Aerospace Engineering

Faculty

Akshay Prakash

Amardip Ghosh

Ananth S M

Anubhav Roy

Anup Ghosh

Arnab Roy

Bhrigu Nath Singh

Chetankumar Sureshbhai Mistry

Dipak Kumar Maiti

Manoranjan Sinha

Mira Mitra

Mohammed Rabius Sunny

Mrinal Kaushik

Naba Kumar Peyada

Prasun Jana

Priyam Chakraborty

Ratan Joarder

Sandeep Saha

Sikha Hota

Somnath Ghosh

Srinibas Karmakar

Sundaram Vinod Kumar Anicode

Sunil Manohar Dash

Suresh Chandra Pradhan

Susmita Bhattacharyya

Vatsalya Sharma

Mohammed Rabius Sunny, IIT Kharagpur

Mohammed Rabius Sunny

Associate Professor

Aerospace Engineering

+91-3222-282850

sunny@aero.iitkgp.ac.in

Awards and Accolades

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Research Areas

Fluid Structure Interaction
Dynamics and Aeroelasticity
Smart Materials and Structures
Structural Health Monitoring
Tensegrity Structures

Dr. Mohammed Rabius Sunny's primary research areas are structural health monitoring, mechanical metamaterials and fluid structure interaction.

All Publications

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Completed Projects

Principal Investigator

Analysis of Cutter Dredger NORTHERNEXPRESS INFRADEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED

Co-Principal Investigator

Analysis of Floating Structure in Mizoram CLEGHORN MFG. CO. PRIVATE LIMITED
Design and analysis of a Pump Barge on Dabru River CIVIL ENGINEERS ENTERPRISES PVT LTD
Mathematical Model Study for Breakwater Layout and Design for Proposed Port Development KALINTH ADVISORS PRIVATE LIMITED
Performance improvement of auxetic core based composite sandwich plates: Machine learning-based optimization studies and experimental validation Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Performance improvement of auxetic core based composite sandwich plates: Machine learning-based optimization studies and experimental validation Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Structural Analysis of a Floating Platform YEOMAN MARINE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
Structural Assessment and Height Enhancement Feasibility Study of the existing cover over the wet basin GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS and ENGINEERS LTD

