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Course Materials

14MEO03 FUNDAMENTALS OF ERGONOMICS

Unit 1_Introduction to Ergonomics

Unit 2_Anthropometery

Unit 3_ Posture and Movement

Unit 4_Work Counter Behaviour and Perception

Unit 5_Work system Evaluation and Safety

14GEE81 ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

UNIT 1_EDT

UNIT 2_EDT

UNIT 3_EDT

UNIT 5_EDT

20MET11 ENGINEERING MECHANICS

UNIT I_EM

UNIT II_EM

Unit III_EM

UNIT IV_EM

UNIT V_EM

CASA LAB

PLANE STRESS ANALYSIS OF CORNER BRACKET

14MEO02 Renewable Energy Sources 

BIOMASS PPT

SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY PPT

TIDAL AND OTEC PPT

20MEC71 Mechatronics and IoT

Unit I

Unit 2 

Unit 3

Unit 4

20GET71 ENGINEERING ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

Unit 1

Unit 2 

Unit 3

20MEE02 CAD/CAM/CIM

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

20MET62 FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS 

INTRODUCTION TO BEAM 

DERIVATION OF STIFFNESS MATRIX-1D ELEMENT 

1D TAPER BEAM PROBLEM

SHAPE FUNCTION 1D BAR ELEMENTS

PROBLEMS ON BEAM 

INTRODUCTION AND SHAPE FUNCTION OF CST ELEMENT 

CST ELEMENTS 

Problems

1. Weighted Residual Method 

2.  Rayleigh Ritz Method 

3. Truss 

4. One Bar Structural Element 

5. Heat Transfer

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20MET53 METROLOGY AND MEASUREMENT

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

22MET42 MACHINING AND MEASUREMENT

Unit 1

Unit  2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Journals Published (National)

1. Shankar, R. S., Srinivasan, S. A., Shankar, S., Rajasekar, R., Kumar, R. N., & Kumar, P. S. Review article on wheat flour/wheat bran/wheat husk based bio composites

Journals Published (International)

1.      Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., Mohankumar, P., & Srinivasan, J. (2017). Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal injuries among South Indian hand screen-printing workers. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 58(2), 163–172. Impact Factor: 0.902

2.      Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., Karthick, J., & Mohankumar, P. (2018). Evaluation of vibrant muscles over shoulder region among the workers of hand screen printing industry. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 28(2), 278–285. Impact Factor: 0.648

3.      Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., Pradeep, S., Karthick, J., & Srinivasan, J. (2018). Low back pain assessment using surface electromyography among industry workers during repetitive bending tasks. International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 5(4), 277–292. Impact Factor: 0.19

4.      Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., & Karthick, J. (2019). Management of musculoskeletal shoulder and neck pain through ergonomic intervention: A pre-post design analysis in hand screen printing industry. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 18(3), 392–409. Impact Factor: 0.73

5.      Naveenkumar, R., Janaki Raman, S., Hari Haran, C. P. S., & Karthick Raja, S. (2020). Cricket bat knocking machine. International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 9(1). Scopus Indexed

6.      Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., JanakiRaman, S., Hariharan, C. P. S., & KarthikRaja, S. (2021). Ergonomic evaluation of ergonomically designed chalkboard eraser on shoulder and hand-arm muscle activity among college professors. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 84, 103170. Impact Factor: 1.662

7.      Shankar, S., Nithyaprakash, R., Selvamani, K. A., & Naveen Kumar, R. (2021). Effect of radial clearance, ellipsoidal and corner radius on contact mechanics of metallic and ceramic implants under fixed micro-lateralization: A finite element analysis. Trends in Biomaterials & Artificial Organs, 35(3), 247–254. Scopus Indexed

8.      Shankar, S., Nithyaprakash, R., Abbas, G., Naveen Kumar, R., Pramanik, A., Basak, A. K., & Prakash, C. (2021). In-vitro tribological study and submodeling finite element technique in analyzing wear of zirconia toughened alumina against alumina with bio-lubricants for hip implants. Medical Engineering & Physics, 98, 83–90. Impact Factor: 2.242

9.      Naveen Kumar, R., Shankar, S., Saravanan, A., Nithyaprakash, R., Jaikumar, B., Mohanraj, A., & Mohanprasath, K. (2021). Investigating the impact of hoe handle length and angle on shoulder and arm muscle activity during manual farming activities. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, 102(4), 1053–1060. Scopus Indexed

10.  Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., Nithyaprakash, R., Narmatha, S., Rithic Sai, R., & Nandhakumar, M. (2022). Impact of digital boards on hand and neck muscle activity during online teaching process. Education and Information Technologies, 27(4), 5627–

11.  Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., Elango, S., Nithyaprakash, R., Pramanik, A., Basak, A. K., Chander, P., & Kaya Gur, A. (2022). Tribo-mechanical behaviour of aluminium alloy (AlSi10Mg) reinforced with palmyra shell ash and silicon carbide particles. Metallurgical Research & Technology, 119(3), 2022038. Impact Factor: 1.035

