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Rafi L. Muhanna

Associate Professor

Presentations

  1. “Interval Based Finite Elements for Uncertainty Quantification in Engineering Mechanics”, Invited lecture at Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA, December 06. 2011.
  2. “Interval Based Finite Elements for Uncertainty Quantification in Engineering Mechanics”, International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP) -Working Conference on Uncertainty Quantification in Scientific Computing, organized by NIST, Boulder, CO, USA, August 1- 4, 2011.
  3. “Interval Finite Elements as a Basis for Generalized Models of Uncertainty in Engineering Mechanics”, Invited lecture at University of South Carolina, Colombia, SC, April 01. 2011.
  4. “Primary and Derived Variables with the Same Accuracy in Interval Finite Elements”, The International workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing “Robust Design-Coping with Hazards, Risk and Uncertainty,”National University of Singapore, Singapore, March 3-5, 2010.
  5. “Interval Estimates of Structural Reliability”, The International workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing “Robust Design-Coping with Hazards, Risk and Uncertainty, “National University of Singapore, Singapore, March 3-5, 2010.
  6. “Finite Element Structural Analysis using Imprecise Probabilities Based on P-Box Representation”, The International workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing “Robust Design-Coping with Hazards, Risk and Uncertainty, “National University of Singapore, Singapore, March 3-5, 2010.
  7. “Interval Estimates of Structural Reliability”, 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2009), Osaka, Japan, September 13-17, 2009.
  8. “Modeling of failure surface of a reinforced concrete slab with fuzzy loading - an interval approach”, The 13th GAMM - IMACS International Symposium on Scientific Computing, Computer Arithmetic and Verified Numerical Computations, University of Texas at El Paso, September 29 - October 3, 2008.
  9. “Exact Hull of Linear Interval Equations with Matrices Arising from Engineering Applications”, The 13th GAMM - IMACS International Symposium on Scientific Computing, Computer Arithmetic and Verified Numerical Computations, University of Texas at El Paso, September 29 - October 3, 2008.
  10. “Interval Finite Elements as a Basis for Generalized Models of Uncertainty in Engineering Analysis”, The Collaborative Research Center 528, German National Science Foundation (DFG), TU Dresden, Germany, June 19, 2007.
  11. “Interval Finite Element Methods: An Overview and Latest Development”, International NSF Workshop on Finite Element Methods and their applications to Science and Engineering. University of Texas, Elpaso, Texas, December 11-15, 2006.
  12. “Boundary Element Analysis of Systems Using Interval Methods”, The NSF Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing, Georgia Tech, Savannah, GA, February 22-24, 2006.
  13. “Interval Finite Element Methods: New Directions”, The NSF Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing, Georgia Tech, Savannah, GA, February 22-24 2006.
  14. “Geometric Uncertainty in Truss Systems: An Interval Approach”, The NSF Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing, Georgia Tech, Savannah, GA, February 22-24, 2006.
  15. “Intervals in Structural Engineering”,Second Scandinavian Workshop on Interval Methods and Their Applications. Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, August 25-27, 2005.
  16. “Finite Element Analysis for Uncertain Structures: An Interval Approach”, The 9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2005), Rome, Italy, June 19-23, 2005.
  17. “Buckling Analysis of Structures with Interval Parameters”, The 2005 SAE World Congress, Reliability and Robust Design in Automotive Engineering, Detroit, Michigan, April 11-14, 2005.
  18. “ Interval Finite Element as a Basis for Generalized Models of Uncertainty in Engineering Mechanics”, The NSF Workshop on Reliable Engineering, Georgia Tech, Savannah, GA, September 15-17, 2004.
  19. “Buckling Analysis of Structures with Uncertain Properties and Loads Using an Interval Finite Element Method”, The NSF Workshop on Reliable Engineering, Georgia Tech, Savannah, GA, September 15-17, 2004.
  20. “ Finite Element Analysis for Structures with Interval Parameters”, The 9th ASCE joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, New Mexico, July 26-28, 2004.
