Research Publications

International journals: 15

[1]. M. Sudheer, K. M. Subbaya , Dayananda Jawali , Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Mechanical Properties of Potassium Titanate Whisker Reinforced Epoxy Resin Composites”, Journal of Minerals & Materials Characterization & Engineering, Vol. 11, No.2 pp.193-211, 2012.

[2]. M. Sudheer, Ravikantha Prabhu, K. Raju, Thirumaleshwara Bhat ”Optimization of Dry Sliding Wear Performance of Ceramic Whisker Filled Epoxy Composites Using Taguchi Approach”, Advances in Tribology, Volume 2012, Article ID 431903, 9 pages, (Indexed by scopus).

[3]. M. Sudheer, G. Vignesh Shanbhag, Prashanth Kumar and Shashiraj Somayaji, “Finite Element Analysis of Thermal Characteristics of Annular Fins With Different Profiles”, ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (ISSN 1819-6608), Vol. 7, No. 6, June 2012, pp. 750-759. (Indexed by scopus)

[4]. M. Sudheer, Ravikantha Prabhu, K. Raju, and Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Modeling and Analysis for Wear Performance in Dry Sliding of Epoxy/Glass/PTW Composites Using Full Factorial Techniques,” ISRN Tribology, vol. 2013, Article ID 624813, 11 pages, 2013.

[5]. M. Sudheer, N. Karthik Madhyastha, M. Kewin Amanna, B. Jonthan, and K. Mayur Jayaprakash, “Mechanical and Abrasive Wear Behavior of Metal Sulphide Lubricant Filled Epoxy Composites,” ISRN Polymer Science, vol. 2013, Article ID 242450, 8 pages, 2013.

[6]. M. Sudheer, K.H. Vishwanathan, K. Raju, and Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Effect of potassium titanate whiskers on the performance of vacuum molded glass/epoxy composites”, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 32, No. 16, 2013 pp. 1177-1187. (2016 Impact factor 1.086)

[7]. M. Sudheer, Ravikantha Prabhu, Kandavalli Raju, and Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Effect of filler content on the performance of Epoxy/PTW composites”, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 2014, Article ID 970468, 11 Pages, 2014, doi:10.1155/2014/970468. (Indexed by scopus). (2016 Impact factor 1.299)

[8]. M. Sudheer, K. Hemanth, K. Raju, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Enhanced mechanical and wear performance of epoxy/glass composites with PTW/Graphite hybrid fillers”, Procedia Materials Science, Volume 6, 2014, pp. 975-987. (Elsevier, Indexed by Scopus).

[9]. M. Sudheer, Ashwin Shetty, Shashiraj Somayaji, “Finite Element Investigations of Temperature Distribution in Fins with Circular Perforations”, American Journal of Materials Science 2015, 5(3C): 157-161.

[10]. M. Sudheer, Pradyoth K. R, Shashiraj Somayaji, “Analytical and Numerical Validation of Epoxy/Glass Structural Composites for Elastic Models”, American Journal of Materials Science 2015, 5(3C): 162-168.

[11]. M. Sudheer, “Thermomechanical Properties of Epoxy/PTW Composites”, Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Automation 2016, 6(5A): 18-21.

[12]. M. Sudheer, “Study of Wear Behaviour of Recycled Metal Powder Filled Epoxy Composites Using Factorial Analysis”, American Journal of Materials Science 2016, 6(4A): 82-87.

[13]. M Sudheer, “Evaluation of abrasive wear behavior of dual ceramic whisker reinforced epoxy composites”, Materials Discovery, 6, 2016, pp. 17-27. (Elsevier, Indexed by Scopus).

[14]. Vikas G., Sudheer M, “A Review on Properties of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites”, American Journal of Materials Science 2017, 7(5): 156-165.

[15]. Bilal Ahmad, Mahammad Ashfaq, Anton Joy, Zuzarte Aaron Carlos, Sudheer M “Fabrication and Characterization of an Eco-friendly Biodegradable Epoxy/Chitosan Composites”, American Journal of Materials Science 2017, 7(5): 166-169.

National journals: 02

[1]. Sudheer M, Sandesh Kubanooraya, Raju K and Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Abrasive wear performance of Epoxy/Glass/PTW composites”, Annual Research Journal, NMAM Institute of Technology, Vol. 3, 2013, pp. 36-42.

[2]. Sudheer M, “Implementation of Taguchi Design for Dry Friction Coefficient of Epoxy Composites”, Annual Research Journal, NMAM Institute of Technology, Vol. 4, 2014, pp. 24-29.

