Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India,  (2013-August, 2018). Thesis title "Three dimensional static and dynamic analysis of hybrid plate using multi-term multi-field extended Kantorovich method "

• M. Tech. in Machine Design,  Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, , Guwahati, Assam, India, (2011-2013). Thesis Title: Preparation and characterization of copper-carbon nanotube nanocomposites via powder metallurgy technique"

• B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Dhenkanal, Odisha affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, (2003-2007)

Professional Experience

• Working as Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, Gujarat, India (25/05/2021 - Present).

• Worked as Assistant Professor (NPIU) in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Brahmapur, Odisha, India  from 05th January, 2018 to 30th April, 2021 (3 years 4 months).

Research Interests

• •   Smart Materials and Structures: 3D and 2D solutions for  composite elastic and smart structures. 

  •  Nanocomposites: Metal and polymer matrix nanocomposites formulation, characterization and application.

Publications

Journal Articles

• Kumari, P., Behera, S., Kapuria, S., "Coupled three-dimensional piezoelasticity solution for edge effects in Levy-type rectangular piezolaminated plates using mixed field extended Kantorovich method", Composite Structures, 2016, 140, 491-505.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.12.029

• Kumari, P., Behera, S., "Three-dimensional free vibration analysis of levy-type laminated plates using multi-term extended Kantorovich method", Composites Part B: Engineering, 2017, 116, 224-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.01.057

• Behera, S., Kumari, P., "Free vibration of Levy-type rectangular laminated plates using efficient zig-zag theory", Advances in Computational Design, 2018, 3(3), 213-232. http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/acd.2018.3.3.213

• Behera, S., Kumari, P., "Analytical piezoelasticity solution for natural frequencies of Levy-type piezolaminated plates", International Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2019, 11(3), 1950023. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1758825119500236

Book Chapters

• Behera, S., Kumari, P., "Free vibration analysis of levy-type smart hybrid plates using three-dimensional extended Kantorovich method", Structural Integrity Assessment, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., 2020, pp 467-477. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-8767-8_39 

Conference Articles (National/International)

• Kumari, P., Behera, S., Kapuria, S., "Accurate estimation of interlaminar stresses for the adhesively bonded piezolaminated plates". Proc. 4th Asian Conference on Mechanics of Functional Materials and Structures (ACMFMS 2014), 449-452, 10-13 October 2014, Nara, Japan.

• Behera, S., Kumari, P., "Assessment of IZIGT for boundary layer effects in levy-type smart piezolaminated plate". Proc. 5th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS 2014), 616-625, 10-13 December 2014, CSIR, Chennai, India.

• Kanagaraj, S., Behera, S., Babu, R.V., "Preparation and characterization of copper-carbon nanotube nanocomposites via powder metallurgy technique". Proc. International conference on powder metallurgy & particulate materials, PM 15, 19-21 January 2015, IIT Mumbai, India.

• Kumari, P., Behera, S., "Natural frequency of orthotropic laminated plate using extended Kantorovich method". Proc. 60th Congress of Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM 2015), 16-19 December 2015, MNIT, Jaipur, India. 

• Behera, S., Kumari, P., "Accurate estimation of the influence of adhesive bonding on the free vibration of laminated plates", 2nd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites (MechComp2016), 34, 11-14 July 2016, FEUP, Porto, Portugal.

• Behera, S., Kumari, P., "Free vibration analysis of piezoelectric plate using mixed-field extended Kantorovich method", 3rd Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM 2017), 37-38, 5 -7 July 2017, MNNIT Allahabad, India.

• Behera, S., Kumari, P., "Effect of adhesive thickness on the free vibration of arbitrary supported smart plates", 13th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP 2017), 29th November-2nd December 2017, IIT Guwahati, India.

• Behera, S., Kumari, P., "Free vibration analysis of levy-type smart hybrid plates using three-dimensional extended Kantorovich method", 2nd  International Conference on Structural Integrity (ICONS 2018), 14-17 December, 2018, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.

Reviewer

• •   International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Invited Talk

1. "Analysis of smart composite rectangular plates using three dimensional Extended Kantorovich method", 8th Asian Conference on Mechanics of Functional Materials and Structures (ACMFMS-2022), 11-14th December, 2022, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India.

2. "Smart materials and structures and its application in engineering", Skill development program on Recent Advancements in Materials and Digital Manufacturing, 05-09th October, 2021, SGT University, Gurgaon, Delhi NCR, India. 

Software Skills

• •   ABAQUS, FORTRAN, MATLAB, LaTeX 

Workshop/STTP/FDP Attended

• • Attended two days National Open Workshop on Getting Aligned to the Publishing Process- Scopus + ScienceDirect on 26th and 28th September, 2020.

  • Participated in a five day MHRD-TEQIP III KITE activity summer training program on Advanced pedagogies: Active learning and digital tools under the Knowledge Incubation initiative of the MHRD Govt. of India at IIT Bombay from 03rd June, 2019 to 7th June, 2019.

  • Participated in a five day workshop under MHRD-TEQIP (KITE) initiative of the MHRD Govt. of India on the theme Pedagogy, Research and TEQIP execution at IIT Bombay from 29th January, 2018 to 2nd February, 2019.

STTP: Short Term Training Programme; FDP: Faculty Development Programme

Subjects Taught

PMEC, Brahmapur, Odisha 

• • Basic Mechanical Engineering

  • Engineering Mechanics

  • Mechanics of Solids

  • Workshop Technology

  • Mechanics of Composite Materials

SVNIT, Surat, Gujarat 

• • Engineering Drawing (CIME 105/205)

  • CAD/CAM (ME403)

  • Product Design and Development (ME 366)

  • Risk, Reliability and Life Testing (ME 374)

Countries Visited

• • Portugal, Bhutan

Contact Address

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Ichhanath, Surat-Dumas Road, Keval Chowk, Surat, Gujarat 395007

Mobile No.: +91-6370201543

Email: susanta.b@med.svnit.ac.in ; susantabc@gmail.com