State-of-the-art review of computational static and dynamic behaviors of small-scaled functionally graded multilayer shallow arch structures from design to analysis

D Hurdoganoglu, B Safaei, S Sahmani… - … Methods in Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Functionally graded multilayer shallow arch structures have gained significant attention due
to their unique mechanical properties and potential applications. This review aims to provide …

An extensive review of piezoelectric energy-harvesting structures utilizing auxetic materials

A Tabak, B Safaei, A Memarzadeh, S Arman… - Journal of Vibration …, 2024 - Springer
Background Today, energy harvesting is a hot topic in the scientific community because of
the scarcity and insufficiency of energy resources. Piezoelectric systems have been proven …

Nonlocal couple stress-based meshless collocation model for nonlinear dynamic performance of microbeam-type piezoelectric energy harvesters

MA Shahzad, S Sahmani, B Safaei - European Journal of Mechanics-A …, 2023 - Elsevier
The prime aim of the current exploration is that to analyze the size-dependent nonlinear
dynamics of microsize laminated bridge-type piezoelectric energy harvesters containing a …

Nonlinear in-plane thermomechanical stability of shallow sandwich micro-arches including strain gradient tensors

I Barbaros, S Sahmani, B Safaei - Communications in Nonlinear Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The microstructural-dependent nonlinear in-plane stability characteristics of functionally
graded (FG) sandwich shallow micro-arches subjected to a uniformly distributed lateral load …

Nonlocal strain gradient‐based nonlinear dynamics of sinusoidal impulsive actuated porous/piezoelectric multilayer energy nanoharvesters

F Fan, S Sahmani, B Safaei - Polymer Composites, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The applications of nanoelectromechanical systems integrating simultaneously the
mechanical and electrical functionalities at nanoscale have been gotten wider in the last …

State-of-the-art review of energy harvesting applications by using thermoelectric generators

B Safaei, S Erdem… - Mechanics of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Global energy demand is increasing day by day and this has led to the discovery of
developed technologies to produce the required energy. Heat is a very common source to …

On the role of surface stress tensor in the nonlinear response of time-dependent mechanical actuated nanoplate-type energy piezo-harvesters

MA Shahzad, S Sahmani, B Safaei… - Mechanics of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In the present exploration, the role of surface stress tensor as one of the most important size
effects at nanoscale in the nonlinear dynamical behavior of nanoplate-type energy piezo …

Nonlocal strain gradient-based meshless collocation model for nonlinear dynamics of time-dependent actuated beam-type energy harvesters at nanoscale

MA Shahzad, S Sahmani, B Safaei… - … Based Design of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
There is a diverse and well-constructed application of energy harvesting systems due to
their innovate technology to provide the necessary power for low-energy electronics. In this …

Modified strain gradient plate model for nonlinear dynamics of sinusoidal impulsive actuated porous/piezoelectric laminated microharvesters

S Sahmani, F Fan, B Safaei - Communications in Nonlinear Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Size dependency plays an important role in mechanical responses of structures at
microscale. In this regard, within the framework of the modified strain gradient theory (SGT) …

Implementation of different types of meshfree technique in computational solid mechanics: a comprehensive review across nano, micro, and macro scales

Z Al Mahmoud, B Safaei, S Sahmani, M Asmael… - … Methods in Engineering, 2024 - Springer
This work is considered as the first comprehensive review, that covers all types of meshfree
method including the traditional or developed meshless techniques that have been …