Conference Publications

2011-Current

H. Ghonem, K. Maciejewski, Modeling of Creep-Fatigue Interaction Mechanisms in Alloy 617 at 950C using a Multi-Scale Cohesive Zone Approach. European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes, Seville, Spain, September 8-13, 2013.

J. Spirdione, W. Visser, K. Maciejewski, H. Ghonem, Significance of Pearlite Colonies on Dynamic Deformation of Low Carbon Steel, Material Science and Technology Conference, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA, October 10, 2012

W. Visser, J. Spirdione, K. Maciejewski, H. Ghonem, Effects of Pre-Strain on Impact Deformation Mechanisms of Low Carbon Steel, Material Science and Technology Conference, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA, October 10, 2012

J. Dahal, K. Maciejewski, H. Ghonem, Grain Boundary Deformation and Damage Mechanisms in Dwell Fatigue Crack Growth in Turbine Disk Superalloy ME3, Superalloys 2012, ed. E.S. Huron et al (Warrendale, PA: The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, 2012), 149-158, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, Pennsylvania, September 9-13, 2012

K. Maciejewski, H. Ghonem, Relative Contributions of Secondary and Tertiary γ’ Precipitates to Intergranular Crack Growth Resistance in IN100 Alloy, Superalloys 2012, ed. E.S. Huron et al (Warrendale, PA: The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, 2012), 421-430, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, Pennsylvania, September 9-13, 2012

K. Maciejewski, H. Ghonem, Role of Continuum Microstructure on Intergranular Crack Growth in a Nickel-based Superalloy, 23rd Advanced Aerospace Materials and Processes (AeroMat) Conference and Exposition, Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 18-21, 2012

K. Maciejewski, J. Dahal, H. Ghonem, Modeling Intergranular Crack Growth in a Nickel Based Superalloy, TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2012, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida, USA, March 11-12, 2012

K. Maciejewski, J. Dahal, H. Ghonem, Time-Dependent Crack Growth Mechanisms in a P/M Nickel-based Superalloy at Elevated Temperatures, SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT, June 16, 2011

W. Visser, Y. Sun, H. Ghonem, Twin Influence on Post-Impact Deformation of Low Carbon Steel, SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT, June 16, 2011

2006-2010

W. Visser, G. Plume, C. Rousseau, O. Gregory, H. Ghonem, Deformation Criterion of Low Carbon Steel Subjected to High Speed Impacts, Proceedings of the IMPLAST 2010 Conference, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc., Providence, RI, October 14, 2010

H. Ghonem, K. Maciejewski, Microstructure-Crack Tip Interactions in P/M Superalloy Material at Elevated Temperatures, Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Crack Paths, Vicenza, Italy, September 23, 2009

S. Kirchhoff, K. Maciejewski, H. Ghonem, Intergranular Fatigue Crack Growth in P/M Superalloy Material at Elevated Temperatures, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Fracture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 12-17, 2009

K. Maciejewski, Y. Sun, O. Gregory, H. Ghonem, Deformation and Hardening Characteristics of Low Carbon Steel at Elevated Temperature, Material Science and Technology Conference, DavidL.LawrenceConvention Center, Pittsburgh, PA, October 8, 2008

F. Sansoz and H. Ghonem, Investigation of Ductility Loss in a Thermally Exposed Near-b Ti Alloy, 2006 TMS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 2006

2001-2005

H. Ghonem, C. Sarrazin-Baudoux, F. Sansoz, Fatigue Crack Growth Mechanisms in Titanium Lamellar Microstructures: Influence of Environment, Loading Frequency and Temperature, 11th Int. Conf. on Fracture, Turin, Italy, March 20-25, 2005

D. J. Osborne, H. Ghonem, R. Warren, D. Le Pagne, Interfacial Properties of a Sapphire Fiber / Alumina Matrix Composite at Elevated Temperature, 11th European Conference on Composite Materials, Rhodes, Greece May 31- June 3, 2004

M. Almesallmy, F. Sansoz, M. Jouiad and H. Ghonem, Embrittlement Mechanisms of Thin Sheets Timetal21S Alloy Subjected to Thermal Exposure in Air Environment, THERMEC 2003, Spain, September 2003

