Dr. R. Prakash

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli,

Tamil Nadu, India.

Email : rprakash@nitt.edu, rprakashnitt@gmail.com

Mobile: +91 9444810545

Educational Qualification

Ph.D in Applied Mechanics from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India – 2015.

M.E in Engineering Design from College of Engineering, Guindy Campus, Anna University, Chennai – 2010.

B.E in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India – 2005.

Specialization

Biodynamics

Composite Materials and Mechanics

Condition Monitoring of Rotating Machineries

Finite Element Analysis

Mechanical Vibration

Nonlinear Mechanics

Structural Health Monitoring

Employment Profile

From	To	Designation	Employer
May 2020	Ongoing	Assistant Professor	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Nov 2019	Apr 2020	Senior Assistant Professor	SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
May 2019	Oct 2019	Postdoctoral Research Associate	Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
Jun 2018	Apr 2019	Senior Assistant Professor	SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Dec 2016	May 2018	Postdoctoral Research Associate	Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
Jun 2016	Nov 2016	Senior Assistant Professor	SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Aug 2015	May 2016	Faculty on Contract	National Institute of Technology, Puducherry, Karaikkal, India.

Publications

List of Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journals

S.No	Details of Papers Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals
1.	Vivek Kauraw, Pankaj Chaupal, Prakash Rajendran, Vibration Analysis of Human Body under seating Posture: An Automobile Application, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 45(200), 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-023-04119-8, I.F: 2.2
2.	Pankaj Chaupal, Prakash Rajendran, A Review on Recent Developments in Vibration- based Damage Identification Methods for Laminated Composite Structures: 2010-2022, Composite Structures, 311, 2023, 116809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.116809, I.F: 6.3
3.	Pankaj Chaupal, S. Rohit, Prakash Rajendran, Matrix cracking and delamination detection in GFRP laminates using pre‑trained CNN models, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 45(136), 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-023-04060-w, I.F: 2.2
4.	Pankaj Chaupal, Prakash Rajendran, Flexural strength prediction of randomly oriented chopped glass fiber composite laminate using artificial neural network, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 45(131), 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-023-04061-9, I.F: 2.2
5.	S. El-Borgi, P. Rajendran, Trabelssi M, Nonlocal and Surface Effects on Nonlinear Vibration Response of a Graded Timoshenko Nanobeam, Archive of Applied Mechanics, 93, 151–180, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-022-02120-6, I.F: 2.8
6.	Rohit Kshirsagar, R. Prakash, Prediction of Corrosion based Damages in Turbine Blades using Modal and Harmonic Analyses, Materials Today: Proceedings, 46, 10093-100101, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.07.417
7.	P.K. Bharadwaj, R. Prakash, Modal and Harmonic Analysis of the Indian Male Human Body Subject under Semi-Supine Posture, Materials Today: Proceedings, 46, 10085- 10092, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.07.413
8.	S. El-Borgi, A. Alrumaihi, P. Rajendran, R. Yazbeck, R. Fernandes, J.G. Boyd, D.C. Lagoudas, Model updating of a scaled piping system and vibration attenuation via locally resonant bandgap formation, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 194, 106211, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2020.106211, I.F: 7.3
9.	S. El-Borgi, R. Fernandes, P. Rajendran, R. Yazbeck, J.G. Boyd, D.C. Lagoudas, Multiple bandgap formation in a locally resonant linear metamaterial beam: theory and experiments, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 488, 1-25, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2020.115647, I.F: 4.7
10.	N. Jamia, M. I. Friswell, S. El-Borgi, P. Rajendran, Modelling and Experimental Validation of Active and Passive Eddy Current Sensors for Blade Tip Timing, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 285, 98-110, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2018.10.034, I.F: 4.6
11.	P. Rajendran, N. Jamia, S. El-Borgi, M.I. Friswell, Wavelet Transform based Damage Identification in Bladed Disks and Rotating Blades, Shock and Vibration, 8, 1-16, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3027980, I.F: 1.6
12.	N. Jamia, P. Rajendran, S. El-Borgi, M.I. Friswell, Mistuning Identification in Bladed Disk using Wavelet Packet Transform, Acta Mechanica, 229(3), 1275–1295, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-017-2059-1, I.F: 2.7
13.	S. El-Borgi, P. Rajendran, M.I. Friswell, M. Trabelssi, J.N. Reddy, Torsional vibration of size-dependent viscoelastic rods using nonlocal strain and velocity gradient theory, Composite Structures, 186 274–292, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.12.002, I.F: 6.3
14.	P. Rajendran and S.M. Srinivasan, Identification of Added Mass in the Composite Plate Structure based on Wavelet Packet Transform, Strain, An International Journal for Experimental Mechanics, 52, 14-25, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1111/str.12154, I.F: 2.1
15.	R. Prakash and Sivakumar M.S, Performance of rotational mode based indices in identification of added mass in beams, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 54(4), 711-723, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2015.54.4.711, I.F: 2.2
16.	R. Prakash and Srinivasan S.M, Rotational mode shape based added mass identification using Wavelet Packet Transform, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science & Mechanics, 16, 182-187, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15502287.2015.1040558, I.F: 1.6
17.	R. Prakash and Srinivasan S.M, Wavelet packet transform based damage identification of GFRP beam, Journal of Structural Engineering, 40(1), 44-47, 2013.

