Dr Mohammad Fotouhi

  • Lecturer in Materials and Structures (Aerospace Sciences)

Research interests

I am a Lecturer in Materials and Structures, and member of the James Watt School of Engineering.

I joined the University of Glasgow as a lecturer in September 2019 and my expertise lies in composites design, manufacturing and integrity. I am currently working on generative design, lightweight/smart bio-inspired composites, 4D printed self-morphing structures and multi-functional materials. I have made innovations in designing and manufacturing of high-performance composite T-joints, Pseudo-ductile and notch insensitive composites, and novel damage detection methods.

https://www.materials-glasgow.org/team.html 

Before joining Glasgow, I was as a lecturer at the University of the West of England and previously led the Hybrid Composites developments in the HiPerDuCT programme (EP/I02946X/1, £6.41m), as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bristol. I also have 3 years of industrial experience in R&D activities including reverse engineering, manufacturing, CAD/CAM and material analysis.

I graduated with honoured MSc (Sep 2011) and PhD (Dec 2015) degrees in mechanical engineering (manufacturing and production), both my MSc and PhD theses were on acoustic emission-based damage monitoring of composites, and were singled out for their quality in a University-wide assessment. I am in editorial board of international journals: Composite Materials, Science publishing group, and Journal of engineering and technology.

 

 


Publications

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Number of items: 56.

2020

Bodaghi, M., Serjouei, A., Zolfagharian, A., Fotouhi, M. , Hafizur, R. and Durand, D. (2020) Reversible energy absorbing meta-sandwiches by 4D FDM printing. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, (doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2020.105451) (In Press)

Ali, H. T., Akrami, R., Fotouhi, S., Pashmforoush, F., Fragassa, C. and Fotouhi, M. (2020) Effect of the stacking sequence on the impact response of carbon-glass/epoxy hybrid composites. Facta Universitatis, Series: Mechanical Engineering, (Early Online Publication)

2019

Akrami, R., Fotouhi, S., Fotouhi, M. , Bodaghi, M., Clamp, J. and Bolouri, A. (2019) High-performance bio-inspired composite T-joints. Composites Science and Technology, 184, 107840. (doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.107840)

Fotouhi, S., Clamp, J., Bolouri, A., Pozegic, T. R. and Fotouhi, M. (2019) Investigating polyethersulfone interleaved glass/carbon hybrid composite under impact and its comparison with GLARE. Composite Structures, 226, 111268. (doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111268)

Suresh Kumar, C., Fotouhi, M. , Saeedifar, M. and Arumugam, V. (2019) Acoustic emission based investigation on the effect of temperature and hybridization on drop weight impact and post-impact residual strength of hemp and basalt fibres reinforced polymer composite laminates. Composites Part B: Engineering, 173, 106962. (doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.106962)

Suwarta, P., Fotouhi, M. , Czél, G., Longana, M. and Wisnom, M. R. (2019) Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites. Composite Structures, 224, 110996. (doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.110996)

Fotouhi, M. , Suwarta, P., Jenkin, R., Jalalvand, M. and Wisnom, M.R. (2019) Fatigue Behaviour of Un-Notched and Open-Hole Quasi-Isotropic Pseudo-Ductile Thin-Ply Carbon/Glass Hybrid Laminates. 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials 2019 (ICCM 22), Melbourne, Australia, 11-16 Aug 2019.

Fotouhi, S., Akrami, R., Ferreira‐Green, K., Naser, M. G. A., Fotouhi, M. and Fragassa, C. (2019) Piezoelectric PVDF Sensor as a Reliable Device for Strain/Load Monitoring of Engineering Structures. 9th International Scientific Conference - Research and Development of Mechanical Elements and Systems (IRMES 2019), Kragujevac, Serbia, 5-7 Sept 2019.

Idarraga, G., Fotouhi, M. , Jalalvand, M., Meza, J. and Wisnom, M.R. (2019) Investigation of the Hybrid Effect in High Performance Quasi-Isotropic Thin-Ply Carbon/Glass Composite Under Tension. 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials 2019 (ICCM 22), Melbourne, Australia, 11-16 Aug 2019.

Jalalvand, M., Idarraga, G., Fotouhi, M. , Meza, J. and Wisnom, M.R. (2019) Achieving Gradual Failure in Hybrid Composite Laminates-Progressing from Tension to Bending. 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials 2019 (ICCM 22), Melbourne, Australia, 11-16 Aug 2019.

Bolouri, A., Moseley, W. and Fotouhi, M. (2019) Effects of Pin Design on Materials Interactions to Friction Stir Spot Joining Aluminium Alloys to Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics. European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (EUROMAT 2019), Stockholm, Sweden, 1-5 Sept 2019.

