Academics

• 1992
  Jan
  Doctor of Philosophy

  Doctor of Philosophy – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

• 1986
  Sept.
  Master of Science by Research in Civil Engineering

  Indian Intitute of Technology Madras, India

• 1982
  Sept.
  Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering

  Indian Intitute of Technology Madras, India

Publications

Books

• Lakshmana Rao C. (editor), “Recent advances in solid mechanics - Proceedingsof the Conference on Engineering Applications of Solid Mechanics (CEASM ‘95), Allied Publishers Limited, New Delhi
• Lakshmana Rao , C., J. Lakshminarasimhan, Raju Sethuraman and Srinivasn M. Sivakumar, “Engineering Mechanics - Statics and Dynamics”, Prentice-Hall of India, 2003.
• Lakshmana Rao , C. and Abhijit P. Deshpande, “Modelling of Engineering Materials”, Ane Books India Pvt. Ltd.,2010.
• C. Lakshmana Rao , V. Naryanamurthy and K.R.Y. Simha, “Applied Impact Mechanics”, Ane Books India Pvt. Ltd.,2016.

Referenced Foreign Journal

2015

1. Bade, Simhachalam, and C. Lakshmanarao. Compression and Energy Absorption of Aluminum Alloy AA6061 and AA7005 Tubes Using Experimental and Simulation Methods. No. 2015-26-0169. SAE Technical Paper, 2015.

2. Bade, Simhachalam. Performance of Bumper System with Aluminum Alloys AA6061 and AA7003 Materials Using Numerical Methods. No. 2016-01-1351. SAE Technical Paper, 2016.

3. S. Hassan, C. Lakshmana Rao and K. Ganesh Babu, “A unit cell based three-phase approach for the mechanical characterization of quasi-brittle cementetious composites”, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, Vol. 104, 2015, pp. 26-34, 2015.

4. Mohamed Shahid U.N., Abhijit P. Deshpande and C. Lakshmana Rao“Electro-mechanical properties of hydrogel composites with micro and macro cellulose fillers”, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 24, No. 9,, pp. 1-11, 2015.

5. Jose, Sandeep, et al. "Stiffness control of cylindrical shells under axial compression using peizocomposite actuators–an experimental investigation."Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures just-accepted (2015): 1-43

6. Jose, Sandeep, Lakshmana Rao, and Arun K. Tangirala. "A novel approach toward actuator placement for cylindrical shells undergoing axisymmetric buckling." Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (2015):

2014

7. S. Hassan, C. Lakshmana Rao and K. Ganesh Babu, “Development of two phase unit cell for modelling the deformation and failure response of quasi-brittle composites”, Acta Mechanica, May 2014

8. S. Akhilesan, C. Lakshmana Rao, and S. Varughese, “Electromechanical behaviour of Polyaniline/poly(vinyl alchohol) blend films under static, dynamic and time-dependent strains”, Smart Materials and Structures, 23 (2014), 075016 (11pp), IOP Publishing

9. V. Narayanamurthy, C. Lakshmana Rao, and B.N. Rao. – “Numerical Simulation of Ballistic Impact on Armour Plate with a Simple Plasticity Model”, Defence Science Journal, Vol. 64, No. 1, January 2014, pp. 55-61, DOI:10.14429/dsj.64.4521

10. Bade Simhachalam, C Lakshmana Rao, Krishnasrinivas, Energy absorption characteristics of aluminium alloy AA7XXX and AA6061 tubes subjected to static and dynamic axial load, International Journal of Crashworthiness, Taylor & Francis, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13588265.2013.878974 (Impact Factor:1.05 SCIMAGO/SCOPUS)

11. Bade Simhachalam, C Lakshmana Rao, Krishnasrinivas, Compression behavior and energy absorption of aluminum alloy AA6061 tubes with multiple holes, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science & Mechanics, Taylor & Francis, 2014 (In Press). (Impact Factor:0.7 SCIMAGO/SCOPUS)

12. Chinnaraj K., Sathya Prasad M., Lakshmana Rao C. and Nantha Kumar M. “Investigation of Manufacturing Residual Stresses in Cold Formed Truck Frame Rail Sections” Int. Journal of Engineering Research and Applications www.ijera.com ISSN : 2248-9622, Vol. 4, Issue 4( Version 5), April 2014, pp.162-169

2013

Chinnaraj K. Sathya Prasad M and Lakshmana Rao C. - “Effect of Bolt Hole Residual Stresses on the Fatigue Performance of Truck Frame Rail Sections ” - Applied Mechanics and Materials (2013), Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, Vol. 300-301, pp.1089-1098.

2. Rajesh P Nair and C Lakshmana Rao (2013), Numerical Simulation of Ballistic Impact on Particulate Composite Target using Discrete Element Method: 1-D and 2-D models,(Accepted for publication in "International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics")

3. Vineet Kumar Reddy K, Rajesh P Nair and C Lakshmana Rao (2013), Numerical Modeling of Response of Beams Subjected to Blast Loading, (Accepted for publication in "Journal of Structural Engineering").

4. Simhachalam B, Lakshmanarao C, "Compression Behavior and Energy Absorption of Aluminum Alloys and Steel for Automotive Application, " SAE Technical Paper 2013-26-0080, 2013. doi:10.4271/2013-26-0080

5. Bade Simhachalam, C Lakshmana Rao, Krishnasrinivas, Compression behavior and energy absorption of aluminum alloys AA7005 tubes subjected to static axial load, Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 373-375 (2013) pp 1979-1982© (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland

6. Bade Simhachalam, C Lakshmana Rao, Krishnasrinivas, the effect of hole in the compression behavior and energy absorption of aluminum alloy AA7005 tube”, Applied Mechanics and Materials (2013), Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.

7. Bade Simhachalam, C Lakshmana Rao, Krishnasrinivas, the effect of holes on the dynamic behavior and energy absorption of aluminum alloy AA7005 tube, Advanced Materials Research Journal (2013), Advanced Materials Research Journal.

8. Chinnaraj K. Sathya Prasad M and Lakshmana Rao C. - “Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Residual Stresses in Cold Formed Truck Frame Rail Sections”, SAE International, 2013-01-2796, Vols. 418-420 (2012) pp 1124-1131, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland

9. Sunir Hassan, C Lakshmana Rao, Ganesh Babu K, Script Enhanced Unit Cell Approach for the Simulation of Compressive Behaviour in Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites, International Journal of Computer Applications, April , 2012. http://www.ijcaonline.org/archives/volume44/number20/6381-8851

10. Chinnaraj K. Sathya Prasad M and Lakshmana Rao C. - “Experimental Analysis of Residual Stresses in Cold Formed Truck Frame Side Rail Structures” - Advanced Materials Research Vols. 418-420 (2012) pp 1107-1113, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland

11. Chinnaraj K. Sathya Prasad M and Lakshmana Rao C. - “Characterization of Bolt Hole Residual Stresses for Assessing Structural Behavior of Truck Frame Rails” - Advanced Materials Research Vols. 418-420 (2012) pp 1124-1131, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland

before 2012

1. Mini Remanan, R. Indira Priyadarshini, C. Lakshmana Rao and Srinivasan M. Sivakumar, “Experimental Studies on Buckling Load Enhancemennt of Rectangular Columns and Thin Plates Using Piezoelctric Actuators”, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, ISSN 0973-4562, Vol. 6, Number 2 (2011), pp. 131-146.

