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Dr. Majid Reza Ayatollahi, Distinguished Prof.


Fracture Mechanics
Computational Solid Mechanics
Experimental Solid Mechanics

E-mail: m.ayat[AT]iust.ac.ir
Phone: 98-21-77240540 Ex: 8922
Fax: 98-21-77240488
Zip Code: 16846-13114
School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Narmak, Tehran, Iran
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Education

PhD: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, UK, 1999
MSc: School of Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, 1991
BSc: School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran, 1988

Research of Interest

Geometry and constraint effects in fracture mechanics
Rock Fracture Mechanics
Experimental stress analysis of cracks and notches
Mixed mode brittle fracture in cracked and notched components
Mechanical behavior of polymer-based nanocomposites
Numerical technique for calculating the crack and notch tip parameters

Experiences

International Collaborations

  • Editorial board member: International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping (since June 2012)
  • Editorial board member: Structural Engineering and Mechanics (Since February 2013)
  • Editorial board member: Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics (Since December 2013)
  • Editorial board member: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science (Since 2016)
  • Editorial board member: Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures (Since 2016)
  • Editorial board member: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, IMechE, Part L (Since 2016)
  • Editorial board member: The Journal of Adhesion (Since 2017)
  • Editorial board member: Material Design and Processing Communication (Wiley) (Since August 2018)
  • Guest co-editor: Theoeticat and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Issue: October 2017.
  • Guest co-editor: Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Special issue “Brittle or Quasi-Brittle Fracture of Engineering Materials”, 2014.
  • Member of ISRM committee for development of standard for fracture toughness testing by SCB specimen, (by invitation), 2011-2012.
  • Iran representative in the Asian Society of Experimental Mechanics (ASEM)
  • Research collaboration with University of Bristol, UK.
  • Research collaboration with University of Padua, Italy.
  • Research collaboration with Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
  • Research collaboration with University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia.
  • Research collaboration with Technical University of Graz (TUGraz), Austria.
  • Research collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
  • Research collaboration with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway.
  • Research collaboration with ETH, Switzerland.
  • Research collaboration with Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic.
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Academic Background/Experience

  • Vice Chair in Research Affairs (2000- 2008), School of Mechanical Engineering, IUST.
  • Member of University research council (2000-2008), Iran University of Science and Technology.
  • Member of committee for promotion assessment (2004-2016), School of Mechanical Engineering, IUST.
  • Head of the Solid Mechanics educational group (2008-2016), School of Mechanical Engineering, IUST.
  • Director of Fatigue and Fracture Research Laboratory (Since 2001), School of Mechanical Engineering, IUST.
  • Director of the B.Sc. projects office (1989-1993), School of Mechanical Engineering, IUST.
  • Distinguished Professor Since  July 2017, School of Mechanical Engineering, IUST.
  • Professor 2007-2017, School of Mechanical Engineering, IUST.
  • Associate professor 2003-2007, School of Mechanical Engineering, IUST.
  • Assistant professor 1999-2003, School of Mechanical Engineering, IUST.
  • Instructor 1989-1994, School of Mechanical Engineering, IUST.
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International Keynote/Invited speaker

Keynote speaker, 5th International Conference On Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, December 2019
• Keynote speaker, The International Congress of Mechanics, Mechatronics and Materials (IC3M), Sousse, Tunisia, December 2019
• Keynote speaker, 1st International Workshop on Plasticity, Damage and Fracture of Engineering Materials (IWPDF), Ankara, Turkey, August 2019.
• Invited speaker, IMAP, Technical University of Graz, Austria, May 2019.
• Keynote speaker, 7th International Conference on Applied Science and Technology (ICAST2019), Karbala, Iraq, March 2019.
• Keynote speaker, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME2018), Istanbul, Turkey, December 2018.
• Plenary lecturer, 2nd International Conference on Structural Integrity and Durability (ICSID-2018) , Dubrovnik, Croatia, October 2018
• Keynote speaker, 26th Annual International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineering, Semnan, Iran, April 2018.
• Keynote speaker, 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing, Modeling and Mechatronics (IC4M 2018), Barcelona, Spain, February 2018.
• Keynote speaker, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME2017), Istanbul, Turkey, December 2017.
• Keynote speaker, Asian conference on Experimental Mechanics (ACEM2017), Indonesia, August 2017.
• Keynote speaker, International Conference on Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials (THERMEC2016), Austria, May 2016
• Invited speaker, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia, January 2015
• Keynote speaker, XVII International Colloquium on Mechanical Fatigue of Metals, Verbania, Italy, June 2014
• Invited speaker, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), November 2014
• Invited speaker, Technical University of Graz (TUGraz), Austria, November 2013
• Invited speaker, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), April 2013
• Invited speaker, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia, January 2013
• Invited speaker, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia, April 2012

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Served as Reviewer for International Journals