Fotouhi, S., Clamp, J., Bolouri, A. and Fotouhi, M. (2019) Polyether Sulfone Interleaved Glass/Carbon Hybrid Composite Under Impact Loading. 9th International Conference on Composite Testing and Model Identification (CompTest 2019), Luleå, Sweden, 27-29 May 2019.

Fotouhi, M. , Fuller, J., Longana, M., Jalalvand, M. and Wisnom, M. R. (2019) The high strain rate tension behaviour of pseudo-ductile high performance thin ply composites. Composite Structures, 215, pp. 365-376. (doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.02.068)

Bodaghi, M., Noroozi, R., Zolfagharian, A., Fotouhi, M. and Norouzi, S. (2019) 4D printing self-morphing structures. Materials, 12(8), 1353. (doi: 10.3390/ma12081353) (PMID:31027212) (PMCID:PMC6515691)

Sahmani, S., Fotouhi, M. and Aghdam, M. M. (2019) Size-dependent nonlinear secondary resonance of micro-/nano-beams made of nano-porous biomaterials including truncated cube cells. Acta Mechanica, 230(3), pp. 1077-1103. (doi: 10.1007/s00707-018-2334-9)

Fotouhi, M. , Fragassa, C., Fotouhi, S., Saghafi, H. and Minak, G. (2019) Damage characterization of nano-interleaved CFRP under static and fatigue loading. Fibers, 7(2), 13. (doi: 10.3390/fib7020013)

Pozegic, T.R., King, S.G., Fotouhi, M. , Stolojan, V., Silva, S.R.P. and Hamerton, I. (2019) Delivering interlaminar reinforcement in composites through electrospun nanofibres. Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer and Composites Science, 5(4), pp. 155-171. (doi: 10.1080/20550340.2019.1665226)

2018

Fotouhi, S., Fotouhi, M. , Pavlovic, A. and Djordjevic, N. (2018) Investigating the pre-damaged PZT sensors under impact traction. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 6(4), 142. (doi: 10.3390/jmse6040142)

Saghafi, H., Fotouhi, M. and Minak, G. (2018) Improvement of the impact properties of composite laminates by means of nano-modification of the matrix—a review. Applied Sciences, 8(12), 2406. (doi: 10.3390/app8122406)

Fotouhi, M. , Jalalvand, M. and Wisnom, M. R. (2018) Notch insensitive orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid laminates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 110, pp. 29-44. (doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.04.012)

Sobhani, A., Saeedifar, M., Najafabadi, M. A., Fotouhi, M. and Zarouchas, D. (2018) The study of buckling and post-buckling behavior of laminated composites consisting multiple delaminations using acoustic emission. Thin-Walled Structures, 127, pp. 145-156. (doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2018.02.011)

Saeedifar, M., Ahmadi Najafabadi, M., Mohammadi, K., Fotouhi, M. , Hosseini Toudeshky, H. and Mohammadi, R. (2018) Acoustic emission-based methodology to evaluate delamination crack growth under quasi-static and fatigue loading conditions. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 37(1), 1. (doi: 10.1007/s10921-017-0454-0)

Pashmforoush, F., Fotouhi, M. and Sarhan, A. A. D. (2018) Experimental–numerical study on minimizing impact induced damage in laminated composites under low-velocity impact. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 37(3), pp. 155-165. (doi: 10.1177/0731684417737166)

Czél, G., Rev, T., Jalalvand, M., Fotouhi, M. , Longana, M. L., Nixon-Pearson, O. J. and Wisnom, M. R. (2018) Pseudo-ductility and reduced notch sensitivity in multi-directional all-carbon/epoxy thin-ply hybrid composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 104, pp. 151-164. (doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.10.028)

Fotouhi, M. , Suwarta, P., Jalalvand, M., Czél, G. and Wisnom, M. (2018) Acoustic emission monitoring of thin ply hybrid composites under repeated quasi-static tensile loading. FME Transactions, 46, pp. 238-244. (doi: 10.5937/fmet1802238F)

Sadeghi, S., Karimi, Z., Fotouhi, M. , Hasani, M., Najafabadi, M. A. and Pavlović, A. (2018) Residual stress evaluation in friction stir welding of aluminium plates by means of acoustic emission and ultrasonic waves. FME Transactions, 46, pp. 230-237. (doi: 10.5937/fmet1802230S)

2017

Jalalvand, M., Fotouhi, M. and Wisnom, M. R. (2017) Orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile hybrid composite laminates – a new lay-up concept to avoid free-edge delamination. Composites Science and Technology, 153, pp. 232-240. (doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.10.011)

