Scott Zacek, David Brandyberry, Anthony Klepacki, Chris Montgomery, Maryam Shakiba, Michael Rossol, Ahmad Najafi, Nancy Sottos, Philippe Geubelle, Craig Przybyla, George Jefferson, “Transverse Failure of Unidirectional Composites: Sensitivity to Interfacial Properties.” 2020, DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-40562-5_12. [Link]Mentioned inPhys.org/News
Submitted Journal Papers
Reza Sepasdar, Scott Case, Maryam Shakiba, “A 3-D Micro-Mechanical Framework to Study Damage Propagation and Failure of Printed Discontinuous Fiber-Reinforced Composites.”
Aimane Najmeddine, Maryam Shakiba, “Physics and chemistry-based constitutive framework for thermo-chemically aged elastomer using the phase-field approach.” [arXiv Link]
Published Papers
Reza Sepasdar, Anuj Karpatne, Maryam Shakiba, “A Data-Driven Approach to Full-Field Damage and Failure Pattern Prediction in Microstructure-Dependent Composites using Deep Learning.” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2022. [arXiv Link, Link]
Maryam Shakiba, Aimane Najmeddine, “Physics-based Constitutive Equation for Thermo-Chemical Aging in Elastomers based on Crosslink Density Evolution.” Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Accepted.[arXiv Link]
Aimane Najmeddine, Zhen Xu, Gehui Liu, Zacary L. Croft, Guoliang (Greg) Liu, Alan R. Esker, Maryam Shakiba, “Physics and Chemistry-based Constitutive Modeling of Photo-oxidative Aging in Semi-Crystalline Polymers.” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2022, DOI:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2022.111427. [Link]
Mojtaba Ziyadi, Hasan Ozer, Maryam Shakiba, Imad L. Al-Qadi, “Vehicle Excess Fuel Consumption due to Pavement Deflection.” Road Materials and Pavement Design, 2022, DOI:10.1080/14680629.2022.2027264.
Reza Sepasdar, Maryam Shakiba, “Micromechanical Study of Multiple Transverse Cracking in Cross-Ply Fiber-Reinforced Composite Laminates.” Composite Structures, 2022, DOI:10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.114986. [Link]
Maryam Shakiba, “Detecting Transverse Cracks Initiation in Composite Laminates via Statistical Analysis of Sensitivity Data.” Mechanics Research Communications, 2021, DOI:10.1016/j.mechrescom.2021.103701. [Link]
Aimane Najmeddine, Maryam Shakiba, “Micromechanical Study of Porosity Effects on the Coupled Moisture-Mechanical Responses of Viscoelastic Asphalt Concrete.” ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2021, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001969. [Link]
Abril Yu-Shan, Maryam Shakiba, “Flooded Pavement: A Numerical Investigation of Saturation Effects on Asphalt Pavement Structures.” The Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, 2021, DOI:10.1061/JPEODX.0000276. [Link]
Reza Sepasdar, Maryam Shakiba, “Overcoming the Convergence Difficulty of Cohesive Zone Models through a Newton-Raphson Modification Technique.” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2020, DOI:10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.107046. [Link]
Aimane Najmeddine, Maryam Shakiba, “Impact of Void Morphology on the Mechanical Response of Time-Dependent Heterogeneous Media: A Numerical Investigation Approach.” ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2020, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003252. [Link]
Maryam Shakiba, David R. Brandyberry, Scott Zacek, Philippe H. Geubelle, “Transverse Failure of Carbon Fiber Composites: Analytical Sensitivity to the Distribution of Fiber/Matrix Interface Properties.” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2019, DOI:10.1002/nme.6151. [Link]
Maryam Shakiba, Masoud K. Darabi, and Dallas N. Little. “The Effect of Pore Water Pressure on the Response of Asphalt Concrete.” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2017, DOI: 10.3141/2631-13.[Link]
Maryam Shakiba, Imad L. Al-Qadi, Angeli Gamez, Dallas N. Little, “Introducing realistic tire-pavement contact stresses into Pavement Analysis using Nonlinear Damage Approach (PANDA).” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2017, DOI:10.1080/10298436.2016.1141412.[Link]
Maryam Shakiba, Hasan Ozer, Mojtaba Ziyadi, Imad L. Al-Qadi, “Mechanics Based Model for Predicting Structure-Induced Rolling Resistance (SRR) of the Tire-Pavement System.” Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 2016, DOI: 10.1007/s11043-016-9313-0.[Link]
Maryam Shakiba, Masoud K. Darabi, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, “A Thermodynamic Framework for the Constitutive Modeling of Coupled Moisture-Mechanical Induced Damage in Partially Saturated Viscous Porous Media.” Mechanics of Materials, 2016, DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2016.02.005.[Link]
Maryam Shakiba, Masoud K. Darabi, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Taesun You, Eyad A. Masad, Dallas N. Little, “Three-dimensional Microstructural Modeling of Coupled Moisture-Mechanical Response of Asphalt Concrete.” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2015, DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2015.1007239.[Link]
