Students

Current doctoral students

Mr. Akkala Yakanna

Research Scholar (ME20D001@iittp.ac.in)

Education

B. Tech Kakatiya University, Warangal

M. Tech JNTU, Hyderabad

Research area

Interlaminar Fatigue Life Estimation of Composite Laminates & Substructures in HCF & VHCF Regions

Publications

Akkala Y, Daggumati S, "On the failure behavior of a GFRP composite cylinder under Brazier crushing force – An experimental and computational study," Composite Structures, 2023; 322:117378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.117378.

Akkala Y, Daggumati S. Interlaminar Fatigue Life Estimation of Composite Laminates and Substructures Under HCF and VHCF Loads: A Generalized Computational Framework. Fatigue Fract Eng Mater Struct 2025:1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14694.

Conferences

Yakanna Akkala, Subbareddy Daggumati, and Akash Sharma, “Influence of Brazier effect on the failure behavior of a GFRP thin circular cylinder—an experimental and numerical study," ECCM20 Composite meet Sustainability.

Y. Akkala, S. Daggumati, “Delamination Induced Fatigue Life Estimation of Composite Laminates: An Experimental & Computational Study”, INCCOM-19, ISAMPE National Conference on Composites -19, 30-31 January 2025, Pune.

Mr. Pranjal Shukla

Research Scholar (ME20D004@iittp.ac.in)

Education

B. Tech Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati

Research area

Structural Integrity assessment of WAAM produced structures

Publications

Pranjal Shukla, Srihari Chitral, Tinku Kumar, Degala Venkata Kiran, "The influence of GMAW correction parameters on stabilizing the deposition characteristics for wire arc additive manufacturing", Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2023.01.075.

Shukla P, Daggumati S, Kiran DV, Ashok Kumar P, Rajak B, Arora KS. An integrated experimental and computational framework for design and analysis of WAAM fabricated structural elements. Structures 2025;79:109437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2025.109437.

Conferences

Pranjal Shukla, Balaram Dash, Degala Venkata Kirana, Satish Bukkapatnam, "Arc Behavior in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Process", 48th SME North American Manufacturing Research Conference, NAMRC 48.

Mr. Basharat Ahmad Wani

Research Scholar (ME21D002@iittp.ac.in)

Education

B. Tech (ME) National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar

Higher Secondary Education Government Boys Higher Secondary School Sopore

Research area

Fatigue Life Estimation of UD FRP Composite Plies: A Microscale Computational & Experimental Approach

Publications

Wani BA, Daggumati S. Concurrent experimental testing and computational micromechanical modeling of a UD NCF GFRP composite ply. Compos Struct 2025;352:118664. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118664.

Conferences

B. A. Wani, S. Daggumati, “Fatigue Life Estimation of Neat Epoxy Polymer Under High Cycle Loads – An Experimental and Computational Study”, INCCOM-19, ISAMPE National Conference on Composites -19, 30-31 January 2025, Pune.

Mr. B Sudeep

Research Scholar (ME24D007@iittp.ac.in)

Education

B. Tech (ME) SVCE, Tirupati

MTech (Design & Manufacturing) IIT, Tirupati

Research area

Fatigue damage analysis of CFRP composites: A Multiscale Experimental & Computational Approach

Graduated Scholars

Dr. Akash Sharma

Education

Ph.D IIT Indore (2017-2021)

Postdoc fellow IIT Bombay (2021)

Postdoc fellow Ghent University, Belgium (2021- ongoing)

Research area

Computational micromechanical stress-strain and damage analysis of UD CFRP composite ply under uni-axial and bi-axial quasi-static loads Thesis PDF Link

Publications

S. Daggumati, A. Sharma, and W. Van Paepegem, “Synergistic effects of microscale variabilities on the thermo-mechanical behavior of a UD CFRP ply,” Int J Mech Sci, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.108004.
A. Sharma and S. Daggumati, “Micro-mechanical failure analysis of a uni-directional fiber reinforced composite ply – Cohesive elements & a ductile fracture mechanics approach,” Mater Today Proc, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.463.
A. Sharma, S. Daggumati, A. Gupta, and W. Van Paepegem, “On the prediction of the bi-axial failure envelope of a UD CFRP composite lamina using computational micromechanics: Effect of microscale parameters on macroscale stress–strain behavior,” Compos Struct, 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112605.
S. Daggumati, A. Sharma, A. Kasera, and N. Upadhyay, “Failure Analysis of Unidirectional Ceramic Matrix Composite Lamina and Cross-Ply Laminate under Fiber Direction Uniaxial Tensile Load: Cohesive Zone Modeling and Brittle Fracture Mechanics Approach,” J Mater Eng Perform, 2020, doi: 10.1007/s11665-020-04724-x.
S. Daggumati, A. Sharma, and Y. S. Pydi, “Micromechanical FE Analysis of SiCf/SiC Composite with BN Interface,” Silicon, 2020, doi: 10.1007/s12633-019-00119-3.
A. Sharma and S. Daggumati, “Computational micromechanical modeling of transverse tensile damage behavior in unidirectional glass fiber-reinforced plastic composite plies: Ductile versus brittle fracture mechanics approach,” International Journal of Damage Mechanics, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.1177/1056789519894379.

Current Masters & Bachelors Students

Sharath Kumar (M. tech student; 2023-2025)

Thesis:- Design and Manufacturing of 1 Meter Fuselage, Center Wing Box With Connection's Analysis of an Aircraft

P. Yaswanth (M. tech student; 2023-2025)

Thesis:- Design and Manufacturing of Wing Section

Graduated Masters & Bachelors Students

Kumar Kiran Raj (M. tech)
Shailendra Pratap Singh (M. tech)
Abhishek Akkare (M. tech)
Prasad Ayush (B. tech)
Nirmal (B. tech)
Srikar Varanasi (B. tech)
Sai Rishitha (B. tech)

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