A Hamid Sheikh

Associate Professor

Phone: +61 8 830 36450
Email: ahsheikh@civeng.adelaide.edu.au
Room: EM111, Engineering Mathematics Building

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Personal

Academic Qualifications

Ph.D., Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1995
M.E., Structural Engineering, University of Calcutta, India, 1987
B.E., Civil Engineering, University of Calcutta, India, 1985

Area of Specialisation

Computational Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Employment History

January 2008 - Present, Associate Professor, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Adelaide, Australia

November 2007 - December 2007, Professor, Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

February 2006 - October 2007, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aalborg University, Denmark

May 2003 - July 2003, Visiting Researcher, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, UK

June 2002 - November 2007, Associate Professor, Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

June 1998 - June 2002, Assistant Professor, Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

December 1994 - June 1998, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mechanics and Drawing, Bengal Engineering College (Deemed University), Shibpur, India

October 1993 - December1994, Lecturer, Department of Applied Mechanics and Drawing, Bengal Engineering College (Deemed University), Shibpur, India

February 1993 - October 1993, Structural Engineer, Gherzi Eastern Limited, Calcutta, India

Professional Affiliations

Member, Institute of Engineers (India)

Publications

Books

1. M. Mukhopadhyay and A. H. Sheikh, Matrix and Finite Element Analyses of Structures, ANE Publication, India, 2004.

Journal Articles

1. A. H. Sheikh and M. Mukhopadhyay, Analysis of stiffened plates with arbitrary planform by the general spline strip method, Computers and Structures, Vol. 42(1), 53-67, 1992.

2. G. Sinha, A.H. Sheikh and M. Mukhopadhyay, A new finite element model for the analysis of arbitrary stiffened shells, Finite Element in Analysis and Design, Vol. 12, pp. 241-271, 1992.

3. A. H. Sheikh and M. Mukhopadhyay, Free vibration analysis of stiffened plates with arbitrary planform by the general spline strip method, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 162(1), 147-164, 1993.

4. A. H. Sheikh and M. Mukhopadhyay, Transverse vibration of plate structures with elastically restrained edges by spline finite strip method, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, ASME, Vol. 115 (July), 295-302, 1993.

5. A. H. Sheikh and M. Mukhopadhyay, Forced vibration of plates with elastically restrained edges by spline finite strip method, Trans. JSME (Japan), Series C, Vol. 36 (3), 301-306, 1993.

6. D. Venugopal Rao, A. H. Sheikh and M. Mukhopadhyay, A finite element large deflection analysis of stiffened plates, Computers and Structures, Vol. 47(6), 987-993, 1993.

7. S.R. Rao, A. H. Sheikh and M. Mukhopadhyay, Large amplitude finite element flexural vibration of plates/stiffened plates, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 96(3), 3250-3257, 1993.

8. M. Mukhopadhyay and A. H. Sheikh, Large amplitude vibration of horizontally curved beam: A finite element approach, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 180, No. 2, pp. 239-251, 1995.

9. A. H. Sheikh and M. Mukhopadhyay, Large amplitude free flexural vibration of stiffened plates, AIAA Journal, Vol. 34(11), 2377-2383, 1996.

10. S. Haldar, A.H. Sheikh and S.K. Sarkar, Finite element analysis of composite folded plates with elastically restrained edges, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 18(7), 622-641, 1999.

11. A.H. Sheikh and M. Muhkopadhyay, Geometric nonlinear analysis of stiffened plates by the spline finite strip method, Computers and Structures, Vol. 76, 765-785, 2000.

12. M. Mukhopadhyay and A.H. Sheikh, A new plate bending element for the analysis of thin plates of arbitrary shapes, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 5(2), 337-354, 2000.

13. A.H. Sheikh, P. Topdar and S. Halder, An appropriate FE model for through-thickness variation of displacement and potential in thin/moderately thick smart laminates, Composite Structures, Vol. 51(4), 401-409, 2001.