Fotouhi, M. , Jalalvand, M. and Wisnom, M. R. (2017) High performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid composites with pseudo-ductile behaviour in all fibre orientations. Composites Science and Technology, 152, pp. 101-110. (doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.08.024)

Zarif Karimi, N., Heidary, H., Fotouhi, M. and Minak, G. (2017) Experimental analysis of GFRP laminates subjected to compression after drilling. Composite Structures, 169, pp. 144-152. (doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.01.017)

Fotouhi, M. , Sadeghi, S., Jalalvand, M. and Ahmadi, M. (2017) Analysis of the damage mechanisms in mixed-mode delamination of laminated composites using acoustic emission data clustering. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 30(3), pp. 318-340. (doi: 10.1177/0892705715598362)

Fotouhi, M. , Sadeghi, S., Jalalvand, M. and Ahmadi, M. (2017) Analysis of the damage mechanisms in mixed-mode delamination of laminated composites using acoustic emission data clustering. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 30(3), pp. 318-340. (doi: 10.1177/0892705715598362)

Fotouhi, M. , Saghafi, H., Brugo, T., Minak, G., Fragassa, C., Zucchelli, A. and Ahmadi, M. (2017) Effect of PVDF nanofibers on the fracture behavior of composite laminates for high-speed woodworking machines. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 231(1), pp. 31-43. (doi: 10.1177/0954406216650711)

Fotouhi, M. , Saeedifar, M., Yousefi, J. and Fotouhi, S. (2017) Application of acoustic emission technique in delamination of laminated composites. In: Barile, C. and Pappalettera, G. (eds.) Focus on Acoustic Emission Research. Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 9781536118483

2016

Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. and Ahmadi Najafabadi, M. (2016) Investigation of push-out delamination using cohesive zone modelling and acoustic emission technique. Journal of Composite Materials, 50(25), pp. 3577-3588. (doi: 10.1177/0021998315622983)

Fotouhi, M. , Suwarta, P., Jalalvand, M., Czel, G. and Wisnom, M. R. (2016) Detection of fibre fracture and ply fragmentation in thin-ply UD carbon/glass hybrid laminates using acoustic emission. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 86, pp. 66-76. (doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.04.003)

Nazmdar Shahri, M., Yousefi, J., Fotouhi, M. and Ahmadi Najfabadi, M. (2016) Damage evaluation of composite materials using acoustic emission features and Hilbert transform. Journal of Composite Materials, 50(14), pp. 1897-1907. (doi: 10.1177/0021998315597555)

Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. , Ahmadi Najafabadi, M., Hosseini Toudeshky, H. and Minak, G. (2016) Prediction of quasi-static delamination onset and growth in laminated composites by acoustic emission. Composites Part B: Engineering, 85, pp. 113-122. (doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.09.037)

Minak, G., Fotouhi, M. and Ahmadi, M. (2016) Low-velocity impact of laminates. In: Silberschmidt, V. V. (ed.) Dynamic Deformation, Damage and Fracture in Composite Materials and Structures. Elsevier (Woodhead Publishing). ISBN 9780081000809

2015

Mohammadi, R., Saeedifar, M., Toudeshky, H. H., Najafabadi, M. A. and Fotouhi, M. (2015) Prediction of delamination growth in carbon/epoxy composites using a novel acoustic emission-based approach. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 34(11), pp. 868-878. (doi: 10.1177/0731684415583166)

Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. , Ahmadi Najafabadi, M. and Hosseini Toudeshky, H. (2015) Prediction of delamination growth in laminated composites using acoustic emission and Cohesive Zone Modeling techniques. Composite Structures, 124, pp. 120-127. (doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.01.003)

Fotouhi, M. , Saeedifar, M., Sadeghi, S., Ahmadi Najafabadi, M. and Minak, G. (2015) Investigation of the damage mechanisms for mode I delamination growth in foam core sandwich composites using acoustic emission. Structural Health Monitoring, 14(3), pp. 265-280. (doi: 10.1177/1475921714568403)

Brugo, T.M., Minak, G., Zucchelli, A., Saghafi, H. and Fotouhi, M. (2015) An investigation on the fatigue based delamination of woven carbon-epoxy composite laminates reinforced with polyamide nanofibers. Procedia Engineering, 109, pp. 65-72. (doi: 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.06.208)

2014

Pashmforoush, F., Khamedi, R., Fotouhi, M. , Hajikhani, M. and Ahmadi, M. (2014) Damage classification of sandwich composites using acoustic emission technique and k-means genetic algorithm. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 33(4), pp. 481-492. (doi: 10.1007/s10921-014-0243-y)

Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. , Najafabadi, M. A. and Toudeshky, H. H. (2014) Interlaminar fracture toughness evaluation in glass/epoxy composites using Acoustic Emission and Finite Element Methods. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 24(1), pp. 373-384. (doi: 10.1007/s11665-014-1291-2)

Fotouhi, M. and Ahmadi Najafabadi, M. (2014) Investigation of the mixed-mode delamination in polymer-matrix composites using acoustic emission technique. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 33(19), pp. 1767-1782. (doi: 10.1177/0731684414544391)

Mohammadi, R., Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. , Teymuri, C. and Najafabadi, M. A. (2014) Determination of fracture toughness of heat treated AISI D2 steel using Finite Element and Acoustic Emission methods. Journal of Modares Mechanical Engineering, 14(11), pp. 1-8.

Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. , Mohammadi, R., Ahmadi, M., Teymuri, C. and Hajikhani, M. (2014) Classification of damage mechanisms during delamination growth in sandwich composites by acoustic emission. Journal of Modares Mechanical Engineering, 14(6), pp. 144-152.

Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. , Mohammadi, R., Najafabadi, M. A., Teymuri, C. and Toudeshky, H. H. (2014) Investigation of delamination and interlaminar fracture toughness assessment of glass/epoxy composite by acoustic emission. Journal of Modares Mechanical Engineering, 14(4), pp. 1-11.

Dastjerdi, P. B., Fotouhi, M. , Fotouhi, S. and Ahmadi, M. (2014) Acoustic emission based study to monitor the initiation and growth of delamination in composite materials. Journal of Modares Mechanical Engineering, 14(3), pp. 78-84.

Fotouhi, M. , Belalpour Dastjerdi, P. and Ahmadi, M. (2014) Acoustic emission based method to characterize glass/epoxy composite damages during 3-point bending test. International Journal of Material Sciences, 4(1), p. 22. (doi: 10.14355/ijmsci.2014.0401.04)

2013

Fotouhi, M. , Sindi, C. T., Ahmadi, M. and Pashmforoush, F. (2013) Fracture characteristics of AISI D2 tool steel at different tempering temperatures using acoustic emission and fuzzy C-means clustering. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 38(8), pp. 2205-2217. (doi: 10.1007/s13369-013-0579-0)

2012

Mostafavi, S., Fotouhi, M. , Motasemi, A., Ahmadi, M. and Sindi, C. T. (2012) Acoustic emission methodology to evaluate the fracture toughness in heat treated AISI D2 tool steel. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 21(10), pp. 2106-2116. (doi: 10.1007/s11665-011-0119-6)

Fotouhi, M. , Heidary, H., Ahmadi, M. and Pashmforoush, F. (2012) Characterization of composite materials damage under quasi-static three-point bending test using wavelet and fuzzy C-means clustering. Journal of Composite Materials, 46(15), pp. 1795-1808. (doi: 10.1177/0021998311425968)

Pashmforoush, F., Fotouhi, M. and Ahmadi, M. (2012) Damage characterization of glass/epoxy composite under three-point bending test using acoustic emission technique. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 21(7), pp. 1380-1390. (doi: 10.1007/s11665-011-0013-2)

Pashmforoush, F., Fotouhi, M. and Ahmadi, M. (2012) Acoustic emission-based damage classification of glass/polyester composites using harmony search k-means algorithm. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 31(10), pp. 671-680. (doi: 10.1177/0731684412442257)

2011

Fotouhi, M. , Pashmforoush, F., Ahmadi, M. and Refahi Oskouei, A. (2011) Monitoring the initiation and growth of delamination in composite materials using acoustic emission under quasi-static three-point bending test. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 30(17), pp. 1481-1493. (doi: 10.1177/0731684411415140)

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Articles

Bodaghi, M., Serjouei, A., Zolfagharian, A., Fotouhi, M. , Hafizur, R. and Durand, D. (2020) Reversible energy absorbing meta-sandwiches by 4D FDM printing. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, (doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2020.105451) (In Press)

Ali, H. T., Akrami, R., Fotouhi, S., Pashmforoush, F., Fragassa, C. and Fotouhi, M. (2020) Effect of the stacking sequence on the impact response of carbon-glass/epoxy hybrid composites. Facta Universitatis, Series: Mechanical Engineering, (Early Online Publication)

Akrami, R., Fotouhi, S., Fotouhi, M. , Bodaghi, M., Clamp, J. and Bolouri, A. (2019) High-performance bio-inspired composite T-joints. Composites Science and Technology, 184, 107840. (doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.107840)

