American Journal of Polymer Science

American Journal of Polymer Science has provided a continuous forum for the dissemination of thoroughly peer-reviewed, fundamental, international research into the preparation and properties of macromolecules. The journal is selective in accepting contributions on the basis of merit and originality. Preference is given to contributions that offer new or more comprehensive concepts, interpretations, experimental approaches, and results.

Abdel-Hamid Mourad

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Polymer Science

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates

Research Areas

Mechanics and Materials

Education

1996Ph.DIndian Institute of Technology, Powai, Bombay, India
1986M.ScMechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo,Egypt
1981B.ScMechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

Experience

2009-present Professor of Solid Mechanics and MaterialsScience and Engineering, Mechanical Design Department, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
2007Visiting Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
2005Associate Professorof Solid Mechanics and MaterialsScience and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
2003Associate Professor,of Solid Mechanics and MaterialsScience and Engineering, Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
2000Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
1998Visiting Scholar, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mechanics and Aviation. The Ohio-State University, Columbus, USA
1996-1998Assistant professor, Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
1995-1996Lecturer, Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
1991-1995PhD, Scholar, Mechanical Engineering Department,Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
1989-1991Lecturer, Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
1984-1989Assistant Lecturer, Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
1981-1984Demonstrator, Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

Academic Achievement

Director of the Mechanical Engineering Postgraduate Programs (2012-present) http://www.engg.uaeu.ac.ae/Graduate/me/com.shtml
Leaded many funded individual, interdisciplinary and externally funded research projects (http://www.engg.uaeu.ac.ae/ahmourad/resume.htm)
Supervisor20 PhD and Master students (http://www.engg.uaeu.ac.ae/ahmourad/resume.htm)
Editor-in-Chief of Emirates Journal for Engineering Research, UAEU.http://www.engg.uaeu.ac.ae/ejer/edi.htm
International Program committee Chairfor “The International Conference on Mechatronic and Computational Mechanics” ICMCM 2012, December, 20-21, 2012, Dubai, UAE. http://www.icmcm.org/2012/http://www.icmcm.org/2012/committes.html
International Program committee Chairfor “2013 the 2nd International Conference on Mechatronic and Computational Mechanics” ICMCM 2013, December, 30-31st, 2013, Frankfurt, Germany. http://www.icmcm.org/committes.html http://www.icmcm.org/index.html
International Program committee Chairfor “2012 International Conference on Automatic control and Mechatronic Engineering, ICACME 2012, 20-21st December, 2012, December Dubai UAEhttp://www.icacme.org/2012/index.htmlhttp://www.icacme.org/committes.html
International Program committee Chairfor “2013 The 2nd International Conference on Automatic control and Mechatronic Engineering, ICACME 2013, June 21-22, 2013 Bangkok, Thailand,http://www.icacme.org/index.htmlhttp://www.icacme.org/com.html
Topic co-organizer of the topic Materials and Fabrication MF-2P: Application of Fracture Mechanics in Failure Assessment. ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping (PVP) conferences.
Chair and co-chair of the Technical Session of many international conferences
Session developer of ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping (PVP) conferences.
Materials and Fabrication Technical Committee Member: ASME reassure Vessels and Piping Division (PVPD), July 28, 2009-2013
Hosted visiting professors and postdoctoral and Fulbright scholars ( 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Materials and Fabrication MF-2 Technical Committee Member: ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (PVPD), July 28, 2009-2013
Organizing committee member, of the 2nd International Conference on Nanotechnology: Future Prospects in the Region, 17-20th November, 2008, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Organizing Committee Member of Mechanical engineering Open Houses and made them a success: The 6th OH, held at AwadhAlhakeem hall, Jimi1 Campus on 18-2-2008; The 5th OH, held at Maqam Campus on November 28, 2007.
Recipient of the monthly salary merit increase (from Associate Provost and Chief Academic Officer) as a recognition for the exceptional service and contribution to the success of UAEU students through the commitment and hard work (AY 2006/2007)
Recipient (at the graduation ceremony for female students on May 28, 2007) of award (plaque), certificate and movie of appreciation of the outstanding development and activities and excellence in teaching (AY 2006-2007).
Visiting associate professor to the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, Julne-August, 2007) with a consolidated salary
As an international recognition to my research quality, two of my publications were chosen by ScienceDirect to be among the TOP25 hottest articles. The first published in polymer testing (2005) and the second in engineering failure analysis (2009)
