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Materials Science

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67
Citations
14721
World Ranking
5160
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1355

Engineering and Technology

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71
Citations
15784
World Ranking
990
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Ranga Komanduri was affiliated with Oklahoma State University in the United States and contributed to research primarily within the field of Engineering. Their work encompassed both broad and specialized areas of engineering, with a total of three identified publications in the field.

The subfields in which Ranga Komanduri's research was concentrated included Civil and Structural Engineering, with two publications, and Mechanical Engineering, with one publication. This indicates a focus that bridged fundamental mechanical principles and their application to structural contexts.

The main topics covered in their research included Materials Engineering and Processing, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization. Each of these topics was addressed in two publications, reflecting a consistent thematic interest in material behavior and soil-related engineering challenges.

Throughout their career, Ranga Komanduri collaborated with several frequent co-authors, which illustrates a network of research partnerships. Key collaborators included:

  • Hongbing Lu
  • Huiyang Luo
  • William L. Cooper

One notable recognition awarded to Ranga Komanduri was the Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, received in 1990. This award highlights a level of professional acknowledgment within the mechanical engineering community.

Best Publications

  • New observations on the mechanism of chip formation when machining titanium alloys

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

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

  • Thermal modeling of the metal cutting process: Part I — Temperature rise distribution due to shear plane heat source

    R. Komanduri;Z.B. Hou

  • Technological Advances in Fine Abrasive Processes

    R. Komanduri;D.A. Lucca;Y. Tani

  • Ultraprecision Metal Cutting — The Past, the Present and the Future

    N. Ikawa;R.R. Donaldson;R. Komanduri;W. König

  • Handbook of Ion Beam Processing Technology: Principles, Deposition, Film Modification and Synthesis

    J. J. Cuomo;S. M. Rossnagel;H. R. Haufman;Ranga Komanduri

  • On the mechanics of the grinding process – Part I. Stochastic nature of the grinding process

    Zhen Bing Hou;Ranga Komanduri

  • A review of the experimental techniques for the measurement of heat and temperatures generated in some manufacturing processes and tribology

    R Komanduri;Z.B Hou

  • Thermal modeling of the metal cutting process — Part II: temperature rise distribution due to frictional heat source at the tool–chip interface

    Ranga Komanduri;Zhen Bing Hou

  • Thermal modeling of the metal cutting process — Part III: temperature rise distribution due to the combined effects of shear plane heat source and the tool–chip interface frictional heat source

    Ranga Komanduri;Zhen Bing Hou

  • Effect of tool geometry in nanometric cutting: a molecular dynamics simulation approach

    R. Komanduri;N. Chandrasekaran;L.M. Raff

  • Some clarifications on the mechanics of chip formation when machining titanium alloys

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  • Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of uniaxial tension of some single-crystal cubic metals at nanolevel

    R. Komanduri;N. Chandrasekaran;L.M. Raff

  • Machining of Hard Materials

    W. König;R. Komanduri;H.K. Tönshoff;G. Ackershott

  • On the Mechanics of Chip Segmentation In Machining

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  • MD simulation of indentation and scratching of single crystal aluminum

    R. Komanduri;N. Chandrasekaran;L.M. Raff

  • M.D. Simulation of nanometric cutting of single crystal aluminum–effect of crystal orientation and direction of cutting

    R Komanduri;N Chandrasekaran;L.M Raff

  • On thermoplastic shear instability in the machining of a titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V)

    Ranga Komanduri;Zhen-Bing Hou

  • Effect of Tool Edge Geometry on Energy Dissipation in Ultraprecision Machining

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  • On the Catastrophic Shear Instability in High-Speed Machining of an AISI 4340 Steel

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  • On the ductile machining of silicon for micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), opto-electronic and optical applications

    J. Yan;M. Yoshino;M. Yoshino;T. Kuriagawa;T. Shirakashi;T. Shirakashi

  • General solutions for stationary/moving plane heat source problems in manufacturing and tribology

    Z.B. Hou;R. Komanduri

  • Energy dissipation in the ultraprecision machining of copper

    D.A. Lucca;R.L. Rhorer;R. Komanduri

  • Molecular dynamics simulation of atomic-scale friction

    R. Komanduri;N. Chandrasekaran;L. M. Raff

  • MACHINING OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES

    Ranga Komanduri

Frequent Co-Authors

Satish T. S. Bukkapatnam
Satish T. S. Bukkapatnam Texas A&M University
Hongbing Lu
Hongbing Lu The University of Texas at Dallas
David Dornfeld
David Dornfeld University of California, Berkeley
Noritsugu Umehara
Noritsugu Umehara Nagoya University
Jian Cao
Jian Cao Northwestern University
Yuebin Guo
Yuebin Guo Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stephen M. Rossnagel
Stephen M. Rossnagel IBM (United States)
N.K. Naik
N.K. Naik Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Jerome J. Cuomo
Jerome J. Cuomo North Carolina State University
James E. Butler
James E. Butler Euclid TechLabs, LLC

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