14. A.H. Sheikh and P. Dey, A new triangular element for the analysis of thick and thin plates, Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 17, 667-673, 2001.

15. A. H. Sheikh and M. Mukhopadhyay, Linear and nonlinear transient vibration analysis of stiffened plate structures, Finite Element in Analysis and Design, Vol. 38, 477-502, 2002.

16. A.H. Sheikh, S. Haldar and D. Sengupta, A high precision shear deformable element for the analysis of laminated composite plates of different shapes, Composite Structures, 55(3), 329-336, 2002.

17. A.H. Sheikh, A new concept to include shear deformation in a curved beam element, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 128(3), 406-410, 2002.

18. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, A new triangular plate bending element based on higher order shear deformation theory for flexural vibration analysis of composite plates, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol. 2(2), 163-184, 2002.

19. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Transverse vibration of stiffened plates subjected to in-plane loads, Journal Aerospace Engineering, Institute of Engineers, India, Vol. 83, May, 1-5, 2002.

20. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Vibration and dynamic instability of stiffened plates subjected to in-plane harmonic edge loading, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol. 2(2), 185-206, 2002.

21. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Parametric instability of stiffened plates subjected to uniform edge loading, Journal Aerospace Engineering, Institute of Engineers, India, Vol. 83, 45-48, 2002.

22. A.H. Sheikh, S. Haldar and D. Sengupta, Vibration of plates in different situations using a high precision shear deformable element, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 253(2), 329-345, 2002.

23. A.H. Sheikh, S. Haldar and D. Sengupta, A high precision shell element with shear deformation for the analysis of isotropic and composite shell, International Journal of Computational Engineering Science, Vol. 3(3), 227-290, 2002.

24. S. Haldar, D. Sengupta and A.H. Sheikh, A high precision shear deformable element for free vibration analysis of isptropic trapezoidal plate, Journal of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineers, India, Vol. 83, 259-266,2003.

25. S. Haldar, D. Sengupta and A. H. Sheikh, Free vibration analysis of composite right angle triangular plate using a shear flexible element, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 22(3), 229-255, 2003.

26. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Buckling and vibration of stiffened plates subjected to partial edge loading, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 45(1), 73-93, 2003.

27. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Dynamic instability of stiffened plates subjected to non-uniform harmonic in-plane loading, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 262(5), 1171-1189, 2003.

28. A.H. Sheikh and A. Chakrabarti, A new plate bending element based on higher order shear deformation theory for the analysis of composite plates, Finite Element in Analysis and Design, Vol. 39(9), 883-903,2003.

29. P. Topdar, A.H. Sheikh and N. Dhang, Finite element analysis of composite and sandwich plates using a continuous inter-laminar shear stress model, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, Vol. 5, 207-231, 2003.

30. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Buckling and vibration of stiffened plates subjected to in-plane concentrated load, International Journal of Structural Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 45(1), 685-704, 2003.

31. S. Haldar, M.C. Manna and A.H. Sheikh, Static analysis of isotropic thin/thick skew plates by finite element method, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 8(2), 245-254, 2003.

32. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Buckling of laminated composite plates by a new element based on higher order shear deformation theory, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Vol. 10(4), 303-317, 2003.

33. M.C. Manna, S. Haldar and A.H. Sheikh, Free vibration of isotropic thick/thin plates using a sub-parametric shear deformable element, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 8(3), 441-448, 2003.

34. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Dynamic instability of stiffened plates with cutout subjected to in-plane uniform edge loading, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol. 3(3), 391-403, 2003.

35. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Parametric Instability of Stiffened Plates with Cutouts, Journal of Aeronautical Society of India, Vol. 55(4), 2003. Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies

36. A.H. Sheikh, P. Dey and D Sengupta, Vibration of thick and thin plates using a new triangular element, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 129(11), 1235-1244, 2003.

