Dr. Somnath Sarangi

Dr. Somnath Sarangi
Associate Professor
Ph.D, IIT Kharagpur
Ph: +91-612-302 8026
somsara[*AT]iitp.ac.in
Research Areas
  • Continuum Mechanics Soft Tissue Mechanics Bio-mechanics Non-linear Solid Mechanics Vibration Non-linear Dynamics Constitutive Modelling Condition Monitoring Signal-based Fault Diagnosis
Other Interests
  • Soft-tissue Mechanics, Vibration
PHD Students
Sr. No. Photo Area of Reasearch Status
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Chandan Kumar Research Area: Dynamics and Vibration of Journal Bearing System.
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Md. Moonim lateefi Research Area: Stability Analysis of Hyperelastic Thin Shell under Large Deformation.
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Vikash Kumar Research Area: Mathematical Modelling and Fault Diagnosis of Motor-Gearbox System
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Subrata Kumar Behera Research Area: Continuum Mechanics
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Sanjeev Kumar Research Area: Gearbox Fault Diagnosis
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Rashi Aditi Ranjan Research Area: Non-linear Dynamics and Control
Former PHD Students
Sr. No. Photo Area of Reasearch Current Position
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Dr. Firozut Tauheed Current affiliation: Assistant Professor at Maulana Azad College of Engineering and Technology
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Dr. Alok Verma Current affiliation: Scientist II, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
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Dr. Deepak Kumar Current affiliation: Assistant Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering NIT Bhopal
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Dr. Kriti Arya Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Mathematics, VIT Chennai
Professional Experience
  • Two and half years of industrial experience
Awards & Honours
  • National Scholarship
Publications / Journals / Conferences
  • Journal Publications:

    SCI Journals

    • Arya, K., Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2022). Free radial oscillations of an actuated cylindrical tube. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 1-11.   Impact factor (2022) – 3.338, h-index (2022) - 55
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    • Kumar, C., & Sarangi, S. (2022). Dynamic behavior of self-acting gas-lubricated long journal bearing. Mechanics Research Communications124, 103950.  Impact factor (2022) - 3.123, h-index (2022) - 54
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    • Kumar, V., Mukherjee, S., Verma, A. K., & Sarangi, S. (2022). An AI-Based Nonparametric Filter Approach for Gearbox Fault Diagnosis. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement71, 1-11. Impact factor (2022) - 5.332, h-index (2022) – 128
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    • Behera, S. K., Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2022). Constitutive modeling of damage-induced stress softening in electro-magneto-viscoelastic materials. Mechanics of Materials, 104348. Impact factor (2022) – 4.137, h-index (2022) - 112
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    • Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2022). Constitutive modeling of an electro-magneto-rheological fluid. Scientific Reports12(1), 1-12. Impact factor (2022) - 5.133, h-index (2022) - 213
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    • Kumar, D., Yadav, V., & Sarangi, S. (2022). Modeling and analysis of an electro-magneto-elastic rotating cylindrical tube actuator. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 1045389X211072188. Impact factor (2022) – 2.172, h-index (2022) - 118
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    • Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2021). A novel class of universal relation for incompressible isotropic electro-viscoelastic materials. Mechanics Research Communications117, 103784. Impact factor (2022) – 2.749, h-index (2022) - 71
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    • Kumar, V., Kumar, A., Kumar, S., & Sarangi, S. (2022). TVMS calculation and dynamic analysis of carburized spur gear pair. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing166, 108436. Impact factor (2022) – 8.934, h-index (2022) - 180
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    • Kumar, V., Rai, A., Mukherjee, S., & Sarangi, S. (2021). A Lagrangian approach for the electromechanical model of single-stage spur gear with tooth root cracks. Engineering Failure Analysis129, 105662. Impact factor (2022) – 3.634, h-index (2022) - 82
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    • Behera, S. K., Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2021). Modeling of electro–viscoelastic dielectric elastomer: A continuum mechanics approach. European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids90, 104369. Impact factor (2022) – 4.873, h-index (2022) - 93
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    • Arya, K., Bhattacharyya, R., & Sarangi, S. (2021). Small superimposed radial oscillations for a class of damaged limited elastic tubes. Acta Mechanica232(7), 2765-2780. Impact factor (2022) – 2.698, h-index (2022) - 80
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    • Kumar, D., Sarangi, S., & Bhattacharyya, R. (2020). Universal relations in nonlinear electro-magneto-elasticity. Archive of Applied Mechanics90(7), 1643-1657. Impact factor (2022) – 2.467, h-index (2022) - 64
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    • Kumar, D., Sarangi, S., & Saxena, P. (2020). Universal relations in coupled electro-magneto-elasticity. Mechanics of Materials143, 103308. Impact factor (2022) – 4.137, h-index (2022) - 112
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    • Arya, K., Sarangi, S., & Bhattacharyya, R. (2020). A damaged Ogden material tube under pressure: stability and bifurcation analysis. Soft Materials18(1), 74-88. Impact factor (2022) – 1.619, h-index (2022) - 27
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    • Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2019). Electro-magnetostriction under large deformation: modeling with experimental validation. Mechanics of Materials128, 1-10. Impact factor (2022) – 4.137, h-index (2022) - 112
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    • Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2019). Electro-mechanical instability modelling in elastomeric actuators: a second law of thermodynamics-based approach. Soft Materials17(3), 308-320. Impact factor (2022) – 1.619, h-index (2022) - 27
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    • Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2021). Dynamic modeling of a dielectric elastomeric spherical actuator: an energy-based approach. Soft Materials19(2), 129-138. Impact factor (2022) – 1.619, h-index (2022) - 27
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    • Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2019). Pre-stretch and frequency variation effect on the dielectric permittivity of a dielectric elastomer: an amended permittivity model. Sādhanā44(8), 1-4. Impact factor (2022) – 1.214, h-index (2022) - 52
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    • Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2018). Instability analysis of an electro-magneto-elastic actuator: A continuum mechanics approach. AIP Advances8(11), 115314. Impact factor (2022) – 1.697, h-index (2022) - 64
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    • Arya, K., & Sarangi, S. (2018). The effect of damage on small-amplitude radial oscillations of an incompressible isotropic tube under pressure. European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids68, 25-37. Impact factor (2022) – 4.873, h-index (2022) - 93
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    • Arya, K., & Sarangi, S. (2018). Effect of damage on the free radial oscillations of an incompressible isotropic tube. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids23(8), 1177-1205. Impact factor (2022) – 2.719, h-index (2022) - 47
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    • Kumar, C., & Sarangi, S. (2018). Dynamic response of an unbalanced rigid rotor bearing system with a nonlinear hydrodynamic force. Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics13(9). Impact factor (2022) – 1.872, h-index (2022) - 53
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    • Verma, A. K., Sarangi, S., & Kolekar, M. (2016). Misalignment faults detection in an induction motor based on multi-scale entropy and artificial neural network. Electric Power Components and Systems44(8), 916-927. Impact factor (2022) – 1.276, h-index (2022) - 54
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    • Bhattacharyya, R., Sarangi, S., & Samantaray, A. K. (2015). Effect of stress-softening on the ballooning motion of hyperelastic strings. International Journal of Engineering Science96, 19-33. Impact factor (2022) – 7.155, h-index (2022) - 118
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    • Tauheed, F., & Sarangi, S. (2015). Rheological model for stress-softened visco-hyperelastic materials. International Journal of Damage Mechanics24(5), 728-749. Impact factor (2022) – 3.988, h-index (2022) - 46
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    • Tauheed, F., & Sarangi, S. (2014). Damage-induced stress-softening and viscoelasticity of limited elastic materials. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials18(3), 493-525. Impact factor (2022) – 2.538, h-index (2022) - 46
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    • Tauheed, F., & Sarangi, S. (2014). An invariant based damage model of stress-softening. Mechanics Research Communications56, 11-17. Impact factor (2022) – 2.749, h-index (2022) - 71
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    • Verma, A., Sarangi, S., & Kolekar, M. H. (2014). Stator winding fault prediction of induction motors using multiscale entropy and grey fuzzy optimization methods. Computers & Electrical Engineering40(7), 2246-2258. Impact factor (2022) – 4.152, h-index (2022) - 73
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    • Tauheed, F., & Sarangi, S. (2012). Mullins effect on incompressible hyperelastic cylindrical tube in finite torsion. International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design8(4), 393-402. Impact factor (2022) – 3.561, h-index (2022) - 36
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    • Beatty, M. F., Bhattacharyya, R., & Sarangi, S. (2009). Small amplitude, free longitudinal vibrations of a load on a finitely deformed stress-softening spring with limiting extensibility. Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik60(5), 971-1006. Impact factor (2022) – 2.221, h-index (2022) - 62
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    • Sarangi, S., Bhattacharyya, R., & Beatty, M. F. (2008). Effect of Stress-softening on the Dynamics of a Load Supported by a Rubber String. Journal of Elasticity92(2), 115-149. Impact factor (2022) – 1.742, h-index (2022) – 61

