Invited Papers

Invited 1:

Non-Local Computational Approach of Inelasticity and Fracture of Micro/Nanostructured Advanced High Strength Steels
Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Mahmood Ettehad, Anthony N. Palazotto and Najmul H. Abid

Invited 2:

Application of Power-Law Distributions in Mechanics
K. Balaji Rao

Invited 3:

Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Thin Shells subject to Explosive Loadings in the Context of Severe Accident Analysis for Sodium Fast Reactor
P. Chellapandi and S. Jalaldeen

Invited 4:

Systems for Crashworthiness: Retrofit Technologies for Aged Helicopters Using Experiments and Simulations
B. G. Prusty and S. H. Lim

Invited 5:

Evaluation of Wind Induced Interference Effects on Two Square Buildings in Tandem using Single-Scale and Multi-Scale Turbulence Models
P. Harikrishna, N. Lakshmanan and Devdas Menon

Invited 6:

Numerical Evaluation of Shear Wall – Diaphragm Joint Region Subjected to Siesmic Type Loading
R. S. Surumi and K. P. Jaya

Invited 7:

Energy Efficient Thermal Storage System Using Nanomaterials Embedded Phase Change Materials for Modern Buildings
S. Kalaiselvam

Invited 8:

Numerical Modeling of Thin Steel Roof Battens under Wind Uplift Loads
Mayooran Sivapathasundaram and Mahen Mahendran

Invited 9:

Efficient Computational Tools for Probabilistic Studies on Vehicle Induced Bridge Vibrations
A. Meher Prasad, Devdas Menon and S. Arun

Invited 10:

CDNS or LES, That is the Question
Michel O. Deville

Invited 11:

Advanced Methodologies for Fatigue and Fracture Analysis of Structural Components
G. S. Palani, A. Rama Chandra Murthy and Nagesh R. Iyer

Invited 12:

CFD Studies on the Control of Vortex Induced Vibrations
B. S. V. Patnaik and Sridhar Muddada

Invited 13:

Challenges in the Design of Offshore Components Involving Multibody Dynamics and Large Deformations under Oceanic Loads
Purnima Jalihal

Invited 14:

Application of Meshless Natural Neighbour Galerkin Method
Amirtham Rajagopal and Paul Steinmann

Invited 15:

Internal Blast in a Residential Building
Amar Prakash, N. Anandavalli, J. Rajasankar, K. Ramanjaneyulu and Nagesh R. Iye

Invited 16:

Structural Health Monitoring and System Identification Using HHT
A. Rama Mohan Rao

Invited 17:

Modelling and Anlaysis for Behaviour of Wind Loaded Cooling Tower Shells
K. Ramanjaneyulu

Invited 18:

HDMR Based Inverse Reliability Analysis
B. N. Rao and A. S. Balu

Invited 19:

Condition Assessment of an In-Service Prestressed Concrete Bridge by Model Updating Based on Experimental Investigation
K. Ravisankar and A. K. Farvaze Ahmed

Invited 20:

Computational Methodologies for Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Building Materials at Nano/Micro Level
Saptarshi Sasmal, B. S. Sindu and Nagesh R. Iyer

Invited 21:

Designing for Regulatory Compliance: Lessons from Impact and Crashworthiness Research
Satish Chandra, J. Dhayanidhi, S. Sathiayanaarayan, B. Nagarajappa and Yatish Yerkady

Invited 22:

Micromechanical Modeling of Metal Matrix Composites – SEMI Analytical Approach
S. Savithri, Annie Abraham and T. R. Sivakumar

Invited 23:

Predicting Cracks with a THM Finite Element Concrete Model
Anthony Jefferson and Paul Lyons

Invited 24:

An Overview of CFD at CSIR-NAL Towards Petascale CFD Capability
Vidyadhar Mudkavi

Invited 25:

Can Simulations Replace Reality? –– Reflections from Recent Earthquake Experience in New Zealand
S. R. Uma

Invited 26:

Studies on Strength Behaviour of Structural Components Subjected to Corrosion
P. K. Umesha, A. Cinitha and Nagesh R. Iyer