Books/Book Chapters

S.No	Details of Books/Book Chapters
1.	Pankaj Chaupal, R. Prakash, Damage Identification in Composite Structure using Machine Learning Techniques based on Acoustic Emission Waveforms, as a book chapter 15 in Recent Advances in Manufacturing Modelling and Optimization, Springer Nature, 2022, ISBN 978-981-16-9951-1.
2.	El-Borgi, S., Rajendran, P., Trabelssi, M., "Application of Combined Nonlocal and Surface Elasticity Theories to Vibration Response of a Graded Nanobeam", as a book chapter in Ghavanloo, E., Fazelzadeh, S.A. and Marotti de Sciarra, F. (Editors), Size‐Dependent Continuum Mechanics Approaches: Theory & Applications, Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering, 223-260, 2021, ISBN 978-3-030-63049-2.

S.No

Details of Books/Book Chapters

Pankaj Chaupal, R. Prakash, Damage Identification in Composite Structure using Machine Learning Techniques based on Acoustic Emission Waveforms, as a book chapter 15 in Recent Advances in Manufacturing Modelling and Optimization, Springer Nature, 2022, ISBN 978-981-16-9951-1.

El-Borgi, S., Rajendran, P., Trabelssi, M., "Application of Combined Nonlocal and Surface Elasticity Theories to Vibration Response of a Graded Nanobeam", as a book chapter in Ghavanloo, E., Fazelzadeh, S.A. and Marotti de Sciarra, F. (Editors), Size‐Dependent Continuum Mechanics Approaches: Theory & Applications, Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering, 223-260, 2021, ISBN 978-3-030-63049-2.

International/National Conferences

S.No	Details of International/National Conferences papers
1.	Bhaskar Meesala, Pankaj Chaupal, Prakash Rajendran, Vibro-acoustic Behavior of GFRP Curved Panel under Non-Uniform Thermal Environment, LSPM'23, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand, through online Mode.
2.	Pankaj Chaupal, Vivek Kauraw, Prakash Rajendran, Dynamic Failure Analysis of IC Engine Valve Mechanism, 4th International Conference on Advance in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME 2022), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
3.	Pankaj Chaupal, R. Prakash, Damage Identification in Composite Structure using Machine Learning Techniques based on Acoustic Emission Waveforms, Second International Conference on “Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM-2021)”, NIT Surat, Gujarat, India.
4.	N. Jamia, M.I. Friswell, S. El-Borgi, P. Rajendran. Simulating Eddy Current Sensors in Blade Tip Timing Application: Modeling and Experimental Validation, ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2018), Nov. 9th -15th 2018 held at David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, USA.
5.	N. Jamia, M.I. Friswell, S. El-Borgi, P. Rajendran, Blade Tip Timing Based Condition Monitoring of Bladed Disks in Rotating Machines, ISMA Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering 2018, September 17th -19th, 2018 held at Leuven Belgium.
6.	S. El-Borgi, P. Rajendran, M.I. Friswell, M. Trabelssi, J.N. Reddy, Torsional vibration of size-dependent viscoelastic rods using nonlocal strain and velocity gradient theory, 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM 6), 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD 7), 11th-15th June 2018, Glasgow, UK.
7.	P. Rajendran, N. Jamia, S. El-Borgi, M. I. Friswell, Identification of Mistuned Blades using Wavelet Transform, The Second International Computational Science and Engineering Conference (ICSEC17), Oct 23rd – 24th, 2017, held at Marriott Marquis City Center hotel in West Bay, Doha, Qatar.
8.	N. Jamia, M. I. Friswell, S. El-Borgi, P. Rajendran, Coupled Mechanical and Electromagnetic Modeling of Eddy Current Sensors, VII International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering Coupled Problems 2017, in Jun 12th -14th, 2017, held at Rhodes, Greece.
9.	Prakash R and Sivakumar MS, Identification of Added Mass in the Composite Plate Structure based on Wavelet Packet Transform, Advances in Structural Health Management and Composite Structures (ASHMCS 2014), Aug 25th-26th, 2014, held at Chonbuk National University, Jeonbuk, South Korea.
10.	Prakash R, Srinivasan SM, Mode Shape based Damage Identification of GFRP beam Structures by Spatial Wavelet Packet Transform, First International Conference on Mechanics of Composites(MECHCOMP 2014), Jun 8-12th, 2014, held at Stony Brook University, New York, USA.
11.	Prakash R, Srinivasan SM, Wavelet Packet based damage identification of GFRP beam, International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS 2012),Dec10-12th, 2012, held at IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
12.	Prakash R, Srinivasan SM, Marippan D, Damage Identification of Composite beam using Wavelet Packet Transform, Asian Conference on Mechanics of Functional Materials and Structures (ACMFMS), Dec 5-8th, 2012, held at IITD, New Delhi, India.
13.	Prakash R, Johnson, Marippan D, Srinivasan SM, Damage Detection in Composite beam using Continuous Wavelet Transform, International Conference on Strength of Materials(ICSMA), Aug19-24th, 2012, held at IISc, Bengaluru, India.
14.	Prakash R, Predicting the shape of Fibre Metal Laminate used in Leading Edge of an Aircraft Wing, National Conference on Recent Trends in Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering (NCRTMIE 2010), April 9-10th, 2010, held at Sathyabama University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Ph.D. Guidance