Ph. D. Students

Iqbal Ahmed

Area of Research: Wave Propagation in structures

Souvik Sarkar

Area of Research: Nonlinear dynamics

Sujay Kumar Bit

Area of Research: Dynamics of tensegrity structures

Sunny Akhtar

Area of Research: Adaptive Strcutures

Vaibhav Mishra

Area of Research: Structural health monitoring

Yalla Omkar Venkata

Area of Research: Ocean Structures

Journal

Biaxial flexural wave propagation in asymmetric & periodic Euler-Bernoulli beam by Ahmed I., Sunny M. R. Physica Scripta 100 - (2025)
Rest length controlled tunable band structure in periodic tensegrity metastructure a numerical study using a novel consistent stiffness and mass formulation by Akhtar S., Sunny M. R. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 32 2125-2139 (2025)
A Review of Oscillators in Hydrokinetic Energy Harnessing Through Vortex-Induced Vibrations by Cao D., He J. , Zeng H. , Zhu Y. , Chan S. Z., Williams M. R., Khor I. Z., Yalla O. V., Sunny M. R., Ghoshal R. , Bhattacharyya A. , Chowdhury S. D., Lin Z. , Chin C. S., Chen H. Fluids 10 78- (2025)
Numerical analysis of uncertain frequency of rotating composites using NURBS-based isogeometric HSDT approach: Rim-driven configuration by Nishad M., Sharma N. , Sunny M. R., Singh B. N., Maiti D. K. Mechanics of Advances Materials and Structures 32 1924-1943 (2025)
Numerical analysis of uncertain frequency of rotating composites using NURBS-based isogeometric HSDT approach: Rim-driven configuration by Nishad M., Sharma N. , Sunny M. R., Singh B. N., Maiti D. K. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 1-20 (2024)
An investigation on microstructure-texture of E250BR steel plate subjected to post-weld vibration by Pradhan R., Mohapatra S. , Sunny M. R., Sarkar A. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture 238 514-523 (2024)
An investigation on microstructure-texture of E250BR steel plate subjected to post-weld vibration by Pradhan R., Mohapatra S. , Sunny M. R., Sarkar A. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture 238 514-523 (2024)
Stochastic critical buckling speed analysis of rim-driven rotating composite plate using NURBS-based isogeometric approach and HSDT by Nishad M., Sharma N. , Sunny M. R., Singh B. N., Maiti D. K. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines 51 7402-7429 (2024)
Rest length controlled tunable band structure in periodic tensegrity metastructure a numerical study using a novel consistent stiffness and mass formulation by Akhtar S., Sunny M. R. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 1-15 (2024)
Localization and quantification of delamination/disbond inside a composite lap-joint using novel cross and drive point mechanical impedance based feature by Meher U., Sunny M. R. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 220 - (2024)
Free-vibration analysis of rim-driven rotating composite plate using NURBS-based isogeometric approach and HSDT by Nishad M., Sunny M. R., Singh B. N. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 31 7039-7059 (2024)
A modified hyperbola based baseline free approach using Lamb wave mode conversion for detection of multiple structural damages: a simulation based study by Kumar N., Kumar S. , Sunny M. R. Engineering Research Express 5 025029- (2023)
Free-vibration analysis of rim-driven rotating composite plate using NURBS-based isogeometric approach and HSDT by Nishad M., Sharma N. , Sunny M. R., Singh B. N. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures - (2023)
Stochastic critical buckling speed analysis of rim-driven rotating composite plate using NURBS-based isogeometric approach and HSDT by Nishad M., Sharma N. , Sunny M. R., Singh B. N., Maiti D. K. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines 1-28 (2023)
Optimization of honeycomb parameters of sandwich composites for energy and specific energy absorption using particle swarm optimization by Rajput A., Sunny M. R., Sarkar A. Marine Structures 92 - (2023)
Prediction of weld induced residual stress reduction by vibration of a T-joint using finite element method by Pradhan R., Sunny M. R., Sarkar A. Ships and Offshore Structures 17 2722-2733 (2022)
Nonlinear Flutter Analysis of a Bend-Twist coupled Composite Wind Turbine Blade in Time Domain by Shakya P., Sunny M. R., Maiti D. K. Composite Structures 284 - (2022)
Impedance-based looseness detection of bolted joints using artificial neural network: An experimental study by Meher U., Mishra S.K., Sunny M.R. Structural Control and Health Monitoring 29 - (2022)
Performance of predictive models to determine weld bead shape parameters for shielded gas metal arc welded T-joints by Pradhan R., Joshi A.P., Sunny M.R., Sarkar A. Marine Structures 86 - (2022)
Vibration analysis of cycloidal propeller blade during ship maneuvering by J J. P., Dash A. K., Nagarajan V. , Sunny M. R. Journal of Marine Science and Technology 27 1-28 (2022)
Wave-induced seepage force on a buried pipe in the presence of a floating structure by Kumar D. S., Kasala V. G., Achani D. , Sunny M. R., Sahoo T. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 236 877-890 (2022)
Prediction of weld induced residual stress reduction by vibration of a T-joint using finite element method by Pradhan R., Sunny M. R., Sarkar A. Ships and Offshore Structures 1-12 (2021)
Uncertainty quantification in buckling strength of variable stiffness laminated composite plate under thermal loading by Sharma N., Nishad M. , Maiti D. K., Sunny M. R., Singh B. N. Composite Structures 275 - (2021)
A novel nonlinear Lamb wave based approach for detection of multiple disbonds in adhesive joints by Kumar S., Sunny M.R. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 107 - (2021)
Detection of multiple structural damages from drive point and cross electro-mechanical impedance signatures by Meher U., Sunny M. R. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 1-21 (2021)
Approximations for stress-intensity factors and crack propagation of box beams by Lo H.-C., Sunny M.R., Kapania R.K., Patil M.J. AIAA Journal 59 1352-1360 (2021)
Effect of foil thickness and cell size of honeycomb on energy absorption of Aluminium honeycomb sandwich composite (Charpy test) by Rajput A., Sunny M.R., Sarkar A. Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences 28 28-35 (2021)
Data-Driven Lamb-Wave-Based Approach to Detect Multiple Structural Damages by Sachin K., Sunny M. R. AIAA Journal 59 2339-2345 (2021)
Dynamic response of fractionally damped viscoelastic plates subjected to a moving point load by Praharaj R. K., Datta N. , Sunny M. R. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics 142 - (2020)
Time domain flutter analysis of bend-twist coupled large composite wind turbine blades: a parametric study by Shakya P., Sunny M.R., Maiti D.K. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines - (2020)
Transverse vibration of thin rectangular orthotropic plates on translational and rotational elastic edge supports: a semi-analytical approach by Praharaj R. K., Datta N. , Verma Y. , Sunny M. R. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Mechanical Engineering - (2019)
A parametric study of flutter behavior of a composite wind turbine blade with bend-twist coupling by Shakya P., Sunny M. R., Maiti D. K. Composite Structures 207 764-775 (2019)
Chirality dependent mechanical properties of carbon nano-structures by Thamaraikannan S., Sunny M. R., Pradhan S. C. Materials Research Express 6 - (2019)
Influence of Wave-Induced Uplift Forces on Upheaval Buckling of Pipelines Buried In Sandy Seabeds by Kumar D. S., Achani D. , Sunny M. R., Sahoo T. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering 141 0417011-04170110 (2019)
Structural Damage Detection using Vibration Response through Cross Correlation Analysis: An Experimental Study by C.m. D., Patil N. , Sunny M. R. AIAA Journal 56 - (2018)
Fully coupled time domain solution for hydroelastic analysis of a floating body by Pal S. K., Datta R. , Sunny M. R. Ocean Engineering 153 173-184 (2018)
Numerical Investigation of Green Water Loading on Flexible Structures Using Three-Step CFD-BEM-FEM Approach by Pal S. K., Kudupudi R. B., Sunny M. R., Datta R. Journal of Marine Science and Application 1-11 (2018)
On the fluid structure interaction of a marine cycloidal propeller by Prabhu J., Nagarajan V. , Sunny M. R., Sha O. P. Applied Ocean Research 64 105-127 (2017)
An artificial neural network residual kriging based surrogate model for curvilinearly stiffened panel optimization by Sunny M. R., Mulani S. B., Sanyal S. , Kapania R. K. Advances in Computational Design 1 235-251 (2016)
GlobalLocal Analysis of Composite Plate with Thin Notch by Jrad, M., Sunny, M.R., and Kapania, R.K. Journal of Aircraft 51 967-974 (2014)
Artificial-Neural-Network-Based Identification of a Modified Dynamic Preisach Model by Sunny, M.R., and Kapania, R.K. International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics 15 - (2014)
Optimal energy harvesting from a membrane attached to a tensegrity structure by Sunny, M.R., Kapania, R.K., and Sultan, C. AIAA Journal 52 307-319 (2014)
Damage Detection in a Prestressed Membrane Using a Wavelet-Based Neurofuzzy System by Sunny, M.R., and Kapania, R.K. AIAA Journal 51 2558-25569 (2013)
Solution of Nonlinear Vibration Problem of a Prestressed Membrane by Adomian Decomposition by Sunny, M.R., Kapania, R.K., and Sultan, C. AIAA Journal 50 1796-1800 (2013)
A modified fractional calculus approach to model hysteresis by Sunny, M.R., Kapania, R.K., Moffitt, R., Mishra, A. Journal of Applied Mechanics 77 - (2010)
Modified Dynamic Preisach Model for Hysteresis by Sunny, M.R., Kapania, R.K. AIAA Journal 48 1523-1530 (2010)

