DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MECHANICS
& BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Indian Institute Of Technology Madras

Arockia Rajan A

Professor

Ph.D., University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, (2002 - 2005).

M.E., Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, India, (1999 - 2001).



B.E., M. S. University, Tirunelveli, India,(1993 - 1997).

914422574070

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 Area of Interest

  • Smart materials and structures,
  • Composites,
  • Bio-materials.

 Office Location

   226 - MSB (Mechanical Science Block, First Floor),
   Solid Mechanics Division,
    Department of Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engineering,
   Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
   Chennai – 600 036.
   Phone :+91 44 2257 4070,
   Fax : +91 44 2257 4052,
   Email :aarajan@iitm.ac.in.

 March 2018 - Present

  Professor

  Department of Applied Mechanics, IITM, India.

 July 2012 - March 2018

  Associate Professor

  Department of Applied Mechanics, IITM, India.

 March 2008 - July 2012

  Assistant Professor

  Department of Applied Mechanics, IITM, India.

 Mar 2007 - Feb 2008

  Post-doctoral Fellow

  School of Civil Engineering., Uni. of Nottingham, UK.

 Aug 2006 - Feb 2007

  Visiting Scientist

  Department of Applied Mechanics, IITM, India.

 January 2006 - July 2006

  Simulation Engineer

  Infineon Technologies, Munich, Germany.

 February 2001 - October 2002

  Senior Engineer

  TATA Motors, Pune, India.

 June 1997 - July 1999

  Lecturer

  University of Madras, Chennai, India.

 2023

  • Pooja Vardhini Natesan, Shib Sundar Banerjee, A. Arockia rajan and S. Ramakrishnan, Analysis of Diffusion of Plant Metabolites from Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogels using Free Volume Theory, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, accepted.
  • Gursahib Singh Bhatia, and A. Arockiarajan, Effect of interactions of two holes on tensile behavior of patch repaired carbon/epoxy woven laminates, Defence Technology, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2022.07.008.
  • Abhishek Sasmal, Shrabanee Sen and A. Arockiarajan, Strategies involved in enhancing the capacitive energy storage characteristics of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) based flexible composites, ChemistrySelect, 2022, DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202058.
  • Bhabagrahi Sharma, Santosh Kapuria, A. Arokiarajan and M. Kannusamy, Baseline-Free Damage Detection and Sizing under Varying Temperatures using Lamb Waves Without Temperature Compensation, Structural Health Monitoring, accepted.
  • Abhishek Sasmal, Payel Maiti, Sourav Maity, Shrabanee Sen and A. Arockiarajan, Air-plasma discharged PVDF based binary magnetoelectric composite for simultaneously enhanced energy storage and conversion efficiency, Applied Physics Letters, 122, 2023, 083902.
  • V. Sai Elakkiya and A. Arockiarajan, Nonlinear Stress dependent Resonant Studies on Press-fit ME Composites, European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, 99, 2023, 104938.
  • S. Thanka Rajan and A. Arockiarajan, A comprehensive review on properties of the biocompatible thin films on biodegradable Mg alloys, Biomedical materials, 18, 2023, 012002.
  • P. Narayanan, R. Pramanik and A. Arockiarajan, A hyperelastic viscoplastic damage model for large deformation mechanics of rate-dependent soft materials, European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, 98, 2023, 104874.

