In several fields of engineering, researchers are actively pursuing the possibility to use smart materials such as piezoelectric composites in order to make the structure smart. Piezoelectric materials have the capability ...

Studies of the tectonic evolution and associated ore genesis through time are fundamental to understanding Earth’s crustal growth, evolution, and related enrichment in metal deposits. The present PhD research work has ...

Determining paleo-seawater composition and temperature is critical for reconstructing Earth’s surface conditions through time and has major implications for understanding the origin and evolution of life on Earth. ...

The interaction between premixed flames and turbulence is an inherently non-linear phenomenon. Understanding such interactions has profound practical implications towards the development of better combustion devices and ...

For effcient design of the nano/micro scale structural systems, detailed analysis and through understanding of size-dependent mechanical behaviour at nano/micro scale is very critical. Various approaches have been used ...

About 59% of the land area of the Indian subcontinent has high chances of moderate to severe earthquakes, of which the Himalayas are the most seismically active. Regardless of the high seismic activity, the seismic network ...

Axially grooved aluminium-ammonia heat pipes are extensively used for the thermal control of satellites. Heat pipes efficiently transfer waste heat from the electronic packages, housed inside the satellite, to thermal ...

High temperature and its associated effects set the hypersonic flow regime apart from other class of flows. Viscous dissipation raises the internal energy of the high-kinetic-energy gas as it slows down in the boundary ...

Anthropogenic climate change is now well-established and is expected to have serious implications on Terrestrial Hydrologic cycle. This inspired scientific investigation to assess the impact of various climatic processes ...

Bistable arches have two force-free stable equilibrium configurations. They also show multimodality by switching between their stable states in multiple deformation pathways. These two attributes and their nonlinear ...