    ESCI Journals

    • Lateefi, M. M., Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2022). An alternative form of energy density demonstrating the severe strain-stiffening in thin spherical and cylindrical shells. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 100361. h-index (2022) – 25
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    • Kumar, D., Behera, S. K., Arya, K., & Sarangi, S. (2022). An alternative form of energy density function demonstrating the electro-elastic deformation of a dielectric cylindrical actuator. Mechanics of Soft Materials4(1), 1-7.
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    • Yadav, V., Kumar, D., Srivastav, A., & Sarangi, S. (2022). Modelling and FEM simulation of a rotating hyperelastic spherical balloon actuator. Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 1-12. h-index (2022) – 13
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    • Verma, A. K., Sarangi, S., & Kolekar, M. H. (2014). Experimental investigation of misalignment effects on rotor shaft vibration and on stator current signature. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention14(2), 125-138. h-index (2022) – 29

    Scopus Index Proceedings

    • Mukherjee, S., Kumar, V., Sarangi, S., & Bera, T. K. (2020). Gearbox Fault Diagnosis using Advanced Computational Intelligence. Procedia Computer Science167, 1594-1603. h-index (2022) – 92
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    • Mukherjee, S., Kumar, V., Sarangi, S., & Bera, T. K. (2020). An Improved Signal Pre-Processing Method for Gearbox Fault Features Extraction. Procedia Computer Science167, 1604-1614. h-index (2022) – 92
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    • Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2020). Pre-stretching effect modeling of a dielectric elastomer under the electrical loading condition. Materials Today: Proceedings24, 290-297. h-index (2022) – 56
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    • Kumar, D., Lateefi, M. M., & Sarangi, S. (2019, November). A phenomenological model for the viscoelastic behaviour of natural rubber. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 577, No. 1, p. 012020). IOP Publishing. h-index (2022) – 48
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    • Kumar, D., Arya, K., & Sarangi, S. (2019, August). Modeling of a pre-stretched dielectric elastomer: A second law of thermodynamics-based approach. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 1276, No. 1, p. 012047). IOP Publishing. h-index (2022) – 85
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    • Arya, K., Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2019, August). Small Superimposed Radial Oscillations of an Arterial Tissue: Before and After Angioplasty. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 1276, No. 1, p. 012017). IOP Publishing. h-index (2022) – 85
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    • Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2018). Variable stiffness modeling of smart cantilever beam under the electrical loading condition. Procedia computer science133, 697-702. h-index (2022) – 92
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    • Lateefi, M. M., Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2018, October). Stability analysis of a hyperelastic tube under large deformation. In 2018 International Conference on Automation and Computational Engineering (ICACE) (pp. 234-239). IEEE.
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    • Kumar, D., & Sarangi, S. (2018). Dynamic response of dielectric elastomer under electrical loading condition. Procedia computer science133, 691-696.  h-index (2022) – 92
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    • Kumar, C., Krishnan, G., & Sarangi, S. (2015, February). Experimental investigation on misalignment fault detection in induction motors using current and vibration signature analysis. In 2015 International Conference on Futuristic Trends on Computational Analysis and Knowledge Management (ABLAZE) (pp. 61-66). IEEE.
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    • Verma, A. K., Sarangi, S., & Kolekar, M. H. (2013). Misalignment fault detection in induction motor using rotor shaft vibration and stator current signature analysis. International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems6(5-6), 422-436. h-index (2022) – 16
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    • Verma, A. K., Sarangi, S., & Kolekar, M. H. (2013). Shaft misalignment detection using stator current monitoring. International Journal of Advanced Computer Research3(1), 305. h-index (2022) – 7
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    • Mishra, A. K., Raina, R., BahadurYadav, S., Verma, A., & Sarangi, S. Modeling and Simulation of Levitating Ball by Electromagnet using Bond Graph. h-index (2022) – 16
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    • Alok, K. V., Somnath, S., Mahesh, K., & Shreya, B. (2012, March). Oil whip detection using stator current monitoring. In 2012 IEEE Symposium on Computers & Informatics (ISCI) (pp. 119-124). IEEE.
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    • Tauheed, F., & Sarangi, S. (2010). Modelling of damage in finite torsion, extension and inflation of an arterial tissue. In 6th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2010). August 1-6, 2010 Singapore (pp. 879-882). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.

    Book Chapters

    • Kumar, V., Verma, A. K., & Sarangi, S. (2021). Fault diagnosis of single-stage bevel gearbox by energy operator and j48 algorithm. In Advances in Condition Monitoring and Structural Health Monitoring (pp. 231-239). Springer, Singapore.
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    • Mukherjee, S., Kaushal, R., Kumar, V., & Sarangi, S. (2021). A novel approach of gearbox fault diagnosis by using time synchronous averaging and j48 algorithm. In Advances in Electromechanical Technologies (pp. 927-935). Springer, Singapore.
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    • Kumar, D., Behera, S. K., & Sarangi, S. (2021). Finite deformation of a dielectric cylindrical actuator: A continuum mechanics approach. In Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations (pp. 401-417). Springer, Singapore.
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    • Verma, A., & Sarangi, S. (2015). Fault diagnosis of broken rotor bars in induction motor using multiscale entropy and backpropagation neural network. In Intelligent computing and applications (pp. 393-404). Springer, New Delhi.
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    • Verma, A. K., Sarangi, S., & Kolekar, M. (2015). Misalignment fault prediction of motor-shaft using multiscale entropy and support vector machine. In Advances in Intelligent Informatics (pp. 359-370). Springer, Cham.


