2011, Volume 57, Numbers 5-8, 501-509, DOI: 10.1007/s00170-011-3328-0
10. Albedah, B. Bachir Bouiadjra, L. Aminallah, M. Es-Saheb, F. Benyahia , “Numerical analysis of the effect of thermal residual stresses on the performances of bonded composite repairs in aircraft structures“, Composites Part B: Engineering, Volume 42, Issue 3, April 2011, Pages 511-516
11. Albedah, B. Bachir Bouiadjra, R. Mhamdia, F. Benyahia, M. Es-Saheb, “Comparison between double and single sided bonded composite repair with circular shape”,  Materials & Design, Volume 32, Issue 2, February 2011, Pages 996-1000
12. Albedah, B. Bachir Bouiadjra, W. Ouddad, M. Es-saheb, and F. Binyahia, “Elastic plastic analysis of bonded composite repair in cracked aircraft structures“, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, January 2011; vol. 30, 1: pp. 66-72., first published on September 7, 2010
13. M. H. Es-Saheb, A. Al Bedah, and F. Benyahya, “Diametral Compression Test: Validation Using Finite Element Analysis”, the 4rd International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting, ACE-X 2010, Paris - France, from 8-9 July, 2010.
14. Albedah, B. Bachir Bouiadjra, M. Es-saheb, F. Benyahia,” Effect of thermal residual stresses on the performances on the bonded composite repair in aircraft structures”, submitted to Materials and Design, 2010.
15. Albedah, M. Es-Saheb, F. Benyahia,  B. Bachir Bouiadjra, “Numerical estimation of the mass gain between double and single bonded composite repairs for inclined cracks in aircraft structures”, submitted to Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2010

Professional Affiliation
Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers