Ghazi Asmar teaches courses in the field of solid and structural mechanics, and vibrations. His area of research focuses on the determination of the stress field in loaded isotropic and anisotropic plates containing holes of different shapes. Of particular importance, is the analysis of composite materials which are rapidly becoming the materials of choice for the designer, not only in the aerospace industry, but also in the design of automobiles. This is due to the many advantages that they offer, among others, high strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios, which result in light yet strong structures. However, because of their brittle nature, structures made of composite materials tend to fracture suddenly when loaded by stresses approaching their failure strength. Thus, knowledge of the stress field surrounding cut-outs and discontinuities in loaded composite structures is of prime importance, as these holes give rise to stress concentration. Mathematically, the problem of determining the stress field in any structure containing holes can be very challenging. The problem is compounded in composite structures because of the presence of anisotropy.

Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, 1998.

M.Sc. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, 1993.

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Structures and Mechanics, University of Washington, USA, 1989.

Refereed Journal Articles

Jabbour, T., and Asmar, G. (2009) Stress calculation for plastic helical gears under a real transverse contact ratio, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol.44 (12), p. 2236-2247.

Asmar, G., and Jabbour, T. (2007) Stress Analysis of Anisotropic Plates Containing Rectangular Holes. International Journal of Mechanics and Structures, Vol.2 (1), pp. 51-76.

Jabbour, T., and Asmar, G. (2006) A Multistate Feature-Based Assembly Model. International Journal of Product Development, Vol. 3 ( ¾), pp. 388-403.

Book(s)

Asmar, G. (1998) Stress Analysis of Anisotropic Plates Containing Rectangular Cuts. Ph.D. Dissertation, www.worldcat.org

Conference Proceedings

Chakar, E., Asmar, G. (2009) Analysis of an Isotropic Plate Containing Three Identical Circular Holes Arranged in a Triangular Configuration, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA09), pp.62-67, NDU, Lebanon.

Jabbour, T., Asmar, G., and Ghaith, C. (2006) Analysis of Plastic Helical Gears. Proceedings of ASME, Italy, pp.1-7.

Jabbour, T., and Asmar, G. (2004) A Concurrent Engineering Approach for the Integration of the Function of Design, Manufacture and Assembly. International Mechanical Engineering Conference, Kuwait, pp. 1-13.