2. M.D. Ghouse, C. Lakshmana Rao and B.N. Rao, “Numerical Simulation of Fracture P)rocess in Cement Concrete Using Unit Cell Approach”, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Vol. 17, Issue 7, 2010, pp. 481-487.

3. R. Suresh Kumar, C. Lakshmana Rao and P. Chellapandi, “Biaxial Ratcheting Response of SS316 Steel”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vols. 24-25 (2010), pp. 207-211.

4. Ashok Kumar Nallathambi, C. Lakshmana Rao, Sivakumar M. Srinivasan, “Large deflection of constant curvature cantilever beam under follower load”,International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 52 (2010) 440–445.

5. Chinnaraj K., Sathya Prasad M. and Lakshmana Rao C. - “Dynamic Response Analysis of Heavy Commercial Vehicle on Extreme Road Operating Conditions” - Journal of Physics, 181 (2009) 012070, IOP Publishing, UK.

6. K. Chinnaraj, M. Sathya Prasad and C. Lakshmana Rao, “Experimental Analysis and Quasi-Static Numerical Idealization of Dynamic Stresses on a Heavy Truck Chassis Frame Assembly”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vols. 13-14 (2008), pp. 271-280

7. S. Sathiya Narayan, C. Lakshmana Rao and S.M. Sivakumar, “ Modeling of the Viscoelastic Properties of PVDF through the Fractional Differential Model”, International Journal of COMADEM, Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2008, pp. 2-8.

8. G. Baskaran, C. Lakshmana Rao and K. Balasubramaniam, ”Simulation of the TOFD technique using the finite element method”, Insight, Vol. 49, No. 11, November 2007, pp. 641-646.

9. R. Vigel Raj, C. Padmanabhan, S. M. Sivakumar and C. Lakshmana Rao, “Design and Testing of PVDF Hydrophone”, International Journal of COMADEM, Vol. 10, No. 2, April 2007, pp. 20-29.

10. M Kishore Kumar, K Sakthivel, S M Sivakumar, C. Lakshmana Rao and A Srinivasa, “Thermomechanical modeling of hysteresis in SMAs using the dissipationless reference response”, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 16, No 1, February 2007, pp. S28-S38.

11. R. Mini, R.P. Indira, C. Lakshmana Rao and S.M. Sivakumar, “Active Control of Buckling of Columns Using PZT as Actuators”, International Journal of COMADEM, Vol. 10, No. 1, January 2007, pp. 2-8.

12. S Sathiyanarayan, Srinivasan M Sivakumar and C. Lakshmana Rao,”Nonlinear and time-dependent electromechanical behavior of polyvinylidene fluoride”, Smart Mater. and Structures, Vol. 15, No 3, June 2006, pp. 767-781

13. G. Baskaran, K. Balasubramaniam, and C. Lakshmana Rao, “Shear-wave Time of Flight Diffraction (S-TOFD) Technique”, NDT&E International, Vol. 39, 2006, pp. 458-467.

14. G. Baskaran, K. Balasubramaniam, C.V. Krishnamurthy and C. Lakshmana Rao, “Ray Based Model for the Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight Diffraction Simulation of Thin Walled Structure Inspection”, Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping Division, Transactions of ASME, Vol. 127, pp.262-268, 2005.

15. Sathiyanaarayan, S., Lakshmana Rao, C., and Sivakumar, S.M., “Electromechanical Behavior of Form I Uniaxially and Biaxially Stretched PVDF", Ferroelectrics 325: 155-164 2005.

16. G.Baskaran, K.Balasubramaniam, and C.Lakshmana Rao, “Development of an Advanced Ultrasonic TOFD System”, Journal of Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation, 3(2004) 24-32.

17. G.Baskaran, K.Balasubramaniam, and C.Lakshmana Rao, “Ultrasonic TOFD flaw sizing and imaging in thin plates using Embedded Signal Identification Technique (ESIT)”, Insight, 46(2004) 537-542.

18. J. Kumar, Lakshmana Rao C. and Mehrdad Massoudi, “Normal Stress Differences in Couette Flow of Granular Materials”, Int. J. of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2003, pp. 5-16.

19. Vinod I. Yadav, Abhijit P. Deshpande, S. K. Malhotra and C. Lakshaman Rao, “Analysis of moisture absorption in sisal fiber composites”, Journal of Energy, Heat and Mass Transfer, 25, p 67-82 (2003)

20. J. Kumar, Lakshmana Rao C. and Mehrdad Massoudi, “Coutte Flow of Granular Materials”, Int. J. of Nonlinear Mechanics, 38, pp. 11-20, 2003.

21. Mehrdad Massoudi and Lakshmana Rao C., “A Non-linear Constitutive Relation for Flowing Granular Materials”, Int. J. of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 457-471, 2001.

22. Mehrdad Massoudi and Lakshmana Rao C., “Vertical Flow of a Multiphase Mixture in a Channel”, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Vol. 6, pp. 505-526, 2001.

23. Muralikrishnan J., Lakshmana Rao C., “Permeability and Bleeding of Asphalt Concrete using Mixture Theory”, International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 39, pp. 611-627, 2001.

24. Muralikrishnan J., Lakshmana Rao C., “Mechanics of Air Voids Reduction of Asphalt Concrete using Mixture Theory”, Internation Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 38, pp. 1331-1354, 2000.

25. Abhijit P. Deshpande, M. Bhaskar Rao, C. Lakshmana Rao, “ Extraction of Bamboo Fibers and Their Use as Reinforcement in Polymeric Composites”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 76, pp. 83-92, 2000.

26. Rao C.L., and Connor J.J., “Mechanical Behavior of Butyl Adhesives”, Journal of Adhesion, Vol. 43, pp. 179-197, 1993.

27. Lakshmana Rao C., and Krishnamoorthy C.S., “Computational Aspects of the Gradient Projection Method for Truss Optimization”, Engineering Optimization, Vol. 10, pp. 1-12., 1986.

