Link to Index Page

Professor Ghodrat Karami

Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA

Education:
Ph.D 1984, Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
MS 1980 , Applied Mechanics – Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
BS 1978, Mechanical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

Research Interests:
Multiscale Computational Mechanics: Biomechanics; Cellular Mechanics; Micromechanics and
Composites Analysis; Continuum Mechanics; Contact, Impact, and Fracture Mechanics; Plates, Shells and Structural Analysis; Elasto-hydrodynamic Lubrication; Finite and Boundary Elements; Multiscale

Selected Publications (For more see the link, Prof. Ghodrat Karami):
G. Karami, P. Malekzadeh, A new differential quadrature methodology for beam analysis and the associated differential quadrature element method, Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg. 191 (2002), 3509–3526.
G. Karami, P. Malekzadeh, Static and stability analyses of arbitrary straight-sided quadrilateral thin plates by DQM, Int J Solids Struct, 39 (2002), pp. 4927–4947
A. R. Setoodeh, G. Karami, A solution for the vibration and buckling of composite laminates with elastically restrained edges, Composite Structure 60 (2003) 245-253
G. Karami, S.A. Shahpari, P. Malekzadeh, “DQM analysis of skewed and trapezoidal laminated plates”, Compos. Struct., 59 (3) (2003), pp. 393-402
Karami, G. and Malekzadeh, P. (2003), "Application of a new differential quadrature methodology for free vibration analysis of plates", Int. J. Numer. Meth. Eng., 56, 847-868
Malekzadeh, P.; Karami, G. Out-of-plane static analysis of circular arches by DQM. Int. J. Solids Struct. 2003, 40, 6527–6545.
A.R. Setoodeh, G. Karami, Static, free vibration and buckling analysis of anisotropic thick laminated composite plates on distributed and point elastic supports using a 3-D layer-wise FEM, Eng. Struct., 26 (2004), pp. 211-220
Garnich MR, Karami G. Finite element micromechanics for stiffness and strength of wavy fiber composites. J Compos Mater 2004; 38: 273–292.
Karami, G.; Malekzadeh, P. In-plane free vibration analysis of circular arches with varying cross-sections using differential quadrature method. J. Sound Vib. 2004, 274, 777–799
P. Malekzadeh, G. Karami, M. Farid, A semi-analytical DQEM for free vibration analysis of thick plates with two opposite edges simply supported, Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg. 193 (2004), 4781–4796
Karami G, Garnich M. Effective moduli and failure considerations for composites with periodic fiber waviness. Compos Struct 2005; 67: 461–475.
Garnich MR, Karami G. Localized fiber waviness and implications for failure in unidirectional composites. J Compos Mater 2005; 39: 1225–1245.
Karami, G., Malekzadeh, P., Mohebpour, S.R.: DQM free vibration analysis of moderately thick symmetric laminated plates with elastically restrained edges. Compos. Struct. 74, 115–125 (2006)
Malekzadeh, P., Karami, G.: Differential quadrature nonlinear analysis of skew composite plates based FSDT. Eng. Struct. 28, 1307–1318 (2006)
A. Naik, N. Abolfathi, G. Karami, et al., “Micromechanical viscoelastic characterization of fibrous composites”, J. Compos. Mater., 42 (12) (2008), pp. 1179-1204
P. Malekzadeh and G. Karami, “A mixed differential quadrature and finite element free vibration and buckling analysis of thick beams on two-parameter elastic foundations,” Appl. Math. Model., 32, 1381–1394 (2008).
Malekzadeh, P., Karami, G.: Large amplitude flexural vibration analysis of tapered plates with edges elastically restrained against rotation using DQM. Eng. Struct. 30, 2850–2858 (2008)

Page 130 / 404