Dr. Abdelouahed Tounsi

Research Faculty

Dr. Abdelouahed Tounsi has more than 25 years of researches in the field of composite structures and shear deformation theories of plates and shells.

• Educational background (Ph.D. - granting institution and year of completion)

- PhD in Mechanics of structures from university of Sidi Bel Abbes (Algeria) in 2002.

• Notable awards or achievements (if any)

Pr. Abdelouahed Tounsi was nominated as a Highly Cited Researcher 2017 and 2018 of 1% in the category “Engineering” (http://highlycited.com).

Highly Cited Researcher 2021 By AD Scientific Index: https://www.adscientificindex.com/highly-cited-researcher/?country_code=dz

• Editorial roles or appointments (if any)

- Associate Editor in; Advances in Nano Research Journal and The Open Civil Engineering Journal.

- Regional Editors in Recent Patents on Engineering Journal and Current Nanomaterials Journal.

Selected Publications: Up to 5 key publications from the last 5 years

- Chitour, M., Bouhadra, A., Bourada, F., Mamen, B., Bousahla, A.A., Tounsi, A., Tounsi, A., Salem, M.A., Khedher, K.M. (2024), “Stability analysis of imperfect FG sandwich plates containing metallic foam cores under various boundary conditions”, Structures, 61, 106021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.106021

- Gawah, Q., Bourada, F., Al-Osta, M.A., Tahir, S.I., Tounsi, A., Yaylaci, M. (2024), “An improved first-order shear deformation theory for wave propagation analysis in FG-CNTRC beams resting on a viscoelastic substrate”, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219455425500105

- Meftah, S.A., Aldosari, S.M., Tounsi, A., Cuong-Le, T., Khedher, K.M., Alluqmani, A.E. (2024), “Simplified homogenization technique for nonlinear finite element analysis of in-plane loaded masonry walls”, Engineering Structures, (In press).

- Tounsi, A., Hadj Mostefa, A., Bousahla, A.A., Tounsi, A., Ghazwani, M.H., Bourada, F., Bouhadra, A. (2023), “Thermodynamical bending analysis of P-FG sandwich plates resting on nonlinear visco-Pasternak’s elastic foundations”, Steel and Composite Structures, 49(3), 307-323. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2023.49.3.307

- Van Vinh, P., Van Chinh, N., Tounsi, A. (2022), “Static bending and buckling analysis of bi-directional functionally graded porous plates using an improved first-order shear deformation theory and FEM”, European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, 96, 104743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2022.104743

Academic Profiles: Links to your Google Scholar and Scopus profiles

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