STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Akbar Khatibi
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Phone:
+61399256105
Campus:
Bundoora East
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Research supervision
Research overview
Nanocomposites/composites, computational modelling, nanomechanics, mechanical design, fatigue and fracture, fracture modelling, adhesive joints, advanced composite structure design and integrity, interface/interphase design, damage tolerance
Associate Professor Khatibi is the Program Manager for MC238: Master of Engineering (Airworthiness).
He teaches into the following courses:
- Mechanics and Materials
- Advanced Aircraft Structures
- Mechanical Design
Associate Professor Khatibi is the Program Manager for MC238: Master of Engineering (Airworthiness).
He teaches into the following courses:
- Mechanics and Materials
- Advanced Aircraft Structures
- Mechanical Design
- PhD (Mechanical Engineering), University of Sydney, 1997
- MES (Mechanical Engineering), University of Sydney, 1994
- BSc (Mechanical Engineering), University of Tabriz, 1988
Employment history
- A./Professor, RMIT University (2016 – Now)
- Senior Lecturer, RMIT University (2012 – 2015)
- CRC-Advanced Composite Structures Research Fellow, RMIT University (2011 – 2012)
- Assistant Professor, University of Tehran, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (2005 – 2011)
- Lecturer, University of Melbourne, Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (2001 – 2005)
- U2000 Research Fellow, University of Sydney, School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering (2000 – 2001)
- ARC Research Associate, University of Sydney, Department of Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering (1997 – 2000)
- Periasamy, K.,Kandare, E.,Das, R.,Darouie, M.,Afaghi Khatibi, A. (2023). Interfacial Engineering Methods in Thermoplastic Composites: An Overview In: Polymers, 15, 1 - 36
- Maleki, A.,Parviz, H.,Afaghi Khatibi, A.,Zakeri, M. (2023). Probabilistic stability of uncertain composite plates and stochastic irregularity in their buckling mode shapes: A semi-analytical non-intrusive approach In: Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 17, 179 - 190
- Chulikavit, N.,Huynh, T.,Wang, C.,Yuen, A.,Khatibi, A.,Mouritz, A.,Kandare, E. (2023). Engineering mycelium fungi into an effective char-forming thermal protection material via alkaline deacetylation In: Polymer Degradation and Stability, 212, 1 - 14
- Zhao, J.,Das, R.,Afaghi Khatibi, A. (2023). Application of Acoustic Metamaterials in Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Evaluation of Thick Hybrid Composite Laminates In: Journal of Composites Science, 7, 1 - 15
- Wan, M.,Yu, K.,Gu, J.,Zeng, H.,Sun, H.,Afaghi Khatibi, A. (2023). 4D printed TMP origami metamaterials with programmable mechanical properties In: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 250, 1 - 10
- Rodriguez, S.,Calius, E.,Afaghi Khatibi, A.,Orifici, A.,Das, R. (2023). Mechanical metamaterial systems as transformation mechanisms In: Extreme Mechanics Letters, 61, 1 - 29
- Chulikavit, N.,Wang, C.,Huynh, T.,Yuen, A.,Afaghi Khatibi, A.,Kandare, E. (2023). Fireproofing flammable composites using mycelium: Investigating the effect of deacetylation on the thermal stability and fire reaction properties of mycelium In: Polymer Degradation and Stability, 215, 1 - 14
- Duan, H.,Gu, J.,Zeng, H.,Afaghi Khatibi, A.,Sun, H. (2023). A thermoviscoelastic finite deformation constitutive model based on dual relaxation mechanisms for amorphous shape memory polymers In: International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 14, 1 - 22
- Buddhacosa, N.,Afaghi Khatibi, A.,Das, R.,Giustozzi, F.,Galos, J.,Kandare, E. (2023). Crush behaviour and vibration damping properties of syntactic foam incorporating waste tyre-derived crumb rubber In: Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 26, 3214 - 3233
- Gao, C.,Gu, J.,Zeng, H.,Afaghi Khatibi, A.,Sun, H. (2023). Prediction of the stress distributions and strength properties of 3-D braided composites with an eccentric circular hole In: Mechanics of Materials, 185, 1 - 12
- The effect of peening near interference fit fasteners on fatigue life (Student - Jordan Carroll S3837767).. Funded by: Defence Science Institute - Scholarship from (2020 to 2023)
- Innovative design of lightweight and structurally efficient composites incorporating crumb rubber (student: Nathaphon Buddhacosa). Funded by: Tyre Stewardship Australia Research Grant Round 2 2016 from (2018 to 2024)
- NICOP Effect of Seawater Absorption on the Explosive Blast Resistance of Naval Composites. Funded by: United States Office of Naval Research Project Grants pre-2014 from (2015 to 2020)
- Developing an Integrated Optimization Platform for Innovative Design of Composite Fabrication Process. Funded by: ARC Linkage Grant 2013 from (2014 to 2019)
- Fire Modeling and Testing of Aluminum Alloys and Structures. Funded by: United States Office of Naval Research Project Grants pre-2014 from (2013 to 2016)
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
11 PhD Current Supervisions6 PhD Completions and 3 Masters by Research Completions
Advanced composite structure design & integrity, nanocomposites, adhesive joints, fatigue and facture, facture modelling, interface/interphase design, damage tolerance, new manufacturing methods and biomechanics.