Fotouhi, S., Clamp, J., Bolouri, A., Pozegic, T. R. and Fotouhi, M. (2019) Investigating polyethersulfone interleaved glass/carbon hybrid composite under impact and its comparison with GLARE. Composite Structures, 226, 111268. (doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111268)

Suresh Kumar, C., Fotouhi, M. , Saeedifar, M. and Arumugam, V. (2019) Acoustic emission based investigation on the effect of temperature and hybridization on drop weight impact and post-impact residual strength of hemp and basalt fibres reinforced polymer composite laminates. Composites Part B: Engineering, 173, 106962. (doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.106962)

Suwarta, P., Fotouhi, M. , Czél, G., Longana, M. and Wisnom, M. R. (2019) Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites. Composite Structures, 224, 110996. (doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.110996)

Fotouhi, M. , Fuller, J., Longana, M., Jalalvand, M. and Wisnom, M. R. (2019) The high strain rate tension behaviour of pseudo-ductile high performance thin ply composites. Composite Structures, 215, pp. 365-376. (doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.02.068)

Bodaghi, M., Noroozi, R., Zolfagharian, A., Fotouhi, M. and Norouzi, S. (2019) 4D printing self-morphing structures. Materials, 12(8), 1353. (doi: 10.3390/ma12081353) (PMID:31027212) (PMCID:PMC6515691)

Sahmani, S., Fotouhi, M. and Aghdam, M. M. (2019) Size-dependent nonlinear secondary resonance of micro-/nano-beams made of nano-porous biomaterials including truncated cube cells. Acta Mechanica, 230(3), pp. 1077-1103. (doi: 10.1007/s00707-018-2334-9)

Fotouhi, M. , Fragassa, C., Fotouhi, S., Saghafi, H. and Minak, G. (2019) Damage characterization of nano-interleaved CFRP under static and fatigue loading. Fibers, 7(2), 13. (doi: 10.3390/fib7020013)

Pozegic, T.R., King, S.G., Fotouhi, M. , Stolojan, V., Silva, S.R.P. and Hamerton, I. (2019) Delivering interlaminar reinforcement in composites through electrospun nanofibres. Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer and Composites Science, 5(4), pp. 155-171. (doi: 10.1080/20550340.2019.1665226)

Fotouhi, S., Fotouhi, M. , Pavlovic, A. and Djordjevic, N. (2018) Investigating the pre-damaged PZT sensors under impact traction. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 6(4), 142. (doi: 10.3390/jmse6040142)

Saghafi, H., Fotouhi, M. and Minak, G. (2018) Improvement of the impact properties of composite laminates by means of nano-modification of the matrix—a review. Applied Sciences, 8(12), 2406. (doi: 10.3390/app8122406)

Fotouhi, M. , Jalalvand, M. and Wisnom, M. R. (2018) Notch insensitive orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid laminates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 110, pp. 29-44. (doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.04.012)

Sobhani, A., Saeedifar, M., Najafabadi, M. A., Fotouhi, M. and Zarouchas, D. (2018) The study of buckling and post-buckling behavior of laminated composites consisting multiple delaminations using acoustic emission. Thin-Walled Structures, 127, pp. 145-156. (doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2018.02.011)

Saeedifar, M., Ahmadi Najafabadi, M., Mohammadi, K., Fotouhi, M. , Hosseini Toudeshky, H. and Mohammadi, R. (2018) Acoustic emission-based methodology to evaluate delamination crack growth under quasi-static and fatigue loading conditions. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 37(1), 1. (doi: 10.1007/s10921-017-0454-0)

Pashmforoush, F., Fotouhi, M. and Sarhan, A. A. D. (2018) Experimental–numerical study on minimizing impact induced damage in laminated composites under low-velocity impact. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 37(3), pp. 155-165. (doi: 10.1177/0731684417737166)

Czél, G., Rev, T., Jalalvand, M., Fotouhi, M. , Longana, M. L., Nixon-Pearson, O. J. and Wisnom, M. R. (2018) Pseudo-ductility and reduced notch sensitivity in multi-directional all-carbon/epoxy thin-ply hybrid composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 104, pp. 151-164. (doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.10.028)

Fotouhi, M. , Suwarta, P., Jalalvand, M., Czél, G. and Wisnom, M. (2018) Acoustic emission monitoring of thin ply hybrid composites under repeated quasi-static tensile loading. FME Transactions, 46, pp. 238-244. (doi: 10.5937/fmet1802238F)