    Conference Publications :

    • F. Tauheed and S. Sarangi, “Stress-softening in Finite Torsion Extension and Inflation of a Cylindrical Tube” ICTACEM 2010.
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    • F. Tauheed and S. Sarangi, “Permanent set in rubberlike materials” International Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (October 5-7, 2012).
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    • Tauheed, F.; Sarangi, S. Damage induced stress-softening and viscoelasticity of soft biological tissues; In 15th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBME), 2013 Singapore. Accepted
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    • Alok Kumar Verma, Somnath Sarangi, Mahesh Kolekar and Shreya Banerjee, “Oil Whip Detection using Stator Current Monitoring”, IEEE Symposium on Computers and Informatics, Penang, Malaysia, pp. 119-124, 18-20 March, 2012.
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    • Alok Verma, Anubhuti Saha, Somnath Sarangi and Maheshkumar Kolekar, “Fault Detection of Broken Rotor Bars in Induction Motor Using Multiscale Entropy and Artificial Neural Network”, Proc. of International Conference on Smart Technologies for Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, India, pp. 285-291, 25-26 Oct’ 2013.
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    • Alok Kumar Verma, Somnath Sarangi and Mahesh Kolekar, “Multiscale Entropy Based Fault Detection of Broken Rotor Bar using Support Vector Machine”, 4th Nirma University International Conference on Engineering, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, pp. 161-168, 28 - 30 November, 2013.
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    • Anand Kumar Mishra, Rashmi Raina, Sher Bahadur Yadav, Alok Verma, Somnath Sarangi and Anubhuti Saha, “Modeling and Simulation of Levitating Ball by Electromagnet using Bond Graph”, International Conference on Machine and Mechanism, IIT Roorkee, India, pp. 42-47, 18-20 Dec’ 2013.
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    • Alok Kumar Verma, Somnath Sarangi and Mahesh Kolekar, “Shaft Misalignment Detection using Stator Current Monitoring”, International Conference on Advance Computing and Communication, Ranchi, pp. 305-309, 16-17 March 2013.
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    • M. Agarwal, S. Sarangi and R. Bhattacharyya, "Effect of Stress-softening on Dynamics of Loaded Rubber Shear Mountings", IPROMM-2005, Kharagpur, Allied, pp. 287 - 294, February, 2005.
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    • N. Gupta, M. Sharma, S. Sarangi, R. Bhattacharyya , "Determination of Mechanical Property of Synthetic Rubber using Optical Mouse as a Sensor" Springer Proceedings in Physics 126, ICOVP 2007, Pages 165-171.
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    • S. Sarangi, R. Bhattacharyya and A. K. Samantaray, "On the Ballooning Motion of Hyperelastic strings" 9th International Conference on Vibration Problems, January 19-January 22, 2009, IIT Kharagpur, Pages 1-9.
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    • S. Sarangi, "Modeling of Damage Mechanism in Mouse Skin" 14th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, December 17-18, 2009, NIT Durgapur, Pages 1-7
    • Interactions with other institutes, industries, R & D laboratories etc (visits from/to other organizations, expert lectures arranged/ delivered collaborative projects/ research, service to university level/ state level or national level committees etc.):

      • Guest Speaker at “Symposium on Engineering Application of Matlab” in Indian School of Mines, Dhandad 9-10 January, 2010.
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      • Keynote Speaker at “Workshop on Optimization Techniques and their Applications in Engineering Problems” in National Institute of Technology Durgapur 05-09 August, 2013.
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      • Design Consultant for Rice Mill Cluster Luckeesarai, Bihar and conducted a Design Awareness Programme at Luckeesarai 18-22 February,2014. Supported by Government of Bihar and MSME, Government of India.
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      • Keynote Speaker at “National Conference in INNOVATIONS IN DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES (IDCIS-2014)” in National Institute of Technology Durgapur 03-05 April, 2014.

      Other Responsibilities:

      • Assigned with Laboratory Development of various  UG and PG Courses
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      • Conducting “Research Scholars Day” for last four years
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      • Was a member of IAPC from 2009 to 2012
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      • Was Departmental Ph.D programme Advisor from 2009 to 2011
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      • B.Tech Faculty Advisor of 2010 Batch