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- 1. Mohammad Nahid 772 Triangle St, Apt 436 Email : mnahid@vt.edu Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA Tel : (973) 856-1548 Objective Seeking a full time position in a challenging Design environment. Summary More than 5 years of experience in non-linear transient structural analysis under extremely high temperatures. Experienced in CFD simulation and analysis of combustion and fire dynamics. Experienced in theoretical and numerical analysis of heat transfer, structural mechanics and fluid mechanics. Experienced in developing and implementing coupling methodology between CFD and FEA. Experienced in planning and implementing experimental test programs. Self-motivated researcher with excellent analytical and communication skills. Strong work ethics, good leadership qualities and interpersonal skills, can work independently as well as a team player. Education Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering May,2015 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA 24060, USA Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering July, 2010 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA 29208, USA Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering June 2007 BUET, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Experience Graduate Research Assistant July 2010 - Present Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA 24060, USA Thermal Response of Steel-concrete Floor System in a Furnace • Developed a novel furnace exposure modeling methodology • Accounted for the radiation exchange between surfaces inside a furnace • Benchmarked the model with data from furnace testing Thermo-structural Response of Highway Bridge Girder under Extremely High Temperature • Analyzed and Developed constitutive model for properties of structural steel and concrete at elevated temperature • Developed and implemented fluid-structure coupling between computational fluid dynamics (FDS) and finite element (Abaqus) software through user defined subroutine, DFLUX • Conducted large scale highway bridge fire analysis using CFD • Conducted non-linear transient 3D heat transfer and structural analysis on a real scale highway bridge using Abaqus • Identified the vehicle fire scenarios that causes the highway bridge to fail • Investigated the effect of localized heating on the thermo-structural response of steel girder and compared it with uniform heating • Investigated the effect of creep, loading and boundary condition Computational Study of Highway Bridge Collapse Prevention during Vehicle Fires • Conducted sequentially coupled CFD and nonlinear transient FEA • Investigated the effect of girder geometry to improve structural integrity • Predicted and compared the fire response of highway bridges made of steel plate and tub girder with heavy goods vehicle fire exposure • Proposed a design guideline to reduce the fire exposure Interaction of Flame with Inclined Surfaces • Assessed the importance of boundary deflecting away or toward a fire on the heat transfer and fire dynamics through computational modeling and experiments • Scaled of conditions for fire separation from a wall due to out of plane deflection • Developed and implemented experimental test programs and validated with CFD results
- 2. Graduate Research Assistant August 2008 – June 2010 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA 29208, USA • Developed a novel method for the actuation of shape memory polymer • Investigated the effect of solvent such as water and fuel (diesel) on the shape recovery and recovery force of shape memory polymer Undergraduate Researcher BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh • Manufactured and investigated the initial collapse mode of sandwich beam comprising of Aluminum faces sheets and PVC foam core through both experiments and finite element simulations Course project Modal analysis of the driveline assembly • Calculated the maximum deflection and stress state at the critical section through static analysis • Identified the natural frequencies and mode shapes through modal analysis Computer and Technical Skills Programming Languages : Fortran, C, Unix, Matlab, Mathematica Mathematical Packages : Matlab, Mathematica, Mapple Computational Mechanics : FDS, Abaqus, Ansys-FEA, Fluent Operating System : Windows, Linux, Macintosh Laboratory and Instrumentation : Cone Calorimeter, DMA, DSC, FTIR, SEM, MTS testing machine, NI Labview , DAQ Honor/Award and Activities • Hord Fellowship (for excellent research performance at Virginia Tech) • Supplemental Award (for excellent academic performance at LSU) • Board Merit Scholarship (for excellent result in High School) • Financial Secretary of Bangladesh Student Association, at Louisiana State University (2008 - 2010) Professional Affiliations • SFPE Student Member(2010-Present) • ASME Student Member(2012-Present) • ASCE Student Member(2013-Present) • NFPA member (2013 - Present) Referred Journal Publications • Nahid MNH., Lattimer B., 2014 “Modeling Thermal Response of Steel-Concrete floor system in a Furnace”, Fire Safety Journal, 68, pp.100-108 • Nahid MNH., Lattimer B., “A Radiative Fraction Approach for Predicting conditions from Small and Large Scale Fires”, Fire Safety Journal, (Submitted). • Nahid MNH., Sotelino E., Lattimer B., “Thermo-structural Response of Steel Girder-Concrete Deck Composite Assembly”, Engineering Structures, (to be submitted in June 2015). Technical Publications and Conference Proceedings • Nahid MNH., Lattimer B., “Modeling Heat Transfer during Furnace Fire Exposure”, ASME IMECE 2012, November 9-15, Houston, Texas, USA • Nahid MNH., Wahab M., Lian K., “Degradation of Shape Memory Polymer Due to Water and Diesel Fuels”, Mechanics of time-dependent materials and processes in conventional and multifunctional materials, Volume 3, Conference proceedings of the society for experimental mechanics series, 2011. • Wright W., Lattimer B., Woodworth M., Nahid MNH., Sotelino E., “NCHRP Project No. 12-85: Highway Bridge Fire Hazard Assessment”, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, DC, 2013