Dr. Somnath Sarangi

 
Dr. Somnath Sarangi
Associate Professor
Ph.D, IIT Kharagpur
Ph: +91-612-302 8026
Fax: +91-612-227 7383
somsara[*AT]iitp.ac.in
Research Areas : Continuum Mechanics
No. of PhD Students :

Firozut tauheed

Alok Verma
kritia
Kriti Arya
Professional Experience :
  • Two and half years of industrial experience
Awards & Honours : National Scholarship
Teaching :
  • Engineering Mechanics ME 101
  • Solid Mechanics ME 201
  • Mechanical Measurements ME 302
  • Dynamics of Machinery  ME 308 
  • Electronic Instrumentation EE 370
  • Engineering Mechanics (ME101)
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Applied Analytical Methods in Engineering

B.Tech Open Elective/ M.Tech Course

  • Biomechanics and Biomechatronics ME 581
  • Introduction to Biomechanics ME 481

M.Tech Course:

  • Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems SE504

Ph.D Courses:

 
  • Applied Analytical Methods in Engineering ME 768
  • Nonlinear Elasticity and Fracture Mechanics ME 721

Laboratory Courses:

  • Engineering Drawing ME111 ( Laboratory part)
  • Mechanical Engineering Laboratory- II ME 310
  • Mechanical Engineering Laboratory III ME 311
  • Mechanical Engineering Laboratory IV ME 411
  • Mechatronic Laboratory-I SE505
  • Mechatronic Laboratory-IISE506
Other Interests : Soft-tissue Mechanics, Vibration
Sponsored Projects :
Title Principal Investigator Sponsored by Amount in Rs. Date of sanction and Duration
Inelastic Effects in Elastomers- Theoretical and Experimental Study Dr. Somnath Sarangi Department of Science and Technology 15,07,000/- 29th September, 2010 Project Tenure is of Three years.
Immersed boundary simulation of low Reynolds number flow over oscillating airfoils PI: Dr. Somnath Roy
Co-PI: Dr. Somnath Sarang
AERONAUTICS R&D BOARD 24,21,000/- Sanctioned on January 2014.
Publications : Journal Publications:
  • S. Sarangi , S.Das Bakshi, R.Bhattacharyya, A. Mohanty. "Arterial Wall Mechanics - A review" - Indian Journal of Biomechanics, 1 (2007), Pages 11-17.
  • S. Sarangi, R. Bhattacharyya and M. F. Beatty "Effect of stress-softening on the dynamics of a load supported by a rubber string". Journal of Elasticity, 92 (2008), Pages 115-149 DOI 10.1007/s10659-007-9154-9.
  • M. F. Beatty, R. Bhattacharyya and S. Sarangi "Small Amplitude, Free Longitudinal Vibrations of a Load on a Finitely Deformed Stress-Softening Spring with Limiting Extensibility" Z. angew. Math. Phys. (ZAMP), 60 (2009) 971-1006 DOI 10.1007/s00033-008-8127-6
  • S. Sarangi, “On the Mullins Effect of Soft-Biological Tissues: A Comparison between Material Models with Experimental Results” IFMBE Proceedings,  2010, Volume 31, Page 1032-1035. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14515-5_263
  • F. Tauheed and S. Sarangi, “Modelling of Damage in Finite Torsion, Extension and Inflation of an Arterial Tissue” IFMBE Proceedings,  2010, Volume 31, Page 879-882. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14515-5_224
  • F. Tauheed and S. Sarangi, “Mullins effect on incompressible hyperelastic cylindrical tube in finite torsion”, Int. J. Mech Materials in Design, 2012,Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 393-402. DOI: 10.1007/s10999-012-9203-9
  • F. Tauheed and S. Sarangi , “An Invariant based damage model of stress-softening”. Mech Res Comm., 56 (2014) 11– 17 DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2013.11.002.
  • F. Tauheed and S. Sarangi , “Rheological model for stress-softened visco-hyperelastic materials” International Journal of Damage Mechanics (In Press)
  • Alok Kumar Verma, Somnath Sarangi and Mahesh Kolekar, “Misalignment Fault Detection in Induction Motor using Rotor Shaft Vibration and Stator Current Signature Analysis”, International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems. DOI: 10.1504/IJMMS.2013.058519 (In Press)
  • Alok Kumar Verma, Somnath Sarangi and Mahesh Kolekar, “Experimental Investigation of Misalignment Effects on Rotor Shaft Vibration and on Stator Current Signature”, Springer, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention.  DOI: 10.1007/s11668-014-9785-7 (In Press)
  • Alok Kumar Verma, Somnath Sarangi and Mahesh Kolekar, “Multiscale Entropy Based Fault Detection of Broken Rotor Bar using Support Vector Machine”, Elsevier, Procedia Engineering. (In Press)
     
