ADNAN AHMED

 Department of Applied Mechanics,

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India - 110016

 add200588@gmail.com

 +91 9891186790, +91 7678154913

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Classical Mechanics, Mechanical Vibration, Finite Element Method, Applied Computational

Methods, Mechanics of Composite Materials, Smart Structures, Active Vibration Control.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Guest lecturer in department of mechanical engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia University

New Delhi, India during Aug 2013-Dec 2013.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Applied Mechanics (Expected Nov 2019)

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India.
CGPA: 8.00/10.00

2. Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Applied Mechanics (2013)

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.
CGPA: 7.52/10.00

3. Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Mechanical Engineering (2011)

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia University,
New Delhi India.
CGPA: 7.13/10.00

4. Senior School Certificate (2004-2006)

Jamia Senior Secondary School, New Delhi, India
Marks obtained: 374/500 (74.80%)

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THESIS/PROJECTS

1. Ph.D. Thesis: Modeling Delaminations in Smart Laminated Structures

Supervisor: Prof. Santosh Kapuria, Professor, Department of Applied Mechanics, Indian
Institute of Technology Delhi.
Description: An efficient and accurate FE model is developed to analyze smart
piezolaminated shell structures featuring delamination and actuator debonding for the static
response, free vibration response and active vibration control. A four-node facet shell
element is developed based on the efficient third order zigzag theory to model
piezolaminated shells of general shapes (cylindrical shell, spherical shell, hyperbolic
paraboloid). Improved Discrete Kirchhoff constraint (IDKQ) technique is employed to
circumvent the need of C1-continuity of deflection variable. The computer program is
written in FORTRAN 95 for which the input for meshing of the structure is created using
a MATLAB code. For validation 3D FE results are obtained using ABAQUS. The
benchmark tests were performed to test the element in complex stress/strain conditions and
are shown to outperform the available shell elements. A novel method is also proposed to
satisfy continuity conditions at the location on delamination and/or debonding for
laminated shells. Effect of delamination and/or debonding on the active vibration control
of smart piezolaminated shells is also studied which was hitherto not available in literature.

2. M.Tech Thesis: Free vibration of variable stiffness composite laminates with curvilinear
fibres

Supervisor: Prof. K.K. Shukla, Professor, Department of Applied Mechanics, Motilal

Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.
Description: In this study vibration behavior of variable stiffness composite laminated
plates (VSCL) is analyzed for different profiles of the fibers. The formulation is based on
first order shear deformation theory. A p-version finite element with hierarchic basis
functions is used for the solution. The computer program is written in MATLAB. The
natural frequencies and mode shapes of different VSCL plates are computed and compared
with that of constant stiffness laminates. Increased or decreased frequencies of vibration is
observed by changing fiber orientations and profiles as compared to traditional laminates
which can be useful in particular purposes. It was verified that both in thin and moderately
thick plates, the frequencies and mode shapes change with the diverse fiber orientation
variations. For the desired behavior of the laminated plate, fiber profiles can be chosen
accordingly. Increased or decreased values of fundamental frequencies are achievable
varying the fiber orientation in a sense in which the angle with the axis along the length is
kept minimum to increase values of frequencies and kept maximum to decrease the same.

3. B.Tech Project: Design and Development of a Four-Fingered Robotic Gripper.

Supervisor: Prof. Mohd. Suhaib, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi,
India.
Description:. A four-fingered robotic gripper is developed and fabricated using a simple
mechanism for grasping irregular shaped objects. Simple linkage actuation mechanism is
employed. A DC motor is used to actuate the fingers of the gripper, using bevel gears and
threaded shaft arrangement. The gripper can perform the basic function of picking, holding

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 and grasping of irregularly shaped objects weighing up to 15 kgf. A CAD model is
developed using CATIA. The stresses developed in various parts of the gripper are
analyzed using ANSYS.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

1. Adnan Ahmed, Santosh Kapuria. An efficient facet shell element with layerwise
mechanics for coupled electromechanical response of piezolaminated smart shells. In
review, Thin Walled Structures.

2. Santosh Kapuria, Adnan Ahmed. Delamination modelling in doubly curved laminated

shells for free vibration analysis using zigzag theory based facet shell element and hybrid
continuity method, DOI: 10.1002/nme.6174, International Journal for Numerical
Methods in Engineering.

3. Santosh Kapuria, Adnan Ahmed. An efficient zigzag theory based finite element
modelling of composite and sandwich plates with multiple delaminations using a hybrid
continuity method, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 345
(2019) 212-232.

