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This book presents select peer-reviewed papers from the First International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICMEI3 2024). It covers recent research on various topics such as mechanics of functional materials and smart structures, composite and sandwich materials, impact mechanics, fracture and damage in different materials, mechanics of advanced and soft materials, material characterization, solid-fluid Interaction, tribology, condition monitoring and many others. It is a valuable reference for academics, researchers and civil and mechanical engineers working in areas of structural and material engineering and mechanics.
List of contents
Effects of dust accumulation on energy efficiency losses in PV systems.- A Comprehensive Review of Materials, Technologies, and Performance Advancements in Organic Photovoltaic Cells.- Optimization of Melting Performance of Lauric Acid within a Horizontal Shell and Tube Latent Heat Storage System Utilizing Various Fin Configuration Strategies.- Influence of GNP Reinforcement on Large Amplitude Vibrations of FG Poroelastic Plates with Initial Geometric Imperfection.- Vibration Based Fault Detection in Rolling Bearings Using Signal Processing Techniques.- Analysing critically the tribological properties of Nanoparticles (Metal, Metal Oxide, Carbon) & Mxenes as additives based lubricants.- Space Debris: Challenges, Mitigation Strategies, and Future Perspectives.- Thermohydraulic Performance Investigation of Flow Boiling in Ribbed Pipe Using Eulerian Multiphase Model.- Fabrication Procedure for Nomex® Aramid Honeycomb Cored Carbon Fabric/Epoxy Composite Sandwich Structures via Vacuum-Assisted Resin Infusion Process.- Numerical Characterization of Mode I Interfacial Fracture Toughness of PVC Foam Cored Sandwich Composites.- Buckling Analysis of Laminated Skew Plates with and without central circular cut-out.- etc.
About the author
M. Naushad Alam is currently working as a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Zakir Hussain College of Engineering & Technology, Aligarh Muslim University. He obtained his Ph.D. in 2006 from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. His major areas of interests include smart composite and sandwich structures, active control of structures, finite element analysis, reliability, availability and maintainability of structures and systems. He has published numerous papers in Composite Structures, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Computational Mechanics, ASME J. Vibration and Acoustics, ASCE J. Engineering Mechanics, J. Thermal Stress, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics & Engineering, International Journal of Mechanics and Solids, Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures and Structural Engineering and Mechanics.
Arshad H. Khan joined as a faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, AMU, in 2003 and is currently working as a professor in the Department. He has obtained his Ph.D. Degree from IIT Delhi under QIP fellowship. His teaching interests are primarily in vibrations, composites, solid mechanics, machinery dynamics, machine design and finite element method. His area of research includes computational mechanics, nonlinear dynamics, composites and impact mechanics. He has published various papers in international journals of repute which include, Composites-Part B, Composite structures, Non-Linear Dynamics, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, Engineering Structures, Latin American Journal of Solid and Structure, etc. He has also presented many papers in international and national conferences.
Mohammad Talha is currently an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi. He obtained his Ph. D. from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in Aerospace Engineering in the year 2012. His research interests include computational solid mechanics, composite structures, functionally graded materials, uncertainty quantification in aircraft analysis and design, imperfection sensitivity in composites, etc. He has published various papers in International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, Extreme Mechanics Letters, Advanced Theory and Simulations, Mechanics of Materials, Thin-Walled Structures, etc. He has featured among top 2% scientists and researchers of the world consecutively for 2022 and 2023 in a joint exercise published by Stanford University and Elsevier. He is also a recipient of Recognition in Research Excellence (Teaching Faculty-National) at the IEI NMLC FCRIT Excellence Awards in 2023.
Summary
This book presents select peer-reviewed papers from the First International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICMEI3 2024). It covers recent research on various topics such as mechanics of functional materials and smart structures, composite and sandwich materials, impact mechanics, fracture and damage in different materials, mechanics of advanced and soft materials, material characterization, solid-fluid Interaction, tribology, condition monitoring and many others. It is a valuable reference for academics, researchers and civil and mechanical engineers working in areas of structural and material engineering and mechanics.