Referenced Indian Journal

1. Rajesh P Nair, C Lakshmana Rao (2012), Simulation of depth of penetration during ballistic impact on thick targets using a 1-D discrete element model,Sadhana,37, pp.261-279

2. M.P. Ghouse, C. Lakshmana Rao and B.N. Rao, “Numerical Modeling of Cement Concrete using a Unit Cell Aproach”, Sadhana, Vol. 36, Part I, February 2011, pp. 35-51.

3. K.V. Sridhanya, K.Rajagopal and C. Lakshmana Rao, “Modeling of Degradation of Clayey Soils under Repeated Loading”, Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 39, No.2, April 2009, pp. 139-152.

4. Amitav Mishra, C. Lakshmana Rao and G.V. Suresh Reddy, ‘Axisymmetric Analysis of Bodies using Improved Boundary Element Method’,Journal of Structural Engineering,Vol 33,No:2,2006,pp.149-156

5. S. Sathya Naarayan, C. Lakshmana Rao and Srinivasan M. Sivakumar, "Nonlinear Elastic Constitutive Model for PVDF", Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies, Vol. 55, No. 3, 2003, pp. 205-210.

6. D. Thomas, C. Lakshmana Rao and Srinivasan M. Sivakumar, “Finite Element Analysis and Verification of Vibrational Modes of an Underwater Acoustic Projector”, J. Acous. Soc. Ind., Vol. 29, 2001, pp. 73-80.

7. V.S. Bhoje, C. Lakshmana Rao, R. Sethuraman and P. Chellapandi, “A Novel Testing Facility for Fracture Mechanics Analysis of plates”, Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), Vol. 81, November 2000, pp. 42-46.

8. P. Udayanan and C. Lakshmana Rao, “Moisture-Temperature Equivalence for a Carbon/Epoxy Composites – Technical Note”, Journal of the Aeronautical Society of India, Vol. 52, No. 1, February 2000, pp. 65-69.

9. Sethuraman R., Lakshmana Rao C. and Kameswara Rao, P., “Fatigue Crack Growth of Semi-elliptical Surface Cracks in Curved Geometries”, Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 26, No. 1, April 1999, pp. 81-86.

10. Kalaga S. and Lakshmana Rao C., “Moments in Composite Beams and Slabs - A Comparative Study”, Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 25, No. 4, January 1999, pp. 267-272.

11. Kalaga S. and Lakshmana Rao C., “Deflection of Composite Beams and Slabswith Stablized Mud and Bamboo Reinforcement”, Journal of Structural Engineering Vol. 24, No.1, pp. 47-54, April 1997.

International conferences

1. Harish L, Lakshmana Rao C, “Modeling of biaxial response of Polyvinyledene Fluoride (PVDF)” 24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM 2016) to be held from August 20 to 26, 2016 in Montréal, Québec, Canada

2. Bade Simhachalam1, Krishnasrinivas, C Lakshmana Rao, Compression behavior and energy absorption of aluminum alloys-AA7003 and Steel for automotive application, Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT 2013), 9-11th January 2013.

3. Bade Simhachalam, Krishnasrinivas, C Lakshmana Rao, compression behavior and energy absorption of aluminum alloys-AA6061 for automotive application, International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS), IIT Hyderabad, 10-12 December 2012.

4. Bade Simhachalam, Krishnasrinivas, C Lakshmana Rao, compression behavior and energy absorption of aluminum alloys-AA6061 for automotive application, Third Asian conference on mechanics of functional materials and structures-2012.

5. Rajesh P Nair and C LakshmanaRao, Simulation of failure of a cantilever beam subjected to impact load using QDEM, ICCMS,December 10-12, 2012,IIT Hyderabad.

6. Vineet Kumar Reddy K, Rajesh P Nair and C LakshmanaRao, Numerical Modeling of Response of Beams Subjected to Blast Loading, ICCMS,December 10-12, 2012,IIT Hyderabad.

7. Akhilesan S, C Lakshmana Rao, Susy Varughese “Biaxial mechanical response of polyaniline/poly (vinyl alcohol) blend films under monotonic and cyclic loading” ACMFMS2012-10024, (IIT Delhi, December 5-8, 2012).

8. Sandhya Mohan, C. Lakshmana Rao, A.P. Deshpande, “Static and cyclic mechanical characterisation of PVDF films under multiaxial loading conditions”, ACMFMS- December 2012.

9. Vineeth Kumar Reddy., Swaroop Raj V R. and Lakshmana Rao C. - “Experimental Investigation of Effect of Fluid Filling on Frequency and Damping Characteristics of Clamped Pipes”. Proceedings of 3rd ACMFMS (2012) p.613-616.

10. Rajesh P Nair and C LakshmanaRao, Simulation of failure of a fixed beam subjected to impact load using QDEM, ASME-International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 9-15, 2012,Texas, USA.

11. Akhilesan S, Susy Varughese, C Lakshmana Rao “ Electromechanical behavior of conductive polyaniline/poly (vinyl alcohol) blend films under uniaxial loading” SMASIS2012-7937, ASME 2012 conference (Stone Mountain, USA September 19-21, 2012).

12. Sandeep Jose, Lakshmana Rao C, Arun K Tangirala “Optimal arrangement of PZT actuators for the buckling control of cylindrical shells”. ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive structures and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS-2012).

13. Sandeep Jose, Krishna Kapil, Lakshmana Rao C “Numerical simulation of buckling control of aluminium shallow shell using Lead Zirconium Titanate (PZT) actuators “Asian-Pacific Network of Centers for Research in Smart Structure Technology (ANCRiSST) Bangalore, India on July 27 - 28, 2012.

14. Sandeep Jose, Lakshmana Rao C, Arun K Tangirala “Numerical study on buckling control of aluminium shallow shell using piezoelectric actuators”. International Conference on Stability and Structural Dynamics (ICSSD-2012) Jan 4- Jan6, 2012.

15. Sunir Hassan, C Lakshmana Rao, Ganesh Babu K, Unit Cell Approach as a Multi Scale Modeling Technique for Predicting the Behaviour of Fiber Reinforced High Strength Concrete Under Compression, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, November, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2011-63541.

16. Mohan.S, Lakshmana Rao C, “Electromechanical characterization of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) films in biaxial extension”, Paper no. IMECE 2011-63429; pp. 719-723.

17. Rajesh P Nair, Anoop N Honnekeri and C LakshmanaRao, Numerical simulation of Ballistic Impact on thick targets using Discrete Element Method-1D and 2D models, International Conference on Composites for 2t Century: Current and Future Trends, January 4-7,2011,IISC Banglore.

18. Sunir Hassan, C Lakshmana Rao, Ganesh Babu K, Mesoscale modelling of glass fiber reinforced high strength cement composite under compression (unit cell approach), ICC CFT, Indian Institute of Science Banglore, December, 2010.

