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Magd Abdel Wahab

Magd Abdel Wahab

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
75
Citations
17218
World Ranking
291
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Magd Abdel Wahab is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a significant focus on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Mechanical Engineering. Additional areas of study include Materials Chemistry and Control and Systems Engineering.

Their work covers a range of topics, such as Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, Mechanical Stress and Fatigue Analysis, Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Vibration and Dynamic Analysis, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, and Non-Destructive Testing Techniques.

Recent published papers include:

  • An improved Artificial Neural Network using Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm for damage assessment in FGM composite plates (2021), Composite Structures
  • Improved ANN technique combined with Jaya algorithm for crack identification in plates using XIGA and experimental analysis (2020), Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • A Sinh Cosh optimizer (2023), Knowledge-Based Systems
  • Vibration and buckling optimization of functionally graded porous microplates using BCMO-ANN algorithm (2022), Thin-Walled Structures
  • A novel version of Cuckoo search algorithm for solving optimization problems (2021), Expert Systems with Applications

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Tribology International
  • Composite Structures
  • Advances in Engineering Software
  • Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)

Magd Abdel Wahab has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • Samir Khatir
  • Thanh Cuong-Le
  • Thanh Bui-Tien
  • Can Wang
  • Hoang-Le Minh

Their contributions to book publications are associated with a variety of publishers. Seven titles have been published with Springer Nature, including proceedings of international conferences on fracture, fatigue, wear, and numerical modelling in engineering from 2020 to 2023.

Additionally, six titles have appeared with Trans Tech Publications Ltd. eBooks, covering conference abstracts and research topics from 2024 to 2025.

Two book titles were published under Advances in Science and Technology, reflecting work related to international conferences in 2024 and 2025.

Best Publications

  • Damage detection in bridges using modal curvatures: application to a real damage scenario

    M.M. Abdel Wahab;G. De Roeck

  • Modelling anomalous moisture uptake, swelling and thermal characteristics of a rubber toughened epoxy adhesive

    W.K. Loh;A.D. Crocombe;M.M. Abdel Wahab;I.A. Ashcroft

  • A refined quasi-3D isogeometric analysis for functionally graded microplates based on the modified couple stress theory

    Hoang X. Nguyen;Tuan N. Nguyen;M. Abdel-Wahab;S.P.A. Bordas;S.P.A. Bordas

  • An improved Artificial Neural Network using Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm for damage assessment in FGM composite plates

    Samir Khatir;Samir Khatir;Samir Tiachacht;Cuong Le Thanh;Emad Ghandourah

  • Isogeometric analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite plates using higher-order shear deformation theory

    P. Phung-Van;M. Abdel-Wahab;K.M. Liew;S.P.A. Bordas

  • Damage modelling of adhesively bonded joints

    Cdm Liljedahl;AD Crocombe;Magd Abdel Wahab;IA Ashcroft

  • Fatigue in Adhesively Bonded Joints: A Review

    M. M. Abdel Wahab

  • An efficient artificial neural network for damage detection in bridges and beam-like structures by improving training parameters using cuckoo search algorithm

    H. Tran-Ngoc;S. Khatir;G. De Roeck;T. Bui-Tien

  • Nonlinear transient isogeometric analysis of smart piezoelectric functionally graded material plates based on generalized shear deformation theory under thermo-electro-mechanical loads

    Phuc Phung Van;Loc Tran Vinh;Ajm Ferreira;H. Nguyen-Xuan

  • Finite element analysis of fretting wear under variable coefficient of friction and different contact regimes

    Tongyan Yue;Magd Abdel Wahab;Magd Abdel Wahab

  • Structural health monitoring using modal strain energy damage indicator coupled with teaching-learning-based optimization algorithm and isogoemetric analysis

    Samir Khatir;Magd Abdel Wahab;Magd Abdel Wahab;Djilali Boutchicha;Tawfiq Khatir

  • Analysis of laminated composite plates integrated with piezoelectric sensors and actuators using higher-order shear deformation theory and isogeometric finite elements

    P. Phung-Van;P. Phung-Van;L. De Lorenzis;Chien H. Thai;M. Abdel-Wahab

  • Prediction of fretting fatigue crack initiation and propagation lifetime for cylindrical contact configuration

    Reza Hojjati-Talemi;Magd Abdel Wahab;Jan De Pauw;Patrick De Baets

  • Model Updating for Nam O Bridge Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Genetic Algorithm.

    H. Tran-Ngoc;S. Khatir;G. De Roeck;T. Bui-Tien

  • A simple four-unknown shear and normal deformations theory for functionally graded isotropic and sandwich plates based on isogeometric analysis

    Chien H. Thai;A.M. Zenkour;A.M. Zenkour;M. Abdel Wahab;H. Nguyen-Xuan;H. Nguyen-Xuan

  • Porosity-dependent nonlinear transient responses of functionally graded nanoplates using isogeometric analysis

    P. Phung-Van;P. Phung-Van;Chien H. Thai;H. Nguyen-Xuan;H. Nguyen-Xuan;M. Abdel Wahab;M. Abdel Wahab

  • Fretting fatigue crack nucleation: A review

    Nadeem Ali Bhatti;Magd Abdel Wahab;Magd Abdel Wahab

  • An isogeometric approach for size-dependent geometrically nonlinear transient analysis of functionally graded nanoplates

    Phuc Phung Van;A. J. M. Ferreira;H. Nguyen-Xuan;Magd Abdel Wahab;Magd Abdel Wahab

  • Damage identification in reinforced concrete structures by dynamic stiffness determination

    J Maeck;M Abdel Wahab;B Peeters;G De Roeck

  • Crack identification method in beam-like structures using changes in experimentally measured frequencies and Particle Swarm Optimization

    Samir Khatir;Kevin Dekemele;Mia Loccufier;Tawfiq Khatir

  • Modelling the environmental degradation of adhesively bonded aluminium and composite joints using a CZM approach

    Cdm Liljedahl;AD Crocombe;Magd Abdel Wahab;IA Ashcroft

  • Size-dependent isogeometric analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite nanoplates

    P. Phung-Van;Qui X. Lieu;H. Nguyen-Xuan;H. Nguyen-Xuan;M. Abdel Wahab;M. Abdel Wahab

Frequent Co-Authors

Hung Nguyen-Xuan
Hung Nguyen-Xuan Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
G. De Roeck
G. De Roeck KU Leuven
Bart Peeters
Bart Peeters Siemens (Belgium)
Stéphane Bordas
Stéphane Bordas University of Luxembourg
Akram Alfantazi
Akram Alfantazi Khalifa University
P. Phung-Van
P. Phung-Van Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH)
António J.M. Ferreira
António J.M. Ferreira University of Porto
Tinh Quoc Bui
Tinh Quoc Bui Duy Tan University
Weidong Zhu
Weidong Zhu University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Chien H. Thai
Chien H. Thai Ton Duc Thang University

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