Dr. Kamal Krishna Bera

Kamal Krishna Bera

Name

Dr. Kamal Krishna Bera

Designation

Assistant Professor

E-mail Id

kamal@nitt.edu, kbera27@gmail.com

Specialization:

Structural Dynamics and Vibration Control

Academic Qualifications :

Examination

Board / University

Year

Subjects

PhD

IIT Bombay

2019

Structural Engineering

MTech

IIT Roorkee

2014

Structural Dynamics

BE

Jadavpur University

2008

Construction Engineering

Employment Profile:

Job Title

Employer

From

To

Assistant Professor

NIT Trichy

May 2020

ongoing

Assistant Manager 

Reliance Infra. Ltd.

August 2008

May 2012

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities within the University: 

Position

Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution

From

To

Anti-ragging committee representative

Department of Civil Engineering

June 2022

July 2022

Details of Academic Work

  • Curriculum Development
  • Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels:

Undergraduate (UG)

Postgraduate (PG)

Analysis of Indeterminate Structures

Structural Dynamics [2]

Elementary Structural Dynamics [2]

Finite Element Analysis of Structural Members [2]

Construction Techniques and Equipment

Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis [2]

Engineering Mechanics

Stability of Structures

Advanced Structural Analysis

Bridge Engineering

Basics of Civil Engineering [2]

CAD in Structural Engineering 

  • Projects guided at Postgraduate (MTech) level - 8 (completed); 3 (ongoing)
  • Supervision of PhD student - 1 (ongoing)

Journal Publications: 

Author (s) Title Journal DOI Year

A. Bhatt, K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee 

Wave dispersion in a damped beam supported by cubic nonlinear springs: A multiscale freewave approach

Physical Review E

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.110.044213

2024

A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera, S. Adhikari

Enhanced damping and bandwidth in roton-like dispersion of a beyond nearest neighbor periodic chain

Physics Letters A

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2024.129821

2024

S. BiswasA. Banerjee, K. K. Bera

An analytical and experimental investigation into overall dissipation of flexural mode in a periodically damped beam

Mechanics of Materials

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2024.105113

2024

A. Das, K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee 

Emergence of metadamping in thin-walled mono-symmetric metabeam: Homogenization approach

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2024.109621

2024

A. Das, K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee 

Investigation on metadamping and energy dissipation in thin-walled mono-symmetric metabeam

Engineering Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118700

2024

Vishal D. Sonkusare, K. K. Bera

Control of edgewise vibration of a pre-twisted rotating beam with shunted piezoelectric tuned mass damper

Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.106787

2024

K. K. Bera, S. BiswasA. Banerjee

Optimized piezo-shunted metadamping towards the high-stiff high-damped metamaterial

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389X241229104

2024

A. Das, A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera

Bending-bending-torsion coupled wave propagation in thin-walled asymmetric metabeam: An analytical and experimental analysis

Thin-Walled Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2024.111737

2024

A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera, A. K. Singha

Enhanced vibration control using non-reciprocal piezoelectric beam having sensing and actuating bimorph: Spectral element formulation

Composite Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.117793

2023

A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera

Wave propagation in mass-in-mass Duffing type non-linear metamaterial implementing Jacobi’s elliptic balance method

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2023.104549

2023

K. K. Bera, G. AravindA. Banerjee

Vibration control of a pre-twisted rotating beam with nonlinear bi-stable attachments

Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2023.105050

2023

A. Das, A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera

Bending-torsion coupled wave in thin-walled mono-symmetric metabeam: A non-dimensional analysis

European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2023.105081

2023

T. Chatterjee, K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee

Machine Learning Enabled Quantification of Stochastic Active Metadamping in Acoustic Metamaterials

Journal of Sound and Vibration

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2023.117938

2023

K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee

A consistent dynamic stiffness matrix for flutter analysis of bridge decks

Computers and Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2023.107107

2023

K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee

Active Metadamping: A phenomenon of damping enhancement in metamaterial via feedback control

Journal of Sound and Vibration

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2022.117452

2022

A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera

Emergence of non-reciprocity in metabeam exploiting piezoelectric sensing and actuation

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.107765

2022

A. Baxy, K. K. Bera, R. Prasad, A. Banerjee

Enhanced attenuation band in active 2D mass-in-mass metamaterial using static output feedback

Waves in Random and Complex Media

https://doi.org/10.1080/17455030.2022.2078013

2022

K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani,

An element-dependent multiple lag rational function approximation for aeroelastic analysis of cable bridge

Applied Mathematical Modelling

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2021.12.027

2022

K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee

Ultra-wide bandgap in active metamaterial from feedback control

Journal of Vibration and Control

https://doi.org/10.1177/10775463211035890

2021

K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani,

Controlling flutter of a cable-stayed bridge with output feedback-driven winglets

Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104372

2020

K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani,

Aeroelastic flutter control of a bridge using rotating mass dampers and winglets

Journal of Vibration and Control

https://doi.org/10.1177/1077546320915341

2020

K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani,

Flutter control of bridge deck using experimental aero derivatives and LQR-driven winglets

ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering

https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001467

2019

K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani,

Bridge deck flutter control using winglets and static output feedback

ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control

https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039190

2018

Details of Major R&D Projects

Title Role Scheme Funding Agency Amount Status

   Vibration Control of Wind Turbine Blade   

      PI      

  Startup Research Grant (SRG)  

  Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) - DST  

   18.15 lakhs   

   In progress   

Invited Lectures

  • Invited Lecture for IGSTC Workshop on "Vibro-acoustic Metamaterial" at Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi, September 23 – September 26, 2024.
  • Invited Lecture for Workshop on "Metamaterials: Fundamentals and Applications" at Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi, March 23 – March 25, 2024.
  • Training of officers to NHIDCL/NHAI/MoRTH at Humphrey bridge work in Andaman, August 28 – September 01, 2023.

Participation in Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia /Seminars/ Schools etc:

Date (s)

Title of Activity

Level of Event

(International/ National/ Local)

Role (Participant/ Speaker/ Chairperson, Paper presenter, Any other)

Event Organized by

Venue

December 4-6, 2024

International Conference on Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure (ICSRI 2024)

International

Presenter, Session Chair

Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Durgapur

NIT Durgapur

December 18 – 20, 2019

Advanced course on Wind Loads and Effects on Structures

National

Participant

CSIR-SERC

Chennai

November 3 – 9, 2017

International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2017)

International

Presenter, Session Co-organizer (session 5-6-2: Structural Control)

American Society Of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Tampa, Florida, USA

December 14 – 17, 2015

12th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP 2015)

International

Presenter

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati

IIT Guwahati

June 22 – 26, 2015.

Short-term course on Principles of Vibration Control

National

Participant

IIEST Shibpur

Shibpur, Howrah

August 11 – 22, 2008

Induction Level Training on Thermal Power Plant

National

Participant

National Power Training Institute

Faridabad

Membership of Learned Societies:

Type of Membership (Ordinary Member/ Honorary Member / Life Member)

Organization

Membership No. with date

Life Member

The Institution of Engineers (India)

M-1672120

03 Dec 2019