12.  Shankar, S., Nithyaprakash, R., Naveenkumar, R., Abbas, G., Uddin, M. S., Pramanik, A., Basak, A. K., & Prakash, C. (2022). Finite element methods in analyzing contact mechanics to estimate the wear of hard biomaterials in human hip prosthesis – A review. Jurnal Tribologi, 33, 39–70. Scopus Indexed

13.  Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., Abbas, G., Nithyaprakash, R., Maheswari, C., Prakash, C., Pramanik, A., Basak, A. K., & Dixit, S. (2022). Artificial intelligence technologies for forecasting air pollution and human health: A narrative review. Sustainability, 14(16), 9951. Impact Factor: 3.889

14.  Naveenkumar, R., Shankar, S., Nithyaprakash, R., Hariprasath, D., Moulidaman, G., & Prakash, C. (2022). Evaluation of the efficacy in ergonomically designed handsaw to minimize muscular load on arm and shoulder muscles among carpenters. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, 103(5), 1125–1132. Scopus Indexed

15.  Naveen Kumar, R., Shankar, S., Lakshma, B., Gokul, C., Kishore, S., & Jannakiraman, S. (2022). Determination of the key work posture and muscle fatigue measurements for the ergonomic design of coconut grater using SEMG. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 29(4), 538–553. Scopus Indexed

16.  Shankar, S., Nithyaprakash, R., Abbas, G., Naveen Kumar, R., Pramanik, A., Basak, A. K., & Prakash, C. (2022). Tribological behavior of zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA) against Ti6Al4V under different bio-lubricants in hip prosthesis using experimental and finite element concepts. Materials Letters, 307, 131107. Impact Factor: 3.423

17.  Shankar, S., Pradeep, S., Karthick, J., Naveenkumar, R., & Jayaraman, S. (2023). Management of hand screen printing workers’ health using ergonomic design intervention. Journal of Health Management, 2023. Scopus Indexed

18.  Shankar, S., Abbas, G., Naveenkumar, R., & Prakash, C. (2023). Investigation of indoor air quality and pulmonary function status among power loom industry workers in Tamil Nadu, South India. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2023. Impact Factor: 5.1

19.  Nithyaprakash, R., Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., Abbas, G., Prakash, C., Pramanik, A., & Basak, A. K. (2023). Effect of loads and bio-lubricants on tribological study of zirconia and zirconia toughened alumina against Ti6Al4V for HIP prosthesis. Surface Review and Letters, 30(1), 2141006. Impact Factor: 1.152

20.  Shankar, S., Nithyaprakash, R., Abbas, G., Naveenkumar, R., Pramanik, A., Basak, A. K., & Prakash, C. (2023). Tribological behavior of AZ31 alloy against Si₃N₄ using in-vitro and in-silico submodeling approach for human hip prosthesis. Silicon, 15(2), 983–991. Impact Factor: 2.941

21.  Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., Nithyaprakash, R., Mohanty, S. M., Veerakumar, M., & Venkatachalam, S. (2023). Influence of grab handle designs on muscle activation level and fatigue in hand and shoulder muscle during bus travel to prevent non-collision injuries. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, 14, 12921–12931. Impact Factor: 7.104

22.  Kumar, R. N., Venkatachalam, S., Shankar, S., Nithyaprakash, R., Elavarasan, A. J., Krishnashankar, E., Dharmadurai, K., Srinivasan, T. V., & Prakash, C. (2023). Ergonomic evaluation of different working posture and handle designs of mason trowel during wall plastering work based on shoulder and arm muscle activity. Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research, 82(9), 938–946. Impact Factor: 0.555

23.  Shankar, S., Abbas, G., Naveenkumar, R., Nithyaprakash, R., Maheswari, C., Prakash, C., Pramanik, A., & Basak, A. K. (2023). Impact of cotton dust, endotoxin exposure, and other occupational health risks due to indoor pollutants on textile industry workers in low and middle-income countries. Journal of Air Pollution and Health, 2023. Scopus Indexed

24.  Subramaniam, S., Abbas, G., Naveenkumar, R., Nithyaprakash, R., Maheswari, C., Prakash, C., Pramanik, A., & Basak, A. K. (2024). Assessment of pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms among Indian textile sizing mill workers. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 2024. Impact Factor: 2.6

25.  Nithyaprakash, R., Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., Gokul Anand, R., & Vasanth, S. (2025). Long-term steady-state friction and wear rate estimation of ZTA against AZ31 alloy under different bio-lubricants for hip prosthesis – An in-vitro study. International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, 19(3). Impact Factor: 1.2