Reviewer of technical research papers for publication in peer reviewed International Journals and for publications in conference proceedings.
Inclusion in the 2006 and 2007 Editions of Who's Who in the world
Assigned by Director of General Education Program, April 8, 2008, to contribute to the development of the educational material for the “Man and Science” course, GEST 213-English Edition, the general education program, starting first semester, 2008/2009, UAEU.
Co-author of “Man and Science” text book-Arabic Edition, UAEU press: Man and Science course-GEST 231-General culture course (2006-2007).
Elected by student voting (arranged by the Student Engineering Society, UAEU) as a Super Academy Faculty for the outstanding development and excellence in teaching (AY 2004/2005)
Recipient (From the Dean of Engineering, in the graduation ceremony of students on January 3, 2005) of the award and the certificate of appreciation of the outstanding development and excellence in teaching (AY 2004-2005)
Recipient of the certificate, September 2006, and award (plaque), March, 2005, of appreciation for the outstanding contribution to the establishment of the “Roadway, Transportation and Traffic Safety Research Center of the UAE University
Recipient of the certificate of appreciation from the Industrial Training & Graduation Projects Unit, Faculty of Engineering, UAEU for the outstanding contribution to the unit activities (AY 07-08). Assigned to accompany and supervise 31 female students enrolled in the graduation project II in their scientific trip to Al-Taweelah Power Plant in Abu-Dhabi, Tuesday, April 29, 2008.
Recipient of the certificate of appreciation from the Industrial Training & Graduation Projects Unit, Faculty of Engineering, UAEU for the outstanding contribution to the unit activities (AY 05-06). Assigned to accompany and supervise 36 male students enrolled in the graduation project II in a scientific trip to DUCAB Company, Jabel Ali, Dubai Monday, November 14, 2005
Recipient of the certificate of appreciation from AL-AIN Municipality for my contribution to the delivery of workshop on “Effect of thermal aging and UV radiation on performance of locally manufactured waterproofing membranes, June 22, 2005.
Recipient of four certificates of appreciation, for the outstanding contribution in the preparation of both Male and Female Engineering Exhibitions "ENGEX 2002 & 2004"
Recipient of the certificate of appreciation for the outstanding effort in the preparation of the Faculty of Engineering Safety Manual as per ABET format (2003).
Recipient of the certificate of appreciation for the constant and consistent assistance and support for the UAEU students of outstanding performance (AY 2002/2003)
Recipient of the award of appreciation of the creativity Club of UAEU, for the outstanding contribution to the club activities (2002/2003).
Representative of United Arab Emirates University (DVC for Academic Affairs Decree No. 279/2002, 2002) to discuss a memorandum of understanding between UAEU and Monash University, Australia, for establishing an Accident Research Center in UAEU in collaboration with Monash University Acceding Research Center, MUARC
Representative of United Arab Emirates University (Vice chancellor office, file No. 21/395 date 13 April 2002) to participate in the activities of the Strategies in Traffic Safety Committees-Vehicles Safety and Integrity Committee, Ministry of Interior, Traffic Department, UAE
Received the certificate of appreciation from the College of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt, in appreciation of the participation in the 4th Engineering tournament that held at the Engineering College, Tanta University, Egypt (January, 2000)
Member of the Experts Council of Local Manufacturing of Spare Parts, Equipment and Production Lines Unit: Part of the Center of Studies and Researches of Technological Development, Helwan University, Cairo, July 16, 2000.
Member of the Experts Counsel of Studies and Researches Unit of Small Projects: Part of the Center of Studies and Researches of Technological Development, Helwan University, Cairo, 1999-2000.
Received the certificate of appreciation from the "General Administration of Students' Care, Helwan University" in appreciation of the distinguished effort in leading "Alkhada Student Association" the winner of the general 2nd rank in the "Tournament of the Student Associations Festival", 89/99.
Received the certificate of appreciation for chairing the committee of the nomination of the student (both male and female) of the most outstanding and distinguished performance (exemplary student), Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo Egypt (from 1996 up to 1999).
Postdoctoral Fellowship, March 1998, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mechanics and Aviation. The Ohio-State University, Columbus, USA, 1998.
PhD Scholarship of the INDO/ARE Cultural Exchange Program for PhD, 1991.

Membership

American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) membership # 1674013.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)- membership # 7793383.
Egyptian Heat Treatment Society (EHTS)- member.
Egyptian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ESME) -member.
Indian Institute of technology Bombay (IITB) Alumni Association (code No 960002)

