About K Chandrashekhara

Education

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Doctor of Philosophy, 1985

K Chandrashekhara

Curators distinguished profess
Mechanical & Aerospace Engin
188 Toomey Hall

573-341-4587 | chandra@mst.edu

Education

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Doctor of Philosophy, 1985

Biography

Academic Positions:

- Curators' Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Missouri S & T (2008-date)
- Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri S &
T(1997-2007)
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and
Engineering Mechanics, Missouri S & T (1991-1997)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and
Engineering Mechanics, Missouri S & T (1985-1991)
- Graduate Research Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
Blacksburg, VA (1982-85)

Non-Academic Positions:

- Assistant Civil Engineer, Structural Design Group, Tata Consulting Engineers, India
(1980-82)

Research

Research interests

Composite materials, smart structures, nanocomposites, biocomposites, structural dynamics, finite element analysis, damage monitoring, composite manufacturing and experimental characterization.

Research funding

  • Army Research Office
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • National Science Foundation
  • Department of Transportation
  • United Soybean Board

Publications

Journal Publications
  • K.P. Abraham, K. Chandrashekhara, and N.G.R. Iyengar, "Experimental Studies on Buckling of Columns of Composite Material", Journal of
    Aeronautical Society, pp. 121 128, Vol. 36, No. 2, 1984.
  • J.N. Reddy and K. Chandrashekhara, "Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Laminated Shells Including Transverse Shear
    Strain", AIAA Journal, pp.44 45, Vol. 23, No. 3, 1985.
  • J.N. Reddy and K. Chandrashekhara, "Geometrically Nonlinear Transient Analysis of Laminated Doubly Curved Shells",
    International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, pp. 79 90, Vol. 20, No. 2, 1985.
  • J.N. Reddy and K. Chandrashekhara, "Recent Advances in the Nonlinear Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates and
    Shells", Shock and Vibration Digest, pp. 3 9, Vol. 19, No. 4, 1987.
  • K. Chandrashekhara, "Free Vibrations of Anisotropic Laminated Doubly Curved Shells", Computers and
    Structures-An International Journal, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 435 440, 1989.
  • K. Chandrashekhara, K. Krishnamurthy, and S. Roy, "Free Vibration of Composite Beams Including Rotary Inertia and Shear
    Deformation", Composite Structures-An International Journal, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 269
    279, 1990.
  • K. Chandrashekhara, A.H. Yahyavi, and P.R. Rao, "Bending of Cross Ply Laminated Clamped Plates Using Lagrange Multipliers",
    Composite Structures-An International Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 169 179, 1990.
  • K. Krishnamurthy, K. Chandrashekhara, and S. Roy, "A Study of Single Link Robots Fabricated from Orthotropic Composite Materials",
    Computers and Structures-An International Journal, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 139 146, 1990.
  • K. M. Bangera and K. Chandrashekhara, "Nonlinear Vibration of Moderately Thick Laminated Beams Using Finite Element
    Method", Finite Elements in Analysis and Design An International Journal, Vol. 9, pp.
    321-333, 1991.
  • A. H. Yahyavi and K. Chandrashekhara, "Deflections and Stresses of Anti Symmetric Angle Ply Clamped Plates Under
    Transverse Loading", ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 113, No. 3,
    pp. 210-213, 1991.
  • K. Chandrashekhara, "Buckling of Laminated Cylindrical Panels Under Uniaxial Compression", ASME
    Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 113, No. 4, pp. 250-253, 1991.
  • A. Bhimaraddi and K. Chandrashekhara, "Some Observations on the Modelling of Laminated Composite Beams with General
    Lay-up", Composite Structures-An International Journal, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 371-380,
    1991.
  • A. Bhimaraddi and K. Chandrashekhara, "Three Dimensional ElasticitySolution for Static Response of Simply Supported
    Orthotropic Cylindrical Shells", Composite Structures-An International Journal, Vol.
    20, No. 4, pp. 227-235, 1992.
  • K. Chandrashekhara and K. M. Bangera, "Free Vibration of Composite Beams Using a Refined Shear Flexible Beam Element",
    Computers and Structures An International Journal, Vol. 43, pp. 719-727, 1992.

Course information

Distance courses

2023 Fall Semester
2023 Spring Semester