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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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World Ranking
1442
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  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

N.K. Naik is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in India and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering and materials science. Their research primarily revolves around the mechanics and behavior of composite materials under various conditions, including high-velocity impacts and dynamic loads.

The main fields of study in their work are Engineering and Materials Science, with significant focus on several subfields such as Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Energetic Materials and Combustion
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Textile materials and evaluations
  • Structural Analysis and Optimization

The scientist has published articles in several reputable journals, frequently appearing in:

  • Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies
  • Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
  • Polymer Composites
  • Journal of Composite Materials
  • Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials

Some recent notable papers include:

  • Performance of Ceramic-Composite Armors under Ballistic Impact Loading, 2020, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
  • Three-dimensional braided composites with zero, negative and isotropic thermal expansion behavior, 2020, Journal of Composite Materials
  • Compressive Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Apparatus: Part I - Design and Development, 2023, Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies
  • Compressive Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Apparatus: Part II- Experimental Results, 2023, Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies
  • Three-dimensional braided composites with auxetic behavior in the transverse plane and equal Poisson's ratios along principal directions, 2024, Polymer Composites

N.K. Naik has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • P. J. Guruprasad
  • Santosh Kumar
  • B. Santhosh
  • Venkateswara Rao Kavala
  • Addis Asmelash

Recognition of their contributions includes being named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).

Best Publications

  • Composite structures under ballistic impact

    N.K. Naik;P. Shrirao

  • On the machining of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite laminates

    N. Bhatnagar;N. Ramakrishnan;N.K. Naik;R. Komanduri

  • Elastic Behavior of Woven Fabric Composites: II—Laminate Analysis:

    P.S. Shembekar;N.K. Naik

  • Ballistic impact behaviour of woven fabric composites: Formulation

    N.K. Naik;P. Shrirao;B.C.K. Reddy

  • Hybrid composites made of carbon and glass woven fabrics under quasi-static loading

    Kedar S. Pandya;Ch. Veerraju;N.K. Naik

  • Damage in woven-fabric composites subjected to low-velocity impact

    N.K. Naik;Y. Chandra Sekher;Sailendra Meduri

  • Parametric studies on pulsed Nd:YAG laser cutting of carbon fibre reinforced plastic composites

    Jose Mathew;G.L. Goswami;N. Ramakrishnan;N.K. Naik

  • Prediction of on-axes elastic properties of plain weave fabric composites

    N.K. Naik;V.K. Ganesh

  • Ballistic impact behavior of hybrid composites

    Kedar S. Pandya;Jayaram R. Pothnis;G. Ravikumar;N.K. Naik

  • A zigzag model for laminated composite beams

    Hemendra Arya;R.P. Shimpi;N.K. Naik

  • Ballistic impact behaviour of woven fabric composites: Parametric studies

    N.K. Naik;P. Shrirao;B.C.K. Reddy

  • Ballistic impact behaviour of thick composites: Parametric studies

    N.K. Naik;A.V. Doshi

  • Woven Fabric Composites

    Niranjan K. Naik

  • An analytical method for plain weave fabric composites

    N.K. Naik;V.K. Ganesh

  • Compressive strength of unidirectional composites: evaluation and comparison of prediction models

    N.K. Naik;Rajesh S. Kumar

  • Investigations into the effect of geometry of a trepanning tool on thrust and torque during drilling of GFRP composites

    Jose Mathew;N. Ramakrishnan;N.K. Naik

  • Failure Behavior of Plain Weave Fabric Laminates under On-Axis Uniaxial Tensile Loading: I—Analytical Predictions

    N. K. Naik;V. K. Ganesh

  • High strain rate tensile behavior of woven fabric E-glass/epoxy composite

    N.K. Naik;P. Yernamma;N.M. Thoram;R. Gadipatri

  • Permeability characterization of polymer matrix composites by RTM/VARTM

    N.K. Naik;M. Sirisha;A. Inani

  • High strain rate behavior of woven fabric composites under compressive loading

    N.K. Naik;Venkateswara Rao Kavala

Frequent Co-Authors

Vadim V. Silberschmidt
Vadim V. Silberschmidt Loughborough University
Nikhil Koratkar
Nikhil Koratkar Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Suhas S. Joshi
Suhas S. Joshi Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Seeram Ramakrishna
Seeram Ramakrishna Tsinghua University
Swee Hin Teoh
Swee Hin Teoh Nanyang Technological University
Ranga Komanduri
Ranga Komanduri Oklahoma State University
Girish Kumar
Girish Kumar Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

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