S.No.	Name	Roll No.	Title	Full Time/ Part Time	Ongoing/ Completed
1.	Eqbert K	411123003	Vibration Control based on Metamaterials and Origami structures	Full Time HTRA	Ongoing
2.	Pankaj Chaupal	411120006	Damage Identification in Composite Structures through Machine Learning Techniques	Part Time	Ongoing
3.	Ashok E	411921001	Noise, Vibration and Harshness Analysis on Automobile Systems	Part Time	Ongoing

S.No	Title of the Project	Sponsored Agency	Role	Amount INR in Lakh	Duration
1.	Detection of Crack Orientation in 3D Printed Composite Plate using Shearlet Transform	CRG, SERB, DST	PI	23.46212	2024 - 26 (2 Years)
2.	Nonlocal and Nonlinear Vibration Analysis of Functionally Graded Cracked Euler-Bernoulli Nanobeam	MATRICS, SERB, DST	PI	6.6	2024 - 27 (3 Years)
3.	Low Impact Damage Detection in Composite Plate using Modal Data and Shearlet Analysis	Aeronautics R & D Board (AR&DB), DRDO	PI	17.1855	2023 - 25 (2 Years)

Patents

Indian Patent

S.No	Title of the Patent	Patent Filing Date	Patent Publication Date	Patent Grant Date
1.	A Testing System for performing Vibro-acoustic Analysis Testing of a Test Component , Patent No.: 528840	01-09-2023	15-09-2023	18-03-2024

Guest Lectures Delivered

S.No	Keynote Address and Guest Lectures Delivered
1.	Delivered a Keynote address at the Second International Conference on “Innovative Trends in Engineering & Sciences (ICITES-2024)" in the topic of “Health Monitoring of Composite Structures” on 27-03-2024 at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode, Tamil Nadu.
2.	Addressed Safety Issues at Work Place at Shri Ammani Enterprises, Chennai Pass Road, and K.R Trans Energy Private Limited, Siruganur, Tiruchirappalli on March 07, 2024.
3.	Given a Guest Lecture on “Composite Materials for Materials Application” in the one- day awareness programme – a subcomponent of MSME Innovative scheme on 28-03- 2023 at NADISSTIA Building Sidco Industrial Estate, Nagapattinam.
4.	Served as Session Chair (Academic Expert) in the Third International Conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy (ICoFT MADE 2022) during December 14-16, 2022 held at National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Karaikal, India.
5.	Given a lecture as Keynote speaker in “International Web Conference on Advancements in Mechanical and Automotive Technology – ICAMAT 2022” on “Biodynamics of Human Body Space Application” on 20-05-2022 and organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering held at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode, Tamil Nadu.
6.	Given a Guest lecture on “ME8692- Finite Element Analysis” on 28-04-2022 at MRK Institute of Technology, Cuddalore (Dt), Tamil Nadu.
7.	Given a Guest lecture in Skill Development Program Series on “Condition Monitoring of Rotating Machines” on 26-10-2021 and organized by Mahendra Institute of Engineering & Technology, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu.
8.	Given a lecture as Keynote Speaker in National Web Conference on “Evolution and Future Scope of Mechanical Science – EFMS’21” on 16-04-2021 and organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering held at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode, Tamil Nadu.
9.	Given a lecture on “Wavelet-based Methods for Composite Structures” on 29-01-2021 for the webinar on “Introduction to Structural Health Monitoring for Civil Structures” sponsored by TEQIP-III and organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, IIEST, Shibpur, West Bengal.
10.	Given a lecture on “Conditional Monitoring of Turbine Blades” for the FDP webinar on “Modern Techniques of Diagnosis and Prognosis of Rotating Machinery Faults” Sponsored by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL), New Delhi on 08-09-2020 at Kongu Engineering College, Erode, Tamil Nadu.
11.	Given a guest lecture on “Conditional Monitoring of Modern Machine Tools - A Journey Towards Industry 4.0” on Feb 2nd, 2019 held at Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College (Autonomous), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
12.	Given an invited talk on “Damage identification in a bladed disk using wavelet packet transform” for one-week National Workshop on Advances in Computational Mechanics during December 10-15, 2018 held at SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
13.	Given an invited talk on “Damage identification in a bladed disk using wavelet packet transform” held at Qatar-UK Workshop, at TAMUQ, Doha, Qatar on 27th Nov 2018.
14.	Participated in “5th Asia Pacific Summer School (APSS) on Smart Structures” held at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India, during 22nd July – 11th Aug 2012.