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College / Department

College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Teaching areas

Materials Science, Manufacturing Processes, Solid Mechanics

Research areas

Advanced Material Processing & Engineering, Advanced Metal Forming, Friction Stir Welding and Processing

Education

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Jordan, Jordan, 2001
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, USA, 2005
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, USA, 2008

Professional experience

Consolidated Consultants, Jordan, Mechanical Engineer, 2001-2003
University of Kentucky, USA, Post-Doctoral Scholar, 2008-2008
University of Kentucky, USA, Research & Teaching Assistant, 2003-2008

Memberships

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)

Contact

bdarras@aus.edu
+971 6 515 2590

Dr. Basil Darras

Associate Professor
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky (Lexington), USA

Basil M. Darras was a post-doctoral scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky. His areas of research and teaching interest are solid mechanics, manufacturing processes and materials processing. He is also a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).

Publications

H. Hegab, B. Darras & H. Kishawy; “Towards Sustainability Assessment of Machining Processes”, Journal of Cleaner Production (Accepted)
A. Naser & B. Darras; entitled "Micro-hardness prediction of friction stir processed magnesium alloy via response surface methodology", Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures ( Accepted)
B. Darras, F. Abed, A. Abdul-Latif & S. Pervaiz; “Experimental Investigation of Deformation in 5083 Marine-grade Aluminum Alloy at Elevated Temperatures”, ASM Journal of Materials Engineering and PerformanceVol. 24(4) ( 2015) pp. 1663-1668
E. Kishta, F. Abed & B. Darras; "Nonlinear Finite Element Simulation of Friction Stir Processing of Marine Grade 5083 Aluminum Alloy",Engineering Transactions Vol. 62 (4) (2014) pp. 313-328
B. Darras, I. Deiab & A. Naser; “Prediction of Friction Stir Processed AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Micro-hardness Using Artificial Neural Networks” , Advanced Materials Research Vol. 1043 (2014) pp. 91-95.
B. Darras & E. Kishta; “Submerged Friction Stir Processing of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy”, Materials and Design Vol. 47 (2013) pp. 133-137.
B. Darras, F. Abed, S. Pervaiz & A. Abdu-Latif; “Analysis of Damage in 5083 Aluminum Alloy Deformed at Different Strain Rates”, Materials Science & Engineering A Vol. 568 (2013) pp. 143-149.
S. Pervaiz, I. Deiab & B. Darras; “Power Consumption and Tool Wear Assessment for Machining Titanium Alloys”, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing Vol. 14 (6) (2013) pp. 925-936.
M.R. Murshed, B. ud Duja, S.Ranganathan, & B. Darras; “Design Maps and Shape Optimization of a Prototype Vehicle Chassis”, Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 367 (2013) pp. 101-105.
S. Pervaiz, I. Deiab, B. Darras, A. Rashid & M. Nicolescu ; “Performance Evaluation of TiAlN- PVD Coated Inserts for Machining Ti-6Al-4V under Different Cooling Strategies”, Advanced Materials ResearchVol. 685 (2013) pp. 68-75.
B. Darras, “A Model to Predict the Resulting Grain Size of Friction-Stir-Processed AZ31 Magnesium Alloy”, ASM Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 21 (7) (2012), pp. 1243-1248
B. Darras, M. Hassan & M. Khraisheh, “Numerical Study on The Effect of Process Parameters on Material Flow in Friction Stir Processing”, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applications of Traditional and High-Performance Materials in Harsh Environments , Sharjah, U.A.E. (2010).
B. Darras & M. Khraisheh, “Analytical Modeling of Strain Rate Distribution during Friction Stir Processing”, ASM Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 17(2) (2008) pp. 168-177.
B. Darras, M. Khraisheh, F. Abu-Farha & M. Omar; “Friction Stir Processing of AZ31 Commercial Magnesium Alloy"; Journal of Materials Processing Technology Vol. 191(1-3) (2007) pp. 77-81
B. Darras, M. Omar & M. Khraisheh; “Experimental Thermal Analysis of Friction Stir Processing”; Materials Science Forum Vols. 539-543 (2007) pp. 3801-3806
M. Khraisheh, B. Darras, P. Kalu, M. Adams-Hughes & N. Chandra; “Correlation between the Microstructure and Forces Generated during Friction Stir Processing of AA5052”; Materials Science Forum Vols. 475-479 (2005) pp. 3043-3046
M. Nazzal, M. Khraisheh & B. Darras; “Finite Element Modeling and Optimization of Superplastic Forming Using Variable Strain Rate Approach”; ASM Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vols. 13(6) (2004) pp. 691-699
A. Naser & B. Darras; "Experimental investigation of Mg/SiC composite fabrication via friction stir processing”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Vol. 91 (2017) pp. 781-790
E. Kishta & B. Darras; “Experimental investigation of underwater friction-stir welding of 5083 marine-grade aluminum alloy”, Proc IMechE Part B: J Engineering ManufactureVol. 230(3) (2016) pp. 458–465

Conference Presentations

B. Darras, S. Pervaiz & I. Deiab; ?Power consumption and tool wear assessment for machining titanium alloys?, presented at the International Symposium on Green Manufacturing and Applications (ISGMA 2012) (Jeju, South Korea) ( August 2012)
B. Darras, ?Prediction of the Resulting Grain Size of Friction Stir Processed AZ31 Magnesium Alloy?, presented at Advances in Materials & Processing Technologies (AMPT 2010) Conference (Paris, France) (October 2010)
B. Darras & M. Khraisheh, ?Friction Stir Processing: a Tool to Produce Nanocrystalline Sheet Metals?, presented as a poster in the International Workshop of Nanomaterials (Lexington, KY) (2004).
B. Darras & M. Khraisheh, ?Friction Stir Processing?, presented at the 3rd International Conference on Structural Stability & Dynamics (Orlando, FL) (June 2005).
M. Khraisheh, F. Abu-Farha, M. Nazzal & B. Darras; ?Integrated Approach to Superplastic Forming of Advanced Materials?; was presented as a poster in the DMII-MPM NSF Conference (St Louis, MO) (2006).
B. Darras & M. Khraisheh, ?Thermo-Mechanical Investigation of Friction Stir Processing of 5052 Aluminum Sheets?, presented as a poster in the TMS annual meeting (Orlando, Florida) (March 2007).
B. Darras & M. Khraisheh, ?Modeling of Strain Rate Distribution during Friction Stir Processing?, was presented at the 18th AEROMAT conference (Baltimore, MD) (June 2007).
B. Darras, M. I. Ali & M. Khraisheh, ?Numerical Study on the Effect of Process Parameters on Material Flow in Friction Stir Processing?, presented at the 4th International Conference on Applications of Traditional and High Performance Materials in Harsh Environments (American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE) (March 2010)

Awards and Honors

General Electric (GE) Research Grant, 2014
Kentucky Graduate Scholarship by University of Kentucky to present a research paper at the 3RD International Conference on Structural Stability & Dynamics (Orlando-Florida) (June 2005).
Science and Engineering Research Grant,Emirates Foundation, 2010
Kentucky Graduate Scholarship by University of Kentucky to present a poster at the TMS 2007 meeting (Orlando-Florida) (March 2007).
Faculty Research Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2010

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