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The focus areas of research for the department are Nanotechnology, PMC structural materials for UUV applications, thin film technology, TFT, plasmonic solar cell, solar thermal, multi-layered thin films, laser assisted thin films etc. The department has completed more than 100 projects awarded by agencies like AICTE, DRDO, ISRO, DST, LRDE, NRB, AR&DB, CABS, ENV, ER&IPR, GTRE, NMRL, NPOL, UGC, ARDB, with 15 ongoing research projects. The program faculty members have developed many new advanced materials and products such as unmanned underwater vehicles bodies; fiber metal laminates gun barrels, underwater turbine blade structures, solar cell, solar thermal tubular structures etc. More than 25 research scholar enrolled for Ph.D in the R&D centre. More than 40 research scholars have been awarded Ph.D thorough the R&D centre by various universities. The R&D recognised by Visvesvaraya Technological University, Mysore University, Tumkur university and Mangalore University as a centre of research studies. The faculty members have more than 400 National / International Journal / Conference publications to their credit.

Bosch Rexroth training centre (Centre of competence in automation technologies)

The R V College of Engineering has established the regional Centre of Competence for Automation Technologies in 2010 which is a joint venture between Bosch Rexroth AG, Germany and RVCE. The training centre caters to the training needs of academic institutions and industries to keep pace with the fast growing engineering industries in the country. Bosch Rexroth, the industry partner for the project, is one of the leading suppliers of automation technology and world market leader in Industrial Hydraulics, Industrial Pneumatics and PLCs. The objective of Bosch Rexroth didactic is to bridge the technological gap and focus on the rural segment student and offers various certified training programme access to the comprehensive expertise covering the whole spectrum of automation designed for technical training and education. This regional centre will impart training to undergraduate, post graduate, polytechnic, vocational schools students to meet industry requirements, bridging the industry academic gap and enhancing the competency levels of students for better employability.

List of Publications from Mechanical Department from 2013 onwards

1. Nagamadhu M., S. B. Kivade, P. Jeyaraj, G. C. Mohan Kumar, Shivaraj B. W. K. N. Bharath, "Study on tearing strength of woven sisal fabrics for tents and polymer composite applications",Journal of Natural Fibers, 20:1, 2165590, (2023),DOI:10.1080/15440478..

2. Jinka Ranganayakulu, PV Srihari, K Venkata Rao, “An Optimization Strategy to Improve Performance in Electrochemical Discharge Machining of Borosilicate Glass Using Graph Theory Algorithm and Desirability Index”, Silicon, 14, (2022), PP 5241–5254

3. Darshan S, Shivaraj BW, Bharatish A, Krishna M, Narasimha Murthy HN,"Effect of Serrated Endmill Geometry on Machining Responses of Al 2024 Thin- Walled Components, Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol.43, No.5,(2022) pp.549~558.

4. Ishi Nigama, G. Anjaneya, C. Manjunatha and M.R. Srinivas , “Enhancement of Heat Transfer in a Concentric Tube Counter Flow Heat Exchanger using CuO Nanofluids” Internat ional Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems , DOI:10.4273/ijvss.l4.1.07.

5. Jinka Ranganayakulu, Podala Venkata Srihari, Kaki Venkata Rao , “A strategy to improve performance in electrochemical discharge machining using periodic bi-directional tool rotation” The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 123, (2022), PP 1459–1476.

6. Ranganayakulu, J., Srihari, P.V. & Rao, K.V. , “An Optimization Strategy to Improve Performance in Electrochemical Discharge Machining of Borosilicate Glass Using Graph Theory Algorithm and Desirability Index” Silicon, 14, (2022),PP 5241–5254.

7. Nataraj J R, “Residual Stress Affected Due To Various Manufacturing Processes And Service Conditions With Case Studies” Journal Of Harbin Institute Of Technology, DOI:10.11720/JHIT.54102022.21.

8. Roopa T S, K.A.Vishnumurthy , K.H.Girish, “Role of conducting polymers in enhancing the stability and performance of perovskite solar cells: a brief review” Materials Today Sustainability, 17, 2022, 100090.

9. Nataraj J R, “Computational study on subsonic impact resistance of lattice structures in 3D printed thin Ti6Al4V parts” Materials Today: Proceedings, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.11.005.

10. Achal Adiga N, Avaneesh B Ballal, Dileep P, Harishgowda M, Roopa T S and Gangadhar Angadi, “Smart Automated Guided Vehicle for Flexible Manufacturing Systems” IOP Science- ECS Transactions, DOI 10.1149/10701.13205ecst.

11. Kumar Varun,Darshan S,Shivaraj BW, Krishna M,Manjunatha C , “Modeling and Simulation of TiO2/Se Sensor for Detection of CO Gas Using Comsol Multiphysics” ECS Transactions, 10.1149/10701.5867ecst.

12. Md Saad Patel , Sudeep , Abdul Rahman Faisal , Abhishek B , Shivaraj BW , Vishal Chaudhary , Manjunatha, “Functionalized Iron Oxide Nanostructures: Recent Advances in the Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemical Biosensor Applications” ECS Transactions, 10.1149/10701.15477ecst.

