Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Lingadahally Ramachandra

Ph.D.(IIT Madras)

Professor, Civil Engineering
L S Ramachandra joined the Institute in 1996

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On-going Consultancy Projects

Project Name : Technical Vetting of 150 Mts. Tower Specifications
Client : Prasar Bharati, Kolkata
Consultant : Prof. L.S. Ramachandra
Co-consultant(s) : Prof. N. Dhang
Project Name : Proof Checking of Design of Conveyer Gallery Structures J3-C3 and J3-C4 in between Trestles TR1 and TR2 and Foot Over Bridge
Client : S.K. Samanta & Co. (P) Ltd.,Kolkata
Consultant : Prof. L.S. Ramachandra
Co-consultant(s) : Prof. Nirjhar Dhang

Publications: 2011 - 2012

Dynamic instability of composite plates subjected to non-uniform in-plane loads. by L.S. Ramachandra and Sarat Kumar Panda Journal of Sound and Vibration, 331, 53-65 (2012)
Parametric instability of laminated composite cylindrical panels subjected to periodic non-uniform in-plane loads. by Sarat Kumar Panda and L.S. Ramachandra International Journal of Applied Mechanics, 3, 845-865 (2011)

Publications: 2009 - 2010

Experimental Evaluation of Interface Friction and Study of Its Influence on Concrete Pavement Response by Swati Roy Maitra, Reddy, K.S., and Ramachandra, L.S. Journal of Transportation Engineering, 135(8), 563-571 (2009)
Load Transfer Characteristics of Dowel Bar System in Jointed Concrete Pavement by Swati Roy Maitra, Reddy, K.S., and Ramachandra, L.S. Journal of Transportation Engineering, 135 (11); pp.813-821 (2009)
Load Transfer Characteristics of Aggregate Interlocking in Concrete Pavement by Swati Roy Maitra, Reddy, K.S., and Ramachandra, L.S. Journal of Transportation Engineering, 136(3), pp.190-195. (2010)

Publications: 2008 - 2009

Influence of notch on the elastic-plastic response of clamped beams subjected to low velocity impact by Rajendrakumar Harsoor and L.S. Ramachandra International Journal of Impact Engineering, doi:10.1016/j.ijimpe (2009)

Publications: 2007 - 2008

Stability and Vibration Behavior of Composite Cylindrical Shell Panels under Axial Compression and Secondary Loads by Girish, J. and Ramachandra, L.S. Journal of Applied Mechanics, 75, 1-11 (2008)

Publications: 2006 - 2007

Nonlinear Response of Laminated Cylindrical Shell Panels Subjected to Thermo-Mechanical Loads by Singha, M.K., Ramachandra, L.S., and Bandyopadhyay, J.N. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 132, 1088-1095 (2006)
An elastic-plastic free-free beam under asymmetrical normal and oblique impact by Ahmed, T.U., Ramachandra, L.S., and Bhattacharyya, S.K. International Journal of Crashworthiness, 11,pp. 505-510 (2006)
Nonlinear Static Response and Free Vibration Analysis of Doubly Curved Cross-ply Panels by Girish, J. and Ramachandra, L.S. Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 20, pp. 45-52. (2007)

Publications: 2005 - 2006

A multi-step linearization technique for a class of boundary value problems in non-linear mechanics by Rajesh Kumar, Ramachandra L.S., and Roy D Computational Mechanics, November , Pages1-9 (2005)
Thermomechanical Postbuckling Analysis of Cross-Ply Laminated Cylindrical Shell Panels by Girish J, and Ramachandra L.S. J. Engineering Mechanics, Vol.132, pp. 133-140 (2006)
Thermal Postbuckling and Vibration Analysis of Antisymmetric Angle-ply Composite Plates by Girish, J. and Ramachandra, L.S. Journal of Thermal Stresses, 28, pp. 1145-1159 (2005)
Vibration Behaviour of Thermally Stressed Composite Skew Plate by Singha, M.K., Ramachandra, L.S., and Bandyopadhyay, J.N. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 296, pp. 1093-1102 (2006)

Some Earlier Publications

A new method for nom-linear two-point boundary value problems in solid mechanics by Ramachandra, L. S., and Roy, D Journal of Applied Mechanics, ASME, 68 PP 776 - 786 (2001)
Stability and strength of composite doubly curved panels under thermo-mechanical loadings by Singh, M. K., Ramachandra, L.S., and Bandyopadhyay, J. N AIAA Journal, 39(8), PP 1618 - 162 (2001)
Thermal post buckling analysis of composite plates by Singh, M. K., Ramachandra, L.S., and Bandyopadhyay, J. N Journal of Composite Structures, 54 PP 453 - 458 (2001)
The Locally Transversal Linearization (LTL) Method Revisited: A Simple Error Analysis by L.S.Ramachandra and D. Roy Journal of Sound and Vibration, 256 PP 579-589 (2002)