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DR. Mostefa Bourchak
Assistant Professor, Aeronautical Dept., King Abdulaziz Univ.
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Education |
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Degree |
Field |
Institution |
Year |
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PhD |
Aerospace Engineering |
University of Bristol |
2007 |
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MPhil |
Aerospace Engineering |
University of Bristol |
2003 |
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BEng(Hons) |
Aerospace Engineering |
University of Bristol |
2000 |
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Service in KAU |
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Date of
original appointment: |
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Number of years of service: |
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Years |
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From |
To |
Academic Rank |
Department |
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27/01/2008 Ongoing |
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Assistant Professor |
Aeronautical Engineering |
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Other Related Experience
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Courses Taught |
Composite Structures Design. University of Bristol, MEng (Hons)
Aerospace Eng.
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Thesis Supervised |
1. |
Fatigue Damage and life assessment of CFRP
composites using Acoustic Emission, 2006 MEng (Hons)
Aerospace Eng. |
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2. |
Fatigue Damage accumulation, failure criteria &
SN curves for carbon fibre composites based on damage assessment by
Acoustic, 2005 MEng (Hons) Aerospace Eng. |
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3. |
Composite Fatigue Damage Monitoring using
Potential Difference, 2004 MEng (Hons) Aerospace Eng. |
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4. |
Composite Fatigue Damage Monitoring using
Thermal Imaging, 2003 MEng (Hons) Aerospace Eng. |
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Industrial Experience |
1 year |
Rotorcraft
Dynamics Engineer. Helicopter vibration analysis and HUMS systems,
2007-2008 |
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1 year |
Aircraft Simulation Engineer.
Updating A/C simulators to latest authorities standards, 2000-2001 |
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2 years |
Air Force Cadet,
1992-1994 |
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Consulting,
Funded Research Projects and Patents |
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1. |
Fatigue Life Prediction of Composite Materials Under Complex
Loading. GR/R47998/01. University of Bristol+Agusta-Westland+Dowty
Propellers |
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2. |
Composite manufacturing using RIFT technique. University of Bristol+
Rolls Royce |
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3. |
HUMS Systems and Rotor Track and Balance. DTI UK. KTP006245.
University of Bristol+Helitune Ltd+UK Department of Trade and
Industry |
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States or
countries in which professionally licensed or certified |
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Scientific and professional societies of which a member |
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Society |
Rank |
Member Since |
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Royal Aeronautical Society |
ARAeS |
2003 |
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Institute of
Materials, Minerals and Mining |
Graduate |
2004 |
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3. |
Chartered Management Institute |
Student |
2007 |
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Honours and Awards |
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Awarded Scholarship from Algerian Air Force to do CPL pilot license |
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Awarded UK EPSRC
fund to complete PhD |
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Institutional
and professional service in the last five years
(administration, committees, units, etc.) |
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President of
University of Bristol Student Islamic Society 2002-2003 |
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Percentage of time available for academic activities |
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Research: |
40 |
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Teaching: |
50 |
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Other
academic activities: |
10 |
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Percentage of
time committed to the program:
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100 |
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1. Oct 2007
”MFR: A New Helitune Rotor Track and Balance (RTB)Algorithm”
6th
Helitune
International User
Conference, Munich, Germnay. |
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2. |
June 2008
”Nanocomposites damagecCharachterization using Finite Element
Analysis” ICON008, P-381, Jeddah,
KSA. |
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3. |
May 2004 ”Acoustic
Emission Study of damage accumulation in CFRP composites under block
loading” ECCM11, B014, Rhodes,
Greece. |
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4. |
Sept 2004 ”Methods
of monitoring fatigue damage under block loading in CFRP composites”
CompTest 2, Bristol, UK. |
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May 2006
”Monitoring Damage Propagation in CFRP composites subjected to
Spectrum Loading using Acoustic Emission”
CISGM4, Tlemcen, Algeria. |
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July 2006 ”Fatigue
Damage Accumulation, failure criteria & SN curves for Carbon Fibre
Composites Based on Damage Assessment by Acoustic Emission”
ICCE-14, Colorado, USA. |
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Mar 2007 ”Acoustic
Emission Energy as a damage parameter for CFRP composites”
29(3), 457-470, International Journal
of Fatigue. |
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