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Mr Kamsar Chinnappan M A

Mr Kamsar Chinnappan M A

CSIR-SERC
  • Tower Testing Research Station, CSIR-SERC , Tirusulam, Chennai – 600 043.
  • (at)csir(dot)res(dot)in
  • +91-44-22545573

Academic Background

Professional Background

Areas of Scientific Interest

Awards & Honours

Publications

Patents / Copyrights

Mr. Manikandan RM

Mr. Manikandan RM

CSIR-SERC
  • Tower Testing Research Station,
    CSIR-SERC, Tirusulam, Chennai – 600 043.
  • (at)csir(dot)res(dot)in
  • +91-44-22545584

Academic Background

Professional Background

Areas of Scientific Interest

Awards & Honours

Publications

Patents / Copyrights

Mr Viswanatha Manikandan S

Mr Viswanatha Manikandan S

CSIR-SERC
  • Tower Testing Research Station,
    CSIR-SERC , Tirusulam, Chennai – 600 043.
  • (at)csir(dot)res(dot)in
  • +91-44-22545579

Academic Background

Professional Background

Areas of Scientific Interest

Awards & Honours

Publications

Patents / Copyrights

Mr Vinoth Krishnan S

Mr Vinoth Krishnan S

Scientist - C

CSIR-SERC
  • Tower Testing Research Station
    CSIR-SERC, Tirusulam, Chennai – 600 043.
  • vinothkrishnan(dot)serc(at)csir(dot)res(dot)in
  • +91-44-22545576

Academic Background

  • M.E. (Structural Engineering), 2017, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai.
  • B.E. (Civil Engineering), 2014, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai.

Professional Background

  • Scientist, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai, 24/06/2022 – till date.
  • Industrial experience:
    • Graduate Engineer Trainee at Saipem India Projects Pvt. LTD, Chennai, 04/06/2014 to 16/07/2015, Design of steel structures for Oil and Gas Projects.
    • Assistant Engineer at TNEB/TANGEDCO, 03/04/2017 to 01/04/2021, Execution of Power Plant Projects.
    • Senior Engineer – Projects at HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. – Visakh Refinery, 19/04/2021 to 22/06/2022, Execution of Projects in Refinery.

Areas of Scientific Interest

  • Computational Structural Mechanics.
  • Steel Structures.

Awards & Honours

Publications

Patents / Copyrights

Mr Krishnan V

Mr Krishnan V

CSIR-SERC
  • Tower Testing Research Station, CSIR-SERC , Tirusulam, Chennai – 600 043.
  • (at)csir(dot)res(dot)in
  • +91-44-

Academic Background

Professional Background

Areas of Scientific Interest

Awards & Honours

Publications

Patents / Copyrights

Ms Venkateswari K

Ms Venkateswari K

CSIR-SERC
  • Tower Testing Research Station, CSIR-SERC , Tirusulam, Chennai – 600 043.
  • (at)csir(dot)res(dot)in
  • +91-44-

Academic Background

Professional Background

Areas of Scientific Interest

Awards & Honours

Publications

Patents / Copyrights

Dr Saravanan M

Dr Saravanan M

Scientist - E

CSIR-SERC
  • Tower Testing Research Station
    CSIR-SERC, Tirusulam, Chennai – 600 043.
  • saravanan(dot)serc(at)csir(dot)res(dot)in
  • +91-44-22544750

Academic Background

  • Ph.D (Structural Engineering) – IIT Madras, (Thesis title: Development of New Replaceable Earthquake-Resistant Partial-Strength Strong-Axis Moment-Resisting Steel Beam-to-Column Connection)
  • M.E. (Structural Engineering), 2006-2008, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
  • B. E. (Civil Engineering), 2002-2005, Anna University
  • Diploma in Civil Engineering, 1999-2002, DOTE, Chennai

