Romesh C. Batra
Education
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering (Gold Medalist, 1st rank in 3 states), Punjabi Univ., India, 1968.
- M.A.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, 1969.
- Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, 1972.
Research Interests
Multiscale Analysis of Multiphysics Problems involving material and Geometric Nonlinearities, Nanomechanics, Dynamic Failure under Shock Loads, Smart Structures, Functionally Graded Materials.
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Work of Research Group featured on Cover of Computational Materials Science
Featured from: D. Verma, S. S. Gupta and R. C. Batra, Vibration Mode Localization in Single- and Multi-layered Graphene Nanoribbons, Computational Materials Science, 95, 41-52, 2014.
Activities of My Group
Text Book: Elements of Continuum Mechanics
Computer Code (in Fortran) for the solution of linear elastodynamic problems by the meshless local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) method.
Penetration Simulations
Simulations of a Taylor Impact Test
- Depleted Uranium (DU)
- Tungsten heavy alloy (WHA)
Modeling and Simulation Capabilities (powerpoint)
Research Activities in the Computational Mechanics Lab (poster)
Journal Editor
Publications by topic
- Adiabatic Shear Banding (80 publications)
- Composites (130 publications)
- Constitutive Relations (5 publications)
- Contact/Indentation (11 publications)
- Dynamic Buckling (7 publications)
- Dynamic Fracture Mechanics (5 recent publications)
- Functionally Gradient Materials (34 publications)
- Meshless Method (31 publications)
- Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) (11 publications)
- Nanoscience/Nanotechnology (9 publications)
- Penetration & Impact Problems (5 recent publications)
- Plates, Shells, Beams and Rods (83 publications)
- Smart Structures/piezoelectricity (48 publications)
Romesh C. Batra, PhD
University Distinguished Professor, Clifton C. Garvin Professor
Fellow - ASME, ASEE, AAM, SES, USACM
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (0219)
Norris Hall, Room 333-E, Virginia Tech
495 Old Turner Street
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Research Activities in the Computational Mechanics Lab (poster)