Peer-reviewed journals

1. S. Rafiei, A. Nourani, M. Chizari, “A multi-objective approach to optimize the weight and stress of the locking plates using finite element modeling” Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 2021, Accept.

2. Honarvar, S., Nourani, A., & Karimi, M. (2021). Effect of thermal treatment on fracture behavior of solder joints at various strain rates: Comparison of cyclic and constant temperature. Engineering Failure Analysis, 128, 105636. doi

3. Honarvar, S., Nourani, A., & Karimi, M. (2021a). Effect of environmental conditions on fracture behavior of solder joints. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 112, 102897. doi

4. Mirmehdi, S., Nourani, A., Honarmand, M., & Assempour, A. (2021). Influence of Joint Arrangement on the Fracture Behavior of Lead-Free Solder Joints. Journal of Electronic Materials, 50(4), 2117–2128. doi

5. Moeinnia, H., Nourani, A., Borjali, A., Mohseni, M., Ghias, N., Korani, H., & Chizari, M. (2020). Effect of Geometry on the Fixation Strength of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using BASHTI Technique. The Journal of Knee Surgery. Published. doi

6. Mirmehdi, S., Farrahi, G. H., Nourani, A., & Soroosh, F. (2019). Predicting Crack Initiation of Solder Joints with Varying Sizes Under Bending. Journal of Electronic Materials, 48(5), 2840–2852. doi

7. Nourani, A., Mirmehdi, S., Farrahi, G., & Soroush, F. (2018). Predicting fracture of solder joints with different constraint factors. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, 42(2), 425–438. doi

8. Sarkarat, F., Ahmady, A., Farahmand, F., Fateh, A., Kahali, R., Nourani, A., & Rakhshan, V. (2020). Comparison of strengths of five internal fixation methods used after bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy: An in vitro study. Dental Research Journal, 17(4), 258. doi

9. Akbari, S., Nourani, A., & Spelt, J. K. (2018). Predicting delamination in multilayer composite circuit boards with bonded microelectronic components. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 187, 225–240. doi

10. Nourani, A., Akbari, S., Farrahi, G., & Spelt, J. K. (2017). Strain-rate dependent influence of adherend stiffness on fracture load prediction of BGA solder joints. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 186, 119–133. doi

11. Nourani, A., Akbari, S., Farrahi, G., & Spelt, J. K. (2017b). Strain-rate dependent influence of adherend stiffness on fracture load prediction of BGA solder joints. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 186, 119–133. doi

12. Nourani, A., & Spelt, J. K. (2015). Combined effect of strain-rate and mode-ratio on the fracture of lead-free solder joints. Materials & Design, 85, 115–126. doi

13. Nourani, A., & Spelt, J. K. (2015b). Effect of processing parameters on fracture toughness of lead-free solder joints. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 142, 64–78. doi

14. Nourani, A., Akbari, S., & Spelt, J. K. (2015). Comparison of solder joint fracture behavior in Arcan and DCB specimens. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 143, 47–62. doi

15. Akbari, S., Nourani, A., & Spelt, J. K. (2015). Effect of Solder Joint Length on Fracture Under Bending. Journal of Electronic Materials, 45(1), 473–485. doi

16. Akbari, S., Nourani, A., & Spelt, J. K. (2016). Effect of adhesive fillet geometry on bond strength between microelectronic components and composite circuit boards. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 87, 228–236. doi

17. Akbari, S., Nourani, A., & Spelt, J. K. (2016a). Bending strength of adhesive joints in microelectronic components: Comparison of edge-bonding and underfilling. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 88, 178–189. doi

18. Akbari, S., Nourani, A., & Spelt, J. K. (2016c). Load Sharing Between Discrete Solder Joints in Bending: Effect of Spacing and Joint Properties. IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability, 16(3), 345–359. doi

19. Alaei, H., Salimi, M., & Nourani, A. (2015). Online prediction of work roll thermal expansion in a hot rolling process by a neural network. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 85(5–8), 1769–1777. doi

20. A. Nourani, M. Salimi, A. Sadeghi Dolatabadi, (2010). Work roll wear modeling in hot plate rolling by neural network. International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology (2), 85-97.

21. A. Nourani, M. Salimi. (2008). Prediction model of work roll wear in hot strip rolling (in Farsi). Journal of Solid Mechanics in Engineering (1), 41-53.

 

Selected Conferences

1. A. Behbahani, A. Nourani. S. Shabani, “Parametric analysis and optimization of auxeticity range in re-entrant hexagonal structures”, 8th conference on Mechanical, Construction, Industrial and Civil Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey (Virtual), 22 August, 2021.