Maryam Shakiba, Masoud K. Darabi, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Eyad A. Masad, Dallas N. Little, “Microstructural Modeling of Asphalt Concrete using a Coupled Moisture-Mechanical Constitutive Relationship.” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2014.08.012.[Link]
Maryam Shakiba, Masoud K. Darabi, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Eyad A. Masad, Dallas N. Little, “Constitutive Modeling of the Coupled Moisture-Mechanical Response of Particulate Composite Materials with Application to Asphalt Concrete.” ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2014, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000841.[Link]
Maryam Shakiba, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Masoud K. Darabi, Taesun You, Eyad A. Masad, Dallas N. Little, “A Continuum Coupled Moisture-Mechanical Damage Model for Asphalt Concrete.” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2013, DOI:10.3141/2372-09.[Link]
M. M. Alinia, A. Gheitasi, Maryam Shakiba, “Postbuckling and Ultimate State of Stresses in Steel Plate Girders.” Thin-Walled Structures Journal, 2011, DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2010.12.008, (Among top 25 hottest articles, 2012 TWS).[Link]
M. M. Alinia, Maryam Shakiba, H. R. Habashi, “Shear Failure Characteristics of Steel Plate Girders.” Thin-Walled Structures Journal, 2009, DOI:10.1016/j.tws.2009.06.002. (Among top 25 hottest articles, 2010 TWS).[Link]
Published Conference Proceedings
MarwaYacouti, MaryamShakiba, “NumericalInvestigationofShape-memoryZirconia-reinforced Metal-matrix Composite for Energy Dissipation and High-Temperature Applications.” Accepted, Proceedings of the American Society for Composites–Thirty-seventh Technical Conference.
Sina Niazi, Aimane Najmeddine, Maryam Shakiba, “A 3D Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Additively Manufactured Aligned Discontinuous Fiber-Reinforced Composites.” Accepted, Proceedings of the American Society for Composites–Thirty-seventh Technical Conference.
Marwa Yacouti, Maryam Shakiba. “Numerical Simulation of Superelastic Zirconia-Reinforced Metal Composite for Energy Dissipation Applications.” Proceedings of the American Society for Composites—Thirty-sixth Technical Conference, 2021, DOI:10.12783/asc36/35795. [Link]
Luis Hernandez, Reza Sepasdar, Maryam Shakiba. “Sensitivity of Crack Formation in Fiber-Reinforced Composites to Microstructural Geometry and Interfacial Properties.” Proceedings of the American Society for Composites—Thirty-fifth Technical Conference, 2020, DOI:10.12783/asc35/34954. [Link]
Talks/Seminars
Vanderbilt University, Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate students virtual seminar, Apr. 2022.
the University of California Irvine, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department seminar, Apr. 2022.
University of Colorado Boulder, Aerospace Engineering Department seminar, March 2022.
San Diego State University, Mechanical Engineering Department seminar, March 2022.
Virginia Tech, Macromolecules Innovation Institute (MII), Solvay seminar series, Feb. 2022.
University of Wisconsin Madison, Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials seminar series, virtual, Feb. 2022.
University of Colorado Boulder, Rocky Mountain Mechanics seminar series, Feb. 2022.
University of California San Diego, Structural Engineering graduate students seminar, Feb. 2022.
Duke University, Seminar to Prof. Dolbow’s research group, November 2021.
Virtual Seminar, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics Department, Virginia Tech, February 2021.
Virtual Seminar hosted by Prof. Pedro Camanho with a broad audience from Portugal, UK, Belgium, and France, November 2020.
NASA Langley Research Center, September 2020.
Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), March 2019.
2nd Computational Materials Modeling Workshop, Virginia Tech, October 2018.
Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics Department, Virginia Tech, October 2018.
Materials SGA Workshop: Resilient Infrastructure, Virginia Tech, September 2017.
Department of Aerospace Engineering, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, November 2015.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, December 2015.
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, March 2015.
Kent Weekly Seminar, Illinois Center for Transportation, November 2014. [link]
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2014.
Student Research Week, Texas A&M University, April 2013.
Civil Engineering Student Research Symposium, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, May 2011.
Conference presentations
Keynote. Maryam Shakiba. “Transverse Crack Characterization of Fiber-Reinforced Composites: High- fidelity, and Data-Driven based Methods.” WCCM-APCOM, 2022.
Aimane Najmeddine, Maryam Shakiba. “Constitutive Framework for Thermo-chemically Aged Elastomer Based on Crosslink Density and Phase-field Approach to Brittle Fracture.” 19th USNCTAM, 2022.