Sadeghi, S., Karimi, Z., Fotouhi, M. , Hasani, M., Najafabadi, M. A. and Pavlović, A. (2018) Residual stress evaluation in friction stir welding of aluminium plates by means of acoustic emission and ultrasonic waves. FME Transactions, 46, pp. 230-237. (doi: 10.5937/fmet1802230S)

Jalalvand, M., Fotouhi, M. and Wisnom, M. R. (2017) Orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile hybrid composite laminates – a new lay-up concept to avoid free-edge delamination. Composites Science and Technology, 153, pp. 232-240. (doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.10.011)

Fotouhi, M. , Jalalvand, M. and Wisnom, M. R. (2017) High performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid composites with pseudo-ductile behaviour in all fibre orientations. Composites Science and Technology, 152, pp. 101-110. (doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.08.024)

Zarif Karimi, N., Heidary, H., Fotouhi, M. and Minak, G. (2017) Experimental analysis of GFRP laminates subjected to compression after drilling. Composite Structures, 169, pp. 144-152. (doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.01.017)

Fotouhi, M. , Sadeghi, S., Jalalvand, M. and Ahmadi, M. (2017) Analysis of the damage mechanisms in mixed-mode delamination of laminated composites using acoustic emission data clustering. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 30(3), pp. 318-340. (doi: 10.1177/0892705715598362)

Fotouhi, M. , Sadeghi, S., Jalalvand, M. and Ahmadi, M. (2017) Analysis of the damage mechanisms in mixed-mode delamination of laminated composites using acoustic emission data clustering. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 30(3), pp. 318-340. (doi: 10.1177/0892705715598362)

Fotouhi, M. , Saghafi, H., Brugo, T., Minak, G., Fragassa, C., Zucchelli, A. and Ahmadi, M. (2017) Effect of PVDF nanofibers on the fracture behavior of composite laminates for high-speed woodworking machines. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 231(1), pp. 31-43. (doi: 10.1177/0954406216650711)

Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. and Ahmadi Najafabadi, M. (2016) Investigation of push-out delamination using cohesive zone modelling and acoustic emission technique. Journal of Composite Materials, 50(25), pp. 3577-3588. (doi: 10.1177/0021998315622983)

Fotouhi, M. , Suwarta, P., Jalalvand, M., Czel, G. and Wisnom, M. R. (2016) Detection of fibre fracture and ply fragmentation in thin-ply UD carbon/glass hybrid laminates using acoustic emission. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 86, pp. 66-76. (doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.04.003)

Nazmdar Shahri, M., Yousefi, J., Fotouhi, M. and Ahmadi Najfabadi, M. (2016) Damage evaluation of composite materials using acoustic emission features and Hilbert transform. Journal of Composite Materials, 50(14), pp. 1897-1907. (doi: 10.1177/0021998315597555)

Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. , Ahmadi Najafabadi, M., Hosseini Toudeshky, H. and Minak, G. (2016) Prediction of quasi-static delamination onset and growth in laminated composites by acoustic emission. Composites Part B: Engineering, 85, pp. 113-122. (doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.09.037)

Mohammadi, R., Saeedifar, M., Toudeshky, H. H., Najafabadi, M. A. and Fotouhi, M. (2015) Prediction of delamination growth in carbon/epoxy composites using a novel acoustic emission-based approach. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 34(11), pp. 868-878. (doi: 10.1177/0731684415583166)

Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. , Ahmadi Najafabadi, M. and Hosseini Toudeshky, H. (2015) Prediction of delamination growth in laminated composites using acoustic emission and Cohesive Zone Modeling techniques. Composite Structures, 124, pp. 120-127. (doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.01.003)

Fotouhi, M. , Saeedifar, M., Sadeghi, S., Ahmadi Najafabadi, M. and Minak, G. (2015) Investigation of the damage mechanisms for mode I delamination growth in foam core sandwich composites using acoustic emission. Structural Health Monitoring, 14(3), pp. 265-280. (doi: 10.1177/1475921714568403)

Brugo, T.M., Minak, G., Zucchelli, A., Saghafi, H. and Fotouhi, M. (2015) An investigation on the fatigue based delamination of woven carbon-epoxy composite laminates reinforced with polyamide nanofibers. Procedia Engineering, 109, pp. 65-72. (doi: 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.06.208)

Pashmforoush, F., Khamedi, R., Fotouhi, M. , Hajikhani, M. and Ahmadi, M. (2014) Damage classification of sandwich composites using acoustic emission technique and k-means genetic algorithm. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 33(4), pp. 481-492. (doi: 10.1007/s10921-014-0243-y)

Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. , Najafabadi, M. A. and Toudeshky, H. H. (2014) Interlaminar fracture toughness evaluation in glass/epoxy composites using Acoustic Emission and Finite Element Methods. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 24(1), pp. 373-384. (doi: 10.1007/s11665-014-1291-2)

Fotouhi, M. and Ahmadi Najafabadi, M. (2014) Investigation of the mixed-mode delamination in polymer-matrix composites using acoustic emission technique. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 33(19), pp. 1767-1782. (doi: 10.1177/0731684414544391)

Mohammadi, R., Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. , Teymuri, C. and Najafabadi, M. A. (2014) Determination of fracture toughness of heat treated AISI D2 steel using Finite Element and Acoustic Emission methods. Journal of Modares Mechanical Engineering, 14(11), pp. 1-8.

Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. , Mohammadi, R., Ahmadi, M., Teymuri, C. and Hajikhani, M. (2014) Classification of damage mechanisms during delamination growth in sandwich composites by acoustic emission. Journal of Modares Mechanical Engineering, 14(6), pp. 144-152.

Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M. , Mohammadi, R., Najafabadi, M. A., Teymuri, C. and Toudeshky, H. H. (2014) Investigation of delamination and interlaminar fracture toughness assessment of glass/epoxy composite by acoustic emission. Journal of Modares Mechanical Engineering, 14(4), pp. 1-11.

Dastjerdi, P. B., Fotouhi, M. , Fotouhi, S. and Ahmadi, M. (2014) Acoustic emission based study to monitor the initiation and growth of delamination in composite materials. Journal of Modares Mechanical Engineering, 14(3), pp. 78-84.

Fotouhi, M. , Belalpour Dastjerdi, P. and Ahmadi, M. (2014) Acoustic emission based method to characterize glass/epoxy composite damages during 3-point bending test. International Journal of Material Sciences, 4(1), p. 22. (doi: 10.14355/ijmsci.2014.0401.04)

Fotouhi, M. , Sindi, C. T., Ahmadi, M. and Pashmforoush, F. (2013) Fracture characteristics of AISI D2 tool steel at different tempering temperatures using acoustic emission and fuzzy C-means clustering. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 38(8), pp. 2205-2217. (doi: 10.1007/s13369-013-0579-0)

Mostafavi, S., Fotouhi, M. , Motasemi, A., Ahmadi, M. and Sindi, C. T. (2012) Acoustic emission methodology to evaluate the fracture toughness in heat treated AISI D2 tool steel. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 21(10), pp. 2106-2116. (doi: 10.1007/s11665-011-0119-6)

Fotouhi, M. , Heidary, H., Ahmadi, M. and Pashmforoush, F. (2012) Characterization of composite materials damage under quasi-static three-point bending test using wavelet and fuzzy C-means clustering. Journal of Composite Materials, 46(15), pp. 1795-1808. (doi: 10.1177/0021998311425968)

Pashmforoush, F., Fotouhi, M. and Ahmadi, M. (2012) Damage characterization of glass/epoxy composite under three-point bending test using acoustic emission technique. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 21(7), pp. 1380-1390. (doi: 10.1007/s11665-011-0013-2)

Pashmforoush, F., Fotouhi, M. and Ahmadi, M. (2012) Acoustic emission-based damage classification of glass/polyester composites using harmony search k-means algorithm. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 31(10), pp. 671-680. (doi: 10.1177/0731684412442257)

Fotouhi, M. , Pashmforoush, F., Ahmadi, M. and Refahi Oskouei, A. (2011) Monitoring the initiation and growth of delamination in composite materials using acoustic emission under quasi-static three-point bending test. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 30(17), pp. 1481-1493. (doi: 10.1177/0731684411415140)

Book Sections

Fotouhi, M. , Saeedifar, M., Yousefi, J. and Fotouhi, S. (2017) Application of acoustic emission technique in delamination of laminated composites. In: Barile, C. and Pappalettera, G. (eds.) Focus on Acoustic Emission Research. Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 9781536118483

Minak, G., Fotouhi, M. and Ahmadi, M. (2016) Low-velocity impact of laminates. In: Silberschmidt, V. V. (ed.) Dynamic Deformation, Damage and Fracture in Composite Materials and Structures. Elsevier (Woodhead Publishing). ISBN 9780081000809

Conference or Workshop Item

Fotouhi, M. , Suwarta, P., Jenkin, R., Jalalvand, M. and Wisnom, M.R. (2019) Fatigue Behaviour of Un-Notched and Open-Hole Quasi-Isotropic Pseudo-Ductile Thin-Ply Carbon/Glass Hybrid Laminates. 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials 2019 (ICCM 22), Melbourne, Australia, 11-16 Aug 2019.

