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Aerospace, Civil & Mechanical Engineering

Dr Krishnakumar Shankar

Academic and Professional Qualifications
BTech(IITM), MS (IITM), PhD (TASUNI)
CPEng, MIE Aust

Senior Lecturer/Research Coordinator

Phone: +61 2 6268 8584
Fax: +61 2 6269 8276
Email: k.shankar@adfa.edu.au

Professional and Teaching Experience

Lectures in: Structural Mechanics (Third and Fourth Year Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering), Engineering Materials, Non-Destructive Inspection, Composites and Adhesives, and Composites Mechanics.

Research Interests

Fracture Mechanics, Fatigue and corrosion of aerospace structures and mechanically fastened joints, Corrosion Fatigue, Composites Testing and Analysis, Impact Damage of Polymeric Foams and Sandwich Structures, Residual Stress Measurement, Adhesively Bonded Joints, Finite Element Modelling, Non-Destructive Inspection, Bio-degradable materials, Polymers, Smart Materials, Structural Vibration and Structural Health Monitoring.

Consulting Interests

Mechanical Testing, Material Characterisation, Fracture and Fatigue Analysis, Stress Analysis, Non Destructive Inspection, Composite Testing, Corrosion Control and Prevention, Finite Element Modelling.

Publications
Books: -
Journals: 21
Conference: 51
Other: 22

 

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