Publications: Journals

[1]  A-H. I. Mourad, AbdelkaderDehbi, On the use of tri-layers low density polyethylene greenhouse cover as a substitute for mono-layer cover, accepted for publication, Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering, 2013.
[2]  Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi, Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, Basem F. Yousef, , Evaluation of Theoretical Modeling of Oxygen Transfer Rate for the Newly Developed Hollow Fibre Bioreactor with Three compartments, accepted for publication in Bio-medical materials and engineering, 2013.
[3]  Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi, Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, Basem F. Yousef,, Effect of Membranes on Oxygen Transfer Rate (OTR) and Consumption Within a Newly Developed Three-Compartments Bioartificial Liver Device: Experimental and Theoretical studies, Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, in press, 2013
[4]  AbdelkaderDehbi, A.-H. I. Mourad, Durability of mono-layer versus tri-layers LDPE films used as greenhouse cover: Comparative study, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, in press, available on line 30 April 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2011.04.010,
[5]  Basem F. Yousef, Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi, Modelling of the Mechanical Behaviour of Polyethylene/ Polypropylene Blends Using Artificial Neural Networks, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Volume 64, Issue 5-8, pp. 601-611, 2013
[6]  AM El-Kassasa, A-H.I. Mourad, Novel fibers preparation technique for manufacturing of rice straw based fiberboards and their characterization, Materials & Design 50, 757-765, 2013. (Corresponding author)
[7]  A.-H. I. Mourad, A. Khourshid, T. Sharef, Gas tungsten arc and laser beam welding processes effects on duplex stainless steel 2205 Materials Science and Engineering A 549 , pp. 105, 2012.
[8]  A-H.I. Mourad, Aly El-Domiaty, Y J Chao, Fracture toughness prediction of low alloy steel as a function of specimen notch root radius and size constraints, Engineering Fracture Mechanics,103, 79–93, 2012
[9]  AbdelkaderDehbi, A-H.I. Mourad, Amar Bouaza, Degradation assessment of LDPE multilayer films used as a greenhouse cover: Natural and artificial aging impacts, Applied Polymer Science, 124 (4), 2702-2716, 2012. (Corresponding author)
[10]  W. K. Ahmed, A-H. I. Mourad, Using Fiber Reinforced Polymer to Restore Deteriorated Structural Members, International Journal of Material and Mechanical Engineering, 2012, 1: 1-7, http://www.ijm-me.org
[11]  AbdelkaderDehbi, A-H. I. Mourad and Amar Bouaza, Ageing Effect on the Properties of Tri-Layer Polyethylene Film Used as Greenhouse Roof, Procedia Engineering, vol. 10, pp. 466-471, 2011
[12]  Basem F. Yousef, A-H. I. Mourad and Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi, Prediction of the Mechanical Properties of PE/PP Blends Using Artificial Neural Networks, Procedia Engineering, vol. 10, pp. 2713-2718, 2011
[13]  Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, Aly El-Domiaty, Notch Radius and Specimen Size Effects on Fracture Toughness of Low Alloy Steel, Procedia Engineering, vol. 10, pp, 1348-1353, 2011.
[14]  H. M. S. Iqbal, S. Bhowmik, R. Benedictus, J. Moon, C. Kim, A.-H. I. Mourad, Processing and Characterization of Space-Durable High-Performance Polymeric Nanocomposite, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 0887-8722 vol.25 no.1 (87-95), 2011.
[15]  A.-H.I Mourad, Beckry Abdel-Magid, Tamer El-Maaddawy, Maryam Grami, Effect of seawater and warm environment on glass/epoxy and glass/urethane composites, Journal of Applied Composite Materials, vol. 17, pp. 557-573,, 2010
[16]  A.I. Aljoboury, A.-H.I. Mourad, A. Alawar, M. Abou Zour, O.A. Abuzeid, Stress corrosion cracking of stainless steels recommended for building brine recirculation pumps, Engineering failure analysis, vol 17, pp. 1337-1336, 2010.
[17]  A.-H. I Mourad, Thermo-Mechanical Characteristics of Thermally Aged Polyethylene/ Polypropylene Blends, Materials and Design, Vol. 31, pp. 918–929, 2010.
[18]  M.H. El-Naas, A. H.I Mourad, S. Al-Zuhair, R. Surkatti, Characterization of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gel as support for microbial immobilization. Special Abstracts/Journal of Biotechnology (Elsevier) 150S: S1–S576 (2010).
[19]  A.-H.I Mourad and Mohamed Y. E. Selim, On the Awareness of UAE University Engineering Students with ABET Accreditation, International Journal of Education Research, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp. 1–16, 2010.
[20]  A.-H. I. Mourad, R. O. Akkad , A. A. Soliman, and T. M. Madkour, “Characterization of thermally treated and untreated polyethylene-polypropylene blends using DSC, TGA and IR techniques”, Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering, Vol. 38, No 7 pp. 265-278, 2009.