 2022

  • Shib Sundar Banerjee, Divya Bharathi Krishnamani, P.A. Karthick, A. Arockiarajan, and S. Ramakrishnan, Influence of Viscoelasticity on Dynamic Fatiguing Behavior of Muscle Using Myotonometry and Surface Electromyography Measurements, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 71, 2022, 4008709.
  • Abhishek Sasmal, Aniket Patra and A Arockiarajan, Tuning the space charge polarization of PVDF based ternary composite for piezo-tribo hybrid energy harvesting, Applied Physics Letters, 121, 2022, 133902.
  • K. Venkata Siva, Amritesh Kumar, J. Arout Chelvane and A. Arockiarajan, Structural, magnetic, magnetostrictive and optical properties of Mn and Cu codoped cobalt ferrite, Materials Science & Engineering - B, 284, 2022, 115885.
  • Chinmaya Kumar Sahoo, Gursahib Singh Bhatia and A. Arockiarajan, Effect of patch-parent stacking sequence and patch stiffness on the tensile behaviour of the patch repaired carbon-glass hybrid composite, Thin-Walled Structures, 168, 2022, 104305.
  • Amritesh Kumar and A. Arockiarajan, Epoxy-free fabrication techniques for layered/2-2 magnetoelectric composite: A review, Smart Materials and Structures, 31, 2022, 083001.
  • Chinmaya Kumar Sahoo, Gursahib Singh Bhatia, G. Balaganesan and A. Arockiarajan, Post repair high velocity impact behaviour of carbon-glass hybrid composite: Experimental and numerical study, International Journal of Impact Engineering, 168, 2022, 104305.
  • M. K. Easwar, A. Arockiarajan and Anubhab Roy, A multiscale approach to predict the effective conductivity of a suspension using the asymptotic homogenization method, Physics of Fluids, 34, 2022, 062002.
  • Shib Sundar Banerjee, Deboleena Sadhukhan, A. Arockiarajan and S. Ramakrishnan, Analysis of induced isometric fatiguing contractions in biceps brachii muscles using myotonometry and surface electromyographic measurements, Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 22, 2022, 2250029.
  • Abhijeet M Giri, S. F. Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Influence of asymmetric potential on multiple solutions of the magneto-elastic bi-stable oscillator, European Physics Journal - Special topics, 231, 2022, 1443-1464.
  • R. Pramanik, Farsa Ram, Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan and A. Arockiarajan, Mechanics of soft polymeric materials using a fractal viscoelastic model, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 26, 2022, 257-270.
  • Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma, Santosh Kapuria and A. Arockiarajan, Time Reversibility of Lamb Waves in Thin Plates with Surface-Bonded Piezoelectric Transducers is Temperature Invariant at the Best Reconstruction Frequency, Structural Health Monitoring, 2021, doi.org/10.1177/1475921720965122.
  • Vivek Manish, K. Venkata Siva, A. Arockiarajan and Ganesh Tamadapu, Synthesis and characterization of hard magnetic soft hydrogels, Materials letters, 320, 2022, 132323.
  • K. Sathesh Kumar, S. Deepa, P. Sathiamurthi, A. Arockiarajan, Nalini Ganesan, C. Senthil Kumar and Balaraman Madhan, Fabrication of hybrid Povidone-iodine impregnated Collagen-Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose composite scaffolds for Wound-Healing Application, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 70, 2022, 103247.
  • Karthick Dhileep, D. Kumar, P.N. Gautham Vigneswar, Prerna Soni, Santanu Ghosh, S. Faruque Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Aerodynamic study of single corrugated variable camber morphing airfoil concept, The Aeronautical Journal, 126, 2022, 316-344.
  • Santosh Kapuria, Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma and A. Arockiarajan, Role of transducer inertia in generation, sensing and time-reversal process of Lamb waves in thin plates with surface-bonded piezoelectric transducers, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 33, 2022, 779 - 798.
  • J. Ramana Ramya, K. Thanigai Arul, R. Ilangovan, P. Sathiamurthi, K. Asokan, Chung-Li Dong, A. Arockiarajan and S. Narayana Kalkura, Surface Engineering of Poly (methyl methacrylate)-reduced graphene oxide composite films by Au7+ ion irradiation for biomedical application, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 195, 2022, 110051.
  • S. Thanka Rajan, Mitun Das and A. Arockiarajan, In vitro biocompatibility and degradation assessment of tantalum oxide coated Mg alloy as biodegradable implants, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 905, 2022, 164272.
  • H. Meharthaj, S. M. Srinivasan and A. Arockiarajan, Modeling of Magnetorheolological gels: A Study on the particle size effect, Acta Mechanica, 233, 2022, 837–849 R. Pramanik and A. Arockiarajan, Mechanical and morphological characterization of a novel silk/cellulose-based soft composite, Materials letters, 314, 2022, 131871.
  • V. Sai Elakkiya, S. Sudersan and A. Arockiarajan, Stress-Dependent Nonlinear Magnetoelectric Effect in Press-Fit Composites: A numerical and experimental study, European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, 92, 2022, 104536.
  • Abhijeet M Giri, S. F. Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Piezoelectric Unimorph and Bimorph Cantilever Configurations: Design Guidelines and Strain Assessment, Smart materials and structures, 31, 2022, 035003.
  • S. Thanka Rajan, Mitun Das and A. Arockiarajan, Biocompatibility and corrosion evaluation of niobium oxide coated AZ31B alloy for biodegradable implants, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 212, 2022, 112342.
  • Thanka Rajan, B. Subramanian and A. Arockiarajan, A comprehensive review on biocompatible thin films for biomedical application, Ceramics International, 48, 2022, 4377- 4400.
  • Amritesh Kumar and A. Arockiarajan, Numerical interpretation and experimental investigation of enhanced magnetoelectric effect in Ni/PZT distributed disc structured composite, Composite Structures, 280, 2022, 114958.
  • Amritesh Kumar and A. Arockiarajan, Evolution of nonlinear magneto-elastic constitutive laws in ferromagnetic materials: A comprehensive review, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 546, 2022, 168221.