13. Pavan kumar gaurav, A Bharatish, G R Rajkumar, H N Narasimha murthy, Subbaraya, “Optimising tribological performance of laser induced elliptical structure on Nickel Aluminium bronze surface based on Genetic algotherm” Journal of Materials Engg and Performance,10.1007/s11665-022-07394-z.

14. Nikhil singh, A Bharatish, G R Rajkumar, G.Satish Babu, “Machinability Investigations of Chromoly steel using TiN/Al2O3/TiCN/TiOCN Multilayer coated tungsten carbide tool inserts with Artificial Neural network Methodology” Journal of Applied Research, DOI: 10.1002/appl.202200082.

15. Keshav M, Shanmukha Nagaraj, A Bharatish, V A Girish “Wear Resistance Of DLC Coated Steel Substrates In Oil Lubrication Conditions For Hydraulic Applications” The Saybold report, 10.5281/zenodo.726299.

16. Keshav M, Shanmukha Nagaraj, A Bharatish, “Investigation of tribological behavior of Diamondlike Carbon coated HSS M2 steel for Hydraulic applications” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 10.56452/196.

17. Jagadeesh Bagali, Nanjundaradhya N.V. and Ramesh S. Sharma, “Optimization of Resistance Spot Welding Parameters in a Shop Floor Environment to Achieve Desired Spot Size in Low Carbon Steel Sheet” Key Engineering Materials, doi:10.4028/p-xa55lv.

18. Naveed Iqbal Ansari , P. Sivagnanapalani , V. Sureshkumar , B. W. Shivaraj, P. K. Panda, “Synthesis of lanthanum titanate (La2Ti2O7) for high temperature sensor applications”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 10.1007/s10854-021-07117-5.

19. Sajid Ali Ansari, C. Manjunatha, Nazish Parveen,B. W. Shivaraj, R. Hari Krishna, “Mechanistic insights into defect chemistry and tailored photoluminescence and photocatalytic properties of aliovalent cation substituted Zn0.94M0.06−xLixO (M: Fe3+, Al3+, Cr3+) nanoparticles” , Royal Society of Chemistry, DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01706c.

20. Kashyap G Raoa, Pavankumar Rasoorb), Anjaneya G, J R Nataraj, “A Review On Methods Of Preventing Super Cooling In Phase Change Materials (PCMs)” , AIP Conf. Proc. 2317, 020003-1–020003-13 doi.org/10.1063/5.0036177.

21. C Manjunathaa, S Lakshmikant , L Shreenivasa , N Srinivasa , S Ashoka, BW Shivaraj , Manickam Selvaraj , Ujwal Shreenag Meda , G Satheesh Babu , Bruno G Pollet, “Development of non-stoichiometric hybrid Co3S4/Co0.85Se nanocomposites for an evaluation of synergistic effect on the OER performance” ,Surfaces and Interfaces, 10.1016/j.surfin.2021.101161.

22. Kaki Venkata Rao, Yekula Prasanna Kumar, Vijay Kumar Singh, Lam Suvrna Raju, Jinka Ranganayakulu, “Vibration-based tool condition monitoring in milling of Ti-6Al-4V using an optimization model of GM (1, N) and SVM”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 115, pages1931–1941 (2021).

23. Jinka Ranganayakulu, PV Srihari, “Investigations on the effect of helical tool diameter assisted with high speed rotation in electrochemical discharge machining”, International Journal of Precision Technology, pp 60-73.

24. S Mahesh, Schiffel Marco, Ramesh S Sharma, MK Praveenkumar, Vishal Wadagavi and Lakshminarasimhan Subbarao, “A machine learning approach to predict the stress results of quadratic tetrahedral elements”, Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Science Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, SAGE Publications, DOI: 10.1177/09544062211010828.

25. V Mamtha, H N Narasimha Murthy,V Pujith Raj,Prashanth Tejas, C S Puneeth, Achyutha Venugopal,Sham Aan Mankunipoyil, C Manjunatha, “Electrospun PU/MgO/Ag nanofibres for antibacterial activity and flame retardancy”, Clothing and Textile Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/0887302X211009479

26. A. Bharatish , G.R. Rajkumar , Pavankumar Gurav , G. Satheesh Babu , H.N. Narasimha Murthy , Manish Roy , “Optimization of laser texture geometry and resulting functionality of nickel aluminium bronze for landing gear application”, International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture, Volume 4, Issue 3,  2021, PP 346-357.

27. Gajanan, “High-temperature Calibration Facility for Calibrating Multihole Pressure Probes”, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, doi.org/10.1007/s40032-021-00699-3.

28. V Amith, R Sridhar, A Gangadhar, KA Vishnumurthy, “Design and synthesis of PVDF-cloisite-30B nanocomposite fibers for energy harvesting applications”, Surfaces and Interfaces (Elsevier), 10.1016/j.surfin.2020.100869.

29. V Amith, R Sridhar, Gangadhar Angadi, HN Narashima Murthy, “Recent Advancement in Electrospun nanofibrous mats with emphasis on their applications”, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 10.1088/1757-899X/1065/1/012008.

30. Nanjundaswamy GS, Chamaraja NA, Gangadhar Angadi, “Examination of miscibility characteristics of the synthetic plastic-mimetic peptide with polyacrylamide: development of nonwoven mats by electrospinning”, Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials, 10.1080/25740881.2020.1811322.