[21]  A.-H. I. Mourad, H. Fouad Mohamed and RabehElleithy, Impact of some environmental conditions on the tensile, creep-recovery, relaxation, melting and crystallinitybehaviour of UHMWPE GUR410- medical grade, Materials and Design, 30, pp 4112-4119, 2009
[22]  Y.A. Alzafin, A.-H.I. Mourad, M. Abou Zour, O.A. Abuzeid, Stress corrosion cracking of Ni-resist ductile iron used in manufacturing brine circulating pumps of desalination plants, Engineering Failure Analysis, Volume 16, pp. 733–739, 2009
[23]  H. F. Mohamed, A.-H. I Mourad, D.C. Barton, UV irradiation and aging effects on nanoscale mechanical properties of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene for biomedical implants,Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering, Volume 37, Number 8, pp. 346-352, 2 May 2008.
[24]  S. K. Maiti, K. Kishore, and A. -H. I. Mourad, “Bilinear CTOD/CTOA scheme for characterisation of large range mode I and mixed mode stable crack growth through AISI 4340 steel Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 238 pp. 3175–3185, 6 June 2008.
[25]  S. K. Maiti, S. Namdeo and A.-H.I. Mourad “A scheme for finite element analysis of mode I and mixed mode stable crack growth and a case study with AISI 4340 steel” Nuclear Engineering and Design, Elsevier, Vol. 238, Issue 4, pp. 787-800, 2008
[26]  Y. A. Alzafin, A.-H. I. Mourad, M. Abou Zour, O. A. Abuzeid, “A study on the failure of pump casings made of Ductile Ni-resist cast irons used in desalination plants”, Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 14, pp. 1294-1300, 2007.
[27]  A. -H. I. Mourad, M. G. Alghafri, O. A. Abu Zeid and S. K. Maiti, "Experimental investigation on ductile stable crack growth emanating from wire-cut notch in AISI 4340 steel”, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 235, pp. 637-647, 2005
[28]  A.-H. I. Mourad, A. Al-Muhairy, O. A. Abu Zeid, "Evaluation of porcelain enamels of directional signs used in the UAE", Engineering Failure Analysis, Elsevier, Vol. 12, pp. 299-306, 2005
[29]  H. Fouad, A.-H.I. Mourad, D. C. Barton, "Effect of pre-heat treatment on the static and dynamic thermo-mechanical properties of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene" Polymer Testing, Elsevier, Vol., 24, pp. 549-556, 2005.
[30]  A.-H. I. Mourad, N. Bekheet, A. Al-Butch, L. Abdel-Latif, D. Nafee and D. C. Barton, “The effects of process parameters on the mechanical properties of die drawn polypropylene”, Polymer Testing, Vol., 24 pp. 169-180, 2005.
[31]  Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, "Effect of stress state on mode II stable crack extension", Key Engineering Materials, Trans Tech Publication Inc, Vols. 297-300, pp. 1604-1610, 2005.
[32]  A.-H. I. Mourad, H. F. M. Elsayed, and D. C. Barton "Semicrystalline polymers deformation and fracture behaviour under quasistatic strain rates and triaxial states", Strength, Fracture and complexity: an International Journal, Vol. 2, pp 149-162, IOS Press, 2004.
[33]  Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, "Pure shear stable crack growth through compact –tension –shear specimen in plane state of stress, "Strength, Fracture and Complexity: an International Journal, Vol. 2, pp. 111-125, 2004.
[34]  A.-H. I. Mourad, M. G. Alghafri, O. A. Abu Zeid, “Stable crack extension through AISI 4340 steel: Experimental investigation”, Key Engineering Materials, Trans Tech Publication Inc, Vol. 261, pp 207-212, 2004.
[35]  A. -H. I. Mourad, N. Bekheet, A. Al-Butch, L. Abdel-Latif and D. Nafee, “Effect of die drawing process on the mechanical behaviour of polypropylene”, Key Engineering Materials, Trans Tech Publication Inc, Vol. 262, pp 1677-1682, 2004.
[36]  A.-H. I. Mourad, H. F. Elsayed, D. C. Barton, M. Kenawy, L. A. Abdel- Latif, “Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene deformation and fracture behavior as a function of high strain rate and triaxial states of stress”, International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 120, pp. 501-515, 2003.
[37]  A.-H.- I. Mourad and S .K Maiti, “Mode II stable crack growth”, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, The International Journal, The official Journal of ESIS the ESIS, Vol. 19, pp. 75-84, 1996.
[38]  A.-H. I. Mourad and S .K Maiti, “Mode I and mixed mode stable crack extensions through stiffened TPB specimens”, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, The International Journal, The official Journal of ESIS Vol. 18, pp. 648-652, 1995.
[39]  S. K. Maiti, and A.-H. I. Mourad, “Criterion for mixed mode stable crack growth-part I. Three point bend geometry”, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Published by Elsevier Science Ltd, Vol. 52, pp. 321-347, 1995.
[40]  S. K. Maiti and A.-H. I. Mourad, “Criterion for mixed mode stable crack growth-part II. Compact tension geometry with and without stiffener”, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 52, pp. 349-378, 1995.
[41]  A.-H. I. Mourad and S .K. Maiti, Influence of state of stress on mixed mode stable crack growth through D16AT aluminium alloy, International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 72, pp. 241-258, 1995.