 2021

  • Gursahib Singh Bhatia, and A. Arockiarajan, Compressive fatigue behaviour of external patch repaired carbon/epoxy composites, Polymer composites, 2021, 42, 6827- 6838.
  • M. Sharma, S. Patel D. Kumar, A. Arockiarajan and Rahul Vaish, Electrical creep and fatigue in 0.5Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 ceramics, Functional Material Letters, 2021, 14, 2150033.
  • Abhijeet M Giri, S. F. Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Dynamics of Symmetric and Asymmetric Potential Well based Piezoelectric Harvesters: A Comprehensive Review, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 32, 2021, 1881-1947.
  • Amritesh Kumar, Arout Chelvane and A. Arockiarajan, Enhanced self-biased magnetoelectric response in novel distributed disc structure Ni/PZT composite, Materials letters, 305, 2021, 130834.
  • Vivek Manish, A. Arockiarajan and Ganesh Tamadapu, Influence of water content on the mechanical behavior of gelatin based hydrogels: Synthesis, characterization and modeling. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 233, 2021, 111219.
  • Aakila Rajan and A. Arockiarajan, Bending of hard-magnetic soft beams: A finite elasticity approach with anticlastic bending, European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, 90, 2021, 104374.
  • Deepak Kumar, Shaikh Faruque Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Theoretical and experimental studies on large deflection analysis of double corrugated cantilever structures, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 228, 2021, 111126.
  • K. Venkata Siva, Amritesh Kumar, and A. Arockiarajan, Structural, magnetic and magnetoelectric investigations on CoFe2O4 prepared via various wet chemical synthesis route : A Comparative Study, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 535, 2021, 168065.
  • Sujoy Saha, Ram Prakash Singh, Ying Liu, Atal Bihari Swain, Amritesh Kumar, V. Subramanian, A. Arockiarajan, G. Srinivasan, and Rajeev Ranjan, Strain transfer in ferroelectric-ferrimagnetic magnetoelectric composite, Physical Review B, 103, 2021, L140106.
  • S. Thanka Rajan and A. Arockiarajan, Thin Film Metallic Glasses for Bioimplants and Surgical Tools: A Review, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 876, 2021, 159939.
  • Aghna Mukherjee, S. Sudersan, Shaikh Faruque Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Magnetic actuation of switchable bistable structures: A numerical study, Smart materials and structures, 30, 2021, 075025.
  • S. Thanka Rajan, Mitun Das, P. Sasi Kumar, A. Arockiarajan and B. Subramanian, Biological performance of metal metalloid (TiCuZrPd:B) TFMG fabricated by pulsed laser deposition, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 202, 2021, 111684.
  • Aghna Mukherjee, Shaikh Faruque Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Hybrid bistable composite laminates for structural assemblies: A numerical and experimental study, Composite Structures, 260, 2021, 113467.
  • Deepak kumar, Shaikh Faruque Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Studies on large deflection of geometrically nonlinear corrugated structure, Acta Mechanica, 232, 2021, 461–482.
  • Adityanarayan Pandey, Pravin Varade, Kumaraswamy Miriyala, N. Shara Sowmya, Amritesh Kumar, A. Arockiarajan, A. R. Kulkarni and N. Venkataramani, Magnetoelectric response in lead-free Na0.4K0.1Bi0.5TiO3/NiFe2O4 laminated composites, Materials Today Communications, 26, 2021, 101898.

 2020

  • S. Sudersan, U. Saravanan and A. Arockiarajan, Finite Element Formulation for Implicit Magnetostrictive Constitutive Relations, Computational Mechanics, 66, 2020,1497-1514.
  • K. Venkata Siva, S. Sudersan, and A. Arockiarajan, Bipolar magnetostriction in CoFe2O4: Effect of sintering, measurement temperature, and prestress, Journal of Applied Physics, 128, 2020, 103904.
  • Gursahib Singh Bhatia, and A. Arockiarajan, Flexural static and fatigue response of patch repaired laminated composites for different patch-parent configurations, Polymer composites, 41, 2020, 4559 - 4571.
  • Amritesh Kumar and A. Arockiarajan, Modeling of Resonant Magnetoelectric Response in Press-Fit Embedded Ring Composite, European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, 84, 2020, 104052. 
  • Aghna Mukherjee, Shaikh Faruque Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Modeling of integrated shape memory alloy and Macro-Fiber Composite actuated trailing edge, Smart materials and structures, 29, 2020, 085005.
  • S. Sudersan and A. Arockiarajan, Effects of Flexoelectricity and Surface Elasticity on the Nonlinear Magnetoelectric Coupling in Unsymmetric Composites, IEEE transactions on magnetics, 56, 2020, 2500211.
  • H. Meharthaj, S. M. Srinivasan and A. Arockiarajan, Creep behavior of magnetorheological gels, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 27, 2020, 1031-1039.
  • K. Venkata Siva, P. Kaviraj, A. Arockiarajan, Improved room temperature magnetoelectric response in CoFe2O4-BaTiO3 core shell and bipolar magnetostrictive properties in CoFe2O4, Materials Letters, 268, 2020, 127623.
  • Aghna Mukherjee, Michael Ian Friswell, Shaikh Faruque Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Modeling and design of a class of hybrid bistable symmetric laminates with cantilever boundary configuration, Composite Structures, 239, 2020, 112019.
  • Subhajit Konar, Privita Edwina, Vaibavi Ramanujam, A. Arockiarajan and Saumendra Kumar Bajpai, Collagen-I/Silk-fibroin biocomposite exhibits microscalar confinement of cells and induces anisotropic morphology and migration of embedded fibroblasts, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials, 108B, 2020, 2368-2377.
  • Farsa Ram, P. Kaviraj, R. Pramanik, Amrutha Krishnan, Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan and A. Arockiarajan, PVDF/BaTiO3 Films with Nanocellulose Impregnation: Investigation of Structural, Morphological and Mechanical Properties, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 823, 2020, 153701.
  • Amritesh Kumar, J. Arout Chelvane, and A. Arockiarajan, Temperature Dependent Dynamic Response in epoxy-free and epoxy-bonded ME Composite: A Comparative study, Smart materials and structures, 29, 2020, 035015.
  • V. Sai Elakkiya, Sk. M. Subhani and A. Arockiarajan, A phenomenological approach to study the nonlinear magnetoelectric (ME) response of ME composites,Smart materials and structures, 29, 2020, 015010.