37. A.H. Sheikh, S. Haldar and D. Sengupta, Free flexural vibration of composite plates in different situations using a high precision triangular element, Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol. 10(3), 371-386, 2004.

38. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Transverse vibration of stiffened plates with cutouts subjected to in-plane forces, Journal of Shock and Vibration, Vol. 11(1), 9-19, 2004.

39. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Parametric instability of stiffened plates, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 9(1), 169-180, 2004.

40. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, A new triangular element to model inter-laminar shear stress continuous plate theory, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 60(7), 1237-1257, 2004.

41. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Vibration of laminate faced sandwich plate by a new refined element, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 17(3), 123-134, 2004.

42. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Behavior of laminated sandwich plates having interfacial imperfections by a new refined element, Computational Mechanics, Vol. 34(2), 87-98, 2004.

43. S.J. Hossain, P.K. Sinha and A.H. Sheikh, A finite element formulation for the analysis of laminated composite shells, Computers and Structures, Vol. 82(20/21), 1623-1638, 2004.

44. P. Topdar, A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, An efficient hybrid plate model for analysis and control of smart sandwich laminates, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 193(42-44), 4591-4610, 2004.

45. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Analysis of skew composite plates using a new triangular element based on higher order shear deformation theory, Journal of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineers, India, Vol. 85, 77-83, 2004.

46. A.H. Sheikh, S. Haldar and D. Sengupta, A high precision shear flexible element for vibration of composite shell, Journal of Shock and Vibration, Vol. 11(5/6), 585-596, 2004.

47. A.H. Sheikh, An efficient model for the incorporation of shear deformation in spline finite strip analysis of composite plates, International Journal of Computational Methods, Vol. 1(3), 491-505, 2004.

48. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Analysis of imperfect composites and sandwich laminates subjected to in-plane partial edge loading, International Journal of Computational Methods, Vol. 2(2), 181-200, 2005.

49. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Buckling of laminated sandwich plates subjected to partial edge compression, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 47(3), 418-436, 2005.

50. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Analysis of laminated sandwich plates based on inter-laminar shear stress continuous plate theory, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 131(4), 377-384, 2005.

51. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Vibration of imperfect composite and sandwich laminates with in-plane partial edge load, Composite Structures, Vol. 71(2), 199-209, 2005.

52. S. Haldar and A.H. Sheikh, Free vibration analysis of isotropic and composite folded plates using a shear deformable element, Finite Element in Analysis and Design, Vol. 42(2), 208-226, 2005.

53. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Dynamic stability of stiffened plates with cutout subjected to harmonic in-plane partial edge loading, International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 10(4), 403-417, 2005.

54. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Dynamic instability of laminated sandwich plates using an efficient finite element model, Thin-walled Structures, Vol. 44(1), 57-68, 2006.

55. S.N. Patel, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Buckling and dynamic instability analysis of stiffened shell panels, Thin-walled Structures, Vol. 44(13), 321-333, 2006.

56. S.N. Patel, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Dynamic instability analysis of laminated composite stiffened shell panels subjected to in-plane harmonic edge loading, International Journal of Structural Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 22(4), 2006.

57. Anupam Chakrabarti and Abdul Hamid Sheikh, Dynamic instability of laminated sandwich plates subjected to in-plane partial edge loading. Ocean Engineering Journal, Vol. 33(17-18), 2287-2309, 2006.

58. M.C. Manna, A.H. Sheikh and R. Bhattacharyya, A compressible finite element model for hyperelastic members under different modes of deformation, International Journal of Structural Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 24, No. 2, 227-245, 2006.

59. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Buckling of composite laminates subjected to in-plane partial edge compression using a refined plate theory, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 25, No. 11, 1189-1204, 2006.

60. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Vibration and buckling of laminated sandwich plates having interfacial imperfections, European Journal of Mechanics, Part A - Solid, Vol. 25, No. 6, 981-995, 2006.

