Dr. Mohammad Masiur Rahaman Assistant Professor
School of Infrastructure

Research Interests

Phase-field based damage modeling in solar cells;
 
Phase-field based fatigue modeling in piezoelectric energy harvester;
 
Bio-inspired Composites;
 
Topology Optimization for Architected Materials Design;
 
Finite element and mesh-free based numerical modeling
 

Contact Details

  • SIF 311
  • +91 674-7136920
  • masiurr@iitbbs.ac.in

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Education

 Degree Discipline Year School
  PhD IISc Mathematics Initiative 2018 Indian Institute of Science
  ME Structural Engineering 2013 Indian Institute of Science
  BE Civil Engineering 2010 Jadavpur University
 

Biosketch

 

Teaching

Programming Language Julia (Special lectures during winter vacation),
 
Finite Element Methods in Engineering (ME6L011) (Spring Semester),
 
Solid Mechanics (CE2L001) (Autumn Semester),
 
Structural Design and Detailing (CE3P005) (Spring Semester),
 
CAD lab (CE4P001) (Autumn Semester),
 
Seminar II (CE6S002) (Spring Semester),
 
Project Seminar (Autumn Semester)

Projects

1. Development of simplified model for partial infill RC frames (CRG/2022/009080 -- 38.11346 lakhs) (2023 - 2026) (Role: Co-PI)
 
2. A thermodynamically consistent model for designing high-performance ceramic laminates with tailored residual stresses (SRG/2021/000254 -- 15.3654 lakhs) (2022 - 2024) (Role: PI)
 
3. Modeling of topologically interlocked high-performance composites (SP 107 -- 2 lakhs + Workstation for high performance computing) (2021-2023) (Role: PI)

Recent Publications (International Journals)

1Akash Kumar Behera, Aniruddha Das and Mohammad Masiur Rahaman."Two different micro-polar phase-field models for brittle fracture and their open-source finite element implementation". Engineering Fracture Mechanics (2023).
2Akash Kumar Behera, Mohammad Masiur Rahaman, Debasish Roy. "A residual stress-dependent mixed-mode phase-field model: Application to assessing the role of tailored residual stresses on the mechanical performance of ceramic laminates". Mechanics of Materials (2023).
3Sounak Das, Ayyappan Unnikrishna Pillai, Anagha Chemenghat, Mohammad Masiur Rahaman. "Determining the role of microstructural topology on the mechanical performance of nacre-inspired composites using a phase-field model". Materials Today Communications (2023).
4Akash Kumar Behera, Kolati Heman Sudeep and Mohammad Masiur Rahaman. "Thermodynamically consistent volumetric-deviatoric decomposition-based phase-field model for thermo-electro-mechanical fracture". Engineering Fracture Mechanics (2023).
5Sasank Challagulla, Ayyappan Unnikrishna Pillai and Mohammad Masiur Rahaman. "A novel homogenization method for periodic piezo-electric composites via diffused material interface", Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (2023).
6Ayyappan Unnikrishna Pillai, Akash Kumar Behera, and Mohammad Masiur Rahaman. "Combined diffused material interface and hybrid phase-field model for brittle fracture in heterogeneous composites." Engineering Fracture Mechanics (2023).
7Akash Kumar Behera, Ayyappan Unnikrishna Pillai, and Mohammad Masiur Rahaman, "A phase-field model for electro-mechanical fracture with an open-source implementation of it using Gridap in Julia", Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids (2022)
8T Venkatesh Varma, Md Masiur Rahaman and Saikat Sarkar, "A numerical study to assess the role of pre-stressed inclusions on enhancing fracture toughness and strength of periodic composites", International Journal of Fracture (2022): 1-17
9P Ved, B Akash Kumar, MM Rahaman, "A phase-field model for thermo-mechanical fracture" Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids (2022): 1-29
10Mohammad Masiur Rahaman. "An open-source implementation of a phase-field model for brittle fracture using Gridap in Julia." Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids (2022):1-24
11Agrawal, Anjali, Ved Prakash, and Mohammad Masiur Rahaman. "A diffused material interface based homogenization method for periodic composites." Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (2021): 1-14.
12Pathrikar, Anil, Md Masiur Rahaman, and Debasish Roy. "A gauge theory for brittle damage in solids and a peridynamics implementation." Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 385 (2021): 114036.
13Rahaman, Mohammad Masiur, Wenqiang Fang, Alice Lux Fawzi, Yang Wan, and Haneesh Kesari. "An accelerometer-only algorithm for determining the acceleration field of a rigid body, with application in studying the mechanics of mild Traumatic Brain Injury." Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2020): 104014.
14Pathrikar, Anil, Md Masiur Rahaman, and D. Roy. "A thermodynamically consistent peridynamics model for visco-plasticity and damage." Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 348 (2019): 29-63.
15Rahaman, Md Masiur, Bensingh Dhas, D. Roy, and J. N. Reddy. "Variational formulation for dissipative continua and an incremental J-integral." Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 474, no. 2209 (2018): 20170674.
16Dhas, Bensingh, Masiur Rahaman, Kiran Akella, Debasish Roy, and J. N. Reddy. "A phase-field damage model for orthotropic materials and delamination in composites." Journal of Applied Mechanics 85, no. 1 (2018).
17Rahaman, Md Masiur, Abhishek Pathak, and Debasish Roy. "A thermo-visco-plastic damage model and SPH simulations of plugging failure." Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 25, no. 15-16 (2018): 1374-1382.
18Rahaman, Md Masiur, Pranesh Roy, Debasish Roy, and J. N. Reddy. "A peridynamic model for plasticity: micro-inertia based flow rule, entropy equivalence and localization residuals." Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 327 (2017): 369-391.
19Rahaman, Md Masiur, Bensingh Dhas, D. Roy, and J. N. Reddy. "A dynamic flow rule for viscoplasticity in polycrystalline solids under high strain rates." International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 95 (2017): 10-18.
20Rahaman, Md Masiur, S. P. Deepu, D. Roy, and J. N. Reddy. "A micropolar cohesive damage model for delamination of composites." Composite Structures 131 (2015): 425-432.
21Chowdhury, Shubhankar Roy, Md Masiur Rahaman, Debasish Roy, and Narayan Sundaram. "A micropolar peridynamic theory in linear elasticity." International Journal of Solids and Structures 59 (2015): 171-182.
 

Academic Honors & Awards

  • Institute medal for the best PhD thesis in IISc Mathematics Initiative
 

Research Scholar

1. Mr. Akash Kumar Behera 
 
 
2. Mr. Ayyappan Unnikrishna Pillai (PMRF)
 
 
 
 

Professional Experience

(1). Post-doctoral Research Associate, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA (June 2018 - September 2019)    (2). Research Associate, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India (January 2018 - May 2018)   (3). Operation Officer, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, India (August 2010 - June 2011)

Faculty Adviser for B.Tech. Civil Engineering (2020-24) and Dual- degree students (2020-25)

Faculty Adviser for M.Tech. in Structural Engineering

PIC Advanced Computational Lab

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