Publications

Determination of inter-yarn friction and its effect on ballistic response of para-aramid woven fabric under low velocity impact

Authors – Sanhita Das, S. Jagan, Amit Shaw, Anjali Pal

Journal - Composite Structures. Volume 120, February 2015, Pages 129-140

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.09.063

A constitutive model for thermoplastics based on two temperatures

Authors - Das, S., Chowdhury, S.R. and Roy, D., 2018. 

Journal - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids. Volume 72, November–December 2018, Pages 440-451 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2018.06.010

A constitutive model for block-copolymers based on effective temperature

Authors - Das, S. and Roy, D., 2019. 

Journal - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Volumes 161–162, October 2019, 105082

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2019.105082

A poroviscoelasticity model based on effective temperature for water and temperature driven phase transition in hydrogels

Authors - Das, S. and Roy, D.

Journal - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Volume 196, 15 April 2021, 106290

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2021.106290

A geometrically inspired model for brittle damage compressible elastomers

Authors - Das, S., Sharma S., Ramaswamy A., Roy, D., Reddy J.N.

Journal - Journal of Applied Mechanics Volume 88, August 2021, 081002-1

https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050620

Geometric Thermodynamics of Strain-Induced Crystallisation in Polymers

Authors - Das, S., Raza A., Roy, D.  

Journal – Physical Review E 106, 25 July 2022, 015005

https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.106.015005

The dynamics of crack front waves in 3D material failure

Authors – Das S., Lubomirsky Y., Bouchbinder E.

Journal - Phys. Rev. E 108, L043002 – Published 4 October 2023

https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.108.L043002

Geometric thermodynamics of collapse of gels

Authors – Raza A., Das S., Roy D.

Journal - Phys. Rev. E 110, 004102 – Published 1 October 2024

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.110.044102 

FeynKrack: A continuum model for quasi-brittle damage through Feynman-Kac killed diffusion 

Authors -Ved Prakash, Upadhyayula M. M. A. Sai Gopal, Sanhita Das, Ananth Ramaswamy, Debasish Roy

Journal - Proceedings of Royal Society A, Proc.R. Soc. A 481: 20240930 – Published 27 August 2025 

https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2024.0930

A geometrically inspired constitutive framework for damage and intrinsic self-healing of elastomers, 

Authors -Sanhita Das, Nivedita Kumari 

Journal - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, Volume 115, January–February 2026, 105800 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2025.105800

Sanhita Das, Jayant Kumar Mohanta, Ravi Prakash Srivastava, Srijan Sengupta, Deekshant Singh Rajawat, A System And Method For A Flush-Closing Foldable Solar Panel Assembly With Integrated Wiring And An Asymmetric Hinge Mechanism. Indian Patent application no. 202511132958 (Patent Filed) 

• "Finite element models on self-deployable Miura Origami structures" being accepted in the conference proceedings of "14th International Symposium on Plasticity and Impact Mechanics (IMPLAST 2025); Volume 2: Structural crashworthiness and failure" 

• “Effective Temperature Based Constitutive Theories for Thermoplastics and Thermoplastic Elastomers” at 15th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM15) in Austin, Texas, USA, July 28 – August 1, 2019.

• “Effective Temperature Based Unified Constitutive Theories for Polymers” at ECCOMAS CONGRESS 2020 & 14th World Congress of Computational Mechanics (ECCOMAS 2020 – 14th WCCM) Virtual Congress 11th-15th January, 2021

• "CONTINUUM SCALE MODELLING OF PHASE TRANSITION IN SHAPE-CHANGING POLYMERS" at Soft Matter Young Investigators' Meet, 12th - 14th July, 2024, Kodaikanal, India

• "A geometrically inspired coupled damage-self healing model for elastomers " at International Conference for Mechanics of Advanced Materials, 11th - 13th December, 2024, Bangalore, India

• "Continuum modelling of quasi-brittle damage: A probabilistic route through killed diffusion" at International Conference for Mechanics of Advanced Materials, 11th - 13th December, 2024, Bangalore, India

• Delivered a lecture titled "Seismic Design According To IS1893 (Part-1):2016"  at Constructive Insights, 21st - 22nd July, 2025, IIT Jodhpur, India

• Delivered a talk on "Finite element models on self-deployable Miura Origami structures" at IMPLAST 2025, IIT Roorkee, 12th -16th October, 2025, India

• Delivered a talk on “Continuum model for damage and intrinsic healing in elastomers” at ICCMS2025 at IIT Bhubaneshwar, (17th-19th December, 2025)

• Co-organised a workshop on "CURRENT ADVANCEMENTS IN COMPUTATIONAL SOLID AND FLUID MECHANICS ", 23rd February, 2024, IIT Jodhpur, Jodhpur

• Chaired the session "Damage, fatigue, fracture" at International Conference for Mechanics of Advanced Materials, 11th - 13th December, 2024, Bangalore, India

• Co-organised a minisymposium "MS-04: Advancements in Computational Modelling of Smart and Multiphysics Systems and Structures " at ICCMS2025 at IIT Bhubaneshwar, (17th-19th December, 2025)

• Chaired the session "Shape Memory Alloys: Applications to Civil Engineering" at ICCMS2025 at IIT Bhubaneshwar, (17th-19th December, 2025)

• Reviewed articles for  - International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, Scientific Reports