61. A. Chakrabarti, P. Topdar and A.H. Sheikh, Vibration of pre-stressed laminated sandwich plates with interfacial imperfections, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, ASME, Vol. 128, No. 6, 673-681, 2006.

62. P. Topdar, A.H. Sheikh and N. Dhang, Response and control of smart laminates using a refined hybrid plate model, AIAA Journal, Vol. 44, No. 11, 2636-2644, 2006.

63. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Vibration of composites and sandwich laminates subjected to in-plane partial edge loading, Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 67, No. 6, 1047-1057, 2007.

64. P. Topdar, A.H. Sheikh and N. Dhang, Vibration characteristics of smart composite/sandwich laminates using a refined hybrid plate model, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 49, No. 11, 1193-1203, 2007.

65. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Buckling of laminated sandwich plates using an efficient plate model, International Shipbuilding Progress, Vol. 54, No. 1, 63-81, 2007.

66. S.N. Patel, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Dynamic instability analysis of stiffened shell panels subjected to partial edge loading along the edges, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 49, No. 12, 1309-1324, 2007.

Conference Articles

1. A.H. Sheikh and M. Muhkopadhyay, Spline finite strip analysis of dock gate structures, Third National Conference on Dock and Harbor Engineering, REC, Surathkal, December 6-9, 1989.

2. A.H. Sheikh and M. Muhkopadhyay, Spline finite strip method in stiffened plated structures, International Conference on Advances in Structural Testing, Analysis and Design, Bangalore, July 29 - August 3, 1990.

3. A.H. Sheikh and D. Sengupta, An alternative approach to include shear deformation in spline finite strip method for the analysis of thick and laminated composite plates, International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, IIT, Kharagpur, December 1-5, 1998.

4. A.H. Sheikh, An appropriate model for the analysis of thin/moderately thick smart laminated composite plates, International Conference on Mechanics of Structures, Materials and Systems, University of Wollongong, Australia, February 17-19, 1999.

5. A.H. Sheikh and M. Mukhopadhyay, Geometric nonlinear analysis of thin plates of arbitrary shapes, Mathematical Modelling of Nonlinear Systems, IIT, Kharagpur, December 9-11, 1999.

6. S. Haldar, D. Sengupta and A.H. Sheikh, A high precision shear flexible locking free triangular element for the analysis of plates of different shapes, Second Structural Engineering Convention, IIT, Bombay, January 5-8, 2000.

7. A.H. Sheikh, A locking free horizontally curved beam element of arbitrary shape with shear deformation, Second Structural Engineering Convention, IIT, Bombay, January 5-8, 2000.

8. S. Haldar, D. Sengupta and A.H. Sheikh, Flexural vibration of thick-thin right angle triangular plates using a high precision triangular Mindlin plate element free from shear locking, International Conference on Mathematical Modelling, University of Roorkee, January 29-31, 2001.

9. A. Chakrabarti, S.K. Sengupta and A.H. Sheikh, A new plate bending element based on higher order shear deformation theory for the analysis of very thin to thick composite laminates, National Conference on Applicable Mathematics in Wave Mechanics and Vibrations, Jalpaiguri, March 17-19, 2001.

10. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Dutta, A.H. Sheikh, Vibration and stability analysis of eccentrically stiffened plates, National Conference on Applicable Mathematics in Wave Mechanics and Vibrations, Jalpaiguri, March 17-19, 2001.

11. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Stability analysis of stiffened plates by finite element method, International Conference on Industrial Mathematics, IIT, Madras, August 12-14, 2001.

12. S. Haldar, D. Sengupta and A.H. Sheikh, Free vibration analysis of cylindrical shell panels by finite element method, Structural Engineering Convention, University of Roorkee, October 29-31, 2001.

13. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, A new plate bending element to implement Reddy's higher order shear deformation theory for the analysis of composite plates, International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, IIT, Kharagpur, December, 27-30, 2001

14. P. Topdar, A.H. Sheikh and N. Dhang, A continuous inter-laminar shear stress model for the analysis of laminated composite plates, International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, IIT, Kharagpur, December, 27-30, 2001

15. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Parametric instability of stiffened plate subjected to uniform edge loading, International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, IIT, Kharagpur, December, 27-30, 2001

16. S.J. Hossain, P.K. Sinha and A.H. Sheikh, A new shell element based on Koiter's shell theory with shear deformation for laminated composite shells, International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, IIT, Kharagpur, December, 27-30, 2001

17. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Dynamic instability of stiffened plate subjected to uniform edge loading, International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, IIT, Kharagpur, January, 2-4, 2002

18. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Vibration and dynamic stability of stiffened plates subjected to in-plane harmonic edge loading, Second International Conference on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ASEM'02), Taejon, Korea, August, 21-23, 2002

19. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Prediction of natural frequencies of stiffened plates with square cutouts subjected to in-plane forces, Second International Conference on Structural Stability and Dynamics (ICSSD'02), Singapore, December, 16-18, 2002

20. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Vibration and dynamic instability of stiffened plates with cutout, International Conference on Ship and Ocean Technology (STOT-2002), IIT, Kharagpur, December, 18-20, 2002.

21. A. Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, A new triangular element based on layer wise zigzag theory for the analysis of composite panels having sandwich construction, International Conference on Ship and Ocean Technology (STOT-2002), IIT, Kharagpur, December, 18-20, 2002.

22. S Haldar, M.C. Manna and A.H. Sheikh, Static analysis of isotropic tapered plates by finite element method, International Conference on Ship and Ocean Technology (STOT-2002), IIT, Kharagpur, December 18-20, 2002.

23. P. Topdar and A.H. Sheikh, Finite element analysis of smart laminated plate; a new hybrid approach, International Conference on Ship and Ocean Technology (STOT-2002), IIT, Kharagpur, December, 18-20, 2002.

24. A. Chakrabarti, S.K. Sengupta and A.H. Sheikh A.H. (2003). Static and vibration analysis of composite plates based on a refined first order shear deformation theory using a new element. National Conference on Wave Mechanics and Vibration, Jalpaiguri, April 15-17, 2003.

25. S.N. Patel, P.K. Datta, A.H. Sheikh, Vibration and buckling of composite curved panels using a degenerated shell element, National Conference on Emerging Trends in Structural Mechanics and Composites, NIT, Rourkela, November 1-2, 2003.

26. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Dutta and A.H. Sheikh, Vibration of eccentrically stiffened plate with cutouts subjected to partial edge load at both ends, Structural Engineering Convention - An International Meet (SEC-2003), IIT, Kharagpur, December, 12-14, 2003.

27. P. Topdar, A.H. Sheikh and N. Dhang, Finite element analysis and deflection control of smart laminated plates: A new efficient approach, Structural Engineering Convention - An International Meet (SEC-2003), IIT, Kharagpur, December, 12-14, 2003.

28. A. Chakrabarti, S.K. Sengupta and A.H. Sheikh, Analysis of composite plates with interfacial slips by a new element based on refined higher order plate theory, Structural Engineering Convention - An International Meet (SEC-2003), IIT, Kharagpur, December, 12-14, 2003.

29. P. Dey and A.H. Sheikh, A new triangular element for the analysis of composite plates, 21st International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (XXI ICTAM), Warsaw, Poland, August 15-21, 2004.

30. A.H. Sheikh and P. Topdar, A new hybrid plate model for response and control of smart laminates, The 7th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology (CST 2004), Lisbon, September, 7-9, 2004.

31. Pijush Topdar and A. H. Sheikh, A refined hybrid plate model for static/dynamic response and control of smart laminated plates, Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) , NIT Rourkela, December 27-30, 2004.

32. S.N. Patel, P.K. Datta, A.H. Sheikh, Dynamic stability of composite stiffened plates, International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, IIT, Kharagpur, December 28-30, 2004.

