Hamed Saghafi

Associate Professor

Update: 2026-09-17

Hamed Saghafi

New technologies and aerospace engineering / aerospace structures and composite materials

Journal Paper

  1. "Effects of geometry on the impact response of curved composite laminates with concave and convex curvature"
    M. M. Mahmoudirad, Hamed Saghafi, A. Khorrami, R. Ansari
    POLYMER COMPOSITES, Vol. 46, pp.12080-12090, 2025
  2. "Temperature-dependent toughening of carbon/epoxy composites using rubbery NBR/PCL nanofibers: Mode I fracture and damage mechanisms"
    Hesamaldin Saghafi, Isa Ahmadi, Ramin Khamedi, Hamed Saghafi, Tommaso Maria Brugo, Emanuele Maccaferri, Francesco Mongio?, Andrea Zucchelli
    COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING, pp.109321-109343, 2025
  3. "Hierarchical toughening in Glass/Epoxy Composites: Synergistic effects of fiber texture scale and rubbery nanofiber interleaves on delamination resistance"
    Hesamaldin Saghafi, Isa Ahmadi, Ramin Khamedi, Hamed Saghafi, Andrea Zucchelli
    THEORETICAL AND APPLIED FRACTURE MECHANICS, Vol. 140, pp.105208-1052118, 2025
  4. "The thickness effect of rubbery nanofibrous mat on modes I-II fracture mechanism of composite laminates"
    Hesamaldin Saghafi, Isa Ahmadi, Ramin Khamedi, Hamed Saghafi, Milad Saeedifar, Tommaso Maria Brugo, Emanuele Maccaferri, Jacopo Ortolani, Francesco Mongio?, Laura Mazzocchetti, Andrea Zucchelli
    THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES, Vol. 196, 2024
  5. "Mode-I analysis of glass fiber-reinforced polymer laminates toughened by interleaved polyamide 66 nanofibers and chopped carbon using acoustic emission"
    Hadi Salimi-Mofrad, Ahmad Rahbar Ranji, Hamed Saghafi
    JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS, Vol. 58, pp.441-454, 2024
  6. "Effect of electrospun PA66 nanofibrous mat thickness on mode-II fracture toughness using acoustic emission (AE) with data clustering technique"
    H. Salimi-Mofrad, A. Rahbar Ranji, Hamed Saghafi
    THEORETICAL AND APPLIED FRACTURE MECHANICS, Vol. 124, pp.103788-103799, 2023
  7. "Applying Acoustic Emission Technique for Detecting Various Damages Occurred in PCL Nanomodified Composite Laminates"
    Ali Gholizadeh, Hasan Mansouri, Ali Nikbakht, Hamed Saghafi, Mohamad Fotouhi
    Polymers, Vol. 13, pp.3680-3687, 2021
  8. "The Thickness Effect of PSF Nanofibrous Mat on Fracture Toughness of Carbon/Epoxy Laminates"
    Hamed Saghafi, Ali Nikbakht, Reza Mohammadi, Dimitrios Zarouchas
    Materials, Vol. 14, pp.3469-3479, 2021
  9. "Temperature dependency of the toughening capability of electrospun PA66 nanofibers for carbon/epoxy laminates"
    Milad Saeedifar, Hamed Saghafi, Reza Mohammadi, Dimitrios Zarouchas
    COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 216, pp.109061-109061, 2021
  10. "The effect of mode II fatigue crack growth rate on the fractographic features of CFRP composite laminates: An acoustic emission and scanning electron microscopy analysis"
    Reza Mohammadi, Mehdi Ahmadi Najafabadi, Hamed Saghafi, Milad Saeedifar, Dimitrios Zarouchas
    ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS, Vol. 241, pp.107408-107408, 2021
  11. "A quantitative assessment of the damage mechanisms of CFRP laminates interleaved by PA66 electrospun nanofibers using acoustic emission"
    Reza Mohammadi, Mehdi Ahmadi Najafabadi, Hamed Saghafi, Milad Saeedifar, Dimitrios Zarouchas
    COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, Vol. 258, pp.113395-113395, 2021
  12. "Toughening Behavior of Carbon/Epoxy Laminates Interleaved by PSF/PVDF Composite Nanofibers"
    Hamed Saghafi, Roberto Palazzetti, Hossein Heidary, Tommaso Maria Brugo, Andrea Zucchelli, Giangiacomo Minak
    Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, pp.5618-5629, 2020
  13. "Fracture and fatigue behavior of carbon/epoxy laminates modified by nanofibers"
    Reza Mohammadi, Mehdi Ahmadi Najafabadi, Hamed Saghafi, Dimitrios Zarouchas
    COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING, Vol. 137, pp.106015-106025, 2020