M. Almesallmy and H. Ghonem, Embrittlement in Thin Sheets of a Near Beta Titanium Alloy Subjected to Thermal Exposure from 482°C to 693°C in Air Environment, 10th World Conference on Titanium, Hamburg, Germany, April 2003

H. Ghonem, Fiber Fracture in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, Int. Conference on Composites, Montreal, August 2002

F. Sansoz, M. Shazly and H. Ghonem, Time-Dependent Fracture Mechanisms in Fully Lamellar Ti6242 Alloy, La Revue de Metallurgy – SF2M, Paris, France, May 27-30, 2001

D. Osborne, H. Ghonem, Bridging Fatigue Crack Growth in Ti Composite: Interface Decohesion and Fiber Fracture Interaction, 7th Int. Conf. on Interfacial Phenomena in Composite Materials, Arcachon, France, Sept 11-14, 2001.

Li, N. Chandra and H. Ghonem, Decohesion Zone Model, 7th Int. Conf. on Interfacial Phenomena in Composite Materials, Arcachon, France, Sept 11-14, 2001

A. Zaki and H. Ghonem, A Model for Fatigue Crack Initiation from Notches, Symposium on Failure Analysis and Prevention, ASME WAM, New York, Nov. 11-16, 2001

D. Osborne and H. Ghonem, Modeling of Interfacial Debonding in SiC-Titanium Composites at Elevated Temperature, Symposium on Durability and Damage of Heterogeneous Materials and Structures, ASME WAM, New York, Nov. 11-16, 2001

1996-2000

A. Zaki and H. Ghonem, Modeling the Ratchetting Phenomenon in Austenitic Steel at Room Temperature, ASME 2000, Reliability, Stress Analysis and Failure Prevention Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, September 10-13, 2000

A. Zaki and H. Ghonem, A Model for Fatigue Crack Initiation from Notches, ASME- PVP2000-Seattle, Washington, July 23-27, 2000

H. Ghonem, Fiber Fracture Criterion in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperature, Int. Conf. on Advancing with Composites, Milan, Italy, May 9-11, 2000

H. Ghonem, Model for Fracture of Bridging Fibers in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, Symposium on Durability and Damage Tolerance of Composite Materials and Structures International, Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition ASME, Materials Division, Nashville, TN, November 14-19, 1999

M. N. Tamin and H. Ghonem, Fatigue Damage Mechanisms of Bridging Fibers in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, Durability of Damage Tolerance of Composite Materials and Structures, ASME, 1999

N. Chandra and H. Ghonem, Interfacial Mechanics of Push-out Tests: Theory and Experiments, Interfacial Phenomena in Composite Materials, Berlin, Germany, September 8-10, 1999

H. Ghonem and N. Chandra, Elevated Temperature Interphase Properties of Titanium Matrix Composites, Interfacial Phenomena in Composite Materials, Berlin, Germany, September 8-10, 1999

H. Ghonem and J-L. Chaboche, A Model for Bridging Crack Growth in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, 12 Int. Conf. on Composite Materials, Paris, France, July 5-9, 1999

H. Ghonem, A Real-time Mechanical Simulation of Residual Stresses in Metal Matrix Composites, Proceedings of Conf. on Theoretical, Experimental and Computational mechanics, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 7-9, 1999

M. N. Tamin and H. Ghonem, Interphase debonding strength of Ti-MMC using a localized damage Approach, Fifth Int. Conf. Localized Damage, Bologna, Italy, June 8-10, 1998

D. Osborne and H. Ghonem, A High Temperature Shear Decohesion Strength of Ti-MMC Interface, Synthesis, Processing and Modeling of Advanced Materials, American Society of Metals and Societe Francaise de Metallurgie et de Materiaux, Paris, France, 25-27 June 1997

M. N. Tamin, D. J. Osborne and H. Ghonem, Processing Related Interface Properties in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, Ceramic and Metal Matrix Composites, CMMC 96, Part 1, ed., M. Fuentes, J. M. Martinez-Esnaole and A. M. Daniel, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, pp. 639-650, 1997

M. N. Tamin and H. Ghonem, A Fiber Damage Mechanisms in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, International Conference on Fatigue of Composites, Societe Francaise de Metallurgie et de Materiaux, Paris, France, 3-5 June, 1997

D. J. Osborne, M. N. Tamin and H. Ghonem, A Link Between Processing and Damage Response in Metal Matrix Composites, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Symp. on Application of Metallic Materials in Advanced Engineering Systems and Emerging Technologies, Atlanta, GA, 17-22 November, 1996

