Department of Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad&nbsp;(IIT Palakkad or IIT PKD) is a public autonomous&nbsp;engineering&nbsp;and&nbsp;research&nbsp;institute located in&nbsp;Palakkad,&nbsp;Kerala. It was&nbsp;one of the five new&nbsp;IITs&nbsp;proposed in the&nbsp;2014 Union budget of India. The campus was inaugurated on 3 August 2015. The institute has 94 faculty, 978 students, and 63 non-teaching staffs.

IT Palakkad currently offers four-year Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) and two years MS programmes in 8 different engineering disciplines including&nbsp;Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil among others.

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A stochastic meshless method is presented for solving boundary-value problems in damage mechanics under linear elastic conditions that involves random material properties. The material properties are formulated as a function of isotropic damage and damage is modeled as a homogeneous random field. A meshless formulation is developed to predict stochastic structural response. Unlike the finite element method, the meshless method requires no structured mesh, since only a scattered set of nodal points is required in the domain of interest. There is no need for fixed connectivities between nodes. In conjunction with the meshless equations, classical perturbation expansions are derived to predict second-moment characteristics of response. Numerical examples based on one- and two-dimensional problems are presented to examine the accuracy and convergence of the stochastic meshless method. A good agreement is obtained between the results of the proposed method and Monte Carlo simulation. Since mesh generation of complex structures can be a far more time-consuming and costly effort than the solution of a discrete set of equations, the meshless method provides an attractive alternative to finite element method for solving stochastic mechanics problems.

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Journal of Structural Engineering (Madras)

A stochastic meshless method for damage mechanics

Computational Mechanics

An application of stochastic meshfree method in the field of fracture mechanics

Deterioration of reinforced concrete structures is a widespread problem all over the world Chloride induced corrosion is one of the major causes of time dependent deterioration of reinforced concrete structures. This paper presents a method for the assessment of time dependent reliability of reinforced concrete beams damaged by chloride induced reinforcement corrosion.Reliability is estimated using first order second moment method and Monte-Carlo simulation technique. Serviceability limit state with respect to corrosion based cracks and limit state of flexure and shear are considered. Also the effect of cover on the reliability with respect to corrosion is studied.

Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Civil Engineering Division

Reliability studies of deteriorating reinforced concrete flexural members

MEASURE TO CONTROL ALKALI INDUCED HEAVE IN KAOLINITIC SOILS USING FLY ASH

Identifying tipping-points of disruptions on urban road networks

Quality Assurance in Engineering Education

Improving the Learning Experience of Engineering Students through Various Methods of Homework

Bottom Side Grouting of Drilled Shafts Prior to Tip Grouting

A STUDY ON HIGH FREQUENCY EXCITATIONS OF SLIDING BASE ISOLATED BUILDING UNDER SEISMIC EXCITATION