Professional Background

  • Principal Scientist, CSIR-SERC, (July 2022– Present)
  • Senior Scientist, CSIR-SERC, (July 2016 – June 2022)
  • Scientist, CSIR-SERC, (July 2011 – June 2016)
  • Junior Scientist, CSIR-SERC, (June 2008 – June 2011)
  • Site Engineer, Sobha Developers, Bangalore (December 2005 to August 2006)
  • Project Engineer, Archit Builders Pvt. Ltd., Chennai (June 2005 to December 2005)

Areas of Scientific Interest

  • Seismic resilient structures
  • Hot rolled and cold formed steel structures
  • Finite element analysis
  • Performance based design
  • Fiber Reinforced Polymer composites

Awards & Honours

  • Received Certificate of Merit for the paper published during 2011-2012 from the Dr. Ramaiah Prize committee of CSIR-SERC
  • Received Dr. Ramaiah Prize for the best technical paper published during 2010-2011 from CSIR-SERC

Professional Education

  • Successfully completed the online course on “Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in structural engineering fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in structural engineering”, TU Delft Extension School, Netherlands

Foreign Exposure

  • Visited Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Romania to present a paper in 10th international conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA’22)

Recognitions

  • Reviewer for the Journal of Engineering Structures, International Journal of Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Journal of Building Engineering, Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • Review Editor for Frontiers in Built Environment

Membership of Profession Societies

  • Indian Association for computational mechanics (IndACM) – Life Member
  • Indian Association for Structural Engineering (IASE) – Life Member

Publications

Publications in SCI Journals

  • Saravanan, M., Goswami, R. and Palani, G.S., “Design of a fuse link beam-to-column connection for earthquake resistant moment frames”, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 192, May 2022, 107253
  • Saravanan, M., Goswami, R. and Palani, G.S. Studies on moment-resisting fuse link beam-to-column connection for seismic resilient steel moment frame buildings, The 10th International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA), Timisoara, Romania, 25-27 May 2022
  • Saravanan. M., Goswami. R. and Palani. G. S., (2021), “Energy dissipative beam-column connection for earthquake resistant moment frames”, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 176, Jan. 2021, 106428.
  • Saravanan. M., Goswami. R. and Palani, G. S., (2020), “Performance of special moment frame buildings with a new replaceable beam-column connection”, Indian Structural Steel Conference (ISSC 2020), 25-27, March 2020 – IIT Hyderabad, India
  • Saravanan. M., Goswami. R. and Palani, G. S., (2018), “Replaceable fuses in earthquake resistant steel structures: A review”, International Journal of Steel Structures, Volume 18, Issue 3 Page 868-879.
  • Saravanan. M., Marimuthu. V., Surendran. M., Prabha. P. and Palani. G. S. (2014), “Seismic characterization of cold formed steel pallet racks”, International journal of Earthquakes and Structures, Vol. 7 (6), December, 2014.
  • Prabha. P., Marimuthu. V., Saravanan. M., Palani. G. S., Lakshmanan. N. and Senthil. R., (2013), “Effect of confinement on Steel-Concrete Composite Light-Weight Load-Bearing Wall Panels under Axial Compression”, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol.81, pp.11-19,
  • Saravanan. M., Marimuthu. V., Prabha. P., Jayachandran S. A. and Datta, D. (2012), Experimental investigations on composite slabs to evaluate longitudinal shear strength’, International Journal of Steel and Composite Structures, Volume 13, Number 5, November 2012, pages 489-500.
  • Prabha. P., Jayachandran. S. A., Saravanan. M. and Marimuthu. V., (2011), “Prediction of the tensile capacity of cold formed angles experiencing shear lag”, Journal of Thin Walled structures, Vol.49, No.11, November 2011, pp.1348-1358.
  • Prabha. P., Marimuthu. V., Saravanan. M. and Jayachandran. S. A., (2010), “Evaluation of connection flexibility in cold formed steel racks”, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol.66, No.7, pp.863-872.
  • Saravanan. M., Jayachandran. S. A., Marimuthu. V. and Prabha. P., (2009), “Advanced analysis of cyclic behaviour of plane steel frames with semi-rigid connections, International Journal of Steel and Composite structures, Vol.9, August 2009, No.4, pp.381-395
  • Prabha. P., Rekha. S., Marimuthu. V., Saravanan. M., Palani. G. S., and Surendran. M., (2015), “Modified Frye-Morris polynomial model for double web angle connections”, International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering, Springer-Open access, Volume 7, Issue 3, pp 295–306, September 2015, DOI 10.1007/s40091-015-0100-y.