2. S. Rafiei, A. Nourani, M. Mohseni M. Chizari, ″Effect of pulse and continuous flow on fibers diameter in electrospinning of polycaprolactone melt and acetic acid solvent″, 8th International Conference on Nanostructures (ICNS8 2020), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (Virtual), April 20-22, 2020.

3. S. Mirmehdi, A. Nourani, M. Honarmand, A. Assempour, “Constraint parameters in elastic-plastic fracture mechanics used to describe the fracture behavior of solder joints” SMTA International 2020, USA (Virtual), September 28- October 28, 2020.

4. M. Mohammadi Amiri, A. Nourani, G. Farrahi, “Effect of microstructure on fracture load prediction of solder joints” SMTA International 2020, USA (Virtual), September 28- October 28, 2020.

5. S. Rafiei, A. Nourani, H. H.Abedini, F. Manshae, M. Mohseni M. Chizari, ″Injection rate may affect morphology of nanofibres made by electrospinning″, 5th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME 2019), Istanbul, Turkey, December 17-19, 2019.

6. A. Nourani, P. Ranjbaran, H. Pakdaman, V. Lemarteletur, V. Rault, A. Baldit, M. Chizari, ″Real-time motion tracking of soft tissue; an experimental study″, The 27th Annual (International) Conference of Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2019), Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, April 30-May 2, 2019.

7. A. Nourani, S. Mirmehdi, A. Shokrani, A. Eslaminia, G. Farrahi, ″ Fracture toughness of lead-free solder joint as a function of geometric parameters″, The 27th Annual (International) Conference of Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2019), Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, April 30-May 2, 2019.

8. S. Mirmehdi, A. Nourani, F. Soroush, G. Farrahi, “Fracture behavior of lead-free solder joints under bending as a function of joint width”, International Conference on Soldering and Reliability, Toronto, ON, Canada, June 6-8, 2017.

9. S. Akbari, A. Nourani, J. K. Spelt, “Cohesive zone modeling of failure in underfilled BGA-PCB assemblies under bending”, SMTA International Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, Sep. 25-29, 2016.

10. A. Nourani, S. Akbari, J. K. Spelt, “BGA solder joint fracture as a function of strain rate and PCB rigidity”, International Conference on Soldering and Reliability, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 9-11, 2016.

11. S. Akbari, A. Nourani, J. K. Spelt, “A discrete foundation model to predict load sharing in pairs of solder joints”, International Conference on Soldering and Reliability, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 9-11, 2016.

12. A. Nourani, S. Akbari, J. K. Spelt, “Effect of test specimen on fracture behavior of lead-free solder joints”, SMTA International Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, Sep. 27- Oct. 1, 2015.

13. S. Akbari, A. Nourani, J. K. Spelt, “Bending strength of solder joints as a function of joint length”, SMTA International Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, Sep. 27- Oct. 1, 2015.

14. A. Nourani, S. Akbari, J. K. Spelt, “Crack paths and fracture loads of BGA solder joints under bending as a function of strain rate and mode ratio”, International Conference on Soldering and Reliability, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 19-21, 2015.

15. S. Akbari, A. Nourani, J. K. Spelt, “Effect of viscosity and fillet size of board-level underfills on reliability of BGA assemblies”, International Conference on Soldering and Reliability, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 19-21, 2015.

16. A. Nourani, J. K. Spelt, “Effect of solder alloy, aging and TAL on high strain-rate fracture of lead-free solder joints”, SMTA International Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, Sep. 28- Oct. 2, 2014.

17. A. Nourani, J. K. Spelt, “Intermediate and high strain-rate fracture of lead-free solder joints as a function of mode ratio”, International Conference on Soldering and Reliability, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 13-15, 2014.

18. A. Nourani, J. K. Spelt, “Fracture of lead-free solder joints as a function of strain rate, local end geometry and thickness”, International Conference on Soldering and Reliability, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 14-17, 2013.

19. A. Nourani, M. Salimi, A. Sadeghi Dolatabadi, ″A work roll wear profile model  in hot rolling of strip″, The 18th Annual (International) Conference of Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2010), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, May 11-13, 2010.

20. H. Alaei, A. Nourani, M. Salimi, M. Esfahanian, A. Sadeghi, ″Online prediction of work roll thermal expansion in a hot rolling process by neural network″, The 13th International Conference on Metal Forming, Toyohashi, Japan, Sep. 19-22, 2010.