[42]  A.-H. I. Mourad and S .K. Maiti, “Influence of state of stress on mode I and mixed mode stable crack growth through stiffened TPB specimens”, ActaMechanicaSolidaSinica, the official journal of the Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied MechanicsVol. 8, Special issue, pp. 99-102, 1995.
[43]  Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, Assessment of the Effect of the Notch Radius on Ductile Stable Crack Growth, Engineering Research Journal 115 (February 2008) M74-M86, Helwan University, Faculty of Engineering, Mataria, Cairo, 2008.
[44]  A.-H. I. Mourad, “Interface fracture behavior of adhesive joints under mode mix”, Scientific Bulletin, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 671-702, 2003.
[45]  A. -H. I. Mourad, N. Bekheet,, A. Al-Butch, L. Abdel-Latif and D. Nafee, “The Effect of die drawing process on the mechanical behaviour of polypropylene”, Engineering Research–Journal, Vol. 87, pp. M24-m39, Helwan University, Faculty of Engineering, Mataria, Cairo, 2003.
[46]  A.-H. I. Mourad, H. F. Elsayed, D. C. Barton, M. Kenawy, L. Abdel- Latif, “ Fracture characteristics of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene under high strain rate and triaxial states of stress”, Scientific Bulletin, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 541-560, 2002
[47]  Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, “Influence of stiffening on stable crack extensions through TPB specimen with offset edge crack”, Scientific Bulletin, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Vol. 35, pp. 339-358, No. 4, 2000.
[48]  H. F. M. Elsayed, A.-H. I. Mourad, M. Kenawy, D. C. Barton, L. A. Abdel- Latif, “Deformation and fracture behavior of semi crystalline polymers under low strain rates and triaxial states of stress”, Scientific Bulletin, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 359-376, 2000.
[49]  I. H. M. Aly and A.-H. I. Mourad, “Corrosion protection of steel using chromium diffusion coating”, Engineering Research Journal, Helwan University, Faculty of Engineering, Mataria, Cairo, Vol. 64, pp. 48-63, 1999.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  El-Naas, M., R. Surkatti and A-H. I. Mourad, Evaluation of the mechanical properties of Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) gel for biomass immobilization, accepted for presentation at WCCE 9, Seoul, Korea, August 2013.
[2]  A.-H. I. Mourad, J. Altarawneh, and A. El Domiaty, Fracture assessment of x65 steel pipe with through-wall crack under pure bending, proceedings of the 2013 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME PVP2013), Paris, France, July 14-18, 2013.
[3]  B. Abdel-Magid, A-H. I. Mourad “Long-term Effect of Seawater on Glass/Thermoset Composites,” Fifteenth European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM 15), Venice, Italy, June 2012.
[4]  A.-H. I. Mourad, A. Dehbi and K. Djakhdanne “Impact of Degradation of Polyethylene Films under Simulated Climatic Conditions on Their Mechanical Behaviour and Thermal Stability and Lifetime,” ASTM PVP 2012, Toronto, Canada, July 17, 2012.
[5]  A.-H. I. Mourad, J. Altarawneh, and A. El Domiaty and Y. Chao, “Fracture Toughness Determined from Full-Scale Pipe,” Toronto, Canada, July 17, 2012 .
[6]  M.A. Etman, A. M. Kandeel, A-H. I. Mourad “Impact of CNTs on magnesia cement past characteristics, 3rd international conference on nanotechnology, November 28-30, 2011, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
[7]  M.A. Etman, A. M. Kandeel, A-H. I. Mourad “Tensile and flexure behavior of CNTs/Epoxy Nonocomposites, 3rd international conference on nanotechnology, November 28-30, 201, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
[8]  Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, Aly El-Domiaty, Notch Radius and Specimen Size Effects on Fracture Toughness of Low Alloy Steel, proceeding of the 11th International Conference on Mechanical Behaviour of Materials ICM11, COMO, Italy, july 5-9, 2011
[9]  AbdelkaderDehbi, Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad and Amar Bouaza, Ageing Effect on the Properties of Tri-Layer Polyethylene Film Used as Greenhouse Roof, 11th International Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (ICM11), COMO, Italy, July 5-9, 2011
[10]  Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, and Yaser E. Greish, Development of Novel Hydroxyapatite-polymer Composites as Hard Tissue Replacements, proceeding of the 11th International Conference on Mechanical Behaviour of Materials ICM11, COMO, Italy, july 5-9, 2011
[11]  Yaser E. Greish1 and Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composites with Enhanced Bioactivity, proceeding of the 11th International Conference on Mechanical Behaviour of Materials ICM11, COMO, Italy, july 5-9, 2011.
