S. M. Murigendrappa

Designation: 

Professor and Head

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Friday, February 29, 2008

Professional Experience: 

Teaching: 23 years
Industry : 02 years

Contact Details

E-mail: 

smm@nitk.edu.in

Telephone: 

+91 824 247 3651

Mobile: 

+91 93438 89072

Google Scholar: 

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=RgZSWJgAAAAJ&hl=en
Academic Background

• Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)
• M.Tech. ( Mysore University)
• B.E. (Mysore University)

Areas of Interest

Machine Dynamics and Vibrations
Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue
Stress Analysis
Finite Element Method
Advanced Materials

Significant Projects

Completed DST Funded Research Projects:
1.An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation on Narrow Thermal Hysteresis of Cu-Al-Be Based SMA Actuator for Vibration Isolation,
Principal Investigator: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa and Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. S. Kattimani

2.Experimental Characterisation and Numerical Modelling of Delamination Growth in Fiber Reinforced Polymer Laminated Composites under Cyclic Loading
Principal Investigator: Dr. S. Kattimani and Co-Principal Investigator: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa

Supervision of Ph.D

Completed: 11

Ongoing : 03

1 Ravi A M,
Title: Experimental and Theoretical Investigations on Thermally Enhanced Machining of High-chrome White Cast Iron
Guide: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa
Year of Award - 2015

2 Nivish George
Title: Buckling and Dynamic Characteristics of Non-uniformly Heated FG-CNT Polymer Nanocomposite Plate, September 2017,
Guide: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa and Co-guide: Dr. P. Jeyaraj
Year of Award - 2017

3 Vinod Suresh Bhagat,
Title: Buckling and Dynamic behaviour of Non-uniformly Heated Cylindrical Panels,
Guide: Dr. P. Jeyaraj Co-guide: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa
Year of Award - 2017

4 Achuthan C Pankaj
Title: Numerical and Experimental Investigations on Damage Detection in Joints based on Statistical Energy Analysis like Approach
Guide: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa
Year of Award - 2019

5 Anil Kumar K. S.
Title: Experimental Investigations on Friction Stir Welded Joint of Dissimilar Aluminium Alloys
Guide: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa and Co-guide: Dr. Hemantha Kumar
Year of Award - 2019

6. G. Bala Narasimha
Title: An Experimental Investigation on Properties of Cu-Al-Be-X Shape Memory Alloys for Smart Structure Applications
Guide: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa
Year of Award - 2020

7. Susheel Kumar
Title: Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Intelligent Nonlinear Controls for Magnetorheological Elastomer based Vibration Systems
Guide: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa and Co-guide: Prof. K. V. Gangadharan
Year of Award - 2021

8. Kalinga T
Title: An Experimental Investigation on the Properties of Cu-Al-Be-X Shape Memory Alloys for Vibration Damping Applications
Guide: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa and Co-guide: Dr. S. Kattimani
Year of Award: 2022

9. Ratnesh Kumar Singh
Title: An Experimental Investigation on Properties of Shape Memory Alloy Wires of Cu-Al-Be Doped with Grain Refiners for the Structural Applications
Guide: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa and Co-guide: Dr. S. Kattimani
Year of Award: 2022

10. M.L.J. Suman
Title: Effect of interface layers on delamination growth in hybrid plain woven composite laminates under quasi-static and fatigue Mode-I loading and their modal
characteristics
Guide: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa and Co-guide: Dr. S. Kattimani
Year of Award: 2024

11. Chetan H C
Title: Investigation of Delamination Growth in Fibre Reinforced Polymer Laminated Composites Under Static and Fatigue Loading
Guide: Prof. S. Kattimani and Co-guide: Prof. S. M. Murigendrappa
Year of Thesis Submission: 2025

Significant Publications

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7801636969

Achievements

 Based on the reference value of outstanding achievements, Marquis Who’s Who has included biographical profile in Who’s Who in the World 2016, 33rd Edition.
 Prepared Lecture Notes in Animated Power Point Show as Replacement for Traditional Black-Board Presentation on topics of Engineering Graphics, Engineering Drawing, Machine Dynamics, Lubrication and Journal Bearing, Fundamentals of Vibration and Shock, Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue, Experimental Stress Analysis and Mechanics of Composite Materials. PDF files have been shared by more than 5000 readers includes faculty members and students.
 Author of a textbook titled “Fundamentals of Finite Element Method", Interline Publication, First Edition in 2006 and Second Edition in 2009.
 Recipient of National Award for engineering design for students of Engineering Colleges.
 Recipient of Sir CV Raman Award for best article contributed to the Journal of Acoustical Society of India.

 

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Dr. S M Murigendrappa

Professor and Head,

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK),

Surathkal

P. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangaluru - 575 025 Karnataka, India.

  • Phone No. (O): +91-0824-2473049

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