31. M Krishna, Sujan Chakraborty, P K Panda, “Influence of Cobalt Doping, ZnO molar Concentration and Annealing Temperature on its Structure and Methane Gas Sensing of ZnO Thin Films”, BULLETIN MONUMENTAL - ISSN / e-ISSN 0007-473X.

32. Mahantesh M Math, “Human digital modeling and RULA analysis for an office chair user in computer work environment – A case study in Indian context”,2021.

33. Mahantesh M Math, “Biomechanical and RULA Analysis of an Office Chair for Computer Users –A Case Study in Indian Contex”, International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET).

34. Prapul chandra AC, “Study on mechanical properties of Al7050 alloy hybrid composites by stir casting method”, Material today Proceeeding, Volume 46, Part 13, 2021, PP 5980-5985.

35. Prapul chandra A C, “Effect of hybrid reinforcements on corrosion characteristics of Al7075 based composites”, Materials today, Volume 46, Part 13, 2021, PP 5986-5990.

36. Nagabhushan V Pujar , N V Nanjundaradhya and Ramesh S Sharma, “Experimental investigation of the tensile and modal properties of epoxy based symmetric interlayer glass/carbon hybrid composites” Materials Research Express , DOI 10.1088/2053-1591/ac4f88.

37. Girish Kumar R, H N Narasimha Murthy, B.Anand, Syed Zabiulla, “Parametric Study of Laser Welding on Polyamide using Design of Experiments”, Journal of Physics, IOP Science, Conference Proceedings, 10.1088/1742-6596/1950/1/012042

38. Roopa T S, H N Narasimha Murthy, P. Pradeep, Prasanna Badiger, Swapnil Savarn, Utsav Majumdar, Gangadhar Angadi, “Development of Poly (vinylidene fluoride)/Silver nanoparticle Electrospun Nanofiber mats for Energy Harvesting”, Polymers and Polymer Composites, https://doi.org/10.1177/09673911211042.

39. Salim Firdosh GangadharAngadi, Mithilesh K M, Roopa T S, Sridhar R, “Design of Resin Transfer Moulds for Underwater Shells”, RV Journal of Science Technology Engineering Arts and Management.
40. M.A.Mohamed Aqhil Ahmed,G.S.Prabhunandan,Ramesh S. Sharma,N.V.Nanjundaradhya, “Numerical Studies on Flexural Behaviour of Graded Multi-Layer Puf CoredSandwich Panels”, Journal of Aerospace Science And Technologies.

41. G K Nagendra, B W Shivaraj, C Manjunatha, S A Ayeesha Siddiqua, V Suchithra Study of structural features and antibacterial property of ZnO/CuOnanocomposites derived from solution combustion synthesis, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 577 (2019) 012111, 1-10.

42. M. Jena, C Manjunatha, B W Shivaraj, G Nagaraju, S Ashoka, M P shamaan, "Optimiztion of parameters for maximizing photocatelitic behaviour of Zn1-xFexO nanoparticle for methyle orange degradation using thaguchi and gray relational analysis approach", Materials Today Chemistry 12 (2019) 187-199.

43. T S Roopa, H N N Murthy, Swathi H S, Gangadhar Angadi, Harish D V N “Synthesis and Characterisation of Spin coated clay / PVDF Thin films” Bulletin of Materials Science - Springer Publications 42, 15 (2019)

44. B Mahesh, D Kathyayani, R Sridhar “Miscibility studies of plastic mimetic polypeptide with Hydroxy Propyle Methyle Celluloac blends and generation of non-oven fabrics” Carbohydrate Polymers Volume 212, 2019, PP 129-141.

45. Prapul chandra, Byregowda, Gangadhar, "Comparison of tribological behaviours of ABS and ABS/Wollastonite composites under normal condition", International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD) 2019

46. DVN Harish, A Bharatish, HN Narasimha Murthy, B Anand, Lingappa Rangaraj, "Evaluation of nanosecond laser ablation and scratch resistance of tantalum carbide coated graphite substrates", Ceramics International 2019

47. VA Girisha, Manoj M Joshi, LJ Kirthan, A Bharatish, Ramakrishna Hegde, "Thermal fatigue analysis of H13 steel die adopted in pressure-die-casting process", Sadhana Springer 2019

48. M Krishna, SM Kumar "Synthesis of nanocrystalline titanium nitride by microwave plasma technique", SN Applied Sciences  2019

49. NR Nadar, M Krishna, AV Suresh, "Energy-harvesting enhancement in composites of microwave-exfoliated KNN and multiwall carbon nanotubes", Bulletin of Materials Science 2019

50. A Lakshmikanthan, S Bontha, M Krishna, PG Koppad, T Ramprabhu "Microstructure, mechanical and wear properties of the A357 composites reinforced with dual sized SiC particles" Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2019

51. Giridhar MP, Dr Gr Rajkumar, Sujith J Kalmadi, "A Survey on Implementation of Kanban Concepts using Relowisa for High Pressure Assembly in CBx Pumps at Bosch Limited, Bangalore", International Journal of Innovative Research in Science,Engineering and Technology  2019

52. Krishna Munishamaiah, "Improved dielectric properties of microwave irradiated sol-gel derived SiO2 –TiO2 thin film" Results in Engineering 2019