  14. "Mode-II fatigue response of AS4/8552 carbon /epoxy composite laminates interleaved by electrospun nanofibers"
    Reza Mohammadi, Mehdi Ahmadi Najafabadi, Hamed Saghafi, Dimitrios Zarouchas
    THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES, Vol. 154, pp.106811-106822, 2020
  15. "Toughening phenolic composite laminates by interleaving hybrid pyrolytic carbon/polyvinyl butyral nanomat"
    H. Taheri, M. Oliaei, H. Ipakchi, Hamed Saghafi
    COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING, Vol. 191, pp.107981-107989, 2020
  16. "Critical thrust force and feed rate determination in drilling of GFRP laminate with backup plate"
    Hossein Heidary, Mohammad A. Mehrpouya, Hamed Saghafi, Giangiacomo Minak
    STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS, Vol. 73, pp.631-640, 2020
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    حسين رستمي, حسين حيدري, Hamed Saghafi
    Vol. 2, pp.30-37, 2020
  18. "Effect of nanofiber diameter and arrangement on fracture toughness of out of autoclave glass/phenolic composites - Experimental and numerical study"
    P. Kheirkhah Barzoki, A.M. Rezadoust, M. Latifi, Hamed Saghafi, G. Minak
    THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES, Vol. 143, pp.106251-106259, 2019
  19. "Investigation into high velocity impact response of pre-loaded hybrid nanocomposite structure"
    A.R. Moallemzadeh, S.A.R. Sabet, H. Abedini, Hamed Saghafi
    THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES, Vol. 142, pp.405-413, 2019
  20. "Comparing various toughening mechanisms occurred in nanomodified laminates under impact loading"
    Hamed Saghafi, G. Minak, A. Zucchelli, T.M. Brugo, H. Heidary
    COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING, Vol. 174, pp.106964-106972, 2019
  21. "Finding the best sequence in flexible and stiff composite laminates interleaved by nanofibers"
    Hamed Saghafi, Seyed R Ghaffarian, Hesam Yademellat, Hossein Heidary
    JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS, Vol. 53, pp.4065-4076, 2019
  22. "Shear mode of fracture in composite laminates toughened by polyvinylidene fluoride nanofibers"
    Hamed Saghafi, A.R. Moallemzadeh, A. Zucchelli, T.M. Brugo, G. Minak
    COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, Vol. 227, pp.111327-111334, 2019
  23. "Effect of PA66 nanofiber yarn on tensile fracture toughness of reinforced epoxy nanocomposite"
    E Ahmadloo, AA Gharehaghaji, M Latifi, Hamed Saghafi, N Mohammadi
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, Vol. 233, pp.2033-2043, 2019
  24. "Experimental and numerical investigation of low velocity impact on electrospun nanofiber modified composite laminates"
    Hesam Yademellat, Ali Nikbakht, Hamed Saghafi, Mojtaba Sadighi
    COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, Vol. 200, pp.507-514, 2018
  25. "Considering damage during fracture tests on nanomodified laminates using the acoustic emission method"
    A. Gholizadeh, M. Ahmadi Najafabadi, Hamed Saghafi, R. Mohammadi
    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS A-SOLIDS, Vol. 72, pp.452-463, 2018
  26. "Considering damages to open-holed composite laminates modified by nanofibers under the three-point bending test"
    A. Gholizadeh, M. Ahmadi Najafabadi, Hamed Saghafi, R. Mohammadi
    POLYMER TESTING, Vol. 70, pp.363-377, 2018
  27. "The experimental and numerical study on the effect of PVB nanofiber mat thickness on interlaminar fracture toughness of glass/phenolic composites"
    P. Kheirkhah Barzoki, A.M. Rezadoust, M. Latifi, Hamed Saghafi
    ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS, Vol. 194, pp.145-153, 2018
  28. "Improvement of the Impact Properties of Composite Laminates by Means of Nano-Modification of the MatrixA Review"
    Hamed Saghafi, Mohamad Fotouhi, Giangiacomo Minak
    Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, pp.2406-2432, 2018
  29. "Investigation of interleaf sequence effects on impact delamination of nano-modified woven composite laminates using cohesive zone model"
