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Name: Sami
EL-BORGI Title: Professor of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Director of
the Applied Mechanics and Systems Research Laboratory, Director of the
Computational Mechanics Graduate Program Address: Telephone: (+216) 98 593 005 Fax: (+216) 71 748 843 Email: sami.elborgi@gnet.tn |
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Education: Ph.D., Civil
Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, 1992; Master of
Science, Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA,
1987; Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio, USA, 1985. Research Interests: Fracture
and Contact Mechanics of Functionally Graded Materials; Seismic protection of
civil engineering structures using modern control techniques; Structural
Health Evaluation through Ambient Vibration Testing, Output-only Modal
Identification and Finite Element Updating; Dynamic Modeling and Control of
Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS). Recent Funded Research Projects: P1.
Identification of the modal signature of bridges from
ambient vibration measurements. Research collaboration with Dr. C. Cremona, Central Laboratory for Bridges and Highways
(LCPC), P2.
Semi-active control of seismically excited linear and
hysteretic structures. Research collaboration with Dr. M. Riley and F. Sadek of NIST’s Structures
Division (NIST: National Institute of Standards and P3.
Crack problems in functionally graded materials under
thermo-mechanical loading. Research collaboration with Professor L. Keer of P4.
Conservation of historical mediterrannean
sites by innovative seismic protection techniques (CHIME). Research
Collaboration with Professor Casciati of the
University of Pavia, Italy) and other researchers
from P5.
Wide-range Non-intrusive Devices toward Conservation of
Historical Monuments in the Mediterranean Area (WIND-CHIME). Research
Collaboration with Professor Casciati of the
University of Pavia, Italy and other researchers
from Mediterranean countries. Funding provided by the European Commission
from 2004 until 2007. Amount: 70 000 Euros. P6.
Vibration confinement in seismically excited linear and
hysteretic structures. Research collaboration with Professor A. Nayfeh of Virginia Tech, P7.
Master’s Program in Computational Mechanics at P8.
Ambient vibration-based modal identification and finite
element updating of bridge structures. Principal Investigator. Research
collaboration with Tunisian engineers and Professors. Funding provided by the
Center for Testing and Construction Techniques (Tunisian Ministry of
Infrastructure and Urban Planning) from 2002 until 2004. Amount: 100 000
Tunisian Dinars. P9.
Fracture and Contact Mechanics of Orthotropic
Functionally Graded Materials. Research collaboration with Dr. Serkan Dag, P10.
US-Tunisia Workshop: Research and Educational Advances
in Design and Fabrication of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, December 2006,
Scientific Responsibilities: a)
Member of the editorial board in the following
international journals (since 2003): Journal of Vibration and
Control; International
Journal of Smart Structures and Systems. b)
Reviewed articles for the following international
journals: Journal of Structural Control
and Health Monitoring; Journal of Vibration and
Control; International Journal of Solids
and Structures; Journal of Mechanics and
Materials of Structures; Journal of Sound and Vibration; Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics; Journal of Experimental
Techniques; Journal of Composite Materials; Canadian Journal of Civil
Engineering. c)
Member of the scientific committee for the following
international conferences: Sixth International Symposium
on Functionally Graded Materials ( Third European Conference on
Structural Control ( First International Operational
Modal Analysis Conference ( Fourth World Conference on
Structural Control ( FGM2006: Multiscale
and Functionally Graded Materials Conference ( ICAMEM2006: Third International
Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics ( ICAMEM2008: Fourth
International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
( d)
Appointed by the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education
since Recent Publications: Chapter in books El-Borgi, S.,
Associate Editor of the Mechanics Modeling Chapter, Proceedings of the 6th
International Symposium on Functionally Graded Materials, Articles published international journals J1.
El-Borgi, S., Erdogan, F. and
Hidri, L., "Stress Intensity Factors for a
Crack Arbitrarily Oriented in a Functionally Graded Layer", Ceramic
Transactions, 114:723-730, 2001. J2.
El-Borgi, S., Erdogan, F., Hila, H. and Smaoui, H.,
"Thermo-mechanical Stress Intensity Factors for a Partially Insulated
Crack in a Functionally Graded Medium", Ceramic Transactions,
114:755-762, 2001. J3.
El-Borgi, S., Erdogan, F. and
Ben Hatira, F., "Stress Intensity Factors for
an Interface Crack between a Functionally Graded Coating and a Homogeneous
Substrate", International Journal of Fracture, 123: 139-162, 2003. J4.
El-Borgi, S., Erdogan, F. and
Hidri, L., "A Partially Insulated Embedded
Crack in an Infinite Functionally Graded Medium under Thermo-mechanical
Loading", International Journal of Engineering Science, 42: 371-393,
2004. J5.
Choura, S., El-Borgi S.
and Nayfeh, A., "A Hybrid Control of
Seismically-Excited Structures by Confinement of Vibrations", Journal of
Vibration and Control, 10: 543-560, 2004. J6.