International conferences: 07

[1]. M. Sudheer, R Shankara Reddy and K S Shivakumar Aradhya, “Evaluation of Apparent Elastic Moduli for Muite/Alumina Ceramic Matrix Composites Using Finite Element Method, Proceedings of 50th Congress of ISTAM, December 14-17, 2005, IIT, Kharagpur.pp.192-199.

[2]. Sudheer M and Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Validation of Analytical Methods to Evaluate Elastic Properties of Mulite/Alumina Ceramic Matrix Composites Using Finite Element Method”, Presented in International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing Engineering held during 24-26 October 2007 at MIT Manipal.

[3]. Sudheer M, K M Subbaya, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Processing and characterization of potassium titanate whisker reinforced epoxy based polymer matrix composites”, Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM-2011), 19-20th Aug 2011, BTLIT, Bangalore pp. 111-116.

[4]. Sudheer.M, Ravikantha Prabhu, Raju K, Thirumaleshwara Bhat,”Dry Sliding Wear behavior of Potassium Titanate Whisker Reinforced Epoxy Based Polymer Matrix Composites”, Presented at International Multi-component Polymer Conference (IMPC-2012), 23-25th March 2012,Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.

[5]. Sudheer M, Sandesh Kubanooraya, Raju K, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Abrasive Wear Performance of Epoxy/Glass/PTW Composites”, Proceedings of International Conference in Emerging Trends in Engineering (ICETE 2013),15-16th May 2013, NMAMIT Nitte, Excel India Publishers (ISBN: 978-93-82880-29-5), New Delhi, pp.123-127.

This paper has won the “Best Paper Award” in Mechanical Engineering stream.

[6]. Suhas U, Balakrishna S.S, Sudheer M, “Processing and characterization of grey cast iron-epoxy polymer composites”, Proceedings of International Conference on Mechanical and Industrial Engineering”, (ICMIE) Bangalore, 02-June -2013, pp. 25-29.

[7]. M. Sudheer, K. Hemanth, K. Raju, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Enhanced mechanical and wear performance of epoxy/glass composites with PTW/Graphite hybrid fillers”, 3rd International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterisation (ICMPC 2014), Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology (GRIET), Hyderabad, 8-9th March 2014.

National conferences: 09

[1]. Sudheer M, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Friction and Wear of Polymer Composites: A Review”, A National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (AIM-2011), MIT Manipal January 2011.

[2]. Sudheer.M, Ravikantha Prabhu, Raju K, Thirumaleshwara Bhat,” Effect of Ceramic Micro-Whiskers on Tribo-Performance of Epoxy Resin Composites – A Taguchi Approach”, National Conference on Emerging Trends in Materials for Advanced Technology (NETMAT), at KVGCE Sullia ,Mar 20-21, 2012.

[3]. Sudheer.M, Ravikantha Prabhu, Raju K, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Hybrid effect of ceramic whiskers and graphite flakes on mechanical and dry sliding performance of epoxy composites”, National Conference on Challenges in Research and Technology in Coming Decades (CRT-2013) at SDMIT, Ujire, Sept 27-28, 2013.

[4]. M. Sudheer, Ashwin Shetty, Shashiraj Somayaji, “Finite Element Investigations of Temperature Distribution in Fins with Circular Perforations”, National Conference in Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (eTIME-2015), SJEC, Mangaluru, Aug 8, 2015.

[5]. M. Sudheer, Pradyoth K. R, Shashiraj Somayaji, “Analytical and Numerical Validation of Epoxy/Glass Structural Composites for Elastic Models”, ”, National Conference in Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (eTIME-2015), SJEC, Mangaluru, Aug 8, 2015.

[6]. M. Sudheer, “Thermomechanical Properties of Epoxy/PTW Composites”, National Conference in Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (eTIME-2016), SJEC, Mangaluru, Aug 6, 2016.

[7]. M. Sudheer, “Study of Wear Behaviour of Recycled Metal Powder Filled Epoxy Composites Using Factorial Analysis”, National Conference in Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (eTIME-2016), SJEC, Mangaluru, Aug 6, 2016.

[8]. Vikas G., Sudheer M, “A Review on Properties of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites”, National Conference in Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (eTIME-2017), SJEC, Mangaluru, Aug 5, 2017.

[9]. Bilal Ahmad, Mahammad Ashfaq, Anton Joy, Zuzarte Aaron Carlos, Sudheer M “Fabrication and Characterization of an Eco-friendly Biodegradable Epoxy/Chitosan Composites”, National Conference in Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (eTIME-2017), SJEC, Mangaluru, Aug 5, 2017.