 2019

  • Luv Verma, Srinivasan M. Sivakumar, Jefferson Andrew, G. Balaganesan, A. Arockirajan and S. Vedantam, Compression after ballistic impact response of pseudoelastic shape memory alloy embedded hybrid unsymmetrical patch repaired GFRP composites, Journal of Composite Materials, 53, 2019, 4225 - 4247.
  • Amritesh Kumar and A. Arockiarajan, Temperature dependent magnetoelectric (ME) response in press-fit FeNi/PZT/Ni self-biased ring composite, Journal of Applied Physics, 126, 2019, 094102.
  • R. Pramanik, L. Santhosh, and A. Arockiarajan, Mechanics of 1-3 piezocomposites subjected to creep-fatigue loads, Meccanica, 54, 2019, 1611-1622.
  • P. Paul and A. Arockiarajan, Study of electro-elastocaloric effect and pyroelectric energy density in piezocomposites, Smart materials and structures, 28, 2019, 105026.
  • R. Pramanik and A. Arockiarajan, Effective properties and nonlinearities in 1-3 piezocomposites: A comprehensive review, Smart materials and structures, 28, 2019, 103001.
  • R. Pramanik, A. Narayanan, A. Rajan, S. Konar and A. Arockiarajan, Transversely isotropic freeze-dried PVA hydrogels: Theoretical modelling and experimental characterization, International Journal of Engineering Science, 144, 2019, 103144.
  • Gursahib Singh Bhatia, J. Jefferson Andrew, and A. Arockiarajan, Experimental investigation on compressive behaviour of different patch-parent layup configurations for repaired carbon/epoxy composites, Journal of Composite Materials, 53, 2019, 3269 - 3279.
  • Gursahib Singh Bhatia, and A. Arockiarajan, Fatigue studies on patch repaired carbon/epoxy woven composites, Composites:B, 175, 2019, 107121.
  • Meharthaj H, Srinivasan M. Sivakumar and A. Arockiarajan, Significance of particle size on the improved performance of magnetorheological gels, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 490, 2019, 165483.
  • A. Narayanan, A. Rajan, R. Pramanik, and Arockiarajan, A thermodynamically-consistent phenomenological viscoplastic model for hydrogels, Material Research Express, 6, 2019, 085418.
  • Sk. M. Subhani and A. Arockiarajan, Study on axial resonance magento-electric (ME) effects of layered magneto-electric composites, European Journal of Mechanics-Solids, 77, 2019, 103799.
  • J. Jefferson Andrew, Sivakumar M. Srinivasan, A. Arockiarajan and Hom Nath Dhakal, Parameters influencing the impact response of fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composite materials: A critical review, Composite Structures, 224, 2019, 111007.
  • S. Sudersan and A. Arockiarajan, Thermal and prestress effects on nonlinear magnetoelectric effect in unsymmetric composites, Composite Structures, 223, 2019, 110924.
  •  Santosh Kapuria, Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma and A. Arockiarajan, Dynamic Shear-Lag Model for Stress Transfer in Piezoelectric Transducer Bonded to Plate, AIAA Journal, 57, 2019, 2123-2133.
  • J. Andrew, S.M. Srinivasan and A. Arockiarajan, Effect of multiphase fiber system and stacking sequence on low-velocity impact and residual tensile behavior of glass/epoxy composite laminates, Polymer Composites, 40, 2019, 1450-1462.
  • P. Kaviraj, R. Pramanik and A. Arockiarajan, Influence of individual phases and temperature on properties of CoFe2O4-BaTiO3 magnetoelectric core-shell nanocomposites, Ceramics International, 45, 2019, 12344 - 12352.
  • R. Pramanik and A. Arockiarajan, Experimental characterization and viscoelastic modeling for thermo-mechanical creep of 1-3 piezocomposites, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 30, 2019, 1018 – 1030.
  • Arvind kumar, S. Faruque Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Influence of piezoelectric energy transfer on the inter-well oscillations of multi-stable vibration energy harvesters, Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 14, 2019, 031001.
  • A. Rajan, R. Pramanik, A. Narayanan and Arockiarajan, Mechanics of viscoelastic buckling in slender hydrogels, Material Research Express, 6, 2019, 055320.
  • J. Andrew, S.M. Srinivasan and A. Arockiarajan, Influence of Patch Lay-Up Configuration and Hybridization on Low Velocity Impact and Post-Impact Tensile Response of Repaired GFRP Composites, Journal of Composite Materials, 53, 2019, 3-17.
  • Aghna Mukherjee, Shaikh Faruque Ali, A. Arockiarajan, Compliant structure under follower forces and any combined loading: Theoretical and Experimental studies, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 153 – 154, 2019, 75 – 82.
  • R. Pramanik, M. K. Sahukar, Y. Mohan, B. Praveenkumar, S. R. Sangawar and A. Arockiarajan, Effect of grain size on piezoelectric, ferroelectric and dielectric properties of PMN-PT ceramics, Ceramics International, 45, 2019, 5731 – 5742.
  • R. Pramanik, B. Ganivada, Farsa Ram, Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan and A. Arockiarajan, Influence of nanocellulose on mechanics and morphology of polyvinyl alcohol xerogels, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 90, 2019, 275-283.
  • R. Pramanik and A. Arockiarajan, Influence of mechanical compressive loads on microstructurally aligned PVA xerogels, Materials Letters, 236, 2019, 222 - 224
  • R. Pramanik and A. Arockiarajan, A hybrid phenomenological model for thermo-mechano-electrical creep of 1-3 piezocomposites, Philosophical Magazine, 99, 2019, 1-21.