33. A.K.L. Srivastava, P.K. Datta and A.H. Sheikh, Vibration of stiffened plates with cutout subjected to partial edge loading, International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, IIT, Kharagpur, December 28-30, 2004.

34. S.N. Patel, P.K. Datta, A.H. Sheikh, Dynamic stability analysis of laminated composite stiffened cylindrical shell panels, National Conference on Composite Component Construction, JNTU College of Engineering, Kakinada, September 12-13, 2005.

35. S.N. Patel, P.K. Datta, A.H. Sheikh, Dynamic stability analysis of cross-ply laminated composite stiffened plate subjected to in-plane edge loading, Structural Engineering Convention - An International Meet (SEC-2005), IISc Bangalore, December 14-16, 2005.

36. S.N. Patel, P.K. Datta, A.H. Sheikh, Dynamic stability analysis of angle-ply composite stiffened plate, Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Conference, IIT, Kharagpur, December 14-17, 2005.

37. S.N. Patel, P.K. Datta, A.H. Sheikh, Dynamic instability analysis of composite stiffened plate with cutouts, National Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, February 10-11, 2006.

38. Suhas C. Vanmane, Abdul Hamid Sheikh, Asokendu Samanta, Finite element post-buckling analysis of plates with initial imperfection, Second International Conference on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, ISBN: 81-89866-16-8, IIT Guwahati, December 8 -10, 2006.

39. Anupam Chakrabarti and A.H. Sheikh, Vibration of pre-stressed laminated sandwich plates having interfacial imperfections, CENeM-2007, Bengal Engineering and Science University, January 11-14, 2007.

40. A.H. Sheikh and O.T. Thomsen, A thin-walled composite beam element for open and closed sections, 16th International Conference on Composite Materials, Kyoto, Japan, July 8-13, 2007.

41. A.H. Sheikh, P.H. Bull and J.A. Kepler, A simple shell model for simulation of localized impact on GFRP laminates, 16th International Conference on Composite Materials, Kyoto, Japan, July 8-13, 2007.

42. Mihir K. Pandit, Abdul H. Sheikh and Bhrigu N. Singh, Bending of laminated sandwich plate using an improved higher order zigzag theory, 4th International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, IIT Kharagpur, India, December 27-29, 2007.

43. M. K. Pandit, B. N. Singh and A. H. Sheikh, Free vibration of laminated sandwich plate using an improved higher order zigzag theory, International Conference on Computer Aided Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, December 13-15, 2007.

Research

Research Interests

Efficient stiffener element modelling for stiffened plates and shells and their static, dynamic and buckling response in linear and nonlinear range.
Development of new finite elements for efficient modelling of composite and sandwich panels based on different plate theories including higher order refined theories.
Development of hybrid plate models for smart laminates and their finite element implementation.
Dynamic/parametric instability of stiffened and sandwich panels subjected to different types of edge loading.
Response and control of elastomer embedded adaptive structures based on a 3D nonlinear finite element model.
Numerical simulation of high velocity ballistic impact response of composite and sandwich panels
A fully coupled condensed beam element for thin walled open and closed section laminated composite beams.

Reviewer of Journal Articles

Journal of Sound and Vibration
Internal Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Finite Elements in Engineering and Design
Structural Mechanics and Engineering
Journal of Vibration and Control
Smart Materials and Structures
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
Journal of Composite Materials

Reviewer of Research Grants

UK-India Education and Research Initiative, UK

Conference organization

Member of Organizing committee, International Conference on Ship and Ocean Technology, IIT, Kharagpur, December 18-20, 2002
Member of Organizing committee, International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, IIT, Kharagpur, December 28-30, 2004
Member of Organizing committee and Session Chairman, International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, IIT, Kharagpur, December 28-30, 2007

Teaching

Courses to be taught in 2008 (1st Semester)

C&ENVENG 2032 Structural Design IIA
C&ENVENG 3007 Structural Design III (Steel) - partially responsible