53. Sumit Hemant Pitale , Shivaraj B W , Ravi Kumar Dhulipalla, "Sensitivity of Dynamics of a Locomotive Suspension to Axle Loading", IJERT 2019

54. Moin Ahmed Khan, Gangadhar Angadi, Ankush Raina, "Metal Air Battery Shell Unit Redesign with DFMA Aspect and Rapid prototyping", International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering 2019

55. Sunny Sainoore, Gangadhar Angadi, Moin Ahmed Khan, "Modelling and Analysis of Springback Effect on Rotavator Blade Using Deform 3D", International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology 2019

56. Prapul Chandra A C, Dr. H.V Byregowda,Dr. M. Venkatarama reddy, Gangadhar T G,"Validation of Tensile Test Results of Wollastonite Reinforced ABS Composites Using Finite Element Analysis", International Journal Of Engineering Research And Development 2019

57. Prapul Chandra A C, Dr. H V Byregowda, Gangadhar T G, Mohammed Ayoob Khan, "Investigation of compressive properties of wollastonite of reinforced ABS composites", International Journal of Engineering and Technical Research (IJETR) 2019

58. Prapul Chandra, Sharath Chandra, TG Gangadhar, GA Narahari, "Performance Analysis of Four Stroke Multi Cylinder Internal Combustion Engine Running on Diesel Fuel Blended with Transesterified Sesame Oil", International Journal of Applied Engineering Research 2019

59. Pailoor, S., Murthy, H.N.N., Hadimani, P., Sreenivasa, T.N, “Effect of chopped/continuous fiber, coupling agent and fiber ratio on the mechanical properties of injection-molded jute/polypropylene composites”, Journal of Natural Fibers 2019

60. Sandhyarani Pailoor, H. N. Narasimha Murthy & T. N. Sreenivasa, "Drilling of In-Line Compression Molded Jute /Polypropylene Composites", Journal of Natural Fibers 2019

61. K Shanthala, T N Srinivas,H N Narasimha Murthy, Shantharam Dond, Hitesh Choudhury & Archana Sharma, "Joining of tubular steel–steel by unconventional magnetic pulse force: environmentally friendly technology", Bulletin of Materials Science - Springer Publications 2019

62. RS Tondare, BW Shivaraj, HN Narasimhamurthy, M Krishna ,”Effect of deposition time on structural, electrical and optical properties of Aluminium doped ZnO thin films by RF magnetron sputtering”, Materials Today: Proceedings 5 (1),2018, 2710-2715. Elsevier Publications.

63. Ashik, K.P., Sharma, R.S., Guptha, V.L.J., “Investigation of moisture absorption and mechanical properties of natural /glass fiber reinforced polymer hybrid composites” Materials Today Proceedings,No.5, (2018) 3000–3007, Elsevier Publications.

64. Rajanish, M., Nanjundaradhya, N.V., Sharma, R.S., Hegde, A., Darshan, R.S, “Longitudinal and transverse compressive properties of alumina nanoparticles filled epoxy/unidirectional glass fiber composite laminate under in-plane loading” No.5Materials Today: Proceedings 5 (2018) 2921–2927, Elsevier Publications.

65. Muralidhar Singh, M., Vijaya, G., Krupashankara, M.S., Sridhara, B.K., Shridhar, T.N, “Deposition and Characterization of Aluminium Thin film Coatings using DC Magnetron Sputtering Process,” Materials Today: Proceedings Vol 5, Issue 1, Part 3, 2018, 2696-2704, Elsevier Publications.

66. Vijaya, G., Muralidhar Singh, M., Krupashankara, M.S., Srinivas, M.R., Kulkarni, R.S. , “Development and Analysis of Tungsten-Aluminium oxide based solar thermal multilayer Coating,” Materials Today: Proceedings 2018. Elsevier Publications.

67. Vijaya, G., Singh, M.M., Krupashankara, M.S., Srinivas, M.R., Kulkarni, R.S., “Development and Analysis of Tungsten Thin film Coating for Solar Absorption”, Materials Today: Proceedings Volume 5, Issue 1, Part 3, 2018, Pages 2547-2554 Elsevier Publications.

68. Singh, M.M., Vijaya, G., Krupashankara, M.S., Sridhara, B.K., Shridhara, T.N , “Studies on Thin Film Multilayer Coatings Deposited using Sputtering Process,” Materials Today: Proceedings Volume 5, Issue 1, Part 3, 2018, Pages 2994-2999 Elsevier Publications.

69. Chandrakumar Kumar,, Benal, M.M., Prasad, B.D, Kulkarni, R.S., Siddaligaswamy, N.H. Microwave assisted extraction of oil from pongamia pinnata seeds,” Materials Today: Proceedings ,Volume 5, Issue 1, Part 3, 2018, Pages 2960-2964 Elsevier Publications.

70. N Raghavendra, HNN Murthy, KRV Mahesh, M Mylarappa, KP Ashik, “Effect of Nanoclays on the performance of Mechanical, Thermal and Flammability of Vinylester based nanocomposite”, Materials Today: Proceedings 4 (11), 2017,12109-12117.

71. Ashik, K.P., Sharma, R.S., Raghavendra, “Evaluation of Tensile, Modal and Fracture Properties of Jute/Epoxy Natural Composites with addition of Silicon di Oxide as Filler Material,” Materials Today: Proceedings 4 (11), 2017.