 2018

  • S. Sudersan, S, Maniprakash and A. Arockiarajan, Nonlinear Magnetoelectric Effect in Unsymmetric Laminated Composites, Smart materials and structures, 27, 2018, 125005.
  • R. Pramanik and A. Arockiarajan, Experimental and theoretical studies on mechanical creep of 1-3 piezocomposites, Acta Mechanica, 229, 2018, 4187- 4198.
  • P. Paul, S, Maniprakash and A. Arockiarajan, Study of electrocaloric effect and harvested pyroelectric energy density of ferroelectric material, Material Research Express, 5, 2018, 116302.
  • Sk. M. Subhani, S. Maniprakash and A. Arockiarajan, Theoretical and Experimental analysis of temperature dependent nonlinear behaviour of tri-layered magnetoelectric composites, Mechanics of Materials, 126, 2018, 111 - 125.
  • Vishal Lakesar, S. Mani Prakash and A. Arockiarajan, A phenomenological model for non linear hysteresis and creep behavior of ferroelectric materials, Acta Mechanica, 229, 2018, 3853 - 3867.
  • Gursahib Singh Bhatia, J. Jefferson Andrew, G. Balaganesan, A. Arockiarajan, The role of patch-parent configurations on the tensile response of patch repaired carbon/epoxy laminates, Polymer testing, 70, 2018, 413 - 425.
  • Sk. M. Subhani, J. Arout Chelvane and A. Arockiarajan, Experimental investigation of performance of tri-layered magnetoelectric (ME) composites under thermal environment, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 51,2018, 295001.
  •  R. Pramanik and A Arockiarajan, Electro-mechanical creep of 1-3 piezocomposites: Theoretical modeling and experimental approach, Ceramics International, 2018, 44, 13934-13943.
  • Arvind kumar, S. Faruque Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Exploring the benefits of an asymmetric monostable potential function in broadband vibration energy harvesting, Applied Physics Letters, 112, 2018, 233901.
  • K. Senthil, A. Arockiarajan and R. Palaninathan, Numerical study on the onset of initiation of debond growth in adhesively bonded composite joints, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 84, 2018, 202-219.
  • Debojyoti Panda, Subhajit Konar, Saumendra K. Bajpai and A. Arockiarajan, Thermodynamically-consistent constitutive modeling of aligned Silk fibroin sponges: Theory and application to uniaxial compression, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 138, 2018, 144-154.
  •  R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Theoretical modeling and experimental characterization of rate and temperature dependent electromechanical behaviour of piezocomposites, European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, 69, 2018, 23-44.
  • J. Andrew, S. M. Srinivasan and A. Arockiarajan, The role of adhesively bonded super hybrid external patches on the impact and post-impact response of repaired glass/epoxy composite laminates, Composite Structures, 2018, 184, 848-859.

 2017

  • B. N. Rao, P. Kaviraj, S. R. Vaibavi, Amit kumar, Saumendra K. Bajpai and A. Arockiarajan, Investigation of magnetoelectric properties and biocompatibility of CoFe2O4-BaTiO3 core-shell nanoparticles for biomedical applications, Journal of Applied Physics, 122, 2017, 164102.
  • Sk. M. Subhani, S. Mani Prakash and A. Arockiarajan, Nonlinear magneto-electro-thermo-mechanical response of layered magnetoelectric composites: theoretical and experimental approach, Smart materials and structures, 26, 2017, 105010.
  • Sk. M. Subhani, S. Mani Prakash and A. Arockiarajan, Rate dependent non-linear magneto-electro-mechanical response of layered magneto electric composites: Theoretical and experimental approach, Sensors and Actuators - A, 266, 2017, 65-75.
  • Akash Pandey and A. Arockiarajan, Performance studies on Macro fiber composite (MFC) under thermal condition using Kirchhoff and Mindlin plate theories, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 130, 2017, 416-425.
  • Akash Pandey and A. Arockiarajan, An experimental and theoretical fatigue study on Macro fiber composite (MFC) under thermo-mechanical loadings, European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, 66, 2017, 26-44.
  • Akash Pandey and A. Arockiarajan, Fatigue study on the sensor performance of Macro fiber composite (MFC), Composite Structures, 2017, 174, 301-318.
  • Sk. M. Subhani, S. Mani Prakash and A. Arockiarajan, Non-linear Magneto-electro-mechanical response of layered Magneto electric composites: Theoretical and Experimental approach, Acta Mechanica, 228, 2017, 3185–3201.
  • Debojyoti Panda, Subhajit Konar, Saumendra K. Bajpai, A. Arockiarajan, Synthesis and viscoelastic characterization of microstructurally aligned Silk fibroin sponges, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2017, 71, 362-371.
  • Akash Pandey and A. Arockiarajan, Fatigue study on the actuation performance of Macro fiber composite (MFC), Smart materials and structures, 2017, 26, 035018.
  • Arvind kumar, S. Faruque Ali, and A. Arockiarajan, Magneto-elastic Oscillator: Modeling and Analysis with Nonlinear Magnetic Interaction, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2017, 393, 265-284.
  • Harshad Mishra, J. Arout Chelvane and A. Arockiarajan, Influence of a thermal environment on the deflection of magnetostrictive thin-films, Acta Mechanica, 2017, 228, 1909–1921.

 2016

  • S. Anand and A. Arockiarajan, Temperature dependent ferroelectric and ferroelastic behavior of PZT wafers, Ceramics International, 2016, 42, 15517-15529.
  • Akash Pandey and A. Arockiarajan, Actuation performance of macro-fiber composite (MFC): Modeling and Experimental studies, Sensors and Actuators - A, 2016, 248, 114-129.
  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Non-linear modeling on rate dependent ferroelectric and ferroelastic response of 1-3 piezocomposites, Smart materials and structures, 2016, 25, 065017.
  • Y. Mohan and A. Arockiarajan, Experimental and theoretical investigation of temperature-dependent electrical fatigue studies on 1-3 type piezocomposites, AIP Advances, 2016, 6, 035311.
  • S. Maniprakash, A. Menzel and A. Arockiarajan, A multi-surface model for ferroelectric ceramics - application to cyclic electric loading with changing maximum amplitude, Philosophical Magazine, 2016, 96, 1263 - 1284.
  • K. Senthil, A. Arockiarajan and R. Palaninathan, Experimental determination of fracture toughness for adhesively bonded composite joints, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2016,154, 24-42.
  • R. Sujithra, A. Arockiarajan and S. M. Srinivasan, Memory characteristics studies for large deflections in amorphous polymers: Experiments and numerical simulation, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures,2016, 27, 1203-1217.
  • S. Maniprakash, R. Jayendiran, A. Menzel and A. Arockiarajan, Experimental investigation, modelling and simulation of rate-dependent response of 1-3 ferroelectric composites, Mechanics of Materials, 2016, 94, 91-105.