19. C.Lakshmana Rao and Sandhya Mohan, “Electromechanical Characterisation of Polyvinylidine Flouride (PVDF)”, Recent Advances in Mechanics Workshop in Honour of Prof. K. R. Rajagopal, Nov 2010, IIT Madras.

20. Sandhya Mohan, Lakshmana Rao C, “Characterization of polymeric thin films in biaxial loading”, ICTACEM-2010, IIT Kharagpur.

21. V. Srinivasan, C. Lakshmana Rao and Sayan Gupta, “Numerical Simulation of Buckling Control of Alumnium Shallow Shell’, Proceedings of 3rd International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, IIT Bombay, December 2009, pp. 45-46.

22. M.D. Ghosh, C. Lakshmana Rao and B.N. Rao, “Numerical Modeling of Fracture in Particulate Composites Using Unit Cell Approach”, Proceedings of 3rd International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, IIT Bombay, December 2009, pp. 85-86.

23. M.D. Ghosh, C. Lakshmana Rao and B.N. Rao, “Numerical Modeling of Fracture in Particulate Composites Using Unit Cell Approach”, Proceedings of 3rd International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, IIT Bombay, December 2009, pp. 85-86.

24. Rajesh P Nairr and C. Lakshmana Rao, “Elastic Response of Cantilever Beam Using Quadrilateral Discrete Element Method”, Proceedings of 3rd International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, IIT Bombay, December 2009, pp. 01-92.

25. K Chinnaraj, S P Mangalaramanan and C Lakshmana Rao, “Dynamic response analysis of a heavy commercial vehicle subjected to extreme road operating conditions”, 2009 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 181 012070 (8pp).

26. Mini Remanan and C. Lakshmana Rao, “Simulation of Closed Loop Control of Buckling of Columns with PZT Actuators”, International Conference on Multiscale Modeling and Simulation (ICMMS ’08), Bangalore, January 2-4, 2008.

27. M.D. Ghouse, C. Lakshmana Rao, Deepa and Nikhil, “Numerical Simulation of Fracture Processes in Cement Concrete”, International Conference on Multiscale Modeling and Simulation (ICMMS ’08), Bangalore, January 2-4, 2008.

28. Rajesh P. Nair, Rohit Deshmukh and C. Lakshmana Rao, “Simulation of Penetration During Ballistic Impact Using One Dimensional Discrete Finite Element Method”, International Conference on Multiscale Modeling and Simulation (ICMMS ’08), Bangalore, January 2-4, 2008.

29. Rajesh P. Nair, C. Lakshmana Rao and B N Rao, “One Dimensional Approach To Ballistic Impact Problems Using Discrete Finite Element Method”Fourth ICTACEM,IIT Kharagpur, December 27-29

30. Chinnaraj K, Sathyaprasad M and Lakshmanarao C, “Experimental and numerical stress analysis of multi axle heavy truck frame assembly”, Fourth ICTACEM,IIT Kharagpur, December 27-29.

31. Shimjith M, Lakshmana Rao C and B N Rao, “Simulation of Ballistic Impact on steel plate using Johnson Cook material model” Fourth ICTACEM,IIT Kharagpur, December 27-29.

32. N Vijayabaskar, Lakshmana Rao C and B N Rao, “Applicability of plastic kinematic hardening model for the simulation of Ballistic Impacts” Fourth ICTACEM,IIT Kharagpur, December 27-29.

33. MD.Ghouse, C.Lakshmana Rao and B.N.Rao “Numerical simulation of fracture processes in brittle material” CAE 2007 International conference on computer aided engineering. December 13-15 2007, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.

34. Lakshmana Rao C. and Sridhar Powar, “Boundary Elemet Methods for Solid Mechanics Problems - An Opportunity Cost-effective Modeling in Industry”, DREAMS 2007, John F. Welch Center, GE, Bangalore, March 2007.

35. R. Indira Priyadrashini, C.Lakshmana Rao, S.M. Sivakumar,” Enhancement of Buckling Load of thin plates using Piezoelectric Actuators”, 13th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Greece, July 1-6, 2007.

36. R. Mini Remanan, C.Lakshmana Rao, S.M. Sivakumar,” Buckling Control of Glass/Epoxy Composite Columns with PZT Actuators”, 13th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Greece, July 1-6, 2007.

37. M.P.Ramnavas, A.Bala Ganesa Moorthy, C.Lakshmana Rao, “Biaxial Fatigue Experiments for Components in Steel Railway Bridges”, International Conference on Civil Engineering in the New Millennium: Opportunities and Challenges (CENeM-2007), January 11-14, 2007, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Howrah, India.

38. N. Ashok Kumar, V. Rakesh Varma, C. Lakshmana Rao and S.M. Sivakumar, “Modified Fourth Order Runge-KuttaMethod for Large Deflection Analysis of Curved Cantilever Beam under Follower Loads”, Symposium on Statistical and Mathematical Methods in Applied Mechanics, , International Conference on Computational, Mathematical and Statistical Methods, January 6-8, 2007, IIT Madras.

39. K.V. Sridhanya, K. Rajagopal and C. Lakshmana Rao, “Mathematical Framework for Cyclic Behavior of Soils”, Symposium on Statistical and Mathematical Methods in Applied Mechanics, International Conference on Computational, Mathematical and Statistical Methods, January 6-8, 2007, IIT Madras.

40. R. Indira Priyadrashini, C.Lakshmana Rao, S.M. Sivakumar, ” Buckling control of thin plated structure with piezo electric actuators”, 1st National Conference on Smart Structures and MEMS Systems for Aerospace Applications, December 1-2 2006, CD Proceedings.

41. R. Mini Remanan, C.Lakshmana Rao, S.M. Sivakumar, “Exact Theoretical Analysis for the Buckling Load Enhancement of Columns Using PZT”, 1st National Conference on Smart Structures and MEMS Systems for Aerospace Applications, December 1-2 2006, CD Proceedings.

42. M.P.Ramnavas, A.Bala Ganesa Moorthy, C.Lakshmana Rao, “A Study on Biaxial Fatigue of Components in Steel Railway Bridges”, 2ndInternational Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, ICCMS 06, December 8-10, 2006, CD Proceedings.

43. A.Bala Ganesa Moorthy, M.P.Ramnavas, C.Lakshmana Rao, S.M. Sivakumar and P. Chellapandi, “Ratcheting Analysis of Pipes”, 2ndInternational Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, ICCMS 06, December 8-10, 2006, CD Proceedings.

44. G.Baskaran, C.Lakshmana Rao and K.Balasubramaniam, “Simulation of wave propagation in cracked beams using spectral element method”, ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping conference 2005.

