Mechanical Engineering Engineer

Mahdi Salavatian

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Spokane valley, Washington 99216 tel. 509-***-****

US Permanent resident

Education

Pullman, WA,USA

****- **** *****ngton State University

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 4/4 (Outstanding PhD student of the

department)

Thesis : Shear Degradation In Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials Due to Matrix

Damage

Tehran, Iran

2003-2006 Tarbiat Modares University

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Applied design), GPA: 17.8/20 (1st class honours)

Thesis: Fatigue crack growth simulation and modeling of the transient elasto-dynamic

response of a cylindrical tube to internal gaseous detonation

Tehran, Iran

1999-2003 Iran University of Science &Technology

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 16.15/20 (3rd class honours)

Work Experience

09/2009 – Present Washington State University, Composite Lab, Research assistant Pullman, WA

• Design a new shear test method for fiber reinforced laminate. The proposed specimens have the

advantages of easy fabrication and using standard test fixtures.

• Introduce the first analytical closed form solution of the damaged laminate including internal cracks

traction. The proposed model is the only model that can predict the experimental shear modulus

reduction accurately.

• Develop a modified Digital Image Correlation technique for the experimental strain measurement near

the free edges. The proposed technique improved the strain accuracy up to 42%.

• Develop a health monitoring technique in fiber reinforced using Hollow Fibers filled with x-ray

penetrant. This technique holds strict advantages over other methods as it is both quick for

evaluation and economical for implementation in the aircraft structures.

• Develop a continuum damage model for fiber reinforced laminates and create a UMAT subroutine

program in ABAQUS. The proposed model was the first damage model for fiber reinforced laminates

including the shear degradation due to unilateral effect.

10/2006 – 07/2009 Tehran, Iran

Sazeh Consultants Company, Senior Stress Engineer

• Lead stress analysis Engineer: develop engineering instruction for Piping design & stress analysis

• Mechanical Design & Preparation of the Strength Calculation for pressure vessel, towers, tanks and

reactors using ASME Section VIII division 1 and 2.

• The stationary equipment design team leader.

• Technical Vendor Assistance. Review vendor mechanical and welding documents.

• Technical construction assistance in vendor shop.

09/2004 – 07/2008 Power Plant Repair Co., Structural analysis consultant (part time) Karaj,Iran

• Develop a process for bent rotor straightening by hot spot method. The process reduced the

straightening time 70% and increased final accuracy 50%.

• Failure analysis and fatigue life assessment of T240-370 generator rotor fan blades. The analysis

showed the design shortcoming was the main reason of blades failure in three power plants.

10/2005 – 10/2006 Tehran, Iran

Rahpooyan Educational center, Lecturer (part time)

Mahdi Salavatian

16621 E Indiana Ave, Apt G202 e-mail: ***********@*****.***

Spokane valley, Washington 99216 tel. 509-***-****

US Permanent resident

• Fracture mechanics, Finite element & ANSYS

Skills

Software: MATLAB, some Fortran and VB, MAPLE, ANSYS, ABAQUS, PATRAN, NASTRAN,

SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, AutoCAD, FLUENT, GAMBIT, OSM, Franc3D, AFgrow, Nasgrow, PDMS,

CaesarII, PVELITE, FEPIPE, Compress.

Technical: Familiar with FAA composite aircraft structures requirements.

Good understanding and knowledge of: Composite materials and their properties, ASTM standards for

mechanical testing of composites, Composite Materials Handbooks (CMH-17 and MIL-HDBK-17-3F).

Certification: Adhesive Bond Failure Forensics (FAA), Project Management Professional (Behran Oil Co.)

Awards/Activities

Prestigious 2013 Washington State University President Leadership Award (May 2013)

Department of Material and mechanical engineering Outstanding Researcher Award (January 2014)

American Society for composites (ASC) PhD Scholarship Award (September 2013)

Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Finalist Student Award

(March 2013)

SAMPE Student research symposium- Best PhD student Award (third place, May 2013)

American Society for composites Students’ Simulation Award (September 2013)

Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) best PhD student Poster Award (October 2013)

Washington State University Graduate & Professional Student Association Excellent Researcher

Award (January 2014)

Founder of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)

Student Chapter at Washington State University.

President of the WSU-SAMPE Student Chapter (2012-2014)

Member of the Challenge Organization Team of the 2014 American Society for composites student’s

finite element simulation challenge. Other members: Dr. Kishore Pochiraju (Stevens Institute of

Technology), Dr. Endel Iarve (U of Dayton Research Institute), Dr. Bazle Haque (U of Delaware).

Reviewer: Journal of Composite Materials.

Publication

18 peer reviewed publication, 8 conference presentations. A detailed list of publications is available

upon request.

1. Salavatian M, Smith LV. The effect of transverse damage on the shear response of fiber

reinforced laminates. Composites Science and Technology 2014; 95:44-49.

2. Salavatian M, Smith LV. An Improved analytical model for shear modulus for fiber reinforced

laminates with damage. Composites Science and Technology 2014; 105:9-14.

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