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Ahmed A. Shabana
University Distinguished Professor
Richard and Loan Hill Professor of Engineering

B.S., Mechanical Engineering (1974)
Cairo University

M.S., Mechanical Engineering (1978)
Ain Shams University, Cairo

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (1982)
University of Iowa

Selected Publications

Shabana, A., Dynamics of Multibody Systems, First Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1989; Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, 1998; Third Edition, 2005.

Shabana, A., Theory of Vibration: An Introduction, Springer Verlag, New York, First Edition, 1991; Second Edition, 1996.

Shabana, A., Vibration of Discrete and Continuous Systems, Springer Verlag, New York, First Edition, 1991; Second Edition, 1997.

Shabana, A., Computational Dynamics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, First Edition, 1994; Second Edition, 2001; Third Edition, 2010.

Shabana, A.A., Zaazaa, K.E., and Sugiyama, H., Railroad Vehicle Dynamics: A Computational Approach, Taylor & Francis/CRC, 2008.

Shabana, A.A., Computational Continuum Mechanics, Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Khulief, Y.A., and Shabana, A.A., “A Continuous Force Model for the Impact Analysis of Flexible Multi-Body Systems,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 22, No. 3, 1987, pp. 213-224.

Shabana, A., “Dynamics of Flexible Bodies Using Generalized Newton-Euler Equations,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 112, No. 3, September, 1990, pp. 496-503.

Shabana, A.A., “Resonance Conditions and Deformable Body Coordinate Systems”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 192(1), 1996, pp. 389 - 398.

Lan, P., and Shabana, A.A., “Integration of B-Spline Geometry and ANCF Finite Element Analysis”, Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol.61, 2010, pp. 193-206.

Research Interests

Dr. Shabana's research interest is in the area of computational dynamics, vibration and control of multibody systems that consist of interconnected rigid and deformable bodies. His work has been focused on the integration of finite element, computational geometry, and multibody system algorithms as well as on the integration of computer aided design and analysis (ICADA).

Laboratory Multibody System Dynamics Laboratory
4028 SEL, (312) 996-3449