45. B. Nandulal, B. N. Rao, C. Lakshmana Rao, “Mesh-free Analysis of Bimaterial Interface Crack”, Proceedings of International Conference on Computationaland Experimental Engineering and Sciences, ICCES0520050825835, December 2005, pp. 3191-3198.

46. Mini, R., Indira, R.P., Sivakumar, S.M., and Lakshmana Rao, C., “Buckling control of rectangular columns with PZT actuators,” Proceedings of the International conference on Smart materials structures and systems, July 28-30, 2005, India. pp.SA-21-26, 2005.

47. Sathiyanarayanan, S., Sivakumar, S.M. and Lakshmana Rao, C., “Experimental and modeling study on Form I PVDF,” Proceedings of the International conference on Smart materials structures and systems, July 28-30, 2005, India. pp.SA-195-202, 2005.

48. R Vigel Raj, T Nagapranay, V Ravindra, C L Rao, S M Sivakumar, C Padmanabhan, “ PVDF based hydrophone design and sensitivity analysis,” Proceedings of the International conference on Smart materials structures and systems, July 28-30, 2005, India. pp.SB-45-52, 2005.

49. Srinivasan M Sivakumar, M Kishore Kumar, C Lakshmana Rao, “A review of the constitutive models for shape memory alloys,” Proceedings of the International conference on Smart materials structures and systems, July 28-30, 2005, India. pp.SC-09-16, 2005.

50. I. Thanga Ilango, Raju Sethuraman, and C.Lakshmana Rao, “Demonstration of Leak-Before-Beak Phenomenon on a Full Scale Pipe Bend in Secondary Sodium Piping”, Damage Tolerant Design and Materials, Proceedings of Indo-Japan conference on Damage Tolerance Design and Materials, DTDM- 2004, December 16-18, Chennai, India, pp. 69-72.

51. G.Baskaran, C.Lakshmana Rao and K.Balasubramaniam, “Finite Element Simulation of Detection and Imaging of Defects Using Ultrasonics”, Damage Tolerant Design and Materials, Proceedings of Indo-Japan conference on Damage Tolerance Design and Materials, DTDM- 2004, December 16-18, Chennai, India, pp. 253-258.

52. G.Baskaran, G. Swamy, K.Balasubramaniam, C.V.Krishnamurthy, and C.Lakshmana Rao, “Application of TOFD technique to thin sections using ESIT and PSCT”, to appear in Review of Progress in QNDE Vol. 24, Eds. D.O. Thompson and D.E. Chimenti, (AIP, Melville, 2004). Presented at Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA.

53. Sathiyanarayanan, S., Lakshmana Rao C. and Srinivasan M. Sivakumar, “Electro-mechanical Behavior of Form I Uniaxially Stretched PVDF”, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Experimental Mechanics, http://isem.tcfst.org.tw, Dec. 28-30, 2002, Paper code 249.

54. Sakey Shamu, K.N. Singh, Lakshmana Rao C. and Devadas Menon, “Moment Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Fracture Mechanics”, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Experimental Mechanicss, http://isem.tcfst.org.tw, Dec. 28-30, 2002, Paper code 250.

55. Sathiyanarayanan, S., Srinivasan M. Sivakumar, C. Lakshmana Rao and Shankar V.N., “Electro-mechanical Creep of PVDF”, Proceedings of ISSS-SPIE 2002, International Conference on Smart Materials Structures and Systems, December 12-14, 2002, IISc., Bangalore, pp. 79-85.

56. D. Pareira, Shankar V.N., S. Sathiyanarayanan, C. Lakshmana Rao and S.M. Sivakumar, “Vibration Control of a Cantilever Beam using Distributed PVDF Actuator”, Proceedings of ISSS-SPIE 2002, International Conference on Smart Materials Structures and Systems, December 12-14, 2002, IISc., Bangalore, pp. 551-557.

57. C. Lakshmana Rao, Raju Sethuraman, Vidya S. Bhoje and P. Chellapandi, “Fatigue Crack Propagation Studies on a Semi-Elliptical Surface Crack in a Plate Subjected To Bending Loads”, 2000 ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference, Seattle, USA, July 23-27, 2000.

58. Lakshmana Rao C., Connor J.J., and Shyam Sunder S., “Failure initiation in EPDM lap joints in a lap shear test”, Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Roofing Technology, Montreal, Canada, pp. 33-38, 1991.

59. Murthy V.S.R., Lakshmana Rao C., and Rajagopalan K., “Minimum Weight Optimization of Offshore jackets’, Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Houston, Vol. I -Part B, pp. 1-12, 1990.

60. Lakshmana Rao C., and Koola P.M., “Analytical studies on optimal shape of a two-dimensional oscillating water column”, Proceedings of the third international conference on wave, tidal, OTEC and small scale hydro energy, Brighton, England, pp. 249-259, 1986.

National conferences

1. Harish L,Lakshmanarao C, “Modeling of mechanical response of PVDF” in International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS-14) at SERC Chennai, 10-13 Dec 2014.

2. Harish L, Shahid UN, Lakshmanarao C, “Electromechanical experiments and modeling on the PVDF” in Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM-2015) at IIT Delihi, 13-15 July 2015.

3. Polpaya I.C., Varughese S., Rao C. L. “Strain sensors based on conductive polyaniline composites”, Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM), IIT Delhi, 13-15 July 2015.

4. Polpaya I.C., Varughese S., Rao C. L. "Electromechanical behaviour of PANI/PVA blends during uniaxial and biaxial stretching" International Conference of Polymers and Allied Materials, IIT Patna, 2014, (Won third prize for the paper presentation).

5. Priyanksingh, Rajesh P Nair and C LakshmanaRao, “Ballistic impact simulation of 2-D elastic body using square discrete element method”, Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM 2013), Book of Abstracts, Ed. Rajesh P. Nair and V V R Sai, pp. 70-71.

6. S Hassan, C LakshmanaRao and K. Ganesh Babu, “A Study on the Effects of Scaling in Unit Cell”, Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM 2013), Book of Abstracts, Ed. Rajesh P. Nair and V V R Sai, pp. 176-177.

7. Sandeep Jose, Ilango, Gopalakrishna E, Lakshmana Rao C, “Experiments on buckling control of cylindrical shells using MFC actuators”, Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM 2013), Book of Abstracts, Ed. Rajesh P. Nair and V V R Sai, pp. 66-67.

8. S Akhilesan, L C Mutharasu, Susy Varughese, Abhijith P Deshpande and C Lakshmana Rao, “Deformation response and constitutive modeling of conducting polymer blend films under uniaxial static and dynamic loading”, Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM 2013), Book of Abstracts, Ed. Rajesh P. Nair and V V R Sai, pp. 132-133.