Patents / Copyrights

Patents filed

  • Saravanan, M., Goswami, R. and Palani, G.S., (2018) “Energy-dissipating replaceable fuse elements for steel beam-column connection”, National Patent application number. 201811047609, Dated: 17/12/2018.
Dr Balagopal R

Dr Balagopal R

Scientist - F

CSIR-SERC
  • Tower Testing Research Station,
    CSIR-SERC, Tirusulam, Chennai – 600 043.
  • balagopal(dot)serc(at)csir(dot)res(dot)in
  • +91-44-22545590

Academic Background

  • Ph D., Structural Engineering,Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
  • M.E.,Structural Engineering, CEG, Anna University,Chennai ,Department Second Rank
  • B.E., Civil Engineering ,Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai,University Frist Rank Gold Medalist

Professional Background

  • Senior Principal Scientist,CSIR- Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai, 20/10/2023 To Till Date
  • Principal Scientist,CSIR- Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai, 20/10/2018 To 19/10/2023
  • Senior Scientist,CSIR- Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai, 20/10/2012 To 19/10/2018
  • Scientist, CSIR- Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai, 20/10/2008  To 19/10/2012
  • Junior Scientist, CSIR- Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai, 19/10/2004  To  19/10/2008

Areas of Scientific Interest

  • Analysis and design of power transmission line (TL) and communication and broad casting towers and tower like structures.
  • Upgradation, strengthening and retrofitting techniques of existing TL towers.
  • Full scale testing of TL and communication towers, masts, poles, guyed towers and mechanical strength test of insulators

Awards & Honours

  • Received Dr.M.Ramaiah Certificate of Merit for the technical paper published among the scientists of CSIR-SERC during 2017-2018 awarded on 26thSeptember, 2019 by CSIR-SERC, “Failure investigation of GFRP communication towers” published in Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 79, pp 397-407.
  • Received Sir. Arthur Cotton memorial prize for the best technical paper published in Journal of Institution of Engineers India (Series A) awarded on 27th December, 2019 during 34th Indian Engineering Congress, Hyderabad, “Experimental investigation on strengthening of bolted connections in transmission / communication towers”, Vol. 99, pp 269-277.
  • Received Dr. M. Ramaiah Certificate of Merit for the technical paper published among the scientists of CSIR-SERC during 2008-2009 awarded on 26th September, 2009 by CSIR-SERC. “Analytical and experimental studies on 400kV S/C portal type guyed tower” published in International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol. 9, No.4, pp 85-106.

