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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
36
Citations
10928
World Ranking
2464
National Ranking
876

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

I. S. Raju is affiliated with the Langley Research Center in the United States and has contributed to the field of engineering, with a primary focus on aerospace engineering. Their work spans several interconnected disciplines including civil and structural engineering, statistics, probability and uncertainty, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas related to aerospace and space exploration technology. These include spacecraft design and technology, rocket and propulsion systems research, structural analysis and optimization, probabilistic and robust engineering design, manufacturing process and optimization, and space exploration and technology.

Among their published papers, the following stand out as recent contributions:

  • Comparison of Requirements for Composite Structures for Aircraft and Space Applications, 2023, Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies
  • Some Remaining Challenges in Aerospace Structures, 2021, AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
  • Revisiting Building Block Approaches for Structures, 2022, AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
  • Lesson Learned from Recent Space Flight Assessments, 2020, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum

I. S. Raju has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including Kenneth R. Hamm, Kauser Imtiaz, Kenny B. Elliott, Roy W. Hampton, and Norman F. Knight.

Their work has been disseminated through established venues in the aerospace field such as the AIAA Scitech Forums (2020, 2021, 2022) and the Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies.

In recognition of their professional contributions, I. S. Raju was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2017.

Best Publications

  • An empirical stress-intensity factor equation for the surface crack

    J. C. Newman;I. S. Raju

  • Stress-intensity factors for a wide range of semi-elliptical surface cracks in finite-thickness plates

    I. S. Raju;J. C. Newman

  • Stress-intensity factor equations for cracks in three-dimensional finite bodies subjected to tension and bending loads

    J. C. Newman;I. S. Raju

  • Analysis of surface cracks in finite plates under tension or bending loads

    J. C. Newman;I. S. Raju

  • Calculation of strain-energy release rates with higher order and singular finite elements

    I.S. Raju

  • Stress-Intensity Factors for Internal and External Surface Cracks in Cylindrical Vessels

    I. S. Raju;J. C. Newman

  • Stress-intensity factor equations for cracks in three-dimensional finite bodies

    JC Newman;IS Raju

  • Convergence of strain energy release rate components for Edge-Delaminated composite laminates

    I.S. Raju;J.H. Crews;M.A. Aminpour

  • Stress-intensity Factors for Circumferential Surface Cracks in Pipes and Rods under Tension and Bending Loads

    IS Raju;JC Newman

  • Reliability of the finite element method for calculating free edge stresses in composite laminates

    J.D. Whitcomb;I.S. Raju;J.G. Goree

  • Interlaminar stress singularities at a straight free edge in composite laminates

    I.S. Raju;John H. Crews

  • Stress-Intensity Factors for Internal Surface Cracks in Cylindrical Pressure Vessels

    J. C. Newman;I. S. Raju

  • An equivalent domain integral method for three-dimensional mixed-mode fracture problems

    K.N. Shivakumar;I.S. Raju

  • Three dimensional finite-element analysis of finite-thickness fracture specimens

    I. S. Raju;J. C. Newman

  • Classical Laminate Theory Models for Woven Fabric Composites

    IS Raju;JT Wang

  • Finite element formulation for the large amplitude free vibrations of beams and orthotropic circular plates

    G. Venkateswara Rao;K. Kanaka Raju;I.S. Raju

  • An equivalent domain integral method in the two-dimensional analysis of mixed mode crack problems

    I.S. Raju;K.N. Shivakumar

  • Stress-intensity factors for two symmetric corner cracks

    I. S. Raju;J. C. Newman

  • Effect of longitudinal or inplane deformation and inertia on the large amplitude flexural vibrations of slender beams and thin plates

    I.S. Raju;G.Venkateswara Rao;K.Kanaka Raju

  • Stress-Concentration Factors for Finite Orthotropic Laminates with a Pin-Loaded Hole.

    John H. Crews;C. S. Hong;I. S. Raju

Frequent Co-Authors

James C. Newman
James C. Newman Mississippi State University
Kunigal N. Shivakumar
Kunigal N. Shivakumar North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
John D. Whitcomb
John D. Whitcomb Texas A&M University
John Wang
John Wang National University of Singapore

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