9. R John Felix Kumar, S Akhilesan, Susy Varughese, Abhijith P Deshpande, C Lakshmana Rao, “Temperature dependent deformation of polyvinyldene fluoride (PVDF) in uniaxial extension”, Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM 2013), Book of Abstracts, Ed. Rajesh P. Nair and V V R Sai, pp. 82-83.

10. C. Lakshmana Rao, Abhijit P. Deshpande, S.K. Malhotra and G. Santhanakrishnan, “Development of Biodegradable Natural Fiber Composites for Consumer Durable Applications”, Sisal Fiber Technologies for Sustainable Rural Employment Generation, M.J. Nandan, R.S. Ahirwar, Navin Chand and N. Ramakrishnan – editors, Proceedings of the workshop on ‘Sisal Fiber Technologies for Sustainable Rural Employment Generation’, Bhopal, February 22-23, 2008, pp. 81-111.

11. G.Baskaran, C.Lakshmana Rao, and K.Balasubramaniam, “Simulation of ultrasonic technique using Spectral Element Methods”, National Seminar, NDE 2004, December 9-11, Pune, India.

12. G. Baskaran, G.Swamy, K.Balasubramaniam, C.V. Krishnamurthy, and C. Lakshmana Rao, “Automated Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) Imaging of Defects in Thin Maraging Steel Welds” Conference on Materials and Technologies for Nuclear Fuel Cycle, MRPI 2003.

13. G. Baskaran, G.Swamy, K. Balasubramaniam, G. Jothinathan C.Lakshmana Rao, and B.C. Baumick “Automated Defect Sizing Algorithm for TOFD imaging of Defects in Thin Sections”, National Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, NDE 2003.

14. G.Baskaran, G. Jothinathan, G.Swamy, C. Lakshmana Rao, K. Balasubramaniam, and B.C. Baumick “Ultrasonic Time Of Flight Diffraction imaging of cracks in thin sections” National Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, NDE 2002.

15. C. Lakshmana Rao, Sarat Kumar Panda, S.K. Malhotra, “Mechanical Response of Jute Fiber Reinforced Composite Water Tank Panels”, Proceedings of ISAMPE National Conference on Composites, September 2003, pp. 108-116.

16. S.K. Malhotra, C. Lakshmana Rao, P. Kanakasabhai and Abhijit P. Deshpande, “Moisture Absorption Behavior of Polyester Composites of Sisal Fibers”, Proceedings of ISAMPE National Conference on Composites, September 2003, pp. 330-339.

17. Velu P. and Lakshmana Rao C., “Design of Natural Fiber Reinforced Water Tanks”, Proceedings of the Workshop on Natural Fiber Composites, IIT Madras, pp. P6- P11. January 2002.

18. Kumar J., and Lakshmana Rao C., “Comparison of Fixed-point Iteration and Newton-Raphson Method in Couette Flow of Granular Materials”, Proceedings of National Symposium on Mathematical Methods and Applications, Department of Mathematics, IIT Madras, India, December 2001.

19. Malhotra, S.K., Abhijit P. Deshpande, Lakshmana Rao C., “Studies on Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites”, presented at the National Conference on Materials for the New Millenium (MatCon-2001), March 1-3, 2001, CUST, Kochi.

20. Lakshmana Rao C. and Sakey Shamu, “Fracture of High Strength Concrete”, Proceedings of the conference on ‘Trends in Prestressed Concrete’, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, June 2001.

21. Vidya S. Bhoje, Lakshmana Rao C., Raju Sethuraman and Chellapandi P., “A Novel Testing Facility for Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Plates”, Recent Advances in Experimental Mechanics, E. Rathakrishnan and N.G.R. Iyengar (Editors), pp. 282-293, March 2000.

22. Muralikrishnan J., Lakshmana Rao C., and Rengaraju V.R., “Mechanics of Air Voids Reduction of Asphalt Concrete using Mixture Theory”, 2nd Conference on Engineering Application of Solid Mechanics, CEASM 97, pp. 36-44, December 1997.

23. Udayanan P., Gnansekar A., Lakshmana Rao C., Hakeem S.A., Saletore M. “Hygro-thermal Effect and Moisture Temperature Equivalence of Carbon/Epoxy Composites”, Annual Technical Meeting, Indian Institute of Metals, November 1996.

24. Kalaga S., Lakshmana Rao C. and Thomas G., “Flexural Response of Bamboo Mat Reinfoced Mud Beams and Slabs’, Conference on Engineering Applications of Solid Mechanics, IIT Madras, December 1995, pp. 244-249.

25. Bangarashetti P.S., and Lakshmana Rao C., “Constitutive Modelling of Bamboo Fibers”, National Symposium on Structural Mechanics, I.I.Sc., Bangalore, pp. 146-151, 1994.

26. Krishnamoorthy C.S., and Lakshmana Rao C., “OPTGPM: Optimal Design Program Using Gradient Projection Method”, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computer Aided Analysis and Design in Civil Engineering, Roorkee, India, pp. II-70 - II-76, 1985.

Reports

Lakshmana Rao C., Shyam Sunder S., and Connor J.J., “Shear deformationin adhesively bonded elastomeric lap joints”, Research Report No. R-90-3,Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,1990.

Vepa R. and Lakshmana Rao C., “Theoretical prdictions of efficiency of an oscillating water column device”, Technical Report, Wave Energy Group, Ocean Engineering Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1985.

Projects

Project Title	Agency	Value (in Lakhs	Co-Investigator	Duration
Experimental and numerical investigation of fracture behaviour of dissimilar metal weld joints	IGCAR	29.8	-	2016-2019
Buckling Control of Cylindrical /Conical Shells for Aerospace Applications using PZT Actuators	Indian Space Research Organization	29.48	-	2010-2013
Electromechanical characterization of piezppolymers	Aeronautical Research and Development Board	17.296	-	2011-2013
Biaxial Testing and Modeling of Enhanced Nitrogen Steel – SS316L9N) used in FBR Structures	IGCAR-IIT Cell	13.80	-	2009-2011
Characterization of Polymeric Piezoelectric Thin Films Used as Sensors in Aerospace Applications	Aeronautical Research and Development Board	23.37	-	2007-2009
Pilot-scale Demonstration, Evaluation and Enhancement of Open Source GIS Tools for Use by Local People	Ministry of Rural Development	23.43	Co-investigator	2007-2010
Investigations on Modern Technologies for Construction of Road/Rail Emb ankments on Soft clay Soils	MHRD, New delhi	23	Co-investigator	2005-2008
Buckling Control of Nozzle Shell using PZT	IITM-ISRO Cell	19.53	Dr. M.S. Sivakumar	2004-2007
Characterization of Vibration Characteristics Of Piezoelectric Materials Used in Hydrophones	MHRD, New Delhi	9	Co-investigator	2004-2007
Constitutive Modeling and Identification of Material Parameters and Constants for Smart Materials	National Programme for Smart Materials (NPSM), Board for Smart Structure Technology	23.83	Co-investigator	2001-2004
Fracture assessment of secondary sodium piping	Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam	25	-	1997-2002
Development of Biodegradable Natural Fiber Composites for Consumer Durable Components	DST, New Delhi	11.92	-	1998-2002

