Dr. U.Pavani M.Tech, PhD

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

pavani@rguktn.ac.in

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
  • Master of Technology (M.Tech) Aerospace Engineering Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai
  • Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering, JNTU College of Engineering, Kukatpally, Andhra Pradesh
  • Working as Assistant Professor (Regular) in RGUKT Nuzvid Campus since Feb, 2016
  • Worked as Assistant Professor (c) in RGUKT Nuzvid Campus from July 2011 to Jan 2015
  • Engineering Mechanics Engineering and Solid Mechanics Kinematics of Machinery Mechanical Vibrations Mechanics of Composite Materials
  • Practical Aspects of Finite Analysis Using ABAQUS, APSSDC, 18/04/2020 to 24/04/2020
  • Module 7_ Creative Problem Solving , Innovation and Meaningful R & D, SWAYAM, NITTTR, 10/09/2020 to 04/11/2020
  • Orientation course at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi for 28 days. From 04-12-2017 to 30-12-2017, University Grants Commission
  • Refresher course at Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam for 21 days. from 27-08-2018 to 15-09-2018, University Grants Commission
  • Module 6_ Student Assessment and Evaluation, SWAYAM, NITTTR, 10/09/2020 to 04/11/2020
  • Module 5_ Technology Enabled Learning & Life Long Self Learning, SWAYAM, NITTTR, 10/09/2020 to 04/11/2020
  • Module 4_ Instructional Planning and Delivery, SWAYAM, NITTTR, 10/09/2020 to 04/11/2020
  • Module 3_ Communication Skills, Modes & Knowledge Dissemination, SWAYAM, NITTTR, 10/09/2020 to 04/11/2020
  • Module 2_ Professional Ethics & Sustainability, SWAYAM, NITTTR, 10/09/2020 to 04/11/2020
  • Module 1_ Orientation Towards Technical Education and Curriculum Aspects, SWAYAM, NITTTR, 10/09/2020 to 04/11/2020
  • "Industrial Training in additive manufacturing and Its Applications" from 08th May 2023 up to 17th May 2023, C-DAC, Hyderabad
  • Composite Materials
  • Rotor Dynamics
  • Multi-scale Modelling
  • Ballistic Impact

Journals

  1. Udatha, Pavani., Babu, Y., Satyadev, M., Bhagavathi, Lakshmana Rao., 2019. Effect of natural fibers reinforcement on lap-shear strength of adhesive bonded joints. International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials, Manufacturing and Energy Systems (ICRAMMES), January 3-4, 2019, Vijayawada, India.
  2. Udatha, P., Kumar, Ch., Nair, N., Naik, Niranjan. 2012. High velocity impact performance of three-dimensional woven composites. The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design. 47. 419-431. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309324712448578. Impact Factor - 1.6
  3. Udatha, P., Sekhar, A.S., Velmurugan, R., 2019. The effect of CNT to enhance the dynamic properties of hybrid composite tube shafts. Mech. Adv. Mater. Struct. 26, 8892. https://doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2018.1534172. (Also presented in ICCMS 2017) Impact Factor - 2.8
  4. Udatha, P., Sekhar, A.S., Velmurugan, R., 2022. Effect of interphase thickness and fi ber diameter on elastic properties of composites using multi-scale modelling. Phys. Scr. 98, 16. https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/aca56f. Impact Factor - 2.9
  5. Udatha, P., Sekhar, A.S., Velmurugan, R., 2022. Eigen value analysis of composite hollow shafts using Modified EMBT formulation considering the shear deformation along the thickness direction, Defence Technology, Elsevier Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2022.12.020. Impact Factor 5.1

Conferences

  1. Lakshmana Rao, B., Raja Bhushan, K., Vanisha, D., and Pavani, Udatha., E Modal Analysis of Functionally Graded Material plate and tube shaft using ANSYS. 13th International Symposium on Plasticity and Impact Mechanics (IMPLAST ), 21-26 August, 2022, IIT Madras, India.
  2. Udatha, P., Sekhar, A.S., Velmurugan, R., 2019. Dynamic analysis of composite tube Shafts using Modified EMBT formulation including deformation along the thickness direction, 22nd International Conference on Composite Structures and 1st Chinese Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS22 & CCCS1), October 31- November 3, Wuhan, China.
  3. Udatha, P., Sekhar, A.S., Velmurugan, R., 2019.The effect of CNT addition on unbalance response and critical speed of composite tube shafts, 1st International conference on Mechanical Power Transmission (ICMPT), July, 11-13, Chennai, India.
  • Udatha, P., Sekhar, A.S., Velmurugan, R., 2021. Dynamic analysis of three-dimensional composite tube shafts, in: Rao, J.S., Kumar, A. V., Jana, S. (Eds.), Proceedings Of the 6th National Symposium on Rotor Dynamics, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021, pp. 5163. ISBN: 978-981-15-5700-2. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5701-9_5. (Also Presented in NSRD 2019)
  • Public Relations Officer (i/c) from Oct 2018 to Sept 2019
  • Dean of Student Welfare (i/c) from Oct 2019 to Feb 2021
  • Faculty In-charge, Central Library from April 2021 to May 2022
  • Associate Controller of Examinations from Nov 2022 to till date
  • Faculty in charge, Automobile Club for a duration of two years