  21. “Information Content, Finite Element Analysis, and Interval Methods”, Validated Computing 2002, A SIAM Workshop, Toronto, Canada, May 23-25, 2002.
  22. “Reliable Engineering Computing”, Invited lecture at Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Structural graduate seminar, November 25, 2003.
  23. “Towards Reliable Engineering Computing-Interval Finite Element Methods”, Sun HPC Consortium, Phoenix, Arizona, November 15-16, 2003.
  24. “Modeling of Engineering Systems under Uncertainty-Interval-Based Approach”, JANNAF Workshop on Simulation-Based Design in the Face of Uncertainty, Huntsville, Alabama, July 20, 2003.
  25. “Penalty-Based Solution for the Interval Finite Element Methods”, First Scandinavian Workshop on Interval Methods and Their Applications, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 14-16, 2003.
  26. “Modeling of Engineering Systems under Uncertainty”, Invited lecture at Petrobras Research Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November, 12, 2002.
  27. “Fundamental Concepts for Interval-based Finite Element Formulations”, Invited lecture at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 01, 2002.
  28. "Critical Issues in the Application of Interval Methods to Finite Element Analysis”, SCAN2002, 10th GAMM - IMACS International Symposium on Scientific Computing, Computer Arithmetic, and Validated Numerics, Paris, France, September, 24-27, 2002.
  29. “ Interval Methods for Finite Element Solution”,The High Performance Computing Systems and Applications, HPCS’2002, IEEE conference, Moncton, Canada, June 16-19, 2002.
  30. “Sharp Rigorous Bounds on Interval Estimates for Finite Solutions with Uncertain Material Properties”, The 2000 NSF Design & Manufacturing Research Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, January 3-6, 2000.
  31. “Sharp Enclosure for Material Uncertainty in Solid and Structural Mechanics-Interval Based Approach, Part II”, The Eighth ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana July 24-26, 2000.
  32. “Sharp Enclosure for Material Uncertainty in Solid and Structural Mechanics-Interval Based Approach, Part I”, The Eighth ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana July 24-26, 2000.
  33. “Sharp Interval Estimates for Finite Element Solutions with Fuzzy Material Properties”, The 14th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, the University of Texas at Austin, May 21-24, 2000.
  34. “Interval-Based Geometric and Material Uncertainty for Mechanics Problems”, The 13th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division Conference, the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, June 13-16, 1999.
  35. “Interval based Methods for Load and Stiffness Uncertainty in Computer-Aided Analysis”, The 1999 NSF Design & Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA, January 5-8, 1999.
  36. “Interval Based Finite Element Methods”, Recent Advances in Numerical Methods and Applications, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1999.
  37. “Calculation of Stress Intensity Factors with Fuzzy Loading”, The 4-th International Conference on Stochastic Structural Dynamics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA, Aug. 6-8, 1998.
  38. “Structural Analysis with Fuzzy-Based Load Uncertainty”, The 7th ASCE EMD/STD Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, WP I, MA. August 7-9, 1996.
  39. “Modeling Geometric Uncertainties of Continuum Structures for Reliability Assessment Purposes”, ISUMA-NAFIPS’95, September 17-20, 1995.
  40. “Local Building Materials and a New System for Houses and Buildings”, The First Symposium on Quality Control of Structures and Building Materials, United Nations, Sana'a, Yemen, January 1990.
  41. “Finite Element in Shells, A New Assumed Natural Strain Formulation of the Shallow Shell Element”, Invited lecture at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, June 5, 1992.
  42. “Conventional Masonry Building Materials in Contemporary Structural Systems”, Invited lecture at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, April 22, 1992.
  43. “Building Materials and Development of Ductile Brick”, Invited lecture at Northwestern University, NSF Center for Science and Technology of Advanced Cement-Based Materials, Evanston IL, March 15, 1992.
  44. “The Policies of Planning and Design of Earthquake Resistant Constructions”, United Nations Symposium on December '82 Earthquake Relief and Reconstruction Program, Sana'a, Yemen, April 1989.
  45. “New Aspects of a Traditional Material”, Symposium of Low Cost Rural Housing, Dara'a, Syria, September 1982.