National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Structural Mechanics
Areas of Interest
  • Fracture mechanics, Constitutive Modelling, Structural Stability, Vibrations

Mahendra Gattu Assistant Professor Grade-II

Civil Engineering

gattum@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2325

13

PUBLICATIONS

9

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

5

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Mahendra Gattu

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Civil Engineering

Room Number: MN-230

Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

PhD (Northwestrern University), M.S. (UNIVERSITY of Virginia), B.Tech(IIT-Madras)

Total Publications: 13

M. Gattu,"Experimental determination of apparent fracture toughness of thin aluminium sheets", 2nd International Conference on Structural Integrity and Exhibition 2018(SICE-2018), vol.1 2018       Misc

A. Satyanarayana and M. Gattu,"Effect of displacement loading rates on mode-I fracture toughness of fiber glass-epoxy composite laminates", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, vol.218, no.106535, pp.19, Elseiver, September 2019, 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2019.106535       Article

V. O. S and M. Gattu,"Cohesive zone modeling of thin aluminium sheets", in Materials Today: Proceedings 2nd International Conference on Processing and Characterization of Materials, Elsevier 2020, 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.04.185       Inproceedings

M. Gattu and A. Satyanarayana,"Size-effect method to determine mode-I fracture toughness of aluminium alloys", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, vol.242, pp.18, Elsevier Ltd 2021, 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.107504       Article

V. Rajsekhar and M. Gattu,"Fracture and energetic strength scaling of epoxy-resins toughened with multi-walled carbon nanotubes", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, vol.268, Elsevier Ltd. 2022, 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2022.108495       Article

5-day Short Term Course On Current Research Trends in Civil Engineering at NIT-Rourkela (Hybrid mode) (CRTCE-NITRKL:2024) Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
5-day Short Term Course: Winter School on Fundamentals of Vibrations (WinVibFundae-2023) Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
Self-financed 5-day Short Term Course On Fundamentals of Pre-Stressed Concrete for Industry Professionals (online mode) (FPCIP-2023) Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
5-day Short Term Course On Current Research Trends in Civil Engineering at NIT-Rourkela (online mode) (CRTCE-NITRKL:2023) Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
Fundamentals of Pre-Stressed Concrete for Industry Professionals (FPCIP-2023) (Five Day Short Term Course) Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • CE100 : Engineering Mechanics {Theory}
  • CE1000 : Engineering Mechanics {Theory}
  • CE130 : Environment and Safety Engineering {Theory}
  • CE1500 : Environment and Safety Engineering {Theory}
  • CE2001 : Civil Engineering Materials and Construction {Theory}
  • CE2003 : Mechanics of Solids {Theory}
  • CE203 : Mechanics of Solids {Theory}
  • CE2201 : Concrete Technology {Theory}
  • CE321 : Reinforced Concrete Design {Theory}
  • CE6234 : Pre-Stressed Concrete {Theory}
  • CE628 : Pre-stressed Concrete {Theory}
  • CE1010 : Computer Aided Drawing and Graphics {Practical}
  • CE1701 : Engineering Drawing {Practical}
  • CE171 : Engineering Drawing {Practical}
  • CE2703 : Surveying Field Work {Practical}
  • CE2704 : Surveying Field Work {Practical}
  • CE273 : Mechanics of Solids Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE368 : Product Development Laboratory – II {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [4]
Study of Fracture Properties of Composites and Aluminium Alloys Using Size Effect Method
Aala Satyanarayana
Enrolled: Jul 2016
Graduated :  Jul 2022
Supervisor
Fracture Behavior of Pure Epoxy Resin and Effect of Inclusions: A Size Effect Study
Vhaisraju Rajsekhar
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Sep 2023
Supervisor
DAMAGE MODELING OF QUASI-BRITTLE MATERIALS
Binson Chalissery Johnson
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Seismic safety of structures and Sustainable materials
Mukthi Shivanjali
Enrolled: Jan 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [5]
CONDITION MONITORING OF STRUCTURES
Dharmana Pradeep
Enrolled: Nov 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Structural Engineering
Santosh Kumar Mohapatra
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Structure
Smrutirekha Mishra
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Biren Gurung
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Rashmi Rawat
Enrolled: Aug 2024
Continuing
Supervisor

Memberships / Fellowships
  • ASCE Associate Member,