Consultancy Projects

Project Title	Agency	Value (in Lakhs	Duration
Blast mitigation through fluid-structure interaction	Defence Research and Development Organization	21.6	2010-2013
Simulation of Ballistic Impact On Armour Plates	Proof and Experimental Establishment, Balasore	9.76	2006-2008
Development of Algorithms and Codes for Analysis and Modelling of SMA Components	GM Tech India, Bangalore	10	2005-2006
Production of a Video Series on Engineering Mechanics	CD Cell Project, IIT Madras	0.9	2000-2003
Design of High Temperature Steam Turbine	Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Hyderabad	4	Completed on May 2000
Thermo-mechanical analysis of turbine casing and rotor using boundary element method	Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Hyderabad	4	1995-1999

Students

Ph.D

• S.A.Krishnan, "FE Simulation of ductile crack initiation and propagation in weld metal interface", Dr. Raghu Prakash (Co-Guide) (ongoing)
• Agesh, “Impact Response of structures to Blast Loading” (ongoing)
• K. Sri Krishna Sudhamsu, "Failure prediction of Elastomeric Seals", Dr. Abhijit Deshpande (Co-guide) (ongoing)
• Indu Chanchal Polpaya, “Electromechanical characterization of Polyaniline/Poly (vinylalcohol) blend films",(Co-guide) (ongoing)
• Harish Lambadi, “ Modeling of electromechanical response of PVDF”,(ongoing)
• Sandeep Jose, “Buckling control of cylindrical shells using piezoelectric actuators”, (completed)
• Sunir Hassan, “Numerical Simulation of Fracture in Cementitious Composites using Unit Cell Approach”, (completed)
• Rajesh P. Nair, “Discrete Finite Element Method for Ballistic Impact Problems”, (completed)
• Chinnaraj K, “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Stresses and it Categorization in Commercial Vehicle Chassis”, (completed)
• Mini Remanan, “Buckling Control of Columns using PZT actuator”, -– November 2008. (completed)
• Sakey Shamu. “Flexural cracking model using bi-linear strain softening function and its application to RC beams”, (Co-Guide: Prof. Devadas Menon, Department of Civil Engineering) – March 2006. (completed)
• S. Sathiyanarayanan, “Electro-mechanical Characterization of PVDF”, (Co-Guide: Prof. M.S. Sivakumar, Department of Applied Mechanics) – August 2005. (completed)
• G. Bhaskaran, “Development of TOFD technique for NDE analysis of thin sections”, (Co-Guide: Prof. Krishnan Balasubramanian, Departmeent of Mechanical Engineering) - August 2005. (completed)

M.S

• Sai Deepak, “FE Simulation of Crack growth based on GTN model for weld metal interface”, Prof. Raghu Prakash (Co-Guide) (ongoing)
• Nulu Malleswararao, “Study of the effect of slenderness ratio and Joint flexibility on the modal parameters of composite Aerospace structure using Finite Element(FE) beam and shell models with bolted joint modelling” (ongoing)
• Balaji B, “numerical simulation and experimental validation of carbon fiber tubes for automotive body structure” (ongoing)
• Akhilesan S, “Electromechanical Response of Conducting Polymers” (completed)
• Mohammed Shahid, U.N., “Piezoelectric hydrogel composites” (completed)
• Sridhar Powar, “Creep-fatigue Interaction Curves in Gas Turbines”, (Co-guide Dr. N. Adinarayana, July 2012 (completed)
• Mohammed P. Ghouse, “Numerical Simulation of Fracture Process in Brittle Materials”, Co-guide B. Nageswara Rao, August 2011 (completed)
• K.V. Sridhanya, “Modelling of Cyclic Behavior of Soft Clays”, (Co-guide: Prof. K. Rajagopal), December 2007 (completed)
• B. Nandulal, “Simulation of Interface Crack Propagation for Bimaterial Interface using Element Free Gallerkin Method”, May 2007 (completed)
• R. Indira Priyadarshini, “Buckling Control of Plates”, (Co-guide: Prof. Srinivasan M. Sivakumar), December 2007 (completed)
• Kumar J., “Numerical Studies on Couette Flow of Granular Materials Between Rotating Cylinders”, April 2002 (completed)
• Amitav Mishra, “Semi-singular Boundary Element Method in Axisymmetric Elastostatics”, June 2001 (completed)
• Vidya S. Bhoje, “Fatigue Crack Growth Study of Semi-Elliptical Surface Cracks in Plates Subjected to Bending”, (Co-Guide: Dr. Raju Sethuraman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras), October 2000 (completed)
• Kameswara Rao P., “Fatigue Crack Propagation of Semi-elliptical Surface Cracks: A Numerical Study”, (Co-Guide: Prof. Raju Sethuraman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras), October 1999 (completed)

