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Nauman Mansoor Sheikh

Nauman Mansoor Sheikh

Associate Transportation Researcher
Roadside Safety Program - Riverside 7091, Room 109
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 845-8955
nauman@tamu.edu
Homepage: http://ttiresearch.tamu.edu/n-sheikh

Short Biography

Mr. Nauman Sheikh is an Assistant Transportation Researcher in the Roadside Safety Program at the Texas Transportation Institute. Mr. Sheikh holds an M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Pakistan. Mr. Sheikh is specialized in the field of computational mechanics. He is actively involved in the design and evaluation of roadside safety appurtenances using non-linear dynamic finite element modeling and simulation.

Mr. Sheikh has contributed to design and analysis of several roadside safety appurtenances including concrete median barrier systems, guardrail end treatments, and high energy absorbing crash cushions. Mr. Sheikh has extensive experience in modeling and validation of LS-DYNA finite element models involving full-scale vehicular impacts with roadside safety appurtenances. He is also experienced in using the multi-rigid body vehicle dynamics package, MSC-ADAMS for analysis of a wide range of vehicle types for a variety of different roadway/roadside and encroachment conditions. Some of the recent projects include the design and development of new barrier connections for Texas and Montana DOT's portable concrete safety shaped barriers through LS-DYNA simulation and testing. Mr. Sheikh has also worked on the development of a new and reusable Hybrid Energy Absorbing Reusable Terminal (HEART) crash cushion. Mr. Sheikh is also working on an NCHRP project for developing guidelines for aesthetic concrete barriers and bridge rail designs using LS-DYNA simulations.

Mr. Sheikh has a wide range of experience in the field of numerical computational mechanics based on sound academic background. He has participated in several workshops pertaining to the modeling and simulation techniques using LS-DYNA, ADAMS, and other commercial packages. Mr. Sheikh has also worked on the use of meshless methods for numerical solutions to problems in mechanics. This was the focus of Mr. Sheikh's graduate research.

Education

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A & M University, 2001.

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering & Technology, Topi, Pakistan, 1998.

Experience

Associate Transportation Researcher, Roadside Safety Program, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2006 - Present.

Assistant Transportation Researcher, Roadside Safety Program, Texas Transportation Institute, February 2002 - August 2006.

Graduate Student Worker, Roadside Safety Program, Texas Transportation Institute, February 2001 - December 2001.

Honors/Awards

K.B. Woods Award, Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2007, for the paper, Low-Deflection Portable Concrete Barrier.

Best Paper Award, Transportation Research Board, Committee AFB20 (Roadside Safety Design), 2007, for the paper, Low-Deflection Portable Concrete Barrier.

Selected Publications

N.M. Sheikh, M. Ferdous, R.P. Bligh, A. Abu-Odeh. Analysis of Roadside Safety Devices for Use on Very High-Speed Roadways. 0-6071-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2009.

N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. Development and Testing of a Concrete Barrier Design for Use in Front Slope or On MSE Wall. 405160-00013-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2009.

N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. Crash Testing and Evaluation of F-Shape Barriers on Slopes. Research Report. 0-5210-3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2008.

D.C. Alberson, N.M. Sheikh, L.S. Chatham. Guidelines for the Selection of Cable Barrier Systems (Generic Design vs. High-Tension Designs). 475741-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. July 2007.

W.L. Beason, N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. Development of a Low-Profile to F-Shape Transition Barrier Segment. Research Report. 0-5527-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2007.

D.L. Bullard, N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, R.R. Haug, J.R. Schutt, B.J. Storey. Aesthetic Concrete Barrier Design. NCHRP Report. 554. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. 2006.

N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Crash Testing and Evaluation of the Shur-Tite (R) Multiple-Mailbox Mount. Technical Report. 0-5210-2. Texas Transportation Institute, Houston, TX. November 2006.

N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Included in Report 0-5210-2 as Figure 1. Research Report. 0-5210-P2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 2006.

N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, D.L. Bullard, C.E. Buth, D.C. Alberson, A. Abu-Odeh, H.E. Ross. Development of Energy-Absorbing End Terminal for Open Box Beam Guardrail. 9th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, Dearborn, MI. June 2006.

N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh. Analysis of the Impact Performance of Concrete Median Barrier Placed on or Adjacent to Slopes. Technical Report. 0-5210-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2006.

N.M. Sheikh, D.C. Alberson, D.L. Bullard. Development of Hybrid Energy-Absorbing Reusable Terminal for Roadside Safety Application. Journal of Transportation Research Board, Vol. 1904, 2005.

D.L. Bullard, N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, R.R. Haug, J.R. Schutt, B.J. Storey. Aesthetic Concrete Barrier and Bridge Rail Design. 474630-5. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2005.

R.P. Bligh, N.M. Sheikh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Portable Concrete Traffic Barrier for Maintenance Operations. Technical Report. 0-4692-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2005.

R.P. Bligh, N.M. Sheikh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Development of Low-Deflection Precast Concrete Barrier. Technical Report. 0-4162-3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2005.

Selected Presentations

Development of an Energy Absorbing End Terminal for Open Box Beam Guardrail, Presented at 9th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, Crash/Safety (1), Dearborn, Michigan, June 2006.

Energy Absorbing End Terminal Design for Open Box Beam Guardrail, Presented at 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Design of Roadside Safety Features, Washington, DC, January 2006.

Development of Hybrid Energy-Absorbing Reusable Terminal for Roadside Safety Applications, Presented at 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Design of Roadside Safety Features, Washington, DC, January 2005.

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