  • S. Sarangi , S.Das Bakshi, R.Bhattacharyya, A. Mohanty. "Arterial Wall Mechanics - A review" - Indian Journal of Biomechanics, 1 (2007), Pages 11-17.
  • S. Sarangi, R. Bhattacharyya and M. F. Beatty "Effect of stress-softening on the dynamics of a load supported by a rubber string". Journal of Elasticity, 92 (2008), Pages 115-149.
  • M. F. Beatty, R. Bhattacharyya and S. Sarangi "Small Amplitude, Free Longitudinal Vibrations of a Load on a Finitely Deformed Stress-Softening Spring with Limiting Extensibility" To appear in Z. angew. Math. Phys. (ZAMP), DOI 10.1007/s00033-008-8127-6, Pages 1-36

Conference Publications :
  • F. Tauheed and S. Sarangi, “Stress-softening in Finite Torsion Extension and Inflation of a Cylindrical Tube” ICTACEM 2010.
  • F. Tauheed and S. Sarangi, “Permanent set in rubberlike materials” International Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (October 5-7, 2012).
  • Tauheed, F.; Sarangi, S. Damage induced stress-softening and viscoelasticity of soft biological tissues; In 15th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBME), 2013 Singapore. Accepted
  • Alok Kumar Verma, Somnath Sarangi, Mahesh Kolekar and Shreya Banerjee, “Oil Whip Detection using Stator Current Monitoring”, IEEE Symposium on Computers and Informatics, Penang, Malaysia, pp. 119-124, 18-20 March, 2012.
  • Alok Verma, Anubhuti Saha, Somnath Sarangi and Maheshkumar Kolekar, “Fault Detection of Broken Rotor Bars in Induction Motor Using Multiscale Entropy and Artificial Neural Network”, Proc. of International Conference on Smart Technologies for Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, India, pp. 285-291, 25-26 Oct’ 2013.
  • Alok Kumar Verma, Somnath Sarangi and Mahesh Kolekar, “Multiscale Entropy Based Fault Detection of Broken Rotor Bar using Support Vector Machine”, 4th Nirma University International Conference on Engineering, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, pp. 161-168, 28 - 30 November, 2013.
  • Anand Kumar Mishra, Rashmi Raina, Sher Bahadur Yadav, Alok Verma, Somnath Sarangi and Anubhuti Saha, “Modeling and Simulation of Levitating Ball by Electromagnet using Bond Graph”, International Conference on Machine and Mechanism, IIT Roorkee, India, pp. 42-47, 18-20 Dec’ 2013.
  • Alok Kumar Verma, Somnath Sarangi and Mahesh Kolekar, “Shaft Misalignment Detection using Stator Current Monitoring”, International Conference on Advance Computing and Communication, Ranchi, pp. 305-309, 16-17 March 2013.
  • M. Agarwal, S. Sarangi and R. Bhattacharyya, "Effect of Stress-softening on Dynamics of Loaded Rubber Shear Mountings", IPROMM-2005, Kharagpur, Allied, pp. 287 - 294, February, 2005.
  • N. Gupta, M. Sharma, S. Sarangi, R. Bhattacharyya , "Determination of Mechanical Property of Synthetic Rubber using Optical Mouse as a Sensor" Springer Proceedings in Physics 126, ICOVP 2007, Pages 165-171.
  • S. Sarangi, R. Bhattacharyya and A. K. Samantaray, "On the Ballooning Motion of Hyperelastic strings" 9th International Conference on Vibration Problems, January 19-January 22, 2009, IIT Kharagpur, Pages 1-9.
  • S. Sarangi, "Modeling of Damage Mechanism in Mouse Skin" 14th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, December 17-18, 2009, NIT Durgapur, Pages 1-7
    Interactions with other institutes, industries, R & D laboratories etc (visits from/to other organizations, expert lectures arranged/ delivered collaborative projects/ research, service to university level/ state level or national level committees etc.):

 

  • Guest Speaker at “Symposium on Engineering Application of Matlab” in Indian School of Mines, Dhandad 9-10 January, 2010.
  • Keynote Speaker at “Workshop on Optimization Techniques and their Applications in Engineering Problems” in National Institute of Technology Durgapur 05-09 August, 2013.
  • Design Consultant for Rice Mill Cluster Luckeesarai, Bihar and conducted a Design Awareness Programme at Luckeesarai 18-22 February,2014. Supported by Government of Bihar and MSME, Government of India.
  • Keynote Speaker at “National Conference in INNOVATIONS IN DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES (IDCIS-2014)” in National Institute of Technology Durgapur 03-05 April, 2014.

 

Other Responsibilities:

 

  • Assigned with Laboratory Development of various  UG and PG Courses
  • Conducting “Research Scholars Day” for last four years
  • Was a member of IAPC from 2009 to 2012
  • Was Departmental Ph.D programme Advisor from 2009 to 2011
  • B.Tech Faculty Advisor of 2010 Batch