Applied Mechanics Research Group (AMRG) at Ghent University
Head of Research Group
Prof. dr. ir. Magd Abdel Wahab
Professor and Chair of Applied Mechanics
E-mail : Magd.AbdelWahab@UGent.be
Postdoctoral researchers
Dr. Yong Ling
E-mail : yong.ling@ugent.be
Yanan Zhang
E-mail : yanan.zhang@ugent.be
Gaofang Wang
E-mail : Gaofang.Wang@UGent.be
Usama Hamid
E-mail : Usama.Hamid@UGent.be
Yingjian Guo
E-mail : yingjian.guo@ugent.be
Zhiyuan Xue
E-mail : Zhiyuan.Xue@UGent.be
QiQi Xiao
E-mail : QiQi.Xiao@UGent.be
Jianxin Liu
E-mail : Jianxin.Liu@UGent.be
Bilal Ahmed
E-mail : Bilal.Ahmed@UGent.be
Yuxuan WU
E-mail : yuxuan.wu@ugent.be
Peicheng Li
E-mail : Peicheng.Li@ugent.be
Kim Tran
E-mail : kim.tran@ugent.be
Zhitao Ai
E-mail : zhitao.ai@ugent.be
Ruiyu Han
E-mail : Rina.Han@ugent.be
Tiantian Gu
E-mail : Tiantian.Gu@ugent.be
Wentao Chen
E-mail : Wentao.Chen@ugent.be
Yangkai Gong
E-mail : Yangkai.Gong@ugent.be
Zhiguo Wang
E-mail : Zhiguo.Wang@ugent.be
Former PhD Students
Acar Can Kocabıçak (2025)
PhD Thesis : Numerical analysis and experimental validation of the flowforming process
Muhammad Imran (2025)
PhD Thesis : Finite element analysis of fretting wear in steel wires
Can Wang (2025)
PhD Thesis : Fretting fatigue in heterogeneous materials
Hussein Zahran (2025)
PhD Thesis : Prediction of fatigue behaviour in fusion and generation IV reactor materials : numerical, experimental, and machine learning study
Jianfu Bai (2025)
PhD Thesis : Optimisation of engineering structures using novel metaheuristic-based techniques
Mingpo Zheng (2025)
PhD Thesis : Theoretical and finite element analysis of mechanical properties of bolted joints under torsional loads
Ngoc Lan Nguyen (2025)
PhD Thesis : Structural assessment of bridges using hybrid advanced soft computing techniques
Chao Li (2024)
PhD Thesis : Fretting wear analysis considering surface modification techniques
Yifei Li (2024)
PhD Thesis : Dynamic and static parameter identification of concrete dams based on PCE surrogate models
Muhammad Irfan Shirazi (2024)
PhD Thesis : Vibration-based structural health monitoring of composites using neural networks
Sutao Han (2023)
PhD Thesis : Prediction of fretting fatigue behaviour using finite element method and machine learning
Ngoc Hoa Tran (2022)
PhD Thesis : Structural health monitoring for bridges using metaheuristic optimization algorithms combined with artificial neural network
Viet Long Ho (2022)
PhD Thesis : Hybrid computational intelligence approach for defect identification in Vietnamese structures
Minh Hoang Le (2022)
PhD Thesis : Damage identification in large-scale structures using new metaheuristic optimization algorithms
Thanh Sang To (2022)
PhD Thesis : Predicting lateral displacement of retaining wall for complex underground structures using new metaheuristic algorithms
Dang Bao-Loi (2022)
PhD Thesis : Predicting Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Innovative Coastal Protection Structures Using Numerical Modelling and Machine Learning
Nguyen Ngoc Hau (2021)
PhD Thesis : Three-Dimensional Polyhedral Finite Element Analysis of Solid Revetment Block
Nguyen Khuong Duy (2021)
PhD Thesis : A Higher-Order Phase-Field Approach for Crack Propagation in Brittle and Quasi-Brittle Structures
Nguyen Huong Duong (2021)
PhD Thesis : Monitoring Vietnamese Bridges Using Vibration Based Damage Detection Method and Machine Learning
Deng Qingming (2021)
PhD Thesis : Micro and Macro Finite Element Analyses of Fretting Fatigue
Wang Shengjie (2021)
PhD Thesis : Numerical Analysis of Fretting Wear and Its Interaction with Fretting Fatigue
Vu Huu Truong (2020)
PhD Thesis : Polygonal Finite Element Methods to Analyse Incompressible Steady Fluid Flows
Samir Khatir (2020)
PhD Thesis : Artificial intelligence for fast crack identification in plate structures
Le Thanh Cuong (2019)
PhD Thesis : Isogeometric Analysis of Micro-Plate Composite Structures Using Higher Continuum Elastic Theory
Ni Junyan (2019)
PhD Thesis : Improved Residual Stress Prediction of Welded Steel Components
Resende Pereira Kyvia de Fatima (2019)
PhD Thesis : Numerical Modelling of Fretting Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation Using Extended Finite Element Method and Cyclic Cohesive Zone Model
Bhatti Nadeem Ali (2018)
PhD Thesis : Numerical Modelling off Fretting Fatigue Crack Nucleation under Out-of-Phase Loading
Alali Hanan (2017)
PhD Thesis : Working Conditions and Occupational Accidents : Focus on Indicators of Non-Standard Work Arrangements in Belgium and Europe
Tran Vinh Loc (2016)
PhD Thesis : Isogeometric Analysis for Functionally Graded Plates Using Higher Order Shear Deformation Theory
Phung Van Phuc (2016)
PhD Thesis : Isogeometric Analysis for Smart Plate Structure
Yue Tongyan (2016)
PhD Thesis : Finite Element Analysis of Fretting Wear
Chen Xin (2015)
PhD Thesis : Analytical and Experimental Study on Anti-Loosening Performance and Fatigue Life Improvement for Bolt-Nut Connections Having Slight Pitch Difference
Hojjati Talemi Reza (2014)
PhD Thesis : Numerical Modelling Techniques for Fretting Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation
Sobhaniaragh Behnam (2014)
PhD Thesis : Vibration and Thermal Stress Analyses of Functionally Graded Materials
Fekete Gusztáv (2013)
PhD Thesis : Kinetics and Kinematics of the Human Knee Joint under Standard and Non-Standard Squat Movement
Keat Loh Wei
PhD Thesis : Modelling Interfacial Degradation in Adhesively Bonded Structures
Chong Wang
PhD Thesis : Brush Modelling and Control Techniques for Automatic Debris Removal during Road Sweeping
David Liljedahl
PhD Thesis : Modelling the interfacial degradation in adhesively bonded joints
Yongxia Hua
PhD Thesis : Modelling environmental degradation in adhesively bonded joints
Libardo Vanegas Useche
PhD Thesis : Dynamics and Performance of Oscillatory Gutter Brushes for Street Sweeping
Alejandro Graner Solana
PhD Thesis : Fatigue initiation in adhesively bonded structures
Irfan Hilmy
PhD Thesis : Multi-Axial Damage Modelling of Adhesive Bonding
Tauqeer Ali
PhD Thesis : Mixed Mode Fracture in Adhesively Bonded Joints under Quasi-Static and Fatigue Loading
Oluseun Adediran
PhD Thesis : Damage Assessment of Gfrp (Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer) Composite Beam Using Vibration Data