Jagannadh Kumar

Mechanics of materials

Mechanics of materials, strength of materials, solid mechanics, however it's called. Its a very vast subject. This is my broad perspective of what different areas are there in solid mechanics and in depth research that's happening even in those subfields. Though, it's not an exhaustive list, I would be updating it as and when I come across different topics. It's utilized in aerospace engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, cell biology.

Fracture Mechanics

  • Ductile fracture
  • Fracture of hydrogels
  • Seismic analysis

Wave propagation in solids

  • Dynamic behaviour of materials
  • Phonons and mechanical metamaterials
  • Ipact and shock mechanics

Granular mechanics

  • Contact mechanics
  • Soil mechanics

Soft mechanics

  • Flexible electronics
  • Phonons and mechanical metamaterials

Mechanics and materials

  • Point defects and diffusion: Li-Ion batteries, irradiated materials, semiconductors
  • Dislocations: Plasticity, dislocation dynamics

Coupled Physics or multi-physics materials

  • Piezoelectric materials
  • Flexoelectric materials

Role of mechanics in cellular biology

  • Actin and microtubules
  • Cytoskeleton mechanics

Continuum mechanics

  • Design of metamaterials for sound mitigation
  • Studying mechanical properties of metals obtained from meteors and asteroids

Finite element analysis

  • Linear finite element analysis
  • Nonlinear large deformation finite element analysis

Experimental mechanics

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Relevant journals

These are some of the journals that I love tracking.