 2015

  • V. kasiviswanathan and A. Arockiarajan, Analytical, numerical and experimental studies on effective properties of layered (2-2) multiferroic composites, Sensors and Actuators - A, 2015, 236, 380-393.
  • Harshad Mishra, J. Arout Chelvane and A. Arockiarajan, Studies of the magnetostriction in thin films: Experimental, Analytical and Numerical Analysis, Sensors and Actuators - A, 2015, 235, 218-226.
  • R. Sujithra, A. Arockiarajan and S. M. Srinivasan, Shape recovery studies for coupled deformations in an epoxy based amorphous shape memory polymers, Polymer testing, 2015, 48, 1-6.Arvind kumar, S. Faruque Ali, and A. Arockiarajan, Piezomagnetoelastic broadband energy harvester: Nonlinear modeling and characterization, European Physics Journal - Special topics, 2015, 224, 2803-2822.
  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Experimental characterization and numerical modeling on time-dependent electro-mechanical response of piezocomposites, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2015, 100, 250–261.
  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Micromechanical modeling and experimental characterization on viscoelastic behaviour of 1-3 active composites, Composites:B, 2015, 79, 105-113.
  • K. Senthil, A. Arockiarajan and R. Palaninathan, Structural behaviour of composite cylindrical splice joint panels under axial compression: Experiments and numerical studies, Composite Structures, 2015, 127, 316-327.
  • S. Sreenivasa Prasath and A. Arockiarajan, Effect of interphase and thermal environment on the effective properties of Macro-Fiber Composites (MFC), Composites:B, 2015, 75, 327-335.
  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Effect of viscoelastic and dielectric relaxing matrix on ferroelastic behaviour of 1-3 piezocomposites, AIP Advances, 2015, 5, 027103.
  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Numerical modeling and experimental characterization of temperature-dependent viscoelastic effect on 1-3 piezocomposites under compression, Sensors and Actuators - A, 2015, 226, 81–97.
  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Finite element modeling on time dependent ferroelectric behaviour of 1-3 piezocomposites, Ceramics International, 2015, 41, 4621- 4636.
  • S. Sreenivasa Prasath and A. Arockiarajan, Experimental and theoretical investigation on the thermo-electro-elastic properties of Macro-Fiber Composites (MFC), Composite Structures, 122, 2015, 8 - 22 .
  • K. Senthil, A. Arockiarajan and R. Palaninathan, Performance studies on compressively loaded debonded composite splice joint, Journal of Composite Materials, 49, 2015, 1613–1627.

 2014

  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Viscoelastic modeling and experimental characterization of thermo-electro-mechanical response of 1-3 piezocomposites, Journal of Applied Physics, 116, 2014, 214103.
  • K. Senthil, A. Arockiarajan, R. Palaninathan, B. Santhosh and K.M. Usha, Investigations on adhesively bonded curved CFRP panels with closed debonds subjected to compressive load, Thin-Walled Structures, 85,2014, 367 - 376.
  • S. Sreenivasa Prasath and A. Arockiarajan, Influence of bonding layer on effective electromechanical properties of Macro-Fiber Composites (MFC), Smart materials and structures, 23, 2014, 095046.
  • R. Sujithra, A. Arockiarajan and S. M. Srinivasan, Modeling memory effects in amorphous polymers, International Journal of Engineering Science, 84, 2014, 95 - 112.
  • S. Sreenivasa Prasath and A. Arockiarajan, Analytical, numerical and experimental predictions of the effective electromechanical properties of Macro-Fiber Composite (MFC), Sensors and Actuators - A, 214, 2014, 31 - 44.
  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Micromechanical modelling and experimental characterization of 1-3 piezocomposites subjected to electro-mechanical loads, International Journal of Engineering Science, 81, 2014, 15 - 32.
  • Naresh Pakam and A. Arockiarajan, Study on effective properties of 1-3-2 type magneto-electro-elastic composites, Sensors and Actuators - A, 209, 2014, 87- 99.
  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Temperature-dependent ferroelectric switching of 1-3 type piezocomposites: an experimental and theoretical study, Acta Mechanica, 225, 2014, 397- 411.

