Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

Dr. N V R Naiducurrently serving as Principal at M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India. With over 44 years of experience in academia and Research. Dr. Naidu academic journey includes B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, M.Tech and Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from Sri Venkateshwara University. He has received Dr. J Mahajan Award (2008-09) from the Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering . Throughout his illustrious career, he has held pivotal roles such as Dean Faculty of Engineering and Executive council Member at Visvesvaraya Technological University, reflecting his dedication to the advancement of academic excellence. He is serving on various academic boards and contributing his expertise to prestigious institutions in the field of Engineering. Dr. Naidu's expertise extends to research, evident in his 140+ published papers in prestigious national and international journals and conferences. He contributes as a reviewer for reputable journals and has chaired sessions at various conferences. Dr. Naidu has authored nine textbooks spanning Management, Total Quality Management, and Operations Research. Dr. Naidu has significantly impacted academic research, guiding seven doctoral candidates in areas like robust design and supply chain networks and he is adjudicator for Ph.D. theses across India. His international engagements in countries like the USA, Japan, and Canada have enhanced industry-institution interactions. He has executed numerous funded programs and projects, advancing academia and industry collaboration.Dr. Subramanian K.R.Vis a distinguished Professor and HOD of Mechanical Engineering and Head R & D with Ramaiah institute of Technology, with a robust background in nanotechnology and metallurgy. With a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and extensive experience in academia and industry, he leads groundbreaking research in nanocomposites, solar energy, and nanofluids. His pioneering work includes the development of nanostructured solar cells and supercapacitors, earning recognition globally. As a mentor, he has guided numerous Ph.D. and M.Tech students, fostering innovation in energy storage and materials science. Dr. Subramanian’s contributions epitomize excellence at the intersection of nanotechnology and sustainable technology. Dr. Subramanian K.R.V pursued his Ph.D. in Nanotechnology from the University of Cambridge, England, focusing on spin-coatable oxide resists for electron beam nanolithography. He Completed his post doctoral study from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA from 2006 to 2008. His master’s degree in Metallurgy from the Indian Institute of Science and bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, laid the foundation for his illustrious career in materials science. Dr. Subramanian has held significant roles in academia and industry, including positions at Ramaiah Institute of Technology, GITAM University, and Shriram Institute for Industrial Research. His expertise spans nanocomposites, solar energy, nanofluids, and nanotechnology applications in various fields. Dr. Subramanian is a fellow of prestigious organizations like the Cambridge Commonwealth Society and the Royal Society of Chemistry. His contributions have earned him recognition in the Marquis Who’s Who of the World and as one of the Top 100 Professionals by the International Biographical Centre. He has over 31 years of academic and industrial experience and has published over 150 journals and conference papers. He has been a principal investigator for many government-funded research projects.Dr Nagaraju Kottamis currently working as an Associate Professor and HOD in the Department of Chemistry, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. He has obtained his PhD in Physical Chemistry from Central College, Bangalore University. His research interests include the design and development of advanced nano□materials and their composites for wastewater treatment, hydrogen generation, electrochemical, and biosensors applications. He has to his credit more than 100 research publications in refereed international journals, 06 Patents, 03 book chapters. He has guided 09 Ph.D’s for their doctoral degrees and another 03 are on-going in which one is DST-Inspire fellow. He has mentored more than 15 UG/PG projects and the majority have received best proj-ect awards. Recently, received as the best innovative project award of the year 2024 and 2020 from KSTA and KSCST, Bengaluru. He earned some government/institutional-funded projects and received several pres-tigious awards including the “Award of Excellence in Teaching” from MSRIT for the year 2018-19 for his contribution to research and teaching. There is on-going institute level DST-FIST program. He had reviewed more than hundred articles in international journals and was awarded the Outstanding Reviewer award from an Elsevier journal and also served as guest editor for a few journals. Dr. Nagaraju was a recipient of the INSA-IAS summer research fellowship in 2014. He was also nominated as an expert member for evaluating Switzerland's government-funded project in 2020.Dr G N Anil Kumaris working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. He obtained his PhD in chemical crystallography from Bangalore University in 2012. His Research interests include single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction studies on organic & inorganic materials, Co-crystal design and ab-initio studies of solids. He has published 60 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals and completed a VGST-sponsored funded project. He is also served as Guest editor and Reviewer for few peer review journals. He is guided one PhD and currently guiding two scholars for PhD. He is currently working on project related to design of MOF and spinel metal oxides for Li-ion batteries funded by RIT.