Reza Sepasdar, Maryam Shakiba, A Data-Driven Approach to Predict Full-Field Nonlinear Stress Distribution and Crack Path in Fiber-reinforced Composites.” 19th USNCTAM, 2022.
Maryam Shakiba, Reza Sepasdar. “3-D Microstructural Modeling of Damage Propagation in Additively Manufactured Discontinuous Fiber-Reinforced Composites.” ASCE-EMI, 2022.
Aimane Najmeddine, Maryam Shakiba. “Physics-Based Constitutive Equation for Thermo-Chemically Aged Elastomers Based on Crosslink Density Evolution.” ASCE-EMI, 2022.
Marwa Yacouti, Maryam Shakiba. “Multifunctional ZirconiaReinforced Metal-Matrix Composite for Energy Dissipation and High Temperature Applications.” ASCE-EMI, 2022.
Maryam Shakiba, Reza Sepasdar. “A Data-Driven Approach to Predict Full-Field Nonlinear Stress Distribution and Crack Path in Microstructural Representation of Composites.” MRS Spring meeting, 2022.
Aimane Najmeddine, Zhen Xu, Guoliang (Greg) Liu, Alan R. Esker, Maryam Shakiba. “Physics-based Constitutive Modeling of Photo-oxidative Aging of Semi-Crystalline Polymers based on Chemical Characterization Techniques.” MACH virtual poster session, 2022.
Marwa Yacouti, Maryam Shakiba. “Multifunctional Zirconia-reinforced Metal-matrix Composite for Energy Dissipation and High-Temperature Applications.” MACH virtual poster session, 2022.
Maryam Shakiba. “Microstructural Modeling of Additively Manufactured Fiber-Reinforced Composites.” MII Technical Conference & Review, 2022.
Bilin Tong, Maryam Shakiba, Wenjing Xue, Gerardo W. Flintsch, Brian K. Diefenderfer. “Three-Dimensional Finite Element Modeling and Discussion of Cold Central Plant Recycling (CCPR) Pavements in Accelerated Pavement Testing.” TRB 2022.
Aimane Najmeddine, Maryam Shakiba. “Physics-based Constitutive Equation for Thermo-Chemical Aging in Elastomers based on Crosslink Density Evolution.” SES, Virtual poster session, 2021.
Maryam Shakiba, Reza Sepasdar. “A Deep Learning Approach to Predict Full-Field Stress Distribution and Crack Path in Fiber-reinforced Composites.” 1st MMLDT-CSET, 2021.
Marwa Yacouti, Maryam Shakiba. “Numerical Simulation of Superelastic Zirconia-Reinforced Metal Composite for Energy Dissipation Applications.” ASC, —36th Technical Conference, 2021.
Reza Sepasdar, Maryam Shakiba. “An Image-Based Deep Learning Approach to Predict Crack in 2D Representations of Composites.” USNCCM, 2021.
Aimane Najmeddine, Maryam Shakiba. “Effects of Porosity Structure on the Moisture-Mechanical Damage Responses of a Viscoelastic Multiphase Medium.” Biot-Bažant Conference, 2021.
Marwa Yacouti, Maryam Shakiba. “Numerical Simulation of Superelastic Zirconia-reinforced Metal Composite for Energy Dissipation Applications.” EMI, 2021.
Maryam Shakiba, Reza Sepasdar. “Transverse Crack Propagation and Density in Fiber-reinforced Polymer Laminates.” EMI, 2021.
Maryam Shakiba, Reza Sepasdar, Luis Hernandez. “Mesoscale Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis of Heterogeneous and Additively Manufactured Materials.” MACH, 2021.
Luis Hernandez, Reza Sepasdar, Maryam Shakiba. “Sensitivity of Crack Formation in Fiber-Reinforced Composites to Microstructural Geometry and Interfacial Properties.” American Society for Composites—35th Technical Conference, 2020.
Reza Sepasdar, Luis Hernandez, Samuel Sherry, Matthew Hebdon, Maryam Shakiba. “Characterization of Steel/Epoxy Adhesive Bond Exposed to Environmental Conditions” The Adhesion Society Annual Meeting 2020.
Philippe Geubelle, David Brandyberry, Maryam Shakiba, Xiang Zhang. “Multiscale Analysis and Design of Heterogeneous Materials: Sensitivity Analysis and Reduced-Order Modeling: Part 2.” IMECE 2019.
Philippe Geubelle, David Brandyberry, Maryam Shakiba, Xiang Zhang. “Multiscale Analysis and Design of Heterogeneous Materials: Sensitivity Analysis and Reduced-Order Modeling: Part 1.” IMECE 2019.
Aimane Najmeddine, Maryam Shakiba. “Effect of Porosity on Coupled Moisture-Mechanical Damage of Heterogeneous Viscoelastic Materials.” SES 2019.
