Fatigue, Durability, and Fracture Mechanics

S. Seetharamu received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science in 1982 after obtaining M.E. in Mechanical Engineering from IISc in 1976 and B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University in 1974. Dr. S. Seetharamu worked in CPRI since 1985 till his retirement as Director in 2015. His areas of research interests are energy technology and materials engineering. Prior to joining CPRI, he had also worked in the industry and served as a faculty member at Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan.  Thimmarayappa Jagadish is the Technical Head of DHIO Research and Engineering Pvt Ltd., Bangalore. He completed his B.E, M.E and Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from UVCE Bangalore University in the year 1983, 1986 and 1994 respectively, and worked as a Lecturer at RVCE, Bangalore from 1986 to 1996 and as an Assistant Professor at School of Post Graduate Studies, NTTF, Bangalore. From 1999 to 2000 he worked as Head, Competence Design Center, Federal Technologies, Bangalore, and then at GE India Technology Center (now known as JFWTC, Bangalore) as CAE Specialist from 2000 to 2002. From 2002 to 2019 worked as Professor for Post Graduate studies, Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore. Dr. Ravindra R Malagi is a Professor in Visvesvaraya Technological University,India. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering & Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) in 2010 after obtaining M.E. in Design Engineering from Karnataka University Dharwad and B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Karnataka University Dharwad and has previously worked as a Professor in the Department of Product Design & Manufacturing in Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi. His research interests include finite element method, design for manufacturing, rapid prototyping, tribology, advanced theory of vibration and the theory of elasticity. He has worked as a member of B.O.E, Mechanical Engineering at VTU and Deputy Chief Coordinator for VTU Digital Valuation.

Design Accomplishment for Unforeseen Discrepancies for Better Structural Strength and Fatigue Life of Helicopter Structures.- Design Optimization of Frame Rail under Fatigue Condition through Fea for Electric Drive Dump Truck.- Total Technical Life Extension Techniques for a Trainer Aircraft Airframe.- Life Estimation Strategy for a Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel.- Fatigue Crack Growth (FCG) Studies on Landing Gear (LG) Actuating Cylinder of Fighter Aircraft for Life Extension.- Residual Life Assessment of Nuclear Power Plant Components.- Influence of Ta+Nb Addition on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ferritic Stainless Steel TIG Weldments.- Development of Reduced Order Strain Model for Life Assessment of a Gas Turbine Rotor Blade.- Comparative Study of Controlled and Fractured Concrete Model for Frp Confined Circular Short Columns.- Review of Various Hypotheses used to Correct Notch Elastic Stress/Strain for Local Plasticity.- Modeling of Strain Range Memory Effect to Capture Non-Linear Behavior in Non Masing Metals to Accurately Predict Life.- Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Prototype Sized Pipe Bend and Its Equivalent Plate Type Geometry.- Fatigue Loads-Its Impact on Opto-Mechanical Systems Considering Thermo-Environmental Effects.- Experimental Investigation of Crack Generation in Rubber Compounds used for Tire Applications.