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301
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Mayo D. Hersey Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Michael M. Khonsari is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on engineering, with a particular concentration in mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, civil and structural engineering, materials chemistry, and automotive engineering.

The scientist's work spans various topics including:

  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Gear and bearing dynamics analysis
  • Fire effects on concrete materials
  • High temperature alloys and creep
  • Additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies
  • Tribology and lubrication engineering
  • Additive manufacturing materials and processes

Michael M. Khonsari has contributed frequently to a range of publication venues, including:

  • International Journal of Fatigue
  • Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures
  • Lubricants
  • Tribology International
  • Journal of Tribology

Among their recent papers are:

  • On the running-in nature of metallic tribo-components: A review, 2021, Wear
  • Directional interfacial motion of liquids: Fundamentals, evaluations, and manipulation strategies, 2020, Tribology International
  • The application of digital image correlation (DIC) in fatigue experimentation: A review, 2022, Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures
  • A theoretical calculation of stacking fault energy of Ni alloys: The effects of temperature and composition, 2021, Computational Materials Science
  • Experimentally verified prediction of friction coefficient and wear rate during running-in dry contact, 2022, Tribology International

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Ali Mahmoudi
  • K. P. Lijesh
  • Arash P. Jirandehi
  • Mohammad A. Amooie
  • Elaheh Azizian-Farsani

Recognitions received by Michael M. Khonsari include:

  • Mayo D. Hersey Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2011
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1999

Best Publications

  • Applied Tribology: Bearing Design and Lubrication

    M. M. Khonsari;E. R. Booser;Francis E. Kennedy

  • On the thermodynamic entropy of fatigue fracture

    M. Naderi;M. Amiri;M. M. Khonsari

  • An Experimental Investigation of Dimple Effect on the Stribeck Curve of Journal Bearings

    Xiaobin Lu;M. M. Khonsari

  • The Stribeck Curve: Experimental Results and Theoretical Prediction

    Xiaobin Lu;M. M. Khonsari;E. R. M. Gelinck

  • On the thermodynamics of degradation

    Michael D Bryant;M. M. Khonsari;F. F. Ling;F. F. Ling

  • Experimental investigation of tribological performance of laser textured stainless steel rings

    Y. Qiu;M.M. Khonsari

  • On the Prediction of Cavitation in Dimples Using a Mass-Conservative Algorithm

    Y. Qiu;M. M. Khonsari

  • On the Thermodynamics of Friction and Wear―A Review

    Mehdi Amiri;Michael M. Khonsari

  • Experimental testing and thermal analysis of ball bearings

    Jafar Takabi;M.M. Khonsari

  • Validation simulations for the variational approach to fracture

    A. Mesgarnejad;B. Bourdin;M.M. Khonsari

  • Rapid determination of fatigue failure based on temperature evolution: Fully reversed bending load

    M. Amiri;M.M. Khonsari

  • Film Thickness and Asperity Load Formulas for Line-Contact Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication With Provision for Surface Roughness

    M. Masjedi;M. M. Khonsari

  • On the Performance of Finite Journal Bearings Lubricated with Micropolar Fluids.

    M. M. Khonsari;D. E. Brewe

  • Hydrodynamic Analysis of Compliant Foil Bearings With Compressible Air Flow

    Z.-C. Peng;M. M. Khonsari

  • Asperity micro-contact models as applied to the deformation of rough line contact

    Ali Beheshti;M.M. Khonsari

  • On the effect of surface roughness in point-contact EHL: Formulas for film thickness and asperity load

    M. Masjedi;M.M. Khonsari

  • Dissipated thermal energy and damage evolution of Glass/Epoxy using infrared thermography and acoustic emission

    M. Naderi;A. Kahirdeh;M.M. Khonsari

  • Numerical optimization of texture shape for parallel surfaces under unidirectional and bidirectional sliding

    Cong Shen;M.M. Khonsari

  • Applied Tribology: Bearing Design and Lubrication: Bearing Design and Lubrication

    Michael M. Khonsari;E. Richard Booser

  • A Thermohydrodynamic Analysis of Foil Journal Bearings

    Z-C. Peng;M. M. Khonsari

  • Thermohydrodynamic Analysis of Laminar Incompressible Journal Bearings

    M. M. Khonsari;J. J. Beaman

  • Lubricants and Lubrication

    Michael M. Khonsari;E. Richard Booser

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott Bair
Scott Bair Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael R. Lovell
Michael R. Lovell Marquette University
Shuai Shao
Shuai Shao Auburn University
Majdi Mansouri
Majdi Mansouri Sultan Qaboos University
Nima Shamsaei
Nima Shamsaei Auburn University
Martin Hartl
Martin Hartl Brno University of Technology
Michel Fillon
Michel Fillon University of Poitiers
Francis E. Kennedy
Francis E. Kennedy Dartmouth College
Hong Yang
Hong Yang Southeast University
Youwen Yang
Youwen Yang Jiangxi University of Science and Technology

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