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Taught lab courses on Refrigeration Cycle and Experimental Aerodynamics to students at undergraduate level. Also managed online learning platform LAMS for Manufacturing Process course.

The project involved the study of wrinkling and delamination of the thin stiff films on compliant substrates. Post-buckling behaviour of the bilayer configuration was studied. Later on cohesive zone model (CZM) was used in ABAQUS for identifying co-evolution of wrinkling and buckle-delamination in bilayer.

Worked on the finite element modeling and analysis of smart materials and structures for energy harvesting applications.

Implemented Johnson-Kendall-Roberts adhesion model in finite element framework to incorporate work of adhesion and surface tension. Conducted analysis to determine force, indentation depth, and contact radius, comparing results with experimental data. Contributed to understanding soft material behavior and its practical applications.

The project aimed to study the behaviour of buried pipelines caused by the external pressure exertedby the surrounding soil and the internal pressure exerted by the gas carried by the pipeline. Local buckling criterion for the buckling was developed and two parameters: (a) Total Energy and (b) Axial Strain were taken into account.