El-Borgi, S., Keer, L. and
Ben Said, W., "An Embedded Crack in a Functionally Graded Coating Bonded
to a Homogeneous Substrate Under Frictional Hertzian
Contact", Wear, An International Journal on the Science and Technology
of Friction, Lubrication and Wear, 257(7-8): 760-776, 2004. J7.
Choura, S., El-Borgi, S.
and Nayfeh, A., "Axial Vibration Confinement
in Nonhomogeneous Rods", Journal of Shock and
Vibration, 12(3): 177-195, 2005. J8.
El-Borgi, S., Smaoui, H., Casciati, F., Jerbi, K. and Kanoun, F., "Seismic Evaluation and Innovative
Retrofit of a Historical Building in J9.
El-Borgi, S., Choura, S., J10.
Najar F., Choura, S., El-Borgi S., Abdel-Rahman
E.M. and Nayfeh A.H. "Modeling and Design of
Variable-Geometry Electrostatic Microactuators",
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 15:
1-15, 2005. J11.
El-Borgi, S., Abdelmoula, R.
and Keer, L. "A Receding Contact Plane Problem
between a Functionally Graded Layer and a Homogeneous Substrate",
International Journal of Solids and Structures, 46: 658-674, 2006. J12.
Baccouch, M., Choura, S., El-Borgi S. and Nayfeh,
A., "On the Selection of Physical and Geometrical Properties for the
Confinement of Vibrations in Non-Homogeneous Beams", ASCE Journal of
Aerospace Engineering, 19(3):158-168, 2006. J13.
El-Borgi, S., Hidri, L. and Abdelmoula, R. "An Embedded Crack in a Graded
Coating Bonded to a Homogeneous Substrate under Thermo-mechanical
Loading", Journal of Thermal Stresses, 29: 439-466, 2006. J14.
El-Borgi, S., Aloulou, W. and
Zghal, A., "Buckling of a Functionally Graded
Coating with an Embedded Crack bonded to a Homogeneous Substrate",
International Journal of Fracture, 142:137-150, 2006. J15.
Ouled Chtiba,
M., Choura, S., El-Borgi, S. and Nayfeh, A.H. "Passive Control of Flexible Structures
by Confinement of Vibrations", Journal of Shock and Vibration,
14(5):321-337, 2007. J16.
F. Najar, S. Choura, E. M. Abdel-Rahman, S.
El-Borgi and A. Nayfeh, "Dynamic Analysis of
Variable-Geometry Electrostatic Microactuators",
Journal of Micromechanics and MicroEngineering,
16:2449–2457, 2006. J17.
Mezghani, B., Tounsi, F., Smaoui, S., Haboura, K., El-Borgi, S., Choura,
S. and Masmoudi, M., "Modelling and Simulation
of a New Micromachined Acoustic Sensor",
Trends in Applied Sciences Research, 1(5):456-466, 2006. J18.
El-Borgi, S., Abdelmoula, R.,
Dag, S. and Lajnef, N.,
"A Surface Crack in a Graded Coating bonded to a Homogeneous Substrate
under General Loading Conditions". Journal of Mechanics of Materials and
Structures, 2(7):1331-1354, 2007. J19.
El-Ouafi Bahlous,
S., Abdelghani, M., Smaoui,
H. and El-Borgi, S., "A Modal Filtering and Statistical Approach for
Damage Detection and Diagnosis in Structures using Ambient Vibrations
Measurements", Journal of Vibration and Control, 13(3):281-308, 2007. J20.
El-Borgi, S., Djemel, M.F.
and Abdelmoula, R., "A Surface Crack in a
Graded Coating bonded to a Homogeneous Substrate under Thermal Loading".
Journal of Thermal Stresses, 31:1-19, 2008. J21.
El-Borgi, S., Neifar, M., Cherif, F, Choura, S. and Smaoui, H., "Modal Identification, Model Updating
and Nonlinear Analysis of a Reinforced J22.
El-Borgi, S., Choura, S., Neifar, M., Majdoub, M.S. and Cherif, D., "Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of a
Historical Building in J23.
El-Borgi, S., Neifar, M., Ben
Jabeur, M., Cherif, D.
and Smaoui, H. "Use of Copper Shape Memory
Alloys in Retrofitting Historical Monuments". Accepted for publication
at the International Journal of Smart Structures and Systems, January 2008. J24.
Aloui, S., Othman, R., Papers presented at
international conferences
C1.
El-Borgi, S., Riley, M., Sadek,
F. and Ayed, N., "Semi-active Control of Linear
and Hysteretic Structures using Variable Viscous and Magnetorheological
Dampers", Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Structural
Control, Paris, France, July 2000. C2.
El-Borgi, S., Zammali, C. and
Tsopelas, P., "Semi-active Control of 3-D Linear
and Hysteretic Structures for Seismic Applications", Proceedings of the
3rd International Workshop on Structural Control, C3.
Ben Ftima, M., Sadek, F., El-Borgi, S. and Riley, M., "Stochastic
Linearization for Control of Hysteretic Structures using C4.