M. N. Tamin, D. J. Osborne and H. Ghonem, A Fiber/Matrix Interface Cracking in Metal Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperature, 5th Intl. Symp. on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials, 1996 TMS/ASM Fall Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, 6-10 October, 1996

M. N. Tamin, D. Osborne and H. Ghonem, Influence of Processing-Induced properties on Damage in Metal Matrix Composites, 5th Intl. Symp. on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials, 1996 TMS/ASM Fall Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, 6-10 October, 1996

M. N. Tamin and H. Ghonem, A Criterion for the Fracture of Bridging Fibers in metal Matrix Composites, Intl. Conf. on Ceramic and Metal Matrix Composites CMMC 96, San Sebastian, Spain, 9-12 September, 1996

M. N. Tamin and H. Ghonem, A Fatigue-Creep Interaction in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, 19th Intl. Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics ICTAM 96, Kyoto, Japan, 25-31 August, 1996

M.N. Tamin and H. Ghonem, A Criterion for the Fracture of Bridging Fibers in Metal Matrix Composites, 19th Intl. Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics ICTAM 96, Kyoto, Japan, August 25-31, 1996

T. Clad, H. Ghonem and A. Pineau, A High Temperature Fatigue Crack Growth of Inertia Weld of N16 Superalloy, La Revue de Metallurgy – SF2M – JA96, pp. 113, 1996

1991-1995

H. Ghonem, Bridging Fatigue Crack Tip Shielding Mechanisms in Ti-MMC at Elevated Temperatures, ASME WAM95, San Francisco, Nov 12-17, 1995

T. Zhang, M. N. Tamin and H. Ghonem, Analysis of Time‑Dependent Fatigue Crack Tip in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, ASME WAM95, San Francisco, Nov 12-17, 1995

D. J. Osborne and H. Ghonem, Interphase Growth Characteristics and their Significance in High Temperature Crack Tip Shielding in Ti- MMC, Interfacial Phenomena in Composite Materials 95, 11-13 September 1995, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

D. J. Osborne and H. Ghonem, Interphase Characteristics of SM124/Timeta-l21S, ASME Summer Meeting, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, June 1995

H. Ghonem, High Temperature Fatigue Crack Growth mechanisms In Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, National Institute of Composites Meeting, Materials Laboratory, WPAFB, Dayton, Sept. 16-18, 1994

M. N. Tamin and H. Ghonem, Inelastic Deformation of Continuous Fiber Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites Under Cyclic Thermal and Creep Loading, Symposium on Damage Mechanics in Composites, Winter Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill., November 13-18, 1994

A. Rosenberger and H. Ghonem, Fatigue-Creep Interaction in Titanium Ti-1100 at 593oC, Tenth European Conference on Fracture, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 1994

T. Zhang and H. Ghonem, Crack Opening Displacement of Bridging Cracks at Elevated Temperature, 1st CCEM, University of New Orleans, August 1994

H. Ghonem and D. Zheng, Bridged Fatigue Crack Growth in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, 2nd Applied Mechanics Conference, University of Arizona, June 1994

M. Tamin, D. Zheng and H. Ghonem, Evolution of Internal States in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites Subjected to Cyclic and Creep loading Conditions, ASTM Symp on Advances in Fatigue Lifetime Predictive Techniques, Montreal, Quebec, May 16, 1994

D. Zheng and H. Ghonem, High Temperature/High Frequency Bridging Fatigue Crack Growth in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, ASTM Symp on Life Prediction Methodologies for Titanium Matrix Composites, March 22-24, 1994

A. Rosenberger, D. Zheng and H. Ghonem, High Temperature Crack Growth in Ti-1100 & Ti-Matrix Composites, 40th Sagamore Army Materials Research Conference: Metallic Materials for Light Wight Applications, Plymouth, MA, August 1993

D. Zheng, A. Rosenberger and H. Ghonem, Influences of Temperature and Frequency on Fatigue Crack Growth in Metal Matrix Composites, 2nd Canadian Int. Conf. on Composite, 27-29 Sept 1993, Ottawa, Canada

D. Zheng and H. Ghonem, Interfacial Reaction Kinetics in Unidirectional σ1240/Ti-β21S Composite, 2nd Canadian Int. Conf. on Composite, 27-29 Sept 1993, Ottawa, Canada