Fotouhi, S., Akrami, R., Ferreira‐Green, K., Naser, M. G. A., Fotouhi, M. and Fragassa, C. (2019) Piezoelectric PVDF Sensor as a Reliable Device for Strain/Load Monitoring of Engineering Structures. 9th International Scientific Conference - Research and Development of Mechanical Elements and Systems (IRMES 2019), Kragujevac, Serbia, 5-7 Sept 2019.

Idarraga, G., Fotouhi, M. , Jalalvand, M., Meza, J. and Wisnom, M.R. (2019) Investigation of the Hybrid Effect in High Performance Quasi-Isotropic Thin-Ply Carbon/Glass Composite Under Tension. 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials 2019 (ICCM 22), Melbourne, Australia, 11-16 Aug 2019.

Jalalvand, M., Idarraga, G., Fotouhi, M. , Meza, J. and Wisnom, M.R. (2019) Achieving Gradual Failure in Hybrid Composite Laminates-Progressing from Tension to Bending. 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials 2019 (ICCM 22), Melbourne, Australia, 11-16 Aug 2019.

Bolouri, A., Moseley, W. and Fotouhi, M. (2019) Effects of Pin Design on Materials Interactions to Friction Stir Spot Joining Aluminium Alloys to Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics. European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (EUROMAT 2019), Stockholm, Sweden, 1-5 Sept 2019.

Fotouhi, S., Clamp, J., Bolouri, A. and Fotouhi, M. (2019) Polyether Sulfone Interleaved Glass/Carbon Hybrid Composite Under Impact Loading. 9th International Conference on Composite Testing and Model Identification (CompTest 2019), Luleå, Sweden, 27-29 May 2019.

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Grants

  • Topologically optimised bio-inspired composites
    01-2019 - 10-2019 (VC multidisciplinary award, University of the West of England)
    £25,000, Principal investigator
  • Impact Damage Detection In Composite Structures Using Smart Hybrid Composite Sensor Technology
    University of the West of England
    11-2017 - 06-2018 (Research consultancy funding)
    £21,000, Principal investigator
  • £1.8K awarded to arrange meetings and visits to kick-off a research collaboration with European universities, University of the West of England, April 2018.
  • £1K Research kick start award, Smart composites, University of the West of England, 2017.
  • Self-powered piezoelectric sensor as a load spectrum counter
    12-2016 - 03-2017 (Schools Pump Priming Fund, University of Bristol,U.K.)
    £5000, Principal investigator
  • High Performance Piezo Electric Sensors
    University of Bristol
    06-2016 - 03-2017 (Faculty Pump Priming Fund, University of Bristol,U.K.)
    £3000, Principal investigator
  • £12.5K for 5 summer internship projects, University of Bristol, 2016 and 2017.
  • £18K for research equipments, acoustic emission device, University of Bristol, 2016.

Supervision

I am always keen to support students wishing to undertake high quality PhD research – please contact me if you wish to discuss this.

Below is a list of potential PhD topics.

  1. Powerfree wireless micro-sensors for structural health monitroing of engineering structures
  2. High Performance Bio-Inspired Topologically Optimised and Smart Composite Structures
  3. Impact resitant bio-inspired sandwich panels, the art of design and manufactruing
  4. Smart composites: integrated 3D/4D smart layers for structural health monitroing 
  5. Structural health monitroing using Whiskers and Tactile sensing
  6. Developing novel hot guns for extrusion based manufacturing of thermoplastic composites
  7. Developing 3D printable multi-material fibre inks with wireless embedded sensors for structural health monitroing 

Information on how to apply for PhD studies

 

The current students list:

  • Mr Jordan Cormack working on 3D printable grippers, in collaboration with Bristol Robotic Labratory and HP
     
     

Teaching

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 3 ENG3062

 


Additional information

Prizes, awards & distinctions

  • 2012: Ranked 1st in the nationwide and university wide contest on the selection of the best Master Thesis.
  • 2011 and 2014: Received two prizes recognising his international conference presentations,
  • 2015: Ranked 1st in the university wide contest on the selection of the best PhD Thesis.
  • 2018: Nominated as the best researcher of the year, Aerospace Department,
    University of the West of England, prize
  • 2019: Nominated as the best researcher of the year, Aerospace Department,
    University of the West of England, prize

Editorial boards

  • 2018 - now: Composite Materials, Science publishing group
  • 2018 - now: Journal of engineering and technology
  • 2019 - now: Guest Editor, Polymers