[12]  Basem F. Yousef, Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi, Prediction of the Mechanical Properties of PE/PP Blends Using Artificial Neural Networks, Proceeding of the 11th International Conference on Mechanical Behaviour of Materials ICM11, COMO, Italy, july 5-9, 2011.
[13]  A.-H.I Mourad, Khalifa H. Harib, Aly El-Domiaty, Fracture Behavior of Friction Stir Spot Welded Joint, Proceedings of the ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference, PVP2010, Bellevue, Seattle, Washington, USA., July 18-22, 2010.
[14]  O. A. Abuzeid, A. I. Aljoboury, A.-H. I. Mourad, A. Alawar, M. Abou Zour, Characterization of two types of stainless steels recommended for manufacturing brine recirculation pumps, Proceedings of the ASME 2010 10 the Biennial Conference on Engineering Design and Analysis, ESDA2010, Istanbul, Turkey, July 12-14, 2010.
[15]  Muftah H. El-Naas, Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, Sulaiman Al-Zuhair, Riham Surkatti, Characterization of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Gel as Support for Microbial Immobilization, proceeding of the 14th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition, 14-18 September 2010- Rimini-Italy, 2010.
[16]  A.-H.I Mourad, and Aladdin Abu-Assi, Effect of machining process on stable crack growth, Proceedings of the PVP2009, 2009 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference, July 26-30, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic
[17]  Beckry Abdel-Magid, Abdel-Hamid Mourad, Tamer El Maaddawy, "Durability of FRP Composites Exposed to Sea-water and High Temperature": Seventh International Conference on Composite Science & Technology (ICCST/7), American University of Sharjah, January 20-22, 2009.
[18]  A.-H. I. Mourad and Y. Afifi, Development of Novel Hydroxyapatite-polymer Composites as Hard Tissue Replacements, 10th Annual UAEU Research Conference, April 13-16, 2009
[19]  A.-H. I. Mourad, “Assessment of the effect of the notch radius on ductile stable crack growth”, Proceedings of ASTM PVP2008, ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference, July 27-31, 2008, Chicago, Illinois, USA , 2008
[20]  A.-H. I. Mourad, “Impact of blending ratio and thermal treatment on the mechanical behaviour of polyethylene/polypropylene blends” Proceedings of ASTM PVP2008, ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference, July 27-31, 2008, Chicago, Illinois, USA
[21]  A.-H. I. Mourad and Y. Afifi, Thermomechanical Characteristics of Hydroxyapatite-Polymer Composites, 9th Annual UAEU Research Conference, April, 2008
[22]  A.-H. I. Mourad and Alaaddin Abu–Assi, “Characterisation of Ductile crack growth behaviour through a novel normalised P-∆LL master curve”, Proceedings of the ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference (ASME PVP2007), San Antonio, Texas, from July 22 (Sunday) to 26 (Thursday), 2007.
[23]  O. A. Abuzeid, A.-H.I. Mourad, Y. A. Alzafin, and M.Abou Zour, “A study on the Performance of Ductile Ni-Resist Austenitic Cast Irons Used in Desalination Plants”, Accepted for oral presentation and publication in the Proceedings of the International Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (ICM 10), Bexco, Busan, Korea, May 27-31, 2007.
[24]  A.-H. I. Mourad, R. O. Akkad, A. A. Soliman, T. M. Madkour, “Thermal Characterization of Thermally Untreated and Treated Polyethylene-Polypropylene Blends”, Proceeding of the Eighth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, ppEng –349-357, April 22-25, 2007.
[25]  Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad and Aladdin Abu-Assi, Influence of Notch Root Size on Stable Crack Growth Behavior in a Low-Alloy Steel, Proceeding of the Eighth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, ppEng –349-357, April 22-25, 2007
[26]  Rauda Saeed Ali Al Saadi, MahmoodAllawyMohsin, Abdallh Al-Khanbashi and Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, “ Effects of Natural and Accelerated Weathering on the Performance of Locally Manufactured Polymer-Modified Bituminous Waterproofing Membranes”, Proceeding of the Eighth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, ppEng -385-386, April 22-25, 2007.
[27]  M. H. Abood, R.S. Al Khatri, K.H.AlMaktoumi and M.A.AlJanahi, A.-H.I. Mourad and O.A Abuzeid, “Development and Modification of a Wet Erosion Testing Rig”, Proceeding of the Eighth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April, pp STD 82-STD 84, April 22-25, 2007
[28]  S. K. Maiti, S. Namdeo and A.-H. I. Mourad, “New scheme for FEA of mixed mode stable crack growth, 16 th European Conference of Fracture (ECF16), Failure Analysis of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures, Alexandroupolis, Greece, July 3-7, 2006
[29]  O.A Abuzeid, A.-H.I. Mourad, Y. A. Alzafin and M. Abou Zour “A study on the Performance of Ductile Ni-Resist Cast Irons Used in Desalination Plants, Proceeding of the Seventh Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, ppEng –28-33, April 2006.
