Research
Specialisation: Computational solid mechanics, small-scale plasticity, dislocation dynamics
Comparing the dwell-sensitivity of two different Ti alloy microstructures. (From work with colleagues at Imperial College London; please click here to view the article)
My research focuses on using planar Discrete Dislocation Plasticity simulations to investigate the micro-mechanism of various plastic deformation phenomena, including the Bauschinger effect in small, confined volumes; dislocation mobility effects in BCC materials; and strain rate and dwell sensitivity in Titanium alloys used in the aerospace industry.
During my work, I have also developed expertise in the X-FEM method and crystal plasticity FE modelling.
You can find a list of my publications on Google Scholar and in the list below.
- Waheed, S., Zheng, Z., Balint, D. S. and Dunne, F. P. E., (2019), “Microstructural effects on strain rate and dwell sensitivity in dual phase titanium alloys”, Acta Mater. 162:136-148. (open access link)
- Zheng, Z., Waheed, S., Balint, D. S. and Dunne, F. P. E., (2018), “Slip transfer across phase boundaries in dual phase titanium alloy and the effect on strain rate sensitivity”, Int. J. Plast. 104:23-28. (open access link)
- Waheed, S., Hao, R. , Zheng, Z., Wheeler, J. M., Michler, J., Balint, D. S. and Giuliani, F., (2018), “Temperature- dependent plastic hysteresis in highly confined polycrystalline Nb films”, Model. Simul. Mater. Sc. Eng. 26:025005. (access to postprint)
- Waheed, S., Butcher, A. L. and Oyen, M. L., (2018), “The viscoelastic response of electrospun poly (vinyl alcohol) mats”, J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater. 77:383-388. (open access link)
- Patel, M.*, Waheed, S.*, Wenman, M. R., Sutton, A. P. and Balint, D. S., (2017), “Discrete Dislocation Plasticity Modelling of Hydrides in Zirconium under Thermal Cycling”, MRS Advances 2(55):3353-3358 (*equal first authorship). (access to postprint)
- Waheed, S., Hao, R., Bhowmik, A., Balint, D. S. and Giuliani, F., (2017), “A unifying scaling for the Bauschinger effect in highly confined thin films: a discrete dislocation plasticity study”, Model. Simul. Mater. Sc. Eng. 25:054003. (access to postprint)