Thin-Walled Composite Protective Structures for Crashworthiness Applications

1. Crashworthiness Performance of Sandwich Panel with Self-reinforced Polypropylene (SRPP) and Carbon Fi-ber-reinforced Plastic (CFRP) Spherical-roof Contoured Cores.- 2. Design of thin wall composite structures for energy absorption applications.- 3. Crashworthiness performance of foam filled composite tubular structures.- 4. Response of thin-walled composite polymer structures fabricated via additive manufacturing technologies.- 5. Design of Bio-Mimetic Structures Through Additive Manufacturing for Crashworthiness Applications.

Dr. A. Praveen Kumar is presently working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Easwari Engineering College. He acquired distinction in bachelor's degree (Mechanical Engineering) and university first rank in master's degree (Engineering Design) from Anna University, Chennai. He completed his Ph.D. degree in the area of crashworthiness of thin-walled structures from Anna University, Chennai. He has 5 years of teaching and research experience. His major areas of research interests include metal forming simulation, composite materials and structures, impact loading of hybrid tubes, additive manufacturing, and use of lightweight materials in automotive applications. He has authored a book titled "Mechanical behaviour of hybrid jute/glass polymer composites" and co-authored a book titled "Development of Labyrinth Type Solar Thermal Energy Storage System" in Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. He edited a book "High Performance composite structures" inspringer publications. He has published 65 research papers in reputed international journals and presented 15 papers in international/national conferences. He is currently serving as Guest Editor in Materials Today Proceedings, Elsevier publications, and Editorial Board Member in Journal of Transactions on Advancements in Science and Technology. He is acting as Reviewer in reputed journals like Thin-walled structures, Journal of Industrial Textiles, International Journal of Crashworthiness, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, and The Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. He is also Life Member of various professional bodies including Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE), Association of Machines and Mechanisms (AMM), International Association of Engineers (IAE), and Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME).

 

Dr. Tatacipta Dirgantara is presently Professor of Computational Mechanics at the Faculty of Mechanical