[30]  O. A. Abuzeid, A.-H.I. Mourad, S.K. Alarafati, A.A. Alshehhi, M. S. Alkinidi and A.H. Alkhazeeri, “Design and Construction of a Wet Erosion Testing Rig for the Evaluation of Directional Signs in the UAE, Proceeding of the Seventh Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April, 2006.
[31]  Ibrahim H. M. Aly, Eman A. M. Ashour, Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, T. E. Farrag and N. A. M. Barakat, "Isothermal Oxidation Behavior of Aluminized Stainless Steel in Air at Higher Temperature", International Symposium on Heat Treatment of Metals and Alloys, Cairo HelnanShepheard Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, 4-6 December 2004.
[32]  A.-H. I. Mourad, “Effect of Stress State on Mode II Stable Crack Extension”, Proceedings of the Asian Pacific Conference for Fracture and Strength ’04 (APFC 2004), pp. 161, Jeju Island, Korea, October 6-8, 2004.
[33]  O. A. Abu Zeid, A.-H. I. Mourad and A. Al-Muhairy, “A Study on the evaluation of porcelain enamels of directional signs used in the UAE”, the Proceeding of the Fifth Annual UAE University Research Conference, AL AinRotana Hotel-Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, April 25-27, 2004, Volume 1, pp ENG-309, 2004
[34]  Alaaddin Abu –Assi and A.-H.I. Mourad “Review on notch fatigue behavior”, the Proceeding of the Fifth Annual UAE University Research Conference, Ai AinRotana Hotel-Al-Ain United Arab Emirates, April 25-27, 2004, Volume 1, pp. STD-74, 2004
[35]  Alaaddin Abu –Assi and A.-H.I. Mourad “Review on ductile-brittle transition behavior in steels”, the Proceedings of the Fifth Annual UAE University Research Conference, Al AinRotana Hotel-Al-Ain United Arab Emirates, April 25-27, 2004, Volume 1, pp. STD-83, 2004
[36]  A. -H. I. Mourad, M. G. Alghafri and O. A. Abu Zeid, “Stable crack extension through AISI 4340 steel: Experimental investigation”, in Advances in Fracture and Failure Prevention, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Fracture and Strength of Solids, pp. 203, 2004
[37]  A. -H. I. Mourad, N. Bekheet, A. Al-Butch, L. Abdel-Latif and D. Nafee, “Effect of die drawing process on the mechanical behaviour of polypropylene", in Advances in Fracture and Failure Prevention, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Fracture and Strength of Solids, pp. 262 , 2004.
[38]  A.-H. I. Mourad, “Investigation on the effect of state of stress on mode II stable crack growth”, the third Annual Research Conference at The United Arab Emirates University, April 30th –May 1st, pp. D-84-D-86, 2002.
[39]  Adel-Hammami, A.-H. I. Mourad, Ahmed Al-Awar and Nasser Al-Ghuilani, “Long –term performance of fiber-reinforced composite”, The third Annual Research Conference at the United Arab Emirates University, April 30th –May 1st, pp. D-88-D-89, 2002.
[40]  H. F. M. Elsyed, D. C. Barton, L. A. Abdel-Latif, and A. H. I. Mourad “ An experimental and numerical investigation of deformation and fracture of semicrystalline polymers under varying strain rates and triaxial states of stress”, Proceedings of the 11th Int. Conf. on Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers, 10-13 April 2000, Churchill College, Cambridge, UK, Published by IOM Communications Ltd, UK, pp. 321-324, 2000.
[41]  I. H. M. Aly and A.-H. I. Mourad, "Corrosion protection of steel using chromium diffusion coating Proceedings of the 11th International Mechanical Engineering Conference (IMPEC 11, 2000), Vol. 2, pp. D1 -D14, Cairo, Feb. (5-7) 2000, Faculty of Engineering, Mataria, Helwan University, Cairo, 2000.
[42]  A.-H. I. Mourad, E. Elgandor and F. A. Kolkailah, "Mixed mode stable crack extension through stiffened TPB specimens", Proceedings of the 44th International SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) Symposium and Exhibition, pp. 2358-2360, Vol. 44, 1999, Sponsored by the SAMP Los Angeles Chapter, Long Beach California Center, USA, May 23-27, 1999
[43]  E. Elgandor, F. A. Kolkailah and A.-H. I. Mourad, “Sensors location effect on the dynamic behavior of the composite structure with flaw detection”, Proceedings of the 44th International SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) Symposium and Exhibition, pp. 349-358, Vol. 44, 1999, Sponsored by the SAMP Los Angeles Chapter, Long Beach California Center, USA, May 23-27, 1999.
[44]  A.-H. I. Mourad, "Influence of state of stress on mode II stable crack growth through D16AT aluminium alloy", Proceedings of the ThirdInternational Conference on Engineering Research, ICER-99, V. 1, pp. 330-341, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Suez Canal University, Port Said, Egypt, November 9-11, 1999.
[45]  M. El-Fadaly, E. Abdel-Gawad and A.-H. I. Mourad, “Experimental and theoretical investigation on fracture behaviour of steel 52”, Proceedings of the ThirdInternational Conference on Engineering Research, ICER-99, V. 1, pp. 280-288, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Suez Canal University, Port Said, Egypt, November 9-11, 1999.
