Professor Ali Mehmanparast Nodehi

Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering

Personal statement

Ali Mehmanparast is a Professor of Structural Integrity at the University of Strathclyde. He is a member of the management committee for the Strathclyde-Oxford-Edinburgh Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind and Marine Energy Systems and Structures (WAMSS CDT: 2019-2027) and was previously the Manager of the Cranfield-Oxford-Strathclyde Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Marine Structures (REMS CDT: 2014-2022).

Prof. Mehmanparast received his MEng degree in 2008 and PhD degree in 2012, both from the Mechanical Engineering Department at Imperial College London. He also holds an MBA degree from Cranfield University. Prior to joining the University of Strathclyde in 2022, he worked at Imperial College London and Cranfield University as a Research Associate, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Reader between 2012 and 2021. He is a Chartered Engineer of IMechE, Chartered Manager and Fellow of CMI, and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is on Editorial Board of 6 international journals of "Applied Ocean Research" (Elsevier), "Engineering Failure Analysis" (Elsevier), "Forces in Mechanics" (Elsevier), "Materials at High Temperatures" (Taylor & Francis), "Journal of Multiscale Modelling" (World Scientific) and "Wind" (MDPI). He has published over 120 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers and book chapters in the field of engineering structural integrity, and has organised and chaired technical sessions at international conferences.

Publications

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Publications

A review of additive manufacturing capabilities for potential application in offshore renewable energy structures: O'Neill Fraser, Mehmanparast Ali; Forces in Mechanics Vol 14 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finmec.2024.100255
Phased array ultrasonic method for robotic preload measurement in offshore wind turbine bolted connections: Javadi Yashar, Mills Brandon, MacLeod Charles, Lines David, Abad Farhad, Lotfian Saeid, Mehmanparast Ali, Pierce Gareth, Brennan Feargal, Gachagan Anthony, Mineo Carmelo; Sensors Vol 24 (2024); https://doi.org/10.3390/s24051421
Re-evaluation of fatigue design curves for offshore wind monopile foundations using thick as-welded test specimens: Mehmanparast Ali, Chahardehi Amir, Brennan Feargal, Manzocchi Mark; Engineering Failure Analysis Vol 158 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2024.107971
Fatigue life assessment of wire arc additively manufactured ER100S-1 steel parts: Ermakova Anna, Razavi Javad, Berto Filippo, Mehmanparast Ali; Progress in Additive Manufacturing Vol 8, pp. 1329-1340 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-023-00400-3
Fatigue life assessment of offshore wind support structures in the presence of corrosion pits: Shamir Muhammad, Braithwaite Jarryd, Mehmanparast Ali; Marine Structures Vol 92 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marstruc.2023.103505
A novel procedure for the ultrasonic inspection of wind turbine bolted connections: Mills Brandon, Javadi Yashar, Lotfian Saeid, Abad Farhad, MacLeod Charles Norman, Lines David, Brennan Feargal, Pierce Gareth, Mehmanparast Ali, Gachagan Anthony; Supergen ORE Annual Assembly (2023)

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Research

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Research Interests

Prof. Mehmanparast's research is mainly focussed on the design optimisation, life extension and integrity assessment of Offshore Wind Turbines using advanced modelling, experimental and manufacturing techniques. Some examples of the past/current research projects that he has led as the PI are:

-Offshore wind turbine foundation flange study (Carbon Trust OWA Programme)

-Structural design and integrity enhancement of floating offshore support structures (Supergen Wind Hub)

-Corrosion and fatigue protection of offshore wind turbine structures using additive manufacturing technology (Supergen ORE Hub)

-Assessment of crack arrest behaviour in modern structural steels (EPSRC iCASE, TWI and Lloyd’s Register)

-Residual stress effects on fatigue life assessment of Offshore Wind Turbines (STFC)

Projects

Oil States Industries ATLP review and analysis: Collu, Maurizio (Principal Investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Mehmanparast, Ali (Co-investigator); 16-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023
Ultimate Erosion-resistant Solutions for Wind Turbines: Mehmanparast, Ali (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) ‎- Bridging the Gaps (BTG) – Net Zero / Circular Economy: Javadi, Yashar (Principal Investigator) Lotfian, Saeid (Co-investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Mehmanparast, Ali (Co-investigator) Pierce, Gareth (Co-investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Gachagan, Anthony (Co-investigator); In-situ Robotic and Ultrasonic Stress Measurement for Predictive ‎Maintenance of Offshore Wind Bolted Flange Connections; 01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2023
Supergen ORE Flexible Funding FF2020-1044 - Corrosion And fatigue protection of offshore wind Turbine structures using additive manufacturing technology (COATing): Mehmanparast, Ali (Principal Investigator); 05-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2022
REMS EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Marine Structures | Ermakova, Anna: Mehmanparast, Ali (Principal Investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Ermakova, Anna (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 11-Jan-2023
REMS EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Marine Structures | Annoni, Alessandro: Mehmanparast, Ali (Principal Investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Annoni, Alessandro (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2023