1.  Engineering Fracture Mechanics,
2.  International Journal of Fracture,
3.  Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
4.  International Journal of Solids and Structures,
5.  International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping,
6.  International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science,
7.  International Journal of Damage Mechanics,
8.  Engineering Failure Analysis
9.  Materials and Design,
10. Structural Engineering and Mechanics,
11. Meccanica,
12. Experimental Mechanics,
13. Experimental Techniques
14. European Journal of Mechanics- A. Solids,
15. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering,
16. Engineering Geology
17. Computational Materials Science,
18. ASME-Journal of Applied Mechanics,
19. ASCE-Journal of Engineering Mechanics,
20. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures,
21. Proceedings of IMechE-Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science,
22. Journal of Nanomaterials,
23. Carbon,
24. Materials Science and Engineering-A,
25. Express Polymer Letters,
26. International Journal of Fatigue.
27. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology.
28. Ceramics International
29. Composites Part B
30. Journal of Composite Materials
31. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
32. Construction and Building Materials
33. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
34. Advances in Mechanical Engineering
35. Proceedings of IMechE-Part L, Journal of Materials: Design and Applications
36. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives
37. Journal of Adhesion
38. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology
39. Optics and Lasers in Engineering
40. Journal of Testing and Evaluation
41. Geotechnical Testing Journal
42. Computers and Concrete
43. Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures
44. Scientia Iranica
45. Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures
46. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines
47. Nanoscale Research Letters
48. Polymer Composites
49. Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale
50. Polymer Testing

Served as Reviewer for National Journals: Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, ISME Journal, IUST International Journal of Engineering Science, Modarres Journal, Amirkabir Journal, Mechanical and Aerospace Journal of Engineering, JAST, Ferdowsi University, Esteghlal Journal.

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Honor And Awards

National Distinguished Professor of the year in the Islamic Republic of Iran, selected by the Iranian Academy of Science, 2020.
National Eminent Professor of the year in Mechanical Engineering in the Islamic Republic of Iran, selected by the Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME), 2018.
NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHER of the year in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Selected by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, 2017.
Top Reviewer Award, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 2016.
Top Paper Award (highest-citation paper published in 2013), Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 2016
Distinguished researcher of the year, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2016.
Distinguished professor of the year for highly cited journal papers, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2015.
Distinguished professor of the year in international collaborations, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2015.
NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR of the year in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Selected by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Awarded by the Iranian President, 2014.
Distinguished professor of the year in international collaborations, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2013.
Distinguished researcher of the year, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2012.
Distinguished professor of the year, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2011.
Distinguished researcher of the year, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2010.
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Courses Taught

  Course Course Plan
Graduate Fracture Mechanics
Graduate Finite Element Methods
Graduate Advanced Numerical Methods
Undergraduate Strength of Materials I
Undergraduate Fracture Mechanics
Undergraduate Engineering Mechanics – Statics

 

Students

PHD students

  • Zakeri, M., “Photoelastic analysis of cracks under mode I, mode II and mixed mode loading” (PhD), 2008.
  • Aliha, M.R.M., “Mixed mode fracture in rock materials” (PhD), 2009.
  • Torabi, A.R. “Brittle fracture in U and V-notched components” (PhD), 2009.
  • Shadlou, S. “Fracture behavior of epoxy-based nanocomposites reinforced by MWCNTs”, (PhD) 2011.
  • Akbardoost, J. “Geometry and size effects on mixed mode fracture in quasi-brittle materials”,(PhD) 2012.
  • Pirmohammad S., “Experimental investigation of brittle fracture in hot mixed asphalt at low temperatures”, (PhD) 2013.
  • Chamani H.R. , “Micromechanical study of fracture in ductile cast iron”, (PhD) 2016..
  • Sabouri, B., “Investigation of the effect of out-of-plane shear load on fracture behavior of brittle polymers and carbon nanotube/epoxy nanocomposites”, (PhD) 2015.
  • Mahdavi, E., “Study of crack growth in rock test specimens” (PhD) 2017.
  • Karimzadeh, A “Investigation on Orthodontic Bond Strength Using Experimental and Numerical Methods”, (PhD) 2017.
  • Akhavan Safar, H., “Failure load prediction of single lap adhesive joints based on the theory of critical distances”, (PhD) 2017.
  • Rashidi Moghaddam, M. , “Geometry effects on fatigue and fracture of cracked components – An energy-based approach”, (PhD) 2017.
  • Rahimi, A.S. “Investigating nonlinear fracture behavior of notched polymer-based nanocomposites using equivalent material concept”, (PhD) 2018.
  • Heydari Meybodi, M. “Rupture assessment of rubber-like materials weakened by cracks and notches with or without nanoparticle reinforcement”, (PhD) 2018.

  MSc Students

  Supervised more than 100 MSc theses 2000-2019.

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