Publications

  • R. Balagopal, N. Prasad Rao and R. P. Rokade, Investigation on Buckling Behaviour of GFRP Angle Sections with Bolted Connections in Lattice Towers, Journal of Institution of Engineers India (Series A) (2020), Vol. 101, pp 327–342
  • N. Prasad Rao, R. Balagopal and R. P. Rokade, Buckling Behaviour of Schifflerized Angle Sections, Journal of Institution of Engineers India (Series A) (2020), Vol. 101, pp 233–246.
  • R. Balagopal, Ananth Ramaswamy, G.S. Palani, N. Prasad Rao, Simplified bolted connection model for analysis of transmission line towers, Structures -Elsevier (2020), Vol 27, pp 2114-2125.
  • R. Balagopal, N. Prasad Rao R. P. Rokade and P.K. Umesha, Studies on Strengthening Techniques for Existing Transmission Line and Communication Towers, Recent Advances in Structural Engineering Vol. 2 (Select Proceedings of SEC 2016) (2018) , Vol. 12, pp 639-648.
  • R. Balagopal, N. Prasad Rao and R. P. Rokade, Simplified model to predict deflection and natural frequency of steel pole structures, Journal of Institution of Engineers India (Series A) (2018), Vol. 99, pp 595 – 607.
  • R. Balagopal, N. Prasad Rao and R. P. Rokade and P K Umesha, Experimental investigation on strengthening of bolted connections in transmission / communication towers , Journal of Institution of Engineers India (Series A) (2018), Vol. 99, pp 269-277.
  • N. Prasad Rao, R. P. Rokade, R. Balagopal, Failure investigation  of GFRP communication towers, Engineering Failure Analysis (2017), Vol. 79, pp 397-407
  • N. Prasad Rao, R. Balagopal,  R. P. Rokade, S .J. Mohan, Schifflerised angle sections for triangular based communication towers", The IES Journal Part A: Civil & Structural Engineering, (2013), Vol. 6, No: 3,   pp 189-198.
  • R. Balagopal, N. Prasad Rao, R. P. Rokade, S. J. Mohan,Comparative studies on conventional monopole and Microwave Towers,Journal of Structural Engineering (JOSE), CSIR-SERC, (2012), Vol. 39, No: 4, pp 450 – 457.
  • N.Prasad Rao, R. Balagopal, P. Rokade, S .J. Mohan, Analytical and experimental studies on 400 and 132 kV steel transmission poles, International Journal of Engineering Failure Analysis,(2011), Vol 8,  No: 3,pp 1018-1029.
  • N. Prasad Rao, S .J. Mohan, R. P. Rokade, R. Balagopal, Analytical and experimental studies on 400kV S/C portal type guyed tower, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, (2009), Vol 9, No:4, pp 85-106.
  • R. P. Rokade, S. J. Mohan, N. Prasad Rao, R. Balagopal, Development of methodology for refurbishment of transmission line tower foundation, Journal of Structural Engineering (JOSE), CSIR-SERC, (2008), Vol. 35, No: 1, pp 66 – 72.

Patents / Copyrights

Dr Marimuthu V

Dr Marimuthu V

Scientist - F

CSIR-SERC
  • CSIR-SERC , Taramani, Chennai – 600 113.
  • marimuthu(dot)serc(at)csir(dot)res(dot)in
  • +91-44-22549143

Academic Background

  • Ph.D (Structural Engineering) - IIT Madras
  • M.E (Structural Engineering) - Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
  • B.E (Civil Engineering) - Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

Professional Background

  • Senior Principal Scientist: September 2023-till date
  • Principal Scientist: September 2017- September 2023
  • Senior Scientist: September 2012-August 2017
  • Scientist: September 2008-August 2012
  • Junior Scientist: September 2004-August 2008

Areas of Scientific Interest

  • Hot-rolled and Cold-formed steel structures
  • Steel and composite structures
  • Integrity assessment and NDT&E of industrial structures

Awards & Honours

  • Certificate of Merit for the best paper during 2009-2010.
  • Awarded Dr. Ramaiah prize for the best technical paper in the year 2010-2011.
  • Awarded a Certificate of Merit for the paper during 2011-2012.

Publications

  • Certificate of Merit for the best paper during 2009-2010.
  • Awarded Dr. Ramaiah prize for the best technical paper in the year 2010-2011.
  • Awarded a Certificate of Merit for the paper during 2011-2012.