D. Zheng, A. Rosenberger and H. Ghonem, Role of Predeformation in the Modification of Crack Tip Oxidation Resistance, ASME/International Gas Turbine Institute Turbo Expo Congress, Cincinnati, OH, A1993, Paper No. 93-GT-365

H. Ghonem and D. Zheng, Experimental Measurements of Thermal Stresses in Fiber reinforced Metal Matrix Composites, Fatigue 93, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1993

M. Tamin, D. Zheng and H. Ghonem, Micromechanical Modeling of Time Dependent Behavior in Fiber Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites, Fatigue 93, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1993

H. Ghonem, Time-Dependent Effects on Crack Tip Driving Force in Fiber Reinforced Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, Materials Week’93, Pittsburgh, PA. Oct, 1993

D. Zheng and H. Ghonem, Thermal Residual Stresses in Titanium Metal Matrix Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Composites, 38th International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress, May 1993

M. Tamin, D. Zheng and H. Ghonem, Axial Residual stresses in Continuous Fiber Reinforced Metal Matrix Composite under the Thermal Cyclic Loadings, Proceedings of Seventh Thermomechanical Fatigue Workshop, NASA Lewis, Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 1992

M. Tamin, D. Zheng and H. Ghonem, Time Dependent Stress Analysis of Thermal Cyclic Loading in Titanium Metal Matrix Composites, Seventh NASA Thermomechanical Fatigue Workshop, NASALewisResearchCenter, December 3-4, 1992

A. Rosenberger and H. Ghonem, Effect of Compression Excursion on Elastic-Plastic Small Crack Growth in Nickel Based Superalloys, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Low Cycle Fatigue and Elastic Plastic Behavior of Materials, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 1992 ed. K. -T. Rie, Elsevier Applied Science, Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd. Essex, England, 1992, pp. 545-551

A. Rosenberger, E. Andrieu and H. Ghonem, Influence of High Temperature Elastic-Plastic Small Crack Growth in a Nickel-Base Superalloy on the Life Prediction of Structural Components, Proceedings of 7th National Symposium on Superalloys, eds., S. Antolovich,et al., TMS, Warrendale, PA, 1992, pp. 737-746

D. Zheng and H. Ghonem, Investigation of Environment-Dependent Fatigue Crack Growth Stage in a Ni-Based Superalloy, ASME Summer Mechanics and Materials Conference, Tempe, Arizona, May 20, 1992

A. Madsen, R. Foerch and H. Ghonem, Deformation and Fatigue Behavior of a New High Temperature Titanium Alloy, Aeromat, Long Beach, CA, May 18, 1992

A. Rosenberger, D. Zheng and H. Ghonem, Influence of Predeformation on Crack Tip Oxidation Shielding in Nickel Based Superalloys, 2nd International Conference on Computer Aided Assessment and Control Localized Damage, Southampton UK, July 1, 1992

H. Ghonem, Y. Wen and A. Rosenberger, Influence of Environment on the Fatigue Crack Growth Performance in β21S Laminates, 2nd Ti Composite Workshop, Orlando, November 6, 1991

H. Ghonem, Mechanisms and Modeling of Environment-Dependent Fatigue Crack Growth in Superalloys, USAFOSR Contractor Meeting, Dayton, Ohio, Oct., 1991

H. Ghonem, T. Nicholas and A. Pineau, Analysis of Elevated Temperature Crack Growth Mechanisms in Alloy 718, Proceedings of Symposium on High Temperature Effects, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Ga, November, 1991

H. Ghonem and D. Zheng, Characterization of Environmentally-Dominated Fatigue Crack Growth in Alloy 718 at 650oC, Proceedings of Int. Symposium on Superalloy 718, 625 and Various Derivatives, Pittsburgh, PA, ed. E. Loria, AIME Publications, pp. 477-490, 1991

H. Ghonem and D. Zheng, Environmentally-Dominated Fatigue Crack Growth Model for Alloy 718, Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Mechanical Behavior of Materials, eds. M. Jono and T. Inoue, Pergamon Press, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 373-378, 1991

1986-1990

H. Ghonem and R. Foerch, Frequency Effects on Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior in a Near-α Titanium Alloy, Elevated Temperature Crack Growth, eds. S. Mall and T. Nicholas, ASME Publications, N.Y., ASME-MD, vol. 18, pp. 93-106, 1990