Conferences

THE VORTEX ENERGY DRIVE: A NOVEL TECHNOLOGY IN HARNESSING HYDRO-KINETIC ENERGY by Chen H., Yalla O.V., Sunny M.R., Ghoshal R., Bhattacharyya A., De CHOWDHURY S., Lin Z., Chin C.S. Proceedings of the IAHR World Congress 1726-1728 (2025)
LOCALIZATION OF LOW-VELOCITY IMPACT DAMAGES IN COMPOSITE USING ROOT MEAN SQUARE FEATURE AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK by Mishra V., Ahmed I., Sunny M.R. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE) 5 - (2025)
Tunable wave transmission in periodic one-dimensional tensegrity architectures by Akhtar S., Sunny M. R. 2nd International Conference on Aeronautical Sciences, Engineering and Technology - (2025)
FLEXURAL WAVE ATTENUATION IN ASYMMETRIC PERIODIC BEAM STRUCTURE RESTING ON ELASTIC FOUNDATION by Ahmed I., Mishra V., Sunny M.R. Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration - (2025)
DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO STUDY BARELY VISIBLE DAMAGE IN COMPOSITES USING ACTIVE AND PASSIVE LAMB WAVE PROPAGATION by Mishra V., Ahmed I., Sunny M.R. Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration - (2025)
WAVE PROPAGATION THROUGH CLASS-2 PLANAR PERIODIC TENSEGRITY STRUCTURE by Akhtar S., Sunny M.R. Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration - (2025)
WAVE PROPAGATION THROUGH ONE-DIMENSIONAL PERIODIC PLANER TENSEGRITY STRUCTURE by Akhtar S., Sunny M.R. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE) 5 - (2025)
A PARAMETRIC STUDY ON ASYMMETRIC PERIODIC STRUCTURES FOR FLEXURAL WAVE ATTENUATION AND TUNABILITY OF THE BANDGAP by Ahmed I., Sunny M. R. 30th International Congress on Sound and Vibration - (2024)
A Hybrid Physics and Machine Learning Based Approach for Guided Wave Based Detection of Delaminations in FRP Composites by Mishra V., Kumar S. , Sunny M. R. International Conference on Aeronautical Sciences, Engineering and Technology 2023 235-242 (2023)
Nonlinear guided wave based detection of delamination in frp laminates by Kumar S., Sunny M. R. 6th International Conference on Structural Integrity and Durability - (2022)
An analytical approach to sense the presence of damage through electro-mechanical impedance (EMI) response for a step-lap joint by Meher U., Sunny M. R. NTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THEORETICAL APPLIED COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS - (2021)
Electro-mechanical Impedance response of a delaminated glass-fibre composite beam by Meher U., Shakya P. , Sunny M. R. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THEORETICAL APPLIED COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS - (2021)
Damage detection in scarf joint using nonlinear lamb wave based technique by Kumar S., Sunny M. R. International Conference on Aviation Technology-Current Scenario - (2020)
Disbond detection in composite scarf joints using electromechanical impedance based technique by Meher U., Sunny M. R. 7th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on The Mechanical Response of Composites (COMPOSITES 2019) - (2019)
Numerical study on weld residual stress reduction of a stiffened steel plate using vibration by Pradhan R., Sunny M. R., Sarkar A. MARSTRUCT 2019 - (2019)
Effect Of Seabed Imperfection On The Buckling Of Buried Pipelines Subjected To Wave-Induced Loads by Kumar D. S., Sunny M. R., Sahoo T. 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering - (2019)
Nonlinear dynamic analysis of wind turbine rotor blade by Shakya P., Sunny M. R., Maiti D. K. 25th International Congress on Sound and Vibration - (2018)
Effect of Rotating Disc and Flow Separation Phenomena on the Performance of a Marine Cycloidal Propeller by Prabhu J. J., Nagarajan V. , Sunny M. R., Sha O. P. Twenty-seventh (2017) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference - (2017)
A two stage kalman filtering approach for real time damage detection from vibration response of a structure using minimum number of measurements by Sunny M. R. 24th International Congress on Sound and Vibration - (2017)
Evaluation of wave-induced uplift forces on buried pipelines in sandy seabeds by Kumar D. S., Achani D. , Sunny M. R., Sahoo T. International conference on Ship and Offshore Technology (ICSOT-2017) - (2017)