[46]  S. K. Maiti, Y. K. Potdar and A.-H. I. Mourad, “Fracture of thin steel sheet under tension dominated loading”, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Sheet Metal (She. Met. 97), University of Ulster at Jordan Town, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, pp. 157-156, 8-10 April 1997.
[47]  S. K. Maiti, Y. Potdar, and A.-H. I. Mourad, “Fracture of thin steel sheet, in Fatigue & Fracture of Materials & Structures”, Proceedings of the Sixth National Seminar on Aerospace Structures (NASAS), National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India, pp. 102-110, November 7-8, 1996, Editors: B. R. Somashekar, B. K. Parida, D. Dattaguru and K. Rajaiah), Published by Allied publishers Ltd., New Delhi, 1996
[48]  A.-H. I. Mourad and S .K. Maiti, "Influence of state of stress on mode I and mixed mode stable crack growth through stiffened and unstiffened TPB specimens", Proceedings of the International Symposium on Fracture and Strength of Solids, Xian, China, July, 4-7, 1994.
[49]  A.-H. I. Mourad and S .K. Maiti, "Mixed mode stable crack extension through stiffened TPB specimens", in Advances on Fracture Mechanics, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Proceedings of the Indo-German Workshop, IISc Bangalore, India, Eds. A. G. Krishna Murthy and F.-C. Buchholz, 28th March-1st April, 1994.
[50]  S .K. Maiti and A.-H. I. Mourad, “Prediction of load for stable crack growth and an assessment of repair by crack stiffener”, Proceedings of the First National Symposium on Ageing Management of Nuclear Facilities, BARC, Bombay, India, 13-15 January, 1994.
[51]  A.-H. I. Mourad and S .K. Maiti, “Assessment of influence of state of stress on mixed mode stable crack extension through stiffened TPB specimens”, Proceedings of the national seminar on Aero Structures, Computational Structural Mechanics, IIT Kharakpur, India, December 8-9, 1994.
[52]  A.-H. I. Mourad and S .K. Maiti, Influence of state of stress on mixed mode stable crack growth through D16AT aluminium alloy, Proceedings of the National Seminar on Aero Structures, on Fracture Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, Eds., Prashant Kumar and N.G.R. Iyengar, December 29-30, 1993.
[53]  A.-H. I. Mourad, A. Ammam, Z. Momeh and F. El-Sherif, “Investigation of the contact problem of shells using different shell theories”, Applied Mechanical Engineering Fourth Conference, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt, May 5-7, 1990.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Co-author of “Engineering Drawing” with Group of Faculty Members of Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, No. 99/7614, ISBN 977-19-8849-2, First edition, Cairo, Egypt 1999.
[2]  Co-author of "Man and Science" textbook, course GEST 213-Arabic Edition, for the UAEU General Education Program, UAEU press, 2006.
[3]  Contributed to the development of the educational material, (Ethics Chapter) for the “Man and Science” course, GEST 213-English Edition, the general education program, UAEU, starting first semester, 2008/2009,
[4]  S.K. Maiti, Namdeo and A.-H.I Mourad, “New scheme for FEA of mixed mode stable crack growth” in the book “Fracture of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures”, ISBN-10-1--4020-4971-4 (HB), ISBN-13 978-1-4020-4972-2 (HB), ISBN-10-1--4020-4972-2 (e -book), ISBN-13 978-1-4020-4972-9 (e-book), Proceedings of the 16th European Conference of Fracture, Alexandropoulos, Greece, July 3-7, 2006 Edited by E.E. Gdoutos, Published by Springer, pp1179-1181.http://books.google.com/books
[5]  A. -H. I. Mourad, M. G. Alghafri and O. A. Abu Zeid, “Stable crack extension through AISI 4340 steel: Experimental investigation”, published in the book "Advances in Fracture and Failure Prevention", ISBN 0-87849-938-5, Part 1, Page 207-212, Electronically available at http://www.scientific.net, Edited by KikuoKishimoto, Masanori Kikuchi, Tetsuo Shoji and Masumi Saka, ttp Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, 2004.
[6]  A. -H. I. Mourad, N. Bekheet, A. Al-Butch, L. Abdel-Latif and D. Nafee," Effect of die drawing process on the mechanical behaviour of polypropylene", published in the book "Advances in Fracture and Failure Prevention", ISBN 0-87849-938-5, Part 2, Page 1677-1682, Electronically available at http://www.scientific.net, Edited by KikuoKishimoto, Masanori Kikuchi, Tetsuo Shoji and Masumi Saka, ttp Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, Germany, UK, USA, 2004.
[7]  H. F. M. Elsyed, D. C. Barton, L. A. Abdel-Latif, and A. H. I. Mourad “An experimental and numerical investigation of deformation and fracture of semicrystalline polymers under varying strain rates and triaxial states of stress”, published in the book "Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers", ISBN 1-86125-120-3, published by IOM Communications Ltd, A subsidiary of The Institute of Materials, 1 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DB, UK, Page 321-324, 2000. 10-13 April 2000
[8]  AbdelrazakZekri, A.-H. I. Mourad and M. Maraqa “Faculty of Engineering Safety Manual”, http://www.engg.uaeu.ac.ae/abet/ website, 2003.