 2013

  • S. Sreenivasa Prasath and A. Arockiarajan, Effective electromechanical response of Macro-Fiber Composite (MFC): An analytical and numerical models, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 77, 2013, 98 - 106.
  • Mainak Bhattacharyya and A. Arockiarajan, Electrical fatigue behaviour in lead zirconate titanate (PZT): an experimental and theoretical study, Smart materials and structures, 22, 2013, 085032.
  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Investigations on non-linear temperature-dependent electro-mechanical response of 1-3 type piezocomposites, Sensors and Actuators - A, 201, 2013, 23 - 35.
  • K. Senthil, A. Arockiarajan, R. Palaninathan, B. Santhosh and K.M. Usha (2013), Defects in composite structures: Growth initiation and prediction methods – A comprehensive review, Composite Structures, 106, 2013,139 - 149.
  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Modeling and experimental characterization on temperature-dependent ferroelastic switching of 1-3 type piezocomposites, International Journal of Engineering Science, 68, 2013, 61-74.
  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Non-linear electromechanical response of 1-3 type piezocomposites, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 50, 2013, 2259-2270.
  • K. Senthil, A. Arockiarajan, R. Palaninathan, B. Santhosh and K.M. Usha, Experimental and Numerical studies on adhesively bonded CFRP laminates with closed debonds, Composite Structures, 95, 2013, 598 - 606.
  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Experimental and theoretical studies on ferroelastic switching of 1-3 type piezocomposites, European Journal of Mechanics - Solids, 38, 2013, 48 - 58.

 2012

  • R. Jayendiran and A. Arockiarajan, Modeling of dielectric and piezoelectric response of 1-3 type piezocomposites, Journal of Applied Physics, 112, 2012, 044107.
  • Naresh pakam and A. Arockiarajan, An analytical model for predicting the effective properties of magneto-electro-elastic (MEE) composites, Computational Material Science, 65, 2012, 19 -28.
  • S. Skatulla, C. Sansour and A. Arockiarajan, A multiplicative approach for nonlinear electro-elasticity, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 245, 2012, 243 - 255.
  • Sakthivel and A. Arockiarajan, Thermo-electro-mechanical response of 1-3-2 piezoelectric composites: Effect of fiber orientations, Acta Mechanica, 223, 2012, 1353 - 1369.

 2011

  • K. Jayabal, A. Menzel, A. Arockiarajan, and S.M. Srinivasan, Micromechanical modelling of switching phenomena in polycrystalline piezoceramics: application of a polygonal finite element approach, Computational Mechanics, 48, 2011, 421- 435.
  • M. Sakthivel and A. Arockiarajan, An effective matrix poling characteristics of 1-3-2 piezoelectric composites, Sensors and Actuators - A ,167, 2011, 34 - 43.

 2010

  • P. Pavankumar, K. Jayabal, and A. Arockiarajan, A comparative study between finite element and polygonal finite element approaches for electromechanical coupled linear problems, Integrated Ferroelectrics, 120, 2010, 90 - 101.
  • M. Sakthivel and A. Arockiarajan, An analytical model for predicting thermo-electro-mechanical response of 1-3 piezoelectric composites, Computational Material Science, 48, 2010, 759 - 767.
  • M. Sakthivel and A. Arockiarajan Thermo-electro-mechanical response of 1-3-2 type piezoelectric  composites, Smart materials and structures, 19, 2010,105033.
  • A. Arockiarajan, S.M. Sivakumar and C. Sansour, A thermodynamically motivated model for ferroelectric ceramics with grain boundary effects, Smart materials and structures, 19, 2010, 015008.

 2009

  • K. Jayabal, D. Srikrishna, T.S. Abhinandan, A. Arockiarajan S.M. Srinivasan, A thermodynamically  consistent model with evolving domain structures in ferroelectrics, International Journal of Engineering Science, 47, 2009, 1014-1024.
  • K. Jayabal, A. Arockiarajan, and S. M. Sivakumar, Multiaxial behavior of ferroelectric single and  polycrystals with pressure dependent boundary effects, Computational Material Science, 44, 2009,1222-1230.
  • S. Skatulla, A. Arockiarajan and C. Sansour, A nonlinear generalized continuum approach for electro-elasticity including scale effects, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 57, 2009, 137-160.

 Before 2008

  • K. Jayabal, A. Arockiarajan and S. M. Sivakumar, A micromechanical model for polycrystal ferroelectrics with grain boundary effects, Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 27, 2008, 111-124.
  • A. Arockiarajan, A. Menzel and W. Seemann, Constitutive modeling of rate-dependent domain switching effects in ferroelectric materials, Journal of Electroceramics, 20, 2008, 159-165.
  • A. Menzel, A. Arockiarajan and S M Sivakumar, Two models to simulate rate-dependent domain switching effects - application to ferroelastic polycrystalline ceramics, Smart Materials and Structures, 17, 2008,015026.
  • A. Arockiarajan and C. Sansour, Micromechanical modeling and simulation of rate-dependent effects in ferroelectric polycrystals, Computational Material Science, 43, 2008, 842 - 854.
  • A. Arockiarajan and A. Menzel, On the modeling of rate–dependent domain switching in piezoelectric materials under superimposed stresses. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 19, 2007, 163–180.
  • A. Arockiarajan, B. Delibas, A. Menzel and W. Seemann, Computational modeling of rate-dependent domain switching in piezoelectric materials -- a micro-macromechanical approach, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 18, 2007, 983-999.
  • A. Arockiarajan, B. Delibas, A. Menzel and W. Seemann, Studies on rate dependent switching effects of  piezoelectric materials using a finite element model, Computational Material Science, 37, 2006, 306-317.
  • A. Arockiarajan, B. Delibas, A. Menzel and W. Seemann, Micromechanical modeling of switching effects in piezoelectric materials, European Journal of Mechanics – Solids, 25, 2006, 950-964.
  • B. Delibas, A. Arockiarajan and W. Seemann, Rate dependent properties of perovskite type tetragonal  piezoelectric materials using micromechanical model, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 43,2006, 697-712.
  • B. Delibas, A. Arockiarajan and W. Seemann, A nonlinear model to piezoelectric polycrystalline ceramics  under quasi-static electromechanical loading, Journal of Material Science, 16, 2005, 507 - 515.

