Structural Engineering Division
 
 

Head : Dr. A.M.Thirumurthy
Phone : 044-22203259

i) Structural Engineering Division
Head of the Division : Dr. P.Devadas Manoharan
Phone : 044-22203323

The Structural Engineering Division of the Department of Civil Engineering was established in the year 1955 with the main objective of providing higher education in the field of Structural Engineering. The Division is a recognized QIP Centre for Doctoral Research and Post Graduate Research. The division also provides direction and guidance on various problems of Structural Engineering in addition to imparting academic instruction and training required at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Some of the major research projects which are being carried out is on development of high performance fly ash composites for highways, behaviour of fibrous polymer composites under dynamic loading and study on polymer matrix composite, steel concrete composite columns, corrosion control, seismic loading etc.

Areas of Research Interests

• Structural Dynamics
• Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures
• Polymers
• Stress Concentration
• Finite Element Analysis and Design
• Computer Aided Design and Analysis
• Blast loading
• Steel Structures
• RCC Structures
• Offshore Structures
• Space Structures
• Rehabilitation of Structures
• Corrosion Resistance of Structures
• Concrete Technology
• Stability of structures
• Cold formed Steel Structures – Fatigue
• Construction Materials
• Construction Technology

 

Faculty Profile

Name and highest qualification Designation Phone No. & E Mail Expertise
Dr. M. Sekar, Ph.D
Professor
22203315
munusekar@annauniv.edu
Blast loading, Structural Dynamics, polymers, Stress Concentration, RC Structures, CAD
Dr. G.M. Samuel Knight, Ph.D
Professor
22203319
gmsk@annauniv.edu
Steel Structures, Cold formed Steel Structures -Fatigue Development
Dr. P. Devadas Manoharan, Ph.D
Professor
22203323
devadas@hotmail.com
Construction Materials
Dr. E. Arumugam, Ph.D
Professor
22203324
mearumugam@yahoo.com
Stress Concentration, RC Structures
Dr. K. Nagamani, Ph.D
Professor
22203321
nagamani@annauniv.edu
Structural Dynamics, Offshore Structures, CAD, FEM
Dr. R. Senthil, Ph.D
Asst. Professor
22203322
senthil@annauniv.edu
Space Structures, RCC, Steel Structures, CAD
Dr. K. P. Jaya, Ph.D
Asst. Professor
22203318
Jayanayan@yahoo.com
Earthquake Resistant Design of RCC Structures, Structural Dynamics
Dr. K. C. Pazhani, Ph.D
Asst. Professor
22203317
kcpazhani@annauniv.edu
Rehabilitation of Structures, Corrosion
Dr. C. Umarani, Ph.D
Asst. Professor
22203316
umaraniguna@yahoo.com
RCC, Earthquake resistant design
Mr. P.K. Prabhukumar, M.E
Senior Lecturer
22203320
prabhu@annauniv.edu
Concrete Technology Material, RCC, Construction Engineering and Management
Mr. K. Chinnaraju, M.E
Lecturer
keraju@annauniv.edu
Concrete Technology Materials, RCC
Mrs. S. Greeshma, M.E
Lecturer
greeshmas@annauniv.edu
Seismic Design and earthquake optimization of Engineering Structures
Ms. Vidjeapriya, M.E
Lecturer
viju_saras@yahoo.com
Offshore Structures
Mrs.V.Ponmalar, M.E
Lecturer
Ponmalar_v@yahoo.com
Structural Materials, Repair and Strengthening of Structures
Dr.H.Jane Helana, Ph.D
Lecturer
jane@annauniv.edu
Steel-Concrete Composites, Cold formed Steel, CAD

List of sponsored projects carried out in the last three years

Name of the project Agency
Development of High Performance flyash composites for highways
Ministry of Coal & Mines, GOI
Modeling and Analysis of Rocket Engine
ISRO
Behaviour of Fibrous Polymer Composites under Dynamic Loading
AICTE
Study on Polymer Matrix Composite Armour against small areas
TNSCST
Centre for Quality Assurance for Construction Materials
AICTE
Centre with Potential for Excellence in Environmental Science
UGC
Instrumentation for building subjected to dynamic loading
UGC, DSA
Earthquake Resistant Design of Multistoried Buildings
DST

Value of Research Projects taken up during 2003 to 2007:
Completed Projects Ongoing Projects
No Value(Rs Lakhs) No Value(Rs Lakhs)
7 74.3 1 3