Maryam Shakiba, Aimane Najmeddine. “Multi-Physics Modeling of Time-Dependent Materials.” (poster presentation), SES 2019.
Reza Sepasdar, Maryam Shakiba. “Newton-Raphson Modification for Fast Convergence of Cohesive Interfaces.” USNCCM 2019.
Aimane Najmeddine, Maryam Shakiba. “Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling of Microstructural Representation of Dissipative Particulate Porous Composite Materials.” EMI 2019.
Maryam Shakiba, Angeli Gamez, Imad Al-qadi, Dallas Little. “Effects of Realistic Tire–Pavement Contact Stresses on Pavement Nonlinear Responses.” EMI 2019.
Aimane Najmeddine, Maryam Shakiba. “Voids Structures Effects on the Mechanical Response of Asphalt Concrete.” TRB 2019.
Aimane Najmeddine, Maryam Shakiba. “Effects of Porosity Characteristics on the Coupled Moisture-Mechanical Response of Asphalt Concrete.” EMI 2018.
Maryam Shakiba, Scott Zacek, David Brandyberry, Philippe Geubelle. “Transverse Failure of Carbon Fiber Laminate Composites: Analytical Sensitivity with respect to the Distribution of Cohesive Model Properties.” EMI 2017.
Maryam Shakiba, Philippe Geubelle, Scott Zacek, David Brandyberry. “Transverse Failure of Carbon Fiber Composites: Analytical Sensitivity with respect to the Distribution of Fiber/Matrix Interface Properties.” MACH 2017.
Maryam Shakiba, Masoud K. Darabi, and Dallas N. Little. “The Effect of Pore Water Pressure on the Response of Asphalt Concrete.” TRB 2017.
Hasan Ozer, Mojtaba Ziyadi, Maryam Shakiba, Imad L. Al-Qadi, “Empirical-Mechanistic Based Model for Structural Pavement-Vehicle Interaction.” TRB 2016.
Hasan Ozer, Maryam Shakiba, Mojtaba Ziyadi, Imad L. Al-Qadi, “Structure-Induced Rolling Resistance of Tire-Pavement System.” ASCE Airfield and Highway Pavement Conference 2015.
Maryam Shakiba, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Masoud K. Darabi, Eyad A. Masad, Dallas N. Little, “Constitutive Modeling of Couple Moisture-Mechanical Induced Damage Response of Asphalt Concrete.” USNCTAM 2014.
Maryam Shakiba, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Masoud K. Darabi, Taesun You, Eyad A. Masad, Dallas N. Little, “A Continuum Coupled Moisture-Mechanical Damage Model for Asphalt Concrete.” TRB2013.
Maryam Shakiba, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, “A Thermodynamic Formulation of Moisture-Induced Damage in Asphaltic Material.” EMI 2012.
Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Maryam Shakiba, Eyad A. Masad, Dallas N. Little, “Macro-Micro Computational Modeling of Coupled Moisture-Mechanical Damage in Asphaltic Materials.” EMI 2012.
Masoud K. Darabi, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Maryam Shakiba, Eyad A. Masad, “A Thermodynamically Consistent Framework for Modeling the Coupled Viscoelastic, Viscoplastic, Viscodamage, and Healing Behavior of Biomaterials.” EMI 2011.
Technical Reports
Jaime A. Hernandez, Angeli M. Gamez, Maryam Shakiba, Imad Al-Qadi, “Numerical Prediction of Three-Dimensional Tire-Pavement Contact Stresses.” ICT-17-004, Texas A&M University, 2017.
Masoud K. Darabi, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Eyad A. Masad, Dallas N. Little, Emad Kassem, Sun-Myung Kim, Maryam Shakiba, Eisa Rahmani, “PANDA: Pavement Analysis Using Nonlinear Damage Approach,” Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 2013.
Software Development
UMAT: User MATerial subroutine in Abaqus/Standard (extensive numerical algorithms and constitutive equations have been implemented and tested in Abaqus/Standard through the use of UMAT material subroutine in order to model the quasi-static damage and plasticity behavior of modern engineering materials).
UEL: User ELement subroutine in Abaqus/Standard that includes coupling between diffusion, phase-field damage, and different hyperelastic constitutive equations.
Nonlinear cohesive IGFEM: Interface-enriched Generalized Finite Element Method which includes an FE-based finite element framework with the capabilities of non-conforming mesh with elements up to two interfaces, cohesive zone interfacial model, nonlinear damage and plasticity models, analytical sensitivity.
PANDA: Pavement Analysis using a Nonlinear Damage Approach is a finite element computational code that can be used to model the damage response of asphaltic materials and pavements under different mechanical and environmental loading conditions.
PUI: PANDA User Interface is an interface preparing the finite element input file for PANDA by receiving input data from an engineer, developed using Visual Studio Code.