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 Ajay Kumar

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Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) - Mechanical Engineering at DSEU Pusa Campus (formerly known as Pusa Institute of Technology)
  • Ph. D. – Experimental studies on the nonlinear vibrations of beams and cylindrical shells, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
  • M. Tech. – Design Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
  • B. Tech. – Mechanical Engineering, Delhi College of Engineering, New Delhi

Dr. Ajay Kumar has over 10 years of teaching experience. Previously, he worked with Apollo Tyres, Vadodara as Associate Manager in the Advance Tyres Research department. His area of interest lies in Nonlinear dynamics, Finite element methods, Plate and Shells and Experimental vibrations.

Courses Taught

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  • Applied Mechanics
  • Strength of Material
  • Operation Management
  • Manufacturing Process-III
  • Engineering Drawing-I
  • Inspection and Quality control
  • Machine Design

Research & Publications

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  • Kumar, A. (2020). The effect of approximation of curvature/ inertia on the nonlinear vibrations of cantilever beams. Structures, 6, 737-744.
  • Zahid, M., Sharma, R., Bhagat, A. R., Abbas, S., Kumar, A., & Mahajan, P. (2019). Micro-structurally informed finite element analysis of carbon/carbon composites for effective thermal conductivity. Composite Structures, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111221.
  • Kumar, A., & Patel, B. P. (2018). Nonlinear dynamic response of elliptical cylindrical shell under harmonic excitation. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 98, 102-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2017.10.008.
  • Kumar, A., & Patel, B. P. (2016). Experimental study on nonlinear vibrations of fixed-fixed curved beams. Curved and Layered Structures, 3(1),189-201.
  • Kumar, A., & Patel, B. P. (2015). An experimental study on nonlinear vibration of cantilever cylindrical shells. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 15(6), 1-18.

Papers presented at conferences:

  • Kumar, A., & Patel, B. P. (2013, July 4-6). Nonlinear vibration of curved beam under periodic excitation. [Conference Presentation] Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
  • Kumar, A., & Patel, B. P. (2012, June 4-6). Experimental study on nonlinear vibration of cylindrical shells. [Conference Presentation] CSME International Congress 2012, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Kumar, A., & Gupta, V. (2007, February 5-6). Finite element simulation of circular tube expansion in hexagonal die. [Conference Presentation] National Conference “TIME-2007”, Deccan College of Engineering &Technology, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Kumar, A., & Patel, B. P. (2006, December 9-10). Temperature distribution in thick functionally graded shell and vibration characteristics. [Conference Presentation] National conference on trends and advances in mechanical engineering, YMCA Institute of Engineering, Faridabad, Haryana, India.