72. Salim Firdosh, H.N. Narasimha Murthya,Gangadhar Angadi, N. Raghavendra,"Investigation of water absorption characteristics of nano-gelcoat for marine application",Elsvier Publications,Progress in Organic Coatings 114,2018, 173–187.

73. Anjaneya Gorkal, C. Prabhakar Reddy & M. Udaya Ravi,"Experimental Investigations on LHR Single Cylinder Air Cooled Diesel Engine using Simarouba Biodiesel and its Blends as Alternate to Diesel Fuel"Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C Mechanical, Production, Aerospace and Marine Engineering, DOI 10.1007/s40032-017-0391-9.

74. Gangadhar Angadi, Hebbale NarayanaRao Narasimha Murthy, Sridhar Ramakrishna, Salim Firdosh, Raghavendra Nagappa, Krishna Munishamaiah,"Effect of screw configuration on the dispersion of nanofillers in thermoset polymers" Journal of Polymer Engineering 2017; 37(8): 815–825

75. Vivek.A , Shivaraj B.W, Akshay Chavan, H N Narashima Murthy, M Krishna, B S Satyanarayana "Optimization of Spin Coating Parameters for Preparation of ZnO Thin Films by Grey-Taguchi Method". International Journal of Nanomanufacturing, Inderscience Publishers, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2017, 197-209

76. Sunita Kumari, P V Srihari, A Bharatish, “Parametric study to mitigate fretting fatigue in dovetail joint of aeroengine compressor”, Journal of Measurements in Engineering.vol 5,1,2017,19-28.

77. Amith V, Sridhar R, Gangadhar Angadi, Mamtha V, Vishnumurthy K A, Narasimha Murthy, Krishna M, “Development of polyvinyl acetate thin films by electrospinning for sensor applications”, Applied Nanoscience,vol1,2017,1-9.

78. S Sathishkumar, AV Suresh, M Nagamadhu, M Krishna, “The effect of alkaline treatment on their properties of Jute fiber mat and its vinyl ester composites”, Materials Today: Proceedings,vol 4,2017, 3371-3379.

79. Goribidanur Rangappa Rajkumar, Munishamaih Krishna, Hebbale Narayanrao Narasimhamurthy, Yalanabhalli Channegowda Keshavamurthy,”Statistical Investigation of the Effect of Process Parameters on the Shear Strength of Metal Adhesive Joints”, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C,vol 98,2017,335-342.

80. S Nagesh, HN Narasimha Murthy, Ratna Pal, SD Supreeth Dev, M Krishna, “Investigation of the effect of nanofillers on the quality of CO2 laser cutting of FRP nanocomposites”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology,vol 90,2017,2047-2061.

81. A Bharatish, HN Narasimha Murthy, B Anand, KN Subramanya, M Krishna, PV Srihari, “Assessment of drilling characteristics of alumina coated on aluminium using CO 2 laser”,Journal of Measurement,vol100,2017,164-175.

82. N Raghavendra, HN Narasimha Murthy, Salim Firdosh, R Sridhar, Gangadhar Angadi, KR Vishnu Mahesh, M Krishna “Combined influence of organo-modified Indian bentonite nanoclay and fire retardants on thermal and fire behavior of vinylester”, Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering and Nanosystems,vol 231,2017,34-42.

83. Bhaskar Manne, Srikanth Bontha, MR Ramesh, Munishamaiah Krishna, Vamsi Krishna Balla,”Solid state amorphization of Mg-Zn-Ca system via mechanical alloying and characterization”, Advanced Powder Technology, vol 28,1,2017,223-229.

84. KP Ashik, Ramesh S Sharma, N Raghavendra., “Effect of Filler on Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites” Asian Journal of Chemistry vol 8,2017,9-15

85. KP Ashik, Ramesh S Sharma, Subhash Patil, “Evaluation of tensile, flexural and Impact strength of natural and glass fiber reinforced hybrid composites”, Renewable Bioresources, vol 5,1, 2017,1-5

86. Nagabhushan V Pujar, NV Nanjundaradhya, Ramesh S Sharma.”Damping behavior of hybrid composites-A Review., Journal of Mechanical and Mechanics Engineering,vol 3,1,2017,18-31.

87. N Raghavendra, HN Narasimha Murthy, Salim Firdosh, R Sridhar, Gangadhar Angadi, KR Vishnu Mahesh, M Krishna, Moisture diffusion through (hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide Indian bentonite)/(vinylester) nanocomposites in artificial seawater and demineralized water”, Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, vol 22,4,2016,441-451.

88. Madhavaram Sai Krishna, MN Kishore, Suresh Nagesh, “Performance analysis of Continuously Varying Transmission system for Electric Vehicles”, IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech),2016,151-155

89. M Krishna R N Nandini, “Influence of Calcination Kinetics Parameters on Synthesis of KNN Piezoelectric Ceramics”, J. Advanced Ceramics Progress, vol 2, 2, 2016, 37-47.

90. L Kodandarama, M Krishna, “Investigation on the effect of Electro-co-deposition process parameter bath temperature on Nano Structured Ni-WC Composite coating properties”, International Journal of Materials Science,vol 11,1,2016,9-15.

