Krishna Siva Shankar Rudraraju
University of Michigan 1929 Plymouth Rd, Apt #4026
Computational Physics Group Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Department of Mechanical Engineering Phone: +1 (734) 358–5660
2250 G. G. Brown, 2350 Hayward
Ann Arbor, MI 48109–2122 rudraa@umich.edu
Lab Phone: +1 (734) 936–2925 http://www-personal.umich.edu/∼rudraa/
Career To pursue a career in academia as a mechanics researcher at a distinguished institution of
Goal higher learning.
Education ◦ University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (2006 – Present)
· Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing, December 2010 (expected)
Thesis title: “On the analysis and numerical simulation of crack propagation in fiber rein-
forced composites”
Committee chairs: Prof. Krishna Garikipati, Prof. Anthony M. Waas
· M.S.E in Aerospace Engineering, December 2009
· M.S.E in Mechanical Engineering, December 2007
GPA: 7.1/9.0
◦ Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India (2001 – 2005)
· B.Tech in Mining Machinery Engineering, May 2005
Honours & ◦ The Jefferson Goblet Award for the best student paper at the 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC
Awards Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, May 2009, Palm Springs, CA.
◦ DAAD scholarship for the International Association for Exchange of Students for Techni-
cal Experience (IAESTE) exchange programme, May 2004. Sponsored internship at the
Institute of Safety Research, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany.
◦ ISM - Ministry of Human Resource Development (India) Scholarship, May 2001-April 2005.
Full tuition fee & living expenses coverage for undergraduate education.
Academic ◦ Continuum & Fracture Mechanics, Scaling laws & Size effects, Composite Materials
Interests
◦ Analysis of numerical methods, Advanced finite element methods
◦ Large scale, high performance computing
Graduate ◦ Continuum mechanics, Theory of elasticity, Theory of plasticity, Theory of elastic stabi-
Coursework lity, Mechanics of polymers, Analytical methods in mechanics, Analytical & Computational
dynamics, Intermediate Dynamics, Statistical thermodynamics
◦ Advanced finite element methods, Computational fluid dynamics, Atomistic modeling of
materials, Numerical Methods for Scientific Computing
◦ PDE’s for boundary value problems, Linear algebra, Analysis on Manifolds
Research ◦ May 2007 – Present: Research Assistant, NASA IVHM project in the Department of Ae-
Experience rospace Engineering, University of Michigan. Studying the mechanics of crack formation in
laminated fiber reinforced composites. Developing a multiscale finite element method for
simulating crack propagation in materials.
◦ Summer 2009: NASA IVHM project intern, Collier Research Corporation, Newport News,
Virginia. Developed structural buckling and geometric non-linear loading schemes for ana-
lysis of ARES V launch system designs and related aerospace structures.
Krishna Siva Shankar Rudraraju
◦ September 2005 - May 2006: Guest Scientist in the Institute for Mechanics and Fluid
Dynamics, Technische Universitt (TU) Freiberg, Germany. Developed a comprehensive FEA
based J-Integral calculation program for static and dynamic fracture analysis of elastic and
piezoelectric materials.
◦ Summer 2004: DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Internship at the Institute
of Safety Research, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany. Implemented the
energy domain integral method in ANSYS for calculating the 3D J-Integral, Stress Intensity
Factors of CT fracture specimen.
◦ December 2003 - May 2005: Research Assistant in the Department of Mechanical Enginee-
ring and Mining Machinery Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India. Studied
vibration analysis based condition monitoring techniques for mechanical fault detection.
Analyzed vibration spectra of common machine faults like shaft misalignment, rotor unba-
lance and defective gearbox on a SQI Machine Fault Simulator.
Publications ◦ “In-Plane fracture of laminated fiber reinforced composites with varying fracture resistance:
experimental observations and numerical crack propagation simulations,” Siva S. Rudraraju,
Amit Salvi, Garikipati K, and Anthony M. Waas, Submitted to the International Journal
of Solids and Structures (under review).
◦ “In-Plane fracture of laminated fiber reinforced composites with varying fracture resis-
tance: experimental observations and numerical crack propagation simulations,” Siva S.
Rudraraju, Amit Salvi, Garikipati K, and Anthony M. Waas, Proceedings of the 50th
AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Confe-
rence, Palm Springs, California, USA, May 2009. Awarded the Jefferson Goblet award for
the best student paper.
◦ “A multiscale crack path predicting computational method for laminated fiber reinforced
composites,” Siva S. Rudraraju, Ryan Vignes, Amit Salvi, Garikipati K, and Anthony M.
Waas, Proceedings of the 49th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dy-
namics, and Materials Conference, Schaumburg, Illinois, USA, May 2008
Selected ◦ “Mixed mode in-plane fracture analysis of laminated fiber reinforced composites using the
Talks variational multiscale cohesive method,” NASA Multiscale Modeling of Composites work-
shop, 23-24 July 2009, Cleveland, Ohio
◦ “Variational Multiscale Cohesive Method (VMCM) – A rigorous framework for numerical
simulation of material fracture behavior,” Aerospace research seminar, University of Michi-
gan, February 2009
◦ “Bridging zone analysis of scale effects in laminated fiber reinforced composites,” 2008 Uni-
versity of Michigan Engineering Graduate Student Symposium, November 2008
◦ “Understanding the evolution of displacement discontinuities in fiber composites,” 2007
University of Michigan Engineering Graduate Student Symposium, November 2007
Professional ◦ Editor, Department Annual Magazine, 2004–2005, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Activities and Mining Machinery Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India.
◦ Undergraduate student body representative in academia–industry interaction summit, Ja-
nuary 2004, India.