 Patents

  • G. Balaganesan, A. Arockiarajan and M.S. Sivakumar, Apparatus for repairing pipes using composite wrap, Patent No: 346452, Dated: 10.09.2020.
  • Aghna Mukherjee, S. Faruque Ali and A. Arockiarajan, Hybrid wing device and method of actuation thereof, Patent No: 381604, Dated: 11.11.2021.
  • Amritesh Kumar, J. Arout Chelvane and A. Arockiarajan, Distributed disc structured magnetoelectric composite device, Patent No: 387760, Dated: 28.01.2022
  • Amritesh Kumar, S. Veeraraghavan, Dileesh M and A. Arockiarajan Magneto-electric based magnetic sensor and method thereof, Patent No: 411667, Dated: 16.11.2022.
  • Sathiamurthi Perumal and A. Arockiarajan, Biopolymer based sustained release floating bead for drug delivery method for preparation thereof, Patent No: 412550, Dated: 25.11.2022

 PG Courses

  • Computational Techniques in Applied Mechanics, July - November 2016.
  • Computational Mechanics for Smart Systems, July - November 2012.
  • Measurements in Mechanics, July - November 2012-2016.
  • Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis, January- May 2015, 2012, 2011, July - November 2019, 2017.
  • Materials, Mechanics and Design, January - May 2015
  • Composite Structures , January - May 2017.
  • Analysis and Design of Smart Materials Structures, January - May 2016, 2014,2011, July - November 2009.
  • Non-Linear Stress Analysis, January - May 2011.
  • Advanced Structural Mechanics, July - November 2013, 2009, 2008.

 UG Courses

  • Engineering Mechanics, January - May 2018, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2011, August- November 2009.
  • Strength of Materials, July - November 2016, 2017 (IIT PKD), August - November 2018, 2015, 2014, 2010.

 Lab

  • Applied Mechanics Lab, January - May 2019, 2012,2011.
  • Instrumentation Lab, July - November 2012, August - November 2011.
  • Experimental Stress Analysis Lab, January - May 2011-2017, 2009, 2008.
  • Computational Lab, August - November 2016, 2013, 2010, 2009.

 Smart Material Characterization (SMC) Lab

  SMC Lab is mainly focused on modeling and experimental characterization of smart/active materials and smart composites. Presently, the lab
  is equipped with electrical, mechanical, thermal and magnetic material characterization facilities.

 Projects

  • Studies on non-linear effects of electro-mechanical coupled problems - IITM
    Duration - March 2008-2011(Completed)
    Amount - 5 Lakhs
  • Experimental studies on non-linear effects of piezoelectric materials - ISRO IITM
    Duration - September 2009 - 2011(Completed)
    Amount - 21.43 Lakhs
  • Theoretical modeling and experimental characterization of rate-dependent effects on ferroelectrics - DST
    Duration - May 2009 - 2012(Completed)
    Amount - 21.90 Lakhs
  • An experimental characterization on fatigue behavior of piezoelectric materials -NRB
    Duration - March 2012-2014(Completed)
    Amount -44.16 Lakhs
  • Modeling of magnetostrictive thin films - DMRL
    Duration - September 2012 - 2014(Completed)
    Amount - 22.44 Lakhs
  • An experimental characterization of grain size effects on nano-sized piezoelectric ceramics - ARMREB
    Duration - AprIL 2012 - 2015(Completed)
    Amount - 17.80 Lakhs
  • Numerical and Experimental Characterization of Magnetostrictive effects on multi-ferroic composites - DRDO
    Duration - July 2014 - 2016(Completed)
    Amount - 13.22 Lakhs
  • Fatigue life characterization of piezoelectric stackactuators and macro-fiber composites - CSIR
    Duration - October 2015 - 2018(Completed)
    Amount - 18 Lakhs
  • An Experimental and theoretical studies on creep behavior of piezoelectric materials and actuators - NRB
    Duration - November 2016 - 2018(Completed)
    Amount - 26.05 Lakhs
  • Material behaviour of PZT under mechanical loading condition - ARDE
    Duration - January 2017 - 2018(Completed)
    Amount - 9.50 Lakhs
  • Studies on optimized design configuration for enhanced magneto-electric effect of multiferroic composites - SERB
    Duration -March 2008-2011(Completed)
    Amount - 70.10 Lakhs
  • Morphing wing design using smart composites - CoPT-DRDO
    Duration -June 2017 - 2022(Completed)
    Amount - 222.0 Lakhs
  • Design and development of magntostriction based magneto-electric (ME) sensor for Landmine Detection - DRDO
    Duration - April 2018 - 2021(Completed)
    Amount - 49.80 Lakhs
  • Characterization of hybrid composites under various processing conditions - CSIR
    Duration - Oct 2020 - 2023(Ongoing)
    Amount - 19.50 Lakhs
  • Fatigue Studies on lnfluence of Hybridization and Patch Lay-up Configuration of Post - impact Response on Repaired Composites for Defence Applications- ARMREB
    Duration - January 2022 - 2525(Ongoing)
    Amount - 5 Lakhs
  • Magnetostriction Based Magneto-electric (ME) High Temperature 3D- Pressure Sensor for Defence Applications - ERIPR
    Duration - August 2022 - 2025(Ongoing)
    Amount - 81.22 Lakhs