Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering / Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (PDF)

presently is working as Principal and Professor at Guru Nanak Institute of Technology under JNTUH, Hyderabad. He obtained his B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), M. Tech. and Ph.D. from JNTUA. He held various administrative posts and developed the Institution with his projects and activities. He has received several awards like the National award for best research publication i.e. Jawaharlal Nehru memorial prize issued by Institution of Engineers on the occasion of inauguration 27th Indian Engineering Congress at New Delhi in 2012 and "Bharat Vidya Shiromani Award" and a "Certificate of Education Excellence" for Outstanding Achievements in the field of Education given by International Institute of Education & Management on 22nd December 2014 at New Delhi & Glory of Education of Excellence Award is issued by IIEM on 4th March 2015 at New Delhi. He received the Best Academic Administrator award from Centre for Advanced Research and Design under Venus International Foundation on 5th July, 2015. He also received National Award as Eminent Educationists issued by the INDUS FOUNDATION on the occasion of Indo-American Education Summit 2016 at Hyderabad. He has an experience of almost 20 years teaching in Mechanical and Aeronautical areas and spent 3 years in the industry in thermal power plants. He has published 141 papers in reputed journals and 26 papers in international and national conferences. He also served as Expert Committee Member of AICTE for scrutinizing project reports, and as a member in the Board of Reviewers for the Institution of Engineers journal. Dr. Rajagopal Dhanasekaran received his BE in Mechanical and Production Engineering from the Annamalai University in 2002, M.E, and Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University in 2007 and 2013, respectively. He has been working as a Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India since November 2015. He published more than 40 research papers and 7 patent publications. He is a member of ISTE and Tribology Society of India. His major research interests include Tribology, Engineering Failure, Wear Characterization and Production Engineering.