91. VL Jagannatha Guptha, Ramesh S Sharma, “Effect of Notch Diameter and Fiber Orientation on Tensile Strength of Glass/Epoxy Laminated Composites” Journal of Mechanical and Mechanics Engineering, vol 1,2,2016,1-11

92. M Rajanish, NV Nanjundaradhya, Ramesh S Sharma, HK Shivananda, “Alumina Nanoparticles Enhance The Directional Tensile Properties Of Glass/Epoxy Composite”, Advanced Composites Letters,25, 2016,16-21.

93. I.V. Manoj , P.V. Srihari, Sadanand S. Kulkarni , K. Sarosh Kumar , A. Bharatish, ‘Assessment of thermal effects on the levitation speed of bump foil bearings made of low cost spring steel’, Measurement 92, 2016, 453–463.

94. K. P. Ashik, Ramesh S. Sharma “A Review on Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Polymer Composites” Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, 3, 2015, 420-426.

95. N.Raghavendra,H. N. Narasimha Murthy, Salim Firdosh, R. Sridhar,Gangadhar Angadi, K. R. Vishnu Mahesh, M Krishna, “Moisture Diffusion Through (Hexadecyltrimethylammonium Bromide – Indian Bentonite)/(vinylester) Nanocomposites in Artificial Seawater and Demineralized Water” Sage Publications, DOI 10.1002/vnl.21463.

96. Somashekhar.K.Hulloli, Shivaraj B.W “Synthesis and Characterization of Ag doped ZnO Thin Films” International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2, 2015, 1586-1595.

97. K. P. Ashik, Ramesh S. Sharma “A Review on Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Polymer Composites” Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, 3, 2015, 420-426.

98. N.Raghavendra,H. N. Narasimha Murthy, Salim Firdosh, R. Sridhar,Gangadhar Angadi, K. R. Vishnu Mahesh, M Krishna, “Moisture Diffusion Through (Hexadecyltrimethylammonium Bromide – Indian Bentonite)/(vinylester) Nanocomposites in Artificial Seawater and Demineralized Water” Sage Publications, DOI 10.1002/vnl.21463.

99. Nagesh S, H N Narasimha Murthy, M Krishna, Influence of nanofillers on the quality of CO2 laser cutting in vinylester/glass using Orthogonal Array Technique and Grey Relational Analysis, Optics and Laser Technology,2015 69,23-33.

100. Bharathish A, Narasimha Murthy H N, Anand B, B S Satyanarayana, M Krishna ,Evaluation of thermal residual stresses in laser drilled alumina ceramics using Micro-Raman spectroscopy and COMSOL Multiphysics, Optics & Laser Technology 70,2015, 76-84

101. B.W. Shivaraj, H. N. Narasimha Murthy, M. Krishna, B.S.Satyanarayana, B. M. Nagabhushana, Influence of deposition parameters on structural, morphological and optical properties of ZnO films using Robust Design Approach, International journal for material Engineering Innovation, 2015,6(2-3)154-169.

102. Akshay Chavan , B.W. Shivaraj, H .N. Narasimha Murthy, M. Krishna, B.S.Satyanarayana, “Parametric Study of sol gel technique for fabricating ZnO Thin Films”, Procedia Materials Science, 2015, 10 , 270-278.

103. B.W. Shivaraj, H .N. Narasimha Murthy, M. Krishna, B.S.Satyanarayana, “Effect of Annealing Temperature on Structural and Optical properties”,Procedia Materials Science, 10 ,2015, 292 – 300.

104. N Raghavendra, H N Narasimha Murthy, Vishnu Mahesh K R, Sridhar R, M Krishna, Gangadhar Angadi, Salim Firdosh, “Influence of organomodified Indian bentonite nanoclay and Fire Retardants on Thermal and Fire Behaviour of vinylester based nanocomposites”, Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems (Accepted for publication), (in print), 2015.

105. Salim Firdosh, H. N. Narasimha Murthy, Ratna Pal, Gangadhar Angadi, N. Raghavendra, M. Krishna, “Durability of GFRP Nanocomposites Subjected to Hygrothermal Ageing”, (Accepted for publication), Composite Part B, Elsevier – 69 (2015), 443–451.

106. Bharathish A, Narasimha Murthy H N, Aditya G, Anand B, B S Satyanarayana, M Krishna, Evaluation of Thermal Residual stresses in Laser drilled Alumina ceramics using micro-Raman Spectroscopy and COMSOL Multi physics, Optics & Laser Technology, Elsevier, 2015,28 (2) 66-72.

107. N Raghavendra, H N Narasimha Murthy, Vishnu Mahesh K R, Sridhar R, M Krishna, S C Sharma, Organomodification of Indian Bentonite Clay and its influence on Fire Behavior of nanoclay/vinylester composites’, Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, 2015, 229 (2), 55-65.

108. N Raghavendra, H.N. Narasimha Murthy, Vishnu Mahesh K R, Sridhar R, M Krishna, Gangadhar Angadi, Salim Firdosh, “Moisture Barrier Properties of HDTMABr-IB/vinylester nanocomposites, Journal of Vinyl Additive (DOI: 10.1002/vnl.21463). Online ISSN: 1548-0585.