E. Andrieu, H. Ghonem and A. Pineau, Two Stage Crack Tip Oxidation Mechanism in Alloy 718, Elevated Temperature Crack Growth, eds. S. Mall and T. Nicholas, ASME Publication, N.Y., ASME-MD, vol. 18, pp. 25-30, 1990

H. Ghonem, Constant-Probability Crack Growth Curves in Al7075-T6, 20th National Fracture Mechanics: Perspectives and Directions, LehighUniversity, June 1987

H. Ghonem and J. Kalousek, Biaxial (Compression/Shear) Fatigue Crack Initiation, Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, eds. G. Gladwell, H. Ghonem, and J. Kalousek, Waterloo Press, pp. 329-360, 1987

1977-1985

H. Ghonem, Ratchetting – Low Cycle Fatigue Interaction in AISI 1080 Steel, ASTM Symposium on Low Cycle Fatigue, Lake George, NY, Oct. 1985

H. Ghonem and S. Dore, Crack Evaluation and Scatter During Crack Propagation Stage in Polycrystalline Solids, Proceedings of the 26th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics and Material Conference, Orlando, FL, Vol. II, pp. 901-918, April 1985

J. Kalousek, H. Ghonem, and R. Steele, Wear and Lubrication Effect on Subsurface Failure of Several Steels, Proceedings of the 11th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, September 1984

H. Ghonem and S. Kamath, Effect of Mean Stress on Fatigue Crack Initiation Life of 0.8% Carbon Steel, ASME – PVP Conference, San Antonio, TX , June 1983

H. Ghonem, and J. Kalousek, The Effect of Lubrication and Steering on Rail/Wheel Wear and Contact Fatigue, ASME International Conference on the Economics and Performance of Freight Car Trucks, Montreal, October 1983

H. Ghonem and J. Kalousek, Deformation Characteristics of Pearlitic Rail Steel, Proceedings of the Ninth Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, University of Saskatchewan, May 1983

H. Ghonem, J. Kalousek, and D. H. Stone, On the Characteristics of the Chromium-Molybdenium Bainitic Steel, Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Developments in Specialty Steels and Hard Materials, Pretoria, South Africa, November 1982. Also in Specialty Steels and Hard Materials, ed., J. B. Clark and N. R. Comins, Pergamon Press, Oxford, pp. 259-265, 1983

J. Kalousek, G. Roseval, and H. Ghonem, Lateral Creepage and Its Effect on Wear, Contact Mechanics, eds. J. Kalousek, et al, University of Waterloo Press, pp. 373-394, July 1983

H. Ghonem and J. Kalousek, Observations on Pearlitic Steel Characteristics Associated with Rolling-Sliding Problems, Contact Mechanics, ed. J. Kalousek, et al, University of Waterloo Press, pp. 249-269, July 1983

H. Ghonem, J. Kalousek, D. Stone and E. E. Laufer, Aspects of Plastic Deformation and Fatigue Damage in Pearlitic Steel, ASME Proceedings of the Second International Heavy Haul Conference, Colorado Spring, CO, pp. 25-50, September 1982

H. Ghonem and J. Kalousek, The Use of Angle-of-Attack Measurements to Estimate Rail Wear, in Wheel/Rail Load and Displacement Measurement Techniques, eds. Pin Tong and R. Grief, US Transportation Development Center, Boston, MA., pp. 1310-1334, January 1982

H. Ghonem and J. Kalousek, Longitudinal and Transverse Cracks in Rolling Contract Problems, Proceedings of the Eighth Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, University of Alberta, Vol. 1, May 1981

J. Kalousek, D. E. Parsons and H. Ghonem, Effects of Bainitic Streaks on the Fracture Toughness of the Rail Steel, Proceedings of the 19th Conference on Metallurgy, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, August 1980

H. Ghonem, J. W. Provan and J. Kalousek, Stochastic Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation in Polycrystalline Solids, Proceedings of Seventh Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, University of Sherbrooke, Vol. 1, May 1979

H. Ghonem and J. W. Provan, Stochastic Fatigue Crack Propagation in Polycrystalline Solids, Proceedings of Sixth Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, University of British Columbia, Vol. 1, May 1977

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