4. Adnan Ahmed, Santosh Kapuria. Third order theory based quadrilateral element for
delaminated composite plates with a hybrid method for satisfying continuity at
delamination fronts, Composite Structures 181 (2017) 84-95.

5. Adnan Ahmed, Santosh Kapuria. A four-node facet shell element for laminated shells
based on the third order zigzag theory, Composite Structures 158 (2016) 112–127.

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

1. Adnan Ahmed, Santosh Kapuria. Modeling delaminations in highly inhomogeneous

sandwich shells using a facet shell element based on the third order zigzag theory. 4th Indian
Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM 2019), IISc Bangalore, India, 3-5 July 2019.

2. Adnan Ahmed, Santosh Kapuria. An Efficient Layerwise Theory Based Facet Shell
Element for Modeling of Composite and Sandwich Shells With Multiple Delaminations
Using a Hybrid Continuity Method. Abstract accepted in International Mechanical
engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2018), Nov 9 – 15, 2018 David L. Lawrence
Convention Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

3. Adnan Ahmed, Santosh Kapuria. A zigzag theory based quadrilateral element for the
analysis of laminated shells containing delaminations. Symposium and Workshop for
Analytical Youth in Applied Mechanics (SWAYAM 2018), BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa
Campus, Goa, India 4th– 6th July, 2018.

4. Adnan Ahmed, Santosh Kapuria. A zigzag theory based quadrilateral element for
laminated plates featuring multiple delaminations . 25th International Conference on
Composites/ Nano Engineering (ICCCE 25), Rome, Italy, July 16-22, 2017.

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 5. Adnan Ahmed, Santosh Kapuria. A Zigzag Theory Based Quadrilateral Element For
Free Vibration Analysis of Delaminated Composite Plates. 3rdIndian Conference on
Applied Mechanics (INCAM 2017), MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, India July 5-7, 2017

6. Adnan Ahmed, Santosh Kapuria. A Quadrilateral Finite Element Based on Third Order
Theory for Free Vibration Analysis of Composite Beams and Plates Containing
Delaminations. Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2016), CSIR-SERC Chennai Dec
21-23, 2016.

7. Adnan Ahmed, Santosh Kapuria. A four-node facet shell element for doubly curved
shells based on third order theory. 2ndIndian Conference on Applied Mechanics
(INCAM2015), IIT Delhi, July 13-15, 2015.

8. Adnan Ahmed, K.K.Shukla. Free vibration of variable stiffness composite laminates

with curvilinear fibers. 1st Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM2013), IIT
Madras, India July 4-6, 2013.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

1. Awarded a travel support of Rs.1,00,000/- from Research Promotion Fund, IRD, IIT
Delhi to attend the 25th Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering
(ICCE-25) in Rome, Italy.
2. Awarded a travel support of Rs.1,50,000/- from IRD, IIT Delhi under Research
Excellence Travel Award (RETA) scheme to attend the ASME 2018 International
Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE-2018) in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, USA.
3. Qualified the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in 2011.
4. Received MHRD fellowship during M.Tech. (2011-13) and Ph.D. (2014-19).

OTHER EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

1. Participated in the IIT Delhi Applied Mechanics Ph.D. Cricket and Volleyball teams.

COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming languages : FORTRAN, C, C++, Python
Mathematical software : MATLAB
Modelling software : SolidWorks
Analysis software : ANSYS and ABAQUS FEA
Office tools : MS Office, LaTeX

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

1. Indian Society for Applied Mechanics (ISAM), Membership number: GM00008.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Father’s name : Masroor Ahmad

Mother’s name : Salma
Date of birth : July 20, 1988
Gender : Male
Marital status : Single
Nationality : Indian
Religion : Islam
Languages known : English, Hindi
Countries travelled : Italy, Spain
Strengths : Multi-tasking, Honesty
Interests : Travelling, Sports, Stand up comedy
Permanent address : H.No.14, St.No.22 Zakir Nagar New Delhi 110025, India

REFEREES

1. Prof. Santosh Kapuria (Ph.D. thesis supervisor)

Director, Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), CSIR
Taramani, Chennai 600113, India
 kapuria@am.iitd.ac.in, kapuria@serc.res.in
+91-4422542139 (Office), +91-9654728776 (Cellphone)
http://web.iitd.ac.in/~kapuria

2. Prof. K.K. Shukla (M.Tech thesis supervisor)

Director, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur 831014, India
 director@nitjsr.ac.in
 +91-06572373392 (Office)

3. Prof. Mohd Suhaib (B.Tech project supervisor)

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi 110025 India
 msuhaib@jmi.ac.in
 +91 9868853897 (Cellphone)