109. Moorthy G ,Narasimha Murthy H.N, Krishna M, Shiva Kumar M S, Sudarshan G, Nandakumar N O, Ajith Kumar S, Raghavendra N, Buckling Behaviour of Underwater Vessels by Experimental, Numerical and Analytical Approaches, Journal of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, 11(2015), 15-28

110. Salim Firdosh, H. N. Narasimha Murthy, Ratna Pal, Gangadhar Angadi, N. Raghavendra, M. Krishna, “Durability of GFRP Nanocomposites Subjected to Hygrothermal Ageing”, Composite Part B, Elsevier – Composites Part B: Engineering 69, 2015,443-451

111. BG Sumana, HN Vidya Sagar, M Krishna, “Investigation of the Effect of Fiber Orientation on FML Hollow Shaft Subjected to Static Torsion Loading,” Journal Theoretical Computer Science ,2, 2015 ,126-133.

112. RC Suryanarayana, A Hiriyannaiah, PR Gnanamurthy, A Bharadwaj, “Air Jet Erosion Wear Behaviour of Al6061-Carbon Fibre Rod Composites ”Tribology Online 10 (1), 2105,27-34.

113. Adarsha .H,Abdul .W, “Design and Development of Automated door slam test rig for cars” , International Journal of Engineering Research and Informatics 1 (7),2015,27-33.

114. Adarsha H, K.S Harishanad, H.M Nagabushana, “Corrosion, Mechanical and Wear Properties of nano-ZnO doped Aluminium “IJERA 3 (1),2015 1569-1676.

115. R Sridhar, HNN Murthy, G Angadi, N Raghavendra, S Firdosh, M Krishna, “Effect of Nanoclay Addition on the Erosion Wear of Glass/vinylester Composites Using Taguchi's Orthogonal Array Technique”Procedia Materials Science 5, 2015,1174-1181.

116. R Sridhar, HN Narasimha Murthy, B Karthik, KR Vishnu Mahesh, “Moisture diffusion through nanoclay/vinylester processed using twin‐screw extrusion”, Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology 20 (3), 2014,152-159

117. BG Sumana, HNV Sagar, M Krishna, GR Rajkumar, “Investigation of Burst Pressure on Carbon/Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Metal Tube for High Pressure Applications”, Procedia Materials Science 5,2014, 535-539.

118. GR Rajkumar, M Krishna, HN Narasimhamurthy, YC Keshavamurthy,” Investigation of Tensile and Bending Behavior of Aluminum based Hybrid Fiber Metal Laminates”, Procedia Materials Science 5, 2014,60-68.

119. A Bharatish, HNN Murthy, B Anand, BS Satyanarayana, S Nagaraja, “Laser Microdrilling of Thermal Barrier Coatings”Procedia Materials Science 5,2014, 1005-1014.

120. MAH Devadi, M Krishna, HNN Murthy, BS Sathyanarayana,” Statistical Optimization for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue by Ag-TiO 2 Nanoparticles”, Procedia Materials Science 5, 2014,612-621.

121. RM Kulkarni, HN Murthy, GB Rudrakshi,” Taguchi Analysis of the Thrust Force and Delamination in Drilling of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy/Clay Nanocomposites”, Journal of Polymer & Composites 2 (2), 2014,14-23.

122. TS Roopa, HN Murthy, K Sudarshan, OR Nandagopan, A Kumar, “Mechanical properties of vinylester/glass and polyester/glass composites fabricated by resin transfer molding and hand lay‐up” Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology,2,2014,32-45.

123. M Govindaraj, HNN Murthy, S Patil, K Sudarsan, OR Nandagopan, “Buckling behaviour of underwater vessels by experimental, numerical and analytical approaches, Journal of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 11 (1),2014, 15-28.

124. N Raghavendra, VM KR, R Sridhar, M Krishna, “Organomodification of Indian bentonite clay and its influence on fire behavior of nanoclay/vinylester composites”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of composites. 2.2014,54-64.

125. N Raghavendra, H N Narasimha Murthy, Vishnu Mahesh K R, Sridhar R, M Krishna, S C Sharma, Organomodification of Indian Bentonite Clay and its influence on Fire Behavior of nanoclay/vinylester composites’, Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, 2014, 1-10.

126. B W Shivaraj, H. N. Narasimha Murthy, M Krishna, S C Sharma., Investigation of Influence of Spin Coating Parameters on the Morphology of ZnO Thin Films by Taguchi Method, International Journal of Thin Films Science and Technology , 2,2013.143-154.

127. A Bharathish, H. N. Narasimha Murthy, B Anand, C D Madhusudhan, G S Praveena, M Krishna, Characterization of hole circularity and heat affected zone in pulsed CO2 laser drilling of alumina ceramics, Optics & Laser Technology, Elsevier, 53, 2013,22-32.

128. Nagesh S, H N Narasimha Murthy, Basvaraj, M Krishna, N Raghavendra, Parametric study of CO2 Laser Drilling of carbon nanopowder/vinylester/glass nanocomposites using Design of Experiments and Grey Relational Analysis, Optics & Laser Technology, Elsevier, 48, 2013, 480-488,

129. A Bharathish, H. N. Narasimha Murthy, B Anand, C D Madhusudhan, G S Praveena, M Krishna, Characterization of hole circularity and heat affected zone in pulsed CO2 laser drilling of alumina ceramics, Optics & Laser Technology, 53, 2013, 22-32.

