CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Coordinator for Ph.D 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Ph.D Structural Engineering / Civil Engineering NITK, Surathkal / Deemed University 2008
M.Tech. Structural Engineerung MIT, Manipal / Mangalore University 1999
Bachelor in Engineering ( B.E. ) Civil Engineering MIT, Manipal / Mangalore University 1997
Diploma in Engineering Civil Engineering Dr. TMA Pai Polytechnic, Manipal 1993

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Faculty of Architecture, Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, Manipal, India Professor Teaching, Research, Design & Consultancy, Administrative assignments. 3 years
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim MAHE, Sikkim, India Professor Teaching, Research, Design & Consultancy. In-Charge HOD -Administrative assignments. 1 year
Faculty of Architecture, Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, Manipal, India Associate Profeesor Teaching, Research, Administrative assignments. 5 year
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India Tutor Teaching, Research. 4years
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India Lecturer Teaching, Research, Design & Consultancy, Administrative assignments. 3 years
Dr. T.M.A. Pai Polytechnic, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, India Lecturer Teaching, Research, Design & Consultancy, Administrative assignments. 1 Years

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AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering : Composite Materials, Computational / Structural Mechanics, Analytical / Numerical Modeling, Advanced Design of RCC Structures, Plates & Shells, Pre-Stressed Concrete Structures, Steel Structures, Advanced Structural and Construction Systems, Earthquake Resistant Structures, Finite Element Method of Analysis, Computer Aided Design.

Area of Expertise

Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Advanced Structural Systems.

Area of Research

Computational Mechanics, Composite Materials, Advanced Structural Systems.

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

• Life Member of Association of Structural Rehabilitation (Indian ASTR)
• Life member of Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Engineers’ Association.
• Life member of Udupi Engineers’ Association.
• Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
• Member of Indian Society of Structural Engineers (ISSE)
• Member of The Institution of Engineers (India).

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:  
• Recipient of AICTE National Doctoral Fellowship for pursuing Ph.D. at NITK Surathkal (2003-06).
• Recipient of Institute Fellowship for pursuing Ph.D.at NITK, Surathkal (2003).  
• Secured second Prize/Rank of the Institute (MIT) at the University B.E., Degree Exam-1997.  
• Awarded Third prize in the final year Civil Engineering student project exhibition-1997.  
• Recipient of Best Paper Award at the 2016 International conference on Advances in Engineering & Technology Research, AETR-2016, held at Dubai, UAE, organized by International Association of Engineering & Technology Researchers, January 10-11, 2016.  
• Certificate of appreciation for contribution as a Project Guide in the exchange year 2012-13 from IAESTE India MIT.  

Work Experience

Organisation Role Tenure
ACE Technocrats Pvt. Ltd. Udupi, Karnataka, India. Manager - Design Engineer 2 Years
M/s General Construction Company, Manipal, India - Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal, India Project Engineer 1 year

Computational Models for the Static and Dynamic Analyses of Laminated Composite Plates

Advanced Materials Research, Trans Tech Publications, Vol.383-390, pp 5381-5386, 2012.

Static and Dynamic Analyses of Laminated Composite Plates using Higher Order Refined Computational Models

International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, CAFET-INNOVA Technical Society, Vol. 4(5), pp 134-142, 2011.

Higher Order Refined Computational Models for the Free Vibration Analysis of Antisymmetric Angle Ply Plates

K Swaminathan

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Sage, Vol. 27(5), pp 541-553, 2008.

Analytical Solutions using a Higher Order Refined Computational Model with 12 Degrees of Freedom for the Free Vibration Analysis of Antisymmetric Angle Ply Plates

Swaminathan K

Composite Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 82(2), pp 209-216, 2008.

Higher Order Refined Computational Model with 12 Degrees of Freedom for the Stress Analysis of Antisymmetric Angle Ply Plates – Analytical Solutions

K Swaminathan

Composite Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 80(4), pp 595-608, 2007.