Patents / Copyrights

  • V. Marimuthu, S. Seetharaman, S. Arul Jayachandran, A. Chellappan, T.K. Bandyopadhyay and D. Dutta, “Experimental studies on composite deck slabs to determine the shear-bond characteristic (m–k) values of the embossed profiled sheet”, Journal of Constructional Steel Research 63 (2007) 791–803
  • V. Marimuthu, G. S. Palani and Satish Kumar, “Strength and stiffness characteristics of self-drilling screw lap-joints”, CSIR-SERC Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol.44, No.1, April-May 2017, pp. 63-69
  • Saravanan. M., Marimuthu. V., Prabha. P. Arul Jayachandran S, and Datta, D. (2012), Experimental investigations on composite slabs to evaluate longitudinal shear strength’, Steel and Composite Structures   Volume 13, Number 5, November 2012, pages 489-500 
  • P.Prabha, V.Marimuthu, M.Saravanan, G.S.Palani, N.Lakshmanan and R.Senthil, “Effect of confinement on Steel-Concrete Composite Light-Weight Load-Bearing Wall Panels under Axial Compression”, International Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol.81, pp.11-19,February 2013.
  • P.Prabha, V.Marimuthu, M.Saravanan and S.Arul Jayachandran, “Evaluation of connection flexibility in cold formed steel racks”, International Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol.66, No.7, July 2010, pp.863-872.
  • Saravanan. M., Marimuthu. V., Surendran. M., Prabha. P. and Palani. G. S. (2014), “Seismic characterization of cold formed steel pallet racks”, Earthquakes and Structures, Vol. 7 (6), December, 2014
  • P. Prabha, V. Marimuthu, S. Arul Jayachandran, S. Seetharaman and N. Raman, “An improved polynomial model for top and seat-angle connection”, International Journal of Steel and Composite structures, Vol.8, N0.5, 2008, pp.403-421.
  • Saravanan M, V. Marimuthu, S. Sharmila and S.A. Jayachandran,”Distortional buckling strength of cold-formed steel beam under flexure”, CSIR-SERC Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Saravanan, M., Arul Jayachandran. S, Marimuthu. V, Prabha. P, “Advanced analysis of cyclic behaviour of plane steel frames with semi-rigid connections”, International Journal of Steel and Composite structures, Vol.9, No.4, pp. 381-395, August 2009.
  • S. Arul Jayachandran, V. Marimuthu, P. Prabha, S. Seetharaman and N. Pandian, “Investigations on the behaviour of semi-rigid endplate connections”, International Journal of Advanced Steel construction, Vol.5, No.4, pp. 432-451, December 2009.
  • Prabha P, Arul Jayachandran S, Saravanan M and Marimuthu V, “Prediction of the tensile capacity of cold formed angles experiencing shear lag”, International Journal of Thin Walled structures, Vol.49, No.11, November 2011, pp.1348-1358.
  • P.Prabha, S.Rekha, V.Marimuthu, M.Saravanan, G.S.Palani and M.Surendran (2015), “Modified Frye-Morris polynomial model for double web angle connections”, International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering, Springer-Open access, Volume 7, Issue 3, pp 295–306, September 2015
  • Arul Jayachandran S., Marimuthu V., Prabha P, Seetharaman S. and Sundaramahalingam S, “Evaluation of design provisions for eccentrically loaded channel tension members” Fifth International conference in Advances in Steel Structures ICASS-07, National University of Singapore, Dec. 5-7, 2007.
  • P.Prabha, V. Marimuthu, M. Saravanan, S. Arul Jayachandran and G.S.Palani, “Experimental studies on cold-formed steel angle tension members”, The 4th WSEAS International conference on Engineering Mechanics, Structures, Engineering Geology – EMESEG’11, Corfu Island, Greece, July 14-16, 2011, pp.236-241.
  • V. Marimuthu, G.S. Palani, S.R.Satish Kumar, M.Surendran, M.Saravanan and                 P. Prabha, ‘Numerical studies on the behaviour of self-drilling screw beam-column joints’, 5th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, CSIR-SERC, 10-13 December 2014, pp.2014-2023.
  •  M. Saravanan, V. Marimuthu, M.Surendran, P. Prabha and G.S. Palani, ‘Numerical studies on stem of T-Stub bolted connections’, 5th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, CSIR-SERC, 10-13 December 2014, pp.2014-2023.