130. Nagesh S, H N Narasimha Murthy, Basvaraj, M Krishna, N Raghavendra,Parametric study of CO2 Laser Drilling of carbon nanopowder/vinylester/glass nanocomposites using Design of Experiments and Grey Relational Analysis, Optics & Laser Technology, 48, 2013.480-488,

131. Sham Aan M P, M. Krishna, S K Rai, K. Natarajan, Morphological, Mechanical, Thermal and Flame Retardance Properties of PTMEG Toughened Novolac/Glass Fibre Reinforced Composites" Advances in Polymer Science and Technology: An International Journal 3(1),2013 ,1-6.

132. K. Y. Madhavi, M Krishna C.S. Chandrashekhara Murthy “Design of a Piezoresistive Micropressure Sensor using Finite Element Analysis” International Journal of Computer Applications ISSN (0975 – 8887)  2013 70 ,3.

133. K.Y.Madhavi, M.Krishna, C.S.Chandrashekhara Murthy “Effect of Diaphragm Geometry and Piezoresistor Dimensions on the Sensitivity of a Piezoresistive Micropressure Sensor using Finite Element Analysis” International Journal of Emerging Science and Engineering ISSN: 2319–6378, 2013,1, 9.

134. K.S.Sumana, K.N.Rao, M.Krishna, C.S.Chandrasekhara Murthy, M.Passacantando, S. Santucci, A.R.Phani, “Structural Modifications of Sol-Gel derived TiO2 nanostructured films using microwave irradiation”, IEEE International Conference on Nanoscience, Technology and Societal Implications, 2011, Conference Proceedings,  ISBN: 978-1-4577-2035-2, 1-6.

135. PK.S.Sumana, K.N.Rao, M.Krishna, C.S.Chandrasekhara Murthy, Y.V.Subba Rao, A.R.Phani, “Effect of Microwave irradiation and annealing Temperature on the optical and electrical properties of sol-gel synthesized NiTiO3 Thin Films”, International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Mechatronics, ISSN 2320-5121, 1, 4, 2013 162-172

136. G Moorthy, H N Narasimha Murthy, Y Monika, K Sudarshan,O R Nandagopan, Ajith Kumar K, Buckling Response of Underwater Vessels subjected to Hydrostatic and Axial loads, submitted to Indian journal of Marine Sciences. 2013

137. Moorthy G ,Narasimha Murthy H.N, Krishna M, Shiva Kumar M S, Sudarshan G, Nandakumar N O, Ajith Kumar S, Raghavendra N, Buckling Behaviour of Underwater Vessels by Experimental, Numerical and Analytical Approaches, Journal of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.1,4,2013,43-55

138. Moorthy G , Narasimha Murthy H.N , Krishna M, Raghavendra N, Comparative study of Metallic and Polymer Composite Shells for Underwater Vessels Using FEA, submitted to International journal of ocean system engineering, 14 2013, 22-29

139. N Raghavendra, H N Narasimha Murthy, Vishnu Mahesh K R, Sridhar R, M Krishna, S C Sharma, “Organomodification of Indian Bentonite Clay and its influence on Fire Behavior of nanoclay/vinylester composites” Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, 11,2013,34-44

140. N Raghavendra, H N Narasimha Murthy, Vishnu Mahesh K R, Sridhar R,M Krishna, Gangadhar Angadi, Salim Firdosh, S C Sharma, “Mechanical Behavior of Organomodified Indian Bentonite Nanoclay Fibre Reinforced Plastic Nanocomposites” Journal of Frontiers of Materials Science, 2013, 7(4): 396–404

141. Sham Aan M P, M. Krishna, S K Rai, K. Natarajan, Morphological, Mechanical, Thermal and Flame Retardance Properties of PTMEG Toughened Novolac/Glass Fibre Reinforced Composites" Advances in Polymer Science and Technology: An International Journal 2013; 3(1): 1-6

142. K. Y. Madhavi, M Krishna C.S. Chandrashekhara Murthy “Design of a Piezoresistive Micropressure Sensor using Finite Element Analysis” International Journal of Computer Applications ISSN (0975 – 8887) 70 - 3 ,2013,22-31

143. K.Y.Madhavi, M.Krishna, C.S.Chandrashekhara Murthy “Effect of Diaphragm Geometry and Piezoresistor Dimensions on the Sensitivity of a Piezoresistive Micropressure Sensor using Finite Element Analysis” International Journal of Emerging Science and Engineering ,ISSN: 2319–6378, 1, 9, 2013.

144. K.S.Sumana, K.N.Rao, M.Krishna, C.S.Chandrasekhara Murthy, Y.V.Subba Rao, A.R.Phani, “Effect of Microwave irradiation and annealing Temperature on the optical and electrical properties of sol-gel synthesized NiTiO3 Thin Films”, International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Mechatronics, ISSN 2320-5121, 1, 4 ,2013, 162-172.

145. Moorthy G , Narasimha Murthy H.N , Krishna M, Raghavendra N, Comparative study of Metallic and Polymer Composite Shells for Underwater Vessels Using FEA, International Journal of Ocean System Engineering, 3(3) ,2013, 136-141.

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