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Mohamed Sahbi Loukil

Senior Associate Professor

I have many years of experience in R&D related to polymer composite materials. Characterization of mechanical properties and damage in lightweight composite structures, under quasistatic and fatigue loading, is my main area of expertise.

Expert in characterization of damaged composite materials for aerospace applications

I am Associate Professor at Linköping University, with 11 years of experience on research and development related to polymer composite materials. My area of expertise is characterization of mechanical properties and damage in lightweight composite structures using Destructive, Non-Destructive Testing methods (NDT) and Finite Element Method (FEM).

My work with composite materials has started with my master thesis where I studied micro-damage initiation and growth in laminated composites under thermo-mechanical loading using destructive testing. The continuation of that work was the subject of my PhD.

The years after graduating PhD studies have been very productive for me in terms of international networking and research collaboration. Apart from participation in conferences and workshops I have established an active collaboration with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), big companies, research institutes and Universities. I have been leading several national and European projects and working in close collaboration with SAAB and AIRBUS. From October 2013 to May 2021, I worked at RISE SICOMP as a research engineer and then as a senior scientist in fatigue of composite materials. In 2018-2019, for a duration of 14 months, I acted as group manager at RISE SICOMP.

My research and teaching

Research

My research has been presented in a total of 13 scientific articles, 9 conference articles and at more than 23 international conferences.

I supervised one doctoral student (whose thesis was defended in June 2019) and am currently supervising two doctoral students. I have also supervised several master's/bachelor's theses.

In September 2019, I received my docent degree in engineering materials from LiU. Since June 2020, I have been a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Innovative Materials Arena (IMA) in Linköping.

Teaching

I am involved in the following courses:

  • Lightweight Construction – Lightweight Construction Materials, TMKM09
  • Industrial Material Selection, TMKM14
  • Polymeric Materials, TMKM17
  • Composite Materials, TMKO04
  • Advanced Materials and the Environment, TMKO01

CV

  • September 2019: Docent degree in Engineering Materials at Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Management and Engineering (IEI), Division of Engineering Materials.
  • October 2013: PhD degree in Polymeric Composites Materials at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Division of Materials Science.
  • October 2013: PhD degree in Polymeric Composites Materials at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Division of Materials Science.
  • October 2013: Doctoral degree in Mechanics of Materials at University of Lorraine, Nancy, France, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering (SI2M), Institut Jean Lamour.
  • July 2009: European Masters degree in Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (AMASE) at The National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine, European Engineering School in Materials (EEIGM), Nancy (France).
  • July 2007: Bachelors degree in Physics at Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, (Tunisia).
  • Publications

    2026

    Sirine Ben Belgacem, Abdelwaheb Trigui, Sabrine Zghal, Ilyes Jedidi, Mohamed Sahbi Loukil, Mattias Calmunger, Makki Abdelmouleh (2026) Beeswax/LDPE/carbon graphite composites for thermal energy storage applications: Impact of CNTs on thermophysical performance and stability COMPOSITES COMMUNICATIONS, Vol. 61, Article 102661 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

    2025

    Janis Varna, Rodrigo T.S. Freire, Mohamed Sahbi Loukil, Nawres J. Al-Ramahi (2025) COD and CSD based model for in-plane stiffness of symmetric laminates with cracks in plies and local delaminations: Analysis of crack face sliding Composites. Part A, Applied science and manufacturing, Vol. 189, Article 108594 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

    2024

    Mohamed Sahbi Loukil, Jinghao Xu, Erik Marklund, Matthias Merzkirch, Florence Moreau, Fredrik Ohlsson (2024) Thermal and Mechanical Cycling of Thin-Ply Compositesfor Cryogenic Applications THERMAL AND MECHANICAL CYCLING OF THIN-PLY COMPOSITES FOR CRYOGENIC APPLICATIONS, p. 3-13 (Conference paper)
    Sirine Ben Belgacem, Abdelwaheb Trigui, Ilyes jedidi, Mohamed Sahbi Loukil, Mattias Calmunger, Makki Abdmouleh (2024) Enhancing thermal energy storage properties of blend phase change materials using beeswax Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 31, p. 51504-51520 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
    Vivek Richards Pakkam Gabriel, Mohamed Sahbi Loukil, Patrik Fernberg, Janis Varna (2024) Equivalent stress concept to account for the effect of local cyclic stress ratio on transverse cracking in tension-tension fatigue International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 187, Article 108482 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

    Research

    News

    Researchers discussing in lab.

    16 January 2025

    Linköping University launches new advanced composite laboratory

    LiU Composite Laboratory (LCL) is the name of a newly established laboratory at Linköping University. Here, research into polymer composite materials will be conducted in collaboration with industry and other universities.

    Six men in  a lab.

    13 October 2024

    Advancing Aerospace: A project on hybrid glass and carbon fiber composites

    LiU is participating in a new research project, in collaboration with Saab and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), to test composite materials under various temperatures and mechanical loads.

    Two male scientists in lab.

    12 September 2024

    Can sensor technology make composite pressure tanks multifunctional?

    Super thin sensors that are embedded into composite pressure vessels to improve maintenance and safety. A new research project strengthening composite materials research at LiU.

    Coworkers at the Division of Engineering Materials (KMAT)

    Organisation