• 1 Thermo-mechanical and structural characteristics of hybrid nanofiller and natural fibrestrengthened biodegradable composite laminatesB. Deepanraj, N. Senthilkumar, G. Perumal and M. Asad2 Numerical investigations on tool edge preparation effects on dry cutting of AA2024Muhammad Asad, Muhammad Azhar Ali Khan, Muhammad Usman Rashid, Mushtaq Khan,Deepanraj Balakrishnan, Hassan Ijaz and Faramarz Djavanroodi3 Dynamic response of beam type structures subjected to bi-directional excitationMrinmoy Saha, B. Panigrahi and Sabareesh G. R.4 Digital twin framework for structural health monitoring using PWT-excited Lamb wavesVishnu Harikumar and Bijudas C. R.5 Element-free Galerkin method for static analysis of non-local elastic solids using differentialand integral strain-driven modelsAkhil S. L., Praveen Krishna I. R. and Gaurab Kumar Khanra6 Re-analysis of Euler-Bernoulli microbeam bending problems modelled after Eringen’sstrain-driven non-local theory, strain gradient theory, and the stress-driven theory: Acomparative studyGaurab Kumar Khanra, I. R. Praveen Krishna and Raveendranath P.7 A comparative analysis on the thin-walled anisotropic blades with symmetric andunsymmetrical aero foil cross-sectionsG. Deepak Kumar and Brajesh Panigrahi8 Analysis of surface wave propagation in composite structures with corrugated interfacesN. Bhengra and M. Rodge9 Experimental and numerical investigation of face-core debonding in honeycomb sandwichpanelsKumar, R. Ganesh Narayanan and N. Muthu10 Damage evaluation to containment of nuclear power plant subjected to impact loading ofdifferent aircraftAlim Rawsan, Sher Bahadur Singh and Pabitra Ranjan Maiti11 Sand inclusion composite structures for enhanced ballistic impact resistanceManas Thakur, Nakka Nishika, Bommiditha Jyothsnavi, Surkanti Sai Sahasra andSrikant Sekhar Padhee12 Failure analysis of adhesive bonded joints with defects using non-local continuum damagemodels in FEMS. Sai Kumar, M. Venkatesh and N. Muthu13 Modelling of hollow cylinders with auxetic lattice structuresPranjali Nema, Soumya Ranjan Sahoo, Suman Deb and Rithika Reddy Rondla14 Modelling of piezoelectric sandwich energy harvester with auxetic coresRithika Reddy Rondla, Soumya Ranjan Sahoo and Pranjali Nema15 Multistable shape-adaptive metamaterial with tailored material composition and geometryAbhijeet Kumar and Ayan Haldar16 Isogeometric shape optimisation of geometrically non-linear beamDeepak Kumar, Abhijeet Kumar and Ayan Haldar17 Predicting the effects of volume fraction on mechanical behaviour of the polymer compositesSristi Gupta, Rahul Raghavendra Choudhury, Tanmoy Mukhopadhyay, Divyesh Varade andVinod Kushvaha18 Linear thermal bending analysis of functionally graded square plate under different boundaryconditions and geometric effectsSmruti Ranjan Sahoo, Surendra Verma and B. N. Singh19 Stochastic dynamic response of tunnels subjected to asynchronous ground motion usingdomain reduction methodBhavesh Banjare and G. R. Dodagoudar20 Impact of microgrooves on the surface of SS304 steel on wettability and corrosionAbdul Rahman Afzal, A. Vivek Anand, V. Hariprasad, K. Loganathan, B. Deepanraj andAbdul Aziz Afzal21 Low-velocity impact on fibre composites: A review of damage mechanisms and materialbehaviour 165Shilpa R. S. and Jyothilakshmi R.22 Buckling and post-buckling of FG-CNTRC plate subjected to in-plane triangular loadRakesh Kumar V. G., Shuvendu Narayan Patel and Rajesh Kumar23 Effect of void location on crack-void interaction in plastically compressible hardening solidsSatyabrat Pandey, Sandeep Kumar and Debashis Khan24 Non-linear dynamics of functionally graded electro-magneto-active elastomer-based actuatorsAnurag Harsh, Aman Khurana and Deepak Kumar25 Effect of wind load directions on floating photovoltaic arraysSafwan N. K., Arun C. O. and Gokulnath C.26 Influence of pre-existing damage on crack evolution using bond-based peridynamics modelAmish Kumar Aman and Arun C. O.27 A discrete finite element analysis of coursed rubble masonry gravity damSruthi Jayadeep, Arun C. O. and Robin Davis P.28 Non-linear low velocity impact responses of composite conoidal panelsJatin Garhekar and Kaustav Bakshi29 Design of mechanism and kinematic analysis of robotic exoskeleton of hand for rehabilitationMuzammil Bagewadi, Nandeesha H. L. and Niranjana Nair30 Multi-layer perceptron for damage detection in thin aluminium plateKamal Kishor Prajapati, Akshay Rai and Mira Mitra31 Geometrically non-linear bending of composite imperfect cylindrical shells underhygrothermal environmentAshish Giri and Kaustav Bakshi32 Geometrically non-linear performances of laminated composite toroidal shellsAlok Sharma and Kaustav Bakshi33 Numerical characterisation of auxetic behaviour and flexural response in novel hybridbio-inspired sandwich panelBibhu Prasad Mahapatra, Rahul Chauhan and Prasun Jana34 A static behaviour of carbon-CNT-metal composite laminate: Role of interphase and wavinessvia micromechanicsLeeladhar Rajput and Prasun Jana35 Enhancing volume reconstruction of spinal cord from medical images using Res-V-Net-XLand adaptive interpolationNikhil Y. N., Ramsha Fathima, Jamuna S. Murthy and Muzammil Bagewadi36 Relative performances of skewed hyperbolic paraboloidal stiffened shells – A geometricallynon-linear approachMadhu Trivedi, Natvar singh, Ravindra Solanki and Kaustav Bakshi37 Influence of constitutive relation on stress eigenvectors of homogeneous deep beamsubjected to point loadsGaurav Chandra Bridhani and U. Saravanan