26.  Naveen Kumar, R., Shankar, S., Abbas, G., Maheswari, C., Albert, A. S. S., Prakash, C., Pramanik, A., & Basak, A. K. (2023). Impact of cotton dust, endotoxin exposure, and occupational health risks on textile industry workers in low and middle-income countries. Journal of Air Pollution and Health, 2023. Scopus Indexed

27.  Subramaniam, S., Ganesan, A., Naveenkumar, R., Rajavel, N., Chenniappan, M., Prakash, C., & Pramanik, A. (2024). Investigation of noise-induced hearing loss among power loom industry workers in Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2024. Impact Factor: 0.6

28.  Shankar, S., Abbas, G., Naveenkumar, R., Rajavel, N., Maheswari, C., Mohanty, R., & Basak, A. K. (2024). Study of respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function among neem oil industry workers. Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 28(2), 163–169. Scopus Indexed

29.  Vaisali, S., Maheswari, C., Shankar, S., & Naveenkumar, R. (2025). Predicting the performance of assistive devices for elderly people using weighted KNN machine learning algorithm. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 1–13. Impact Factor: 1.4

30.  Nithyaprakash, R., Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., Abbas, G., Prakash, C., Pramanik, A., & Basak, A. K. (2024). Effect of elevated acetabular cup on contact and failure analysis in hip implants under routine gait activities. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 58, 705–715. Impact Factor: 1.3

31.  Nithyaprakash, R., Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., Abbas, G., Prakash, C., Pramanik, A., & Basak, A. K. (2024). Effect of micro-separation and corner radius on contact mechanics and failure of dual mobility implants under regular and physically demanding gait loads. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing, 18, 5547–5560. Impact Factor: 2.1

32.  Shankar, S., Nithyaprakash, R., Naveenkumar, R., Abbas, G., & Basak, A. K. (2025). Short-term tribological study of ceramic biomaterials against MgAZ31 under bio-lubricants for hip joint replacements. International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, 2025. Impact Factor: 0.8

Paper Presented in National Conferences

• 1.  Shankar,S., Naveenkumar, R., & Karthick, J. (2016) Assessment of Ergonomic risks for shoulder pain among Hand Screen printing workers. Seventh National conf. on IT Enabled Product Development Strategies

Paper Presented in International Conferences

1. R.NAVEEN KUMAR, S.SHANKAR "FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF ELECTRICALLY ENHANCED FRICTION STIR WELDING OF STAINLESS STEEL 304L PLATES" INCACMA MARCH 2012

2. R.NAVEEN KUMAR, R. SIVASHANKAR. “INVESTIGATION OF MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF COTTON- BANANA REINFORCED WOVEN MAT POLYESTER REINFORCED COMPOSITES .” NCMMS 2014, 1 MARCH 2014

3. S.SHANKAR, R.NAVEEN KUMAR "ASSOCIATION OF JOB AND DEMOGRAPHICAL RISK FACTOR WITH OCCURRENCE OF NECK PAIN AMONG HAND SCREEN PRINTING WORKERS" HWWA DECEMBER 2015 

Book Chapters

1.      Shankar, S., Naveen Kumar, R., Mohankumar, P., Karthick, J., & Pradeep, S. (2017). Association of job and demographical risk factors with occurrence of neck pain among hand screen printing workers. In Ergonomics in Caring for People (pp. xx–xx). Springer, Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-10-4980-4.

2.      Shankar, S., Karthick, J., & Naveenkumar, R. (2017). Ergonomics for hand screen printing workers: Cognitive perception. In Ergonomic Design of Products and Worksystems—21st Century Perspectives of Asia, Managing the Asian Century (pp. xx–xx). Springer, Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-10-5456-3.

3.      Shankar, S., Karthick, J., Naveen Kumar, R., & Nithyaprakash, R. (2021). Significance of bracing accessories for improved workability: An EMG assessment. In Handbook of Smart Materials, Technologies, and Devices: Applications of Industry 4.0 (pp. 1–15). Springer, Singapore.

4.      Shankar, S., Naveenkumar, R., Karthick, J., Mohankumar, P., & Nithyaprakash, R. (2021). Use of smart technologies on textile industry workers to evaluate the effect of work posture on lower extremity distress in southern region of India. In Handbook of Smart Materials, Technologies, and Devices: Applications of Industry 4.0 (pp. 1–17). Springer, Singapore.

5.      Naveenkumar, R., Shankar, S., Nithyaprakash, R., Srinivasan, T. V., Kumaur, R. S., & Venkatachalan, A. K. (2023). Critical posture analysis during the handling of water barrel with and without exoskeleton. In Recent Trends in Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (pp. 33–42). Springer, Singapore.

6.      Shankar, S., Nithyaprakash, R., & Naveen Kumar, R. (2023). Experimental and computational wear studies of alumina and zirconia versus SS316L for hip prosthesis. In Advances in Functional and Smart Materials (pp. 235–244). Springer, Singapore.

Funded Research Projects

Funded Programmes Organized (Seminar/Conference/Workshop/FDP/STTP/Other)