    Hamed Saghafi, S.R. Ghaffarian, D. Salimi-Majd, H.A. Saghafi
    COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, Vol. 166, pp.49-56, 2017
  30. "How fracture toughness of epoxy-based nanocomposite is affected by PA66 electrospun nanofiber yarn"
    E. Ahmadloo, A.A. Gharehaghaji, M. Latifi, N. Mohammadi, Hamed Saghafi
    ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS, Vol. 182, pp.62-73, 2017
  31. "Effect of PVDF nanofibers on the fracture behavior of composite laminates for high-speed woodworking machines"
    M Fotouhi, Hamed Saghafi, T Brugo, G Minak, C Fragassa, A Zucchelli, M Ahmadi
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, Vol. 231, pp.31-43, 2017
  32. "Study on Mode I fatigue behaviour of Nylon 6,6 nanoreinforced CFRP laminates"
    T. Brugo, G. Minak, A. Zucchelli, X.T. Yan, J. Belcari, Hamed Saghafi, R. Palazzetti
    COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, Vol. 164, pp.51-57, 2017
  33. "Comparison of the effect of preload and curvature of composite laminate under impact loading"
    Hamed Saghafi, Tommaso Brugo, A. Zucchelli, C. Fragassa, G. Minak
    FME Transactions, Vol. 44, pp.353-357, 2016
  34. "The effect of nanofibrous membrane thickness on fracture behaviour of modified composite laminates - A numerical and experimental study"
    Hamed Saghafi, S.R. Ghaffarian, T.M. Brugo, G. Minak, A. Zucchelli, H.A. Saghafi
    COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING, Vol. 101, pp.116-123, 2016
  35. "Influence of electrospun nanofibers on the interlaminar properties of unidirectional epoxy resin/glass fiber composite laminates"
    Hamed Saghafi, Roberto Palazzetti, Andrea Zucchelli, Giangiacomo Minak
    JOURNAL OF REINFORCED PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES, Vol. 34, pp.907-914, 2015
  36. "The effect of PVDF nanofibers on mode-I fracture toughness of composite materials"
    Hamed Saghafi, T. Brugo, G. Minak, A. Zucchelli
    COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING, Vol. 72, pp.213-216, 2015
  37. "Effect of preload on the impact response of curved composite panels"
    Hamed Saghafi, G. Minak, A. Zucchelli
    COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING, Vol. 60, pp.74-81, 2014
  38. "The effect of interleaved composite nanofibrous mats on delamination behavior of polymeric composite materials"
    Hamed Saghafi, A. Zucchelli, R. Palazzetti, G. Minak
    COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, Vol. 109, pp.41-47, 2014
  39. "On Consideration the Mode I Fracture Response of CFRP Composite Interleaved by Composite Nanofibers"
    F. Bovicelli, Hamed Saghafi, T.M. Brugo, J. Belcari, A. Zucchelli, G. Minak
    Procedia Materials Science, Vol. 3, pp.1316-1321, 2014
  40. "The effects of thickness and Poisson's ratio on 3D mixed-mode fracture"
    M.R.M. Aliha, Hamed Saghafi
    ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS, Vol. 98, pp.15-28, 2013
  41. "Evaluating fracture behavior of brittle polymeric materials using an IASCB specimen"
    Hamed Saghafi, A. Zucchelli, G. Minak
    POLYMER TESTING, Vol. 32, pp.133-140, 2013
  42. "An improved semi-circular bend specimen for investigating mixed mode brittle fracture"
    M.R. Ayatollahi, M.R.M. Aliha, Hamed Saghafi
    ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS, Vol. 78, pp.110-123, 2011
  43. "A New Fracture Toughness Test Covering Mixed-Mode Conditions and Positive and Negative T-Stresses"
    Hamed Saghafi, Seyedali Monemian
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FRACTURE, Vol. 165, pp.135-138, 2010
  44. "A modified MTS criterion (MMTS) for mixed-mode fracture toughness assessment of brittle materials"
    Hamed Saghafi, M.R. Ayatollahi, M. Sistaninia
    MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING, Vol. 527, pp.5624-5630, 2010
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    عليرضا معلم زاده, سيد عليرضا ثابت, Hamed Saghafi
    Vol. 10, pp.11-19, 2023