El-Borgi S, Smaoui H., Kanoun F., Gharairi A., Bahlous, S. and Chaouachi L.,
"Output-only Modal Identification and Seismic Evaluation of a Historical
Building in Tunisia", Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on
Structural Control. C5.
El-Borgi S, Sadek F., Jemai B., Walha, M.A. and Riley
M.A., "Semi Active Control of Seismically Excited Hysteretic Structures
using Variable Viscous Dampers", Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference
on Structural Control. C6.
Choura, S., El-Borgi S., Abichou A. and Nayfeh, A.,
"Control of Seismically Excited Structures by Passive Confinement of
Vibrations", Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Structural
Control, C7.
Sadek, F., Ben Ftima, M., El-Borgi, S., McCormick, J. and Riley, M.,
"An Innovative Approach for Controlling Hysteretic Structures Using Static
Output Feedback H¥ Algorithm and Stochastic
Linearization Techniques", Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on
Structural Control. C8.
El-Borgi, S., Erdogan, F. and
Ben Htira, F., "An Interface Crack between a Functionally
Graded Coating and a Homogeneous Substrate under Thermo-mechanical
Loading", Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Functionally
Graded Materials, Beijing, Chine, October 2002. C9.
El-Borgi, S., Erdogan, F. and
Hidri, L., "Crack-Closure Effects on a
Partially Insulated Crack in a Functionally Graded Medium under Thermal
Loading", Proceedings of the International Congress on Thermal Stresses,
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, June 2003. C10.
El-Borgi S., Smaoui, H., C11.
Temimi, H., El-Borgi, S., Choura, S., M. and Sadek, F.,
"Time Delay Effects on Semi-Active Control of Seismically Excited
Nonlinear Structures", Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on
Structural Control, C12.
Ouled Chtiba,
Choura, S., El-Borgi, S. and Nayfeh,
A.H., "Design of Passive Controllers for the Confinement of Structural
Vibrations", Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Structural
Control, C13.
Ouled Chtiba,
Choura, S., El-Borgi, S. and Nayfeh,
A.H., "Hybrid Control of Seismically Excited Structures by Vibration
Confinement", Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Earthquake
Engineering, C14.
Ouled Chtiba,
M., Choura, S., El-Borgi, S. and Nayfeh, A.H.,
"Control of Flexible Structures by Confinement of Vibrations
Using the LQR Optimal Control Approach", Proceedings of the 2nd
International Industrial Engineering Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
December 2004. C15.
Abdelghani, M., Elouafi Bahlous, S., El-Borgi,
S. and Smaoui, H.,
"A Modal Filtering and Statistical Approach for Damage Detection
and Localization in Vibrating Structures under in-operation conditions
", Proceedings of the 2nd European Workshop on Structural Health
Monitoring, Munich, Germany, July 2004. C16.
Dag, S., El-Borgi, S. and
Erdogan, F., "Partial Closure Analysis of a
Surface Crack in a Graded Medium Loaded by a Frictional Flat Stamp”, Accepted
for presentation at the 11th International Congress on Fracture, Italy, April
2005. C17.
El-Borgi, S., Choura, S.,
Ventura, C., Neifar, C., Annabi,
M., Baccouch, M. et Maalej,
R. "Output-Only Modal Identification of Existing Reinforced Concrete
Structures”, Proceedings of the 1st International Operational Modal Analysis
Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 2005. C18.
El-Borgi, S., Choura, S., Neifar, M., Smaoui, H., Majdoub, M.S. and Cherif, D.
"Towards a Rational Methodology for the Seismic Vulnerability Assessment
and Retrofitting of a Historical Building”, Proceedings of the 4th World
Conference on Structural Control, C19.
Choura, S., Yigit, A.S., El-Borgi, S. and Nayfeh,
A.H. "Confinement and Suppression of Vibrations in Linear Time-Varying
Structures”, Proceedings of the 4th World Conference on Structural Control, C20.
Chaabane G., Abdel-Rahman E. M., Nayfeh A.
H., Choura S., El-Borgi S. and Jammoussi
H. “Dynamic Analysis of a Digital Micromirror
Device”, Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress
& Exposition, Chicago, IL, USA, 2006. C21.
Najar F., Choura S., Abdel-Rahman E. M., Nayfeh A. H. El-Borgi S. “A Dynamic Analysis of
Variable-Geometry Electrostatic Microactuators”,
Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and
Dynamics of Structures, Blacksburg VA, USA, August, 2006. C22.
El-Borgi, S., Abdelmoula, R.,
Dag, S. and Lajnef, N.,
"A Surface Crack in a Graded Coating bonded to a Homogeneous Substrate
under General Loading Conditions". Proceedings of the Third
International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics,
C23.
El-Borgi, S., Sellami, M. and
Kallel Kammoun, C24.
Hajj, M.R, Chabalko, C.C.,
Duke, J.C., El-Borgi, S., Elouafi Bahlous, S., and Choura,
S., " Damage
Characterization Through Nonlinear Analysis of Transient Vibrations ",
Proceedings of the 47th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural
Dynamics, and Materials Conference; |
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