M Tech / Dual Degree

• Vignesh S, “Energy absirption of foam filled tubes under impact loading”, May 2016
• Manoj Prakash K, Experimental studies on large area PVDF hydrophones, May 2015
• Sidharth Barua, “Study of stitched and unstitched E-glass/Epoxy composites as potential blast mitigation materials”, May 2015
• Umang Surana, “Automating shirodhara”, May 2015
• Shasanka sekhar dalai, “Electromechanical response of conductive polymer activator for actuator”, May 2014
• Priyank Singh, “Discrete Element Method for Impact Simulation of 2-d Elastic Bodies”, Priyank Singh, May 2013.
• Ilango M, “Buckling Control of Columns using Piezoelectric Actuators”, May 2013.
• Vineet Kumar Reddy, K, “Analysis of a Fluid Filled Pipe Subjected to Blast Loading”, May 2012
• Krishna Kapil, G, “Numerical Simulation of Buckling Control of Cylindrical Shells using Piezo-ceramic Actuators”, May 2012
• Rama Rao, V N P K, “Development of Piezoelectric Asisymmetric Element”, June 2011
• Syamala Rao, K. “Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Ballistic Impact on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Plates”, May 2008
• Varun Babu, S., “Numerical Simulation of Concrete Target Under Ballistic Impact”, May 2008
• Vijayabhaskar N., “Simulation of Ballistic Impact on Armour Plates”, May 2007
• Shimjith M., “Simulation of Ballistic Impact on Steel Plates”, May 2007
• Ramnavas, M.P., “Fatigue Studies on Railway Axles”, June 2006
• Ragesh, P.P., “Buckling of Frames using Cosserat Theories”, June 2006
• Bala Ganesa Moorthy, A., “Ratcheting Analysis of Pipes”, May 2006
• Janardhana Rao, Y., “Numerical Simulation of Granular Flow in Silos using Finite Element Technique”, June 2005
• Nangia, M., “Study of Material Properties of Asphalt Concrete Under Cyclic Loading”, January 2003
• Adkar, A.J., “Experimental Determination of Fracture Parameters of Concrete”, January 2003
• Panda, S.K., “Study of GFRP and JFRP Water Tank Panels”, January 2003
• Raghu Rama Raju, S.S., “Two-dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Incompressible Inviscid Granular Flow”, January 2003
• Rekharani, D., “Finite Element Analysis for Granular Flow”, January 2002
• 24. Pereira, D., “Testing of Smart Structures - An Experimental Study”, January 2002
• 25. Singh, K.N., “Application of Fracture Concepts in Evaluation of Moment Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Beams - An Experimental Study”, January 2002
• 26. Velu, P., “Design of Natural Fiber Reinforced Water Tanks”, January 2002
• 27. Singh, N.K., “Application of Fracture Concepts in Evaluation of Moment Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Beams - An Experimental Study”, January 2002
• 28. Jain, N.K., “Creep Characteristics of Recycled Asphat Concrete”, January 2001
• 29. Mohan Babu K., “Mechanical Response of Pipe Bends Used in Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors”, February 2001
• 30. Annie S.L., “Static and Buckling Analysis of Silos”, January 2000
• 31. Patil D. B., “Numerical Methods in Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics”, January 1999
• 32. Narasimha Rao, G., “Thermal and Moisture Stability of GMA/Starch Polymer”, January 1999
• 33. Thomas D., “A Study of Vibrational Characteristics of Piezoelectric Tonpilz Transducer”, January 1998
• 34. Bhaskara Rao M., “Fiber Separation and Mechanical Characterization of Bamboo Reinforced Composites”, January 1998
• 35. Gnana Ramdev Kotamraju, “Thermomechanical Analysis of Axisymmetric Problems using Boundary Element Method”, January 1997
• 36. Kulkarni B.S., “Analytical Studies on the Flexural Behavior of Bamboo Reinforced Composites”, January 1995
• 37. Udayanan P., “Moisture-temperature equivalence of carbon/epoxy composites”, January 1995
• 36. Kulkarni B.S., “Analytical Studies on the Flexural Behavior of Bamboo Reinforced Composites”, January 1995
• 38. Bangarshetti P.S., “Constitutive Modelling of Biomaterials - A Case Study of Bamboo in Tension”, January 1994
• 39. Dhotre M., “The Use of Birefringent Coating Method for the Measurement of Fracture Parameters”, January 1994

Bachelor of Technology

• 1. Sai Kiran Dhalli, “Open GIS for Rural Application”, Department of Civil Engineering, May 2008
• 2. Nikhila Rao, K., “Buckling Control of Columns”, Department of Civil Engineering, May 2007
• 3. Nikhil Galgani, “Development of Graphic User Interface for Element Free Gallerkin Method”, Department of Civil Engineering, May 2007
• 4. Sanjay Kanaka Sai, T.S., “Simulation of Wave Propagation using One Way Wave Equation”, May 2007
• 5. Mahendra Gattu, “Buckling Analysis of Arches using Cosserat Theory and Finite Element Methods”, Department of Civil Engineering, May 2005
• 6. Naga Pranay, T., “Design of PVDF Hydrophones”, Department of Ocean Engineering, May 2005
• 7. Anjani Prasad, Y., “Control of Buckling of Columns using Smart Materials”, Department of Civil Engineering, June 2004
• 8. Senganal, T., “Buckling Analysis of Smart Structures”, (Dr. S.K. Satish Kumar, co-guide), Department of Civil Engineering, June 2003
• 9. Natesh, S., “Damping Characteristics of Recycled Plastics”, (Dr. Susy Varughese, co-guide), Department of Civil Engineering, May, 2003
• 10. Sriram S., “Development of Boundary Element Package for Axisymmetric Problems”, Department of Civil Engineering, May, 2003
• 11. Bokil, A.A., “Back Problems in Civil Construction Workers – Biomechanical Analysis of Bar Bending”, (Dr. Venkatesh Balasubramaniam, co-guide), Department of Civil Engineering, May 2003
• 12. Sunil, T.T.D., “Crack Width Prdictions in Reinforced Concrete Beams”, Department of Civil Engineering, May 2003
• 13. Shankar, V.N., “Testing of PVDF”, Department of Civil Engineering, June 2002
• 14. Kalyan Kumar P., “Design of Graphical User Interface for Thermo-elastic Axisymmetric Boundary Element Method”, Department of Aerospace Engineering, July 2001
• 15. Lavan Kumar Reddy, K., “Arching in Silos due to Gravity Flow”, Department of Civil Engineering, May 2001
• 16. Sivakumar, B.V., “Stress Analysis of Tooth”, Department of Mechanical Engineering, May 2000
• 17. Harish, D., “Study of Granular Flow in Silos”, Department of Civil Engineering, May 2000
• 18. Bharath Kumar K., “A Theoretical Study of Semi-elliptical Surface Cracks”, Department of Civil Engineering, May 1999
• 19. Pamanabha Niranjan, V.V.S., “Crack Propagation in Nuclear Pipelines”, Department of Civil Engineering”, May 1998
• 20. Saravana Kumar, V., “Thermoelastic Analysis of Steam Turbine Components using GLOSS”, Department of Mechanical Engineering, May 1998

List of Courses Taught

• AM 2200

  Strength of Materials

• AM 1100

  Engineering Mechanics - Statics, Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics

• Foundations of Solid Mechanics

• AM 1100

  Basic Engineering Design

• AM 2540

  Applied Mechanics Laboratory

• Civil Engineering Laboratory

• ID 6080

  Impact Mechanics

• AM 6440

  Engineering Fracture Mechanics

• Theory of Elasticity

• AM 5390

  Advanced Structural Mechanics

• Mechanics of Continuous Media

• ID 6010

  Constitutive Modelling in Continuum Mechanics

• AM 5450

  Discrete Element Methods in Engg Analysis

• Boundary Element Methods

• AM 5117

  Approximate Methods in Engineering Analysis

• AM 5240

  Experimental Stress Analysis

• Theory of Shells

• AM 5450

  Finite Element Analysis

• AM 5390

  Special topics in Advanced Structural Mechanics

• ID 6020

  Introduction to Research

• AM 5400

  Experimental Stress Analysis Laboratory

• AM 5400

  Experimental Stress Analysis Laboratory

• Structural Engineering Laboratory

• AM 5480

  Seminar

• AM 5480

  Seminar

• AM 5810

  Computational Laboratory