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 Dr. Neçar, Merah SENT

Professor

Contact Information

Office Bldg-63 Room-352

Phone 966-13-860 2358
Fax 966-13-860 2949 (ME Dept)
Email nesar@kfupm.edu.sa (mailto:nesar@kfupm.edu.sa)
Websites Personal Page

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique, University of Montreal, Canada, 1995

M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Tulsa, OK, USA, 1981

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Tulsa, OK, USA, 1979                        

Courses Taught
ME 218- Introduction to ME Design
ME 307-Machine design I,                          
ME 308-Machine Design II,                                     
ME 308-Machine Design II Lab,       
ME 215-Material Science,                           
ME 215L-Material Science Lab,                   
ME 412-Senior Design Project. 
ME 583- Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials
ME 658- Fracture Mechanics
ME 601- ME 602: Independent Research (MSc)
ME701- ME702: Independent Research (PhD)

Research Areas

Fatigue of Engineering Materials and Structures (alloys, composites and nanocomposites)

Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis
Friction Stir Welding and Processing
Finite Element Analysis

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Representative Publications
HM Abubaker, N Merah, FA Al-Badour, J Albinmousa, AA Sorour, Influence of Friction Stir Processing on Mechanical Behavior of 2507 SDSS; 2020
M. Ali, M. Shaukat, N. Merah, S. Pashah, "Product Repurposing: Typologyand Design Considerations",  2020
Adinoyi, M.J., Merah, N., Albinmousa, J., Strain-controlled fatigue and fracture of AISI 410 stainless steel, 2019
Albinmousa, J., Adinoyi, M.J., Merah, N., "Multiaxial Fatigue of Extruded ZK60 Magnesium Alloy",2019
A Matin, U Baig, S Akhtar, N Merah, MA Gondal, AH Bake, A Ibrahi, "UV-resistant and transparent hydrophobic surfaces with different wetting states by a facile
coating method"; 2019
Adinoyi, M.J., Merah, N., Albinmousa, J., Analysis of Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of AW2099-T83 Al-Li Alloy;2019
Merah, N., Mohamed O., "Nanoclay and Water Uptake Effects on Mechanical Properties of Unsaturated Polyester; 2019
Adinoyi, M.J., Merah, N., Albinmousa, J.," Shear fatigue behavior of AW2099-T83 Al-LI alloy", 2019
Ahmad Rafiq, Nesar Merah, "Nanoclay Enhancement of Flexural Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites in Water Laden Environments", 2019
A.  Mahgoub, A Bazoune, N Merah, F Al-Badour, "Effect of Welding Parameters on the Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Friction Stir Spot Welding of
Lap Joint; 2019
Z Iqbal, A Bazoune, F Al-Badour, A Shuaib, N Merah, "Effect of Tool Rotational Speed on Friction Stir Welding of ASTM A516-70 Steel Using W–25% Re Alloy Too
M. Soudani, M. Hadj Meliani, K. El-Miloudi, Z. Azari , A.A. Sorour, N. Merah , G. Pluvinage "Reduction of hydrogen embrittlement of API 5l X65 steel pipe using a
inhibitor; 2018
Z. Iqbal, N. Merah, S. Nouari, AR Shuaib, N Al-Aqeeli  "Investigation of wear characteristics of spark plasma sintered W-25wt% Re alloy and W-25wt% Re-3.2 wt
composite; 2017
N. Merah, A. Al-Qutub, "Premature Failure of an Industrial Mixer Timing Gears", 2017.
A. Rafiq, N. Merah, R. Boukhili, M. Al-Qadhi, "Impact resistance of hybrid glass fiber reinforced epoxy/nanoclay composite"; 2017
AB Ali, MA Samad, N Merah, "UHMWPE Hybrid Nanocomposites for Improved Tribological Performance Under Dry and Water- Lubricated Sliding Conditions",
Asif Matin, Nesar Merah, A. Ibrahim, Superhydrophobic and self-cleaning surfaces prepared from a commercial silane using a single-step drop-coating metho
Rubaian F. Alshahrani, Nesar Merah, Shafique M. A. Khan, Yagoub Al-Nassar, On the Impact-Induced Damage in Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Pipes ; 2016.

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