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    Dr. Amit Kumar Rai
    Dr. Amit Kumar Rai

    Assistant Professor

    Office Address:

    Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, NIT Campus P.O., Kerala PIN -673 601, India

    Contact no:

    9452793083,7355542803

    Email ID:

    amitrai@nitc.ac.in

    Home Address:

    D-7B, Staff Quarters, National Institute of Technology Calicut, NIT Campus P.O., Kerala PIN -673 601, India

  • Ph.D.: IIT Kanpur (Solid Mechanics and Design), Ph.D. thesis title: Nonlinear Vibrations of Thin Isotropic and Polar Orthotropic Circular Plates Under Moving Point Loads.

  • M.Tech.: MNNIT Allahabad (Applied Mechanics) M.Tech. thesis title: Optimized Trajectory Planning for The Biped Robot.

  • B.Tech.: KNIT Sultanpur (Mechanical Engineering)

    • Educational Qualifications

    • Ph.D.: IIT Kanpur (Solid Mechanics and Design), Ph.D. thesis title: Nonlinear Vibrations of Thin Isotropic and Polar Orthotropic Circular Plates Under Moving Point Loads.

    • M.Tech.: MNNIT Allahabad (Applied Mechanics) M.Tech. thesis title: Optimized Trajectory Planning for The Biped Robot.

    • B.Tech.: KNIT Sultanpur (Mechanical Engineering)

    Journals

    1. Rai, Amit K., and Shakti S. Gupta. "Nonlinear vibrations of a thin isotropic circular plate subjected to moving point loads." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 235.20 (2021): 4900-4912, DOI: 10.1177/0954406220976156
    2. Rai, Amit K., and Shakti S. Gupta. "Nonlinear vibrations of a polar-orthotropic thin circular plate subjected to circularly moving point load." Composite Structures 256 (2021): 112953, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112953
    3. Rai, Amit K., "Harmonic response analysis of a circular plate subjected to moving point loads using Green’s function approach." Journal of Vibration and Control (2024): 1-16,  https://doi.org/10.1177/10775463241288300
    4. Rai, Amit K.,  and Rohit Chandra, "Nonlinear dynamic analysis of a rattleback subjected to harmonic excitation", Journal of Vibration and Control (2025): 1-14, https://doi.org/10.1177/10775463251347996
    5. Sreekuttan S, Rai, Amit K, Saha, Ashesh. “Utilizing the synchronization phenomenon to enhance the effectiveness of a frictional damper in attenuating the vibrations of a system of two cantilever beams .” Mechanics based design of structures and machines (2025),  https://doi.org/10.1080/15397734.2025.2536625.
    6. Vishnu VB, Kotian SM, Kurichen B, Rai Amit K, “Effect of TiAlSiN coatings in mitigating the tribological challenges during machining of XH67MBTHO – A nickel-based superalloy” Tribology International (2025): 110966, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2025.110966.
    7. Sreekuttan S, Rai, Amit K., Saha Ashesh, " Modulating normal load in a one-degree-of-freedom oscillator to enhance the effectiveness of frictional damping." Engineering Research Express (2026), DOI 10.1088/2631-8695/ae3a36
    8. Rai, Amit K., "Resonance Characteristics of Asymmetric and Axisymmetric Modes in Orthotropic Plates Under Moving-Load Excitation." Journal of Vibration and Control (2026), DOI: 10.1177/10775463261441263

    Conferences

    1. Rai, Amit K., Shakti S. Gupta, Vibration of simply supported circular plate subjected to moving point loads (ICTAM, Montreal Canada-2016).

    2. Rai, Amit K., Shakti S. Gupta, Vibration of orthotropic circular plate under moving point load (IWCEM, Jaipur - 2017)

    3. Rai, Amit K., Shakti S. Gupta, Internally damped vibration of circular plate under sinusoidal moving point load (UNSTAM, Chicago, USA - 2018).

    4. Rai, Amit K., Shakti S. Gupta, Nonlinear vibration of circular plate under moving point loads (USNCCM, Austin, Texas, USA. - 2019).

    5.  Rai Amit Kumar. “Dynamic analysis of rattle back on vibrating platform” Indian national conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM 2024).

    6.  Sreekuttan, Rai, Amit Kumar, Saha Ashesh. “Effect of Frictional Damping on the Vibrational Properties of a Coupled Cantilever Beam” International Conference on Next Generation Technologies: Design and Manufacturing 2024.

    7. Chandran, Rohit, Rai, Amit Kumar, Dutta Pranesh. “Friction damping in turbomachinery: Reviews on modelling approaches and experimental validation” First National Conference on  Design Strategies for Noise and Vibration Control, 2024.

    8.  B Dharmista, V Vishnu, AA Pillai, Rai Amit Kumar, KP Vineesh, PA Kumar, B Rajak, Thermal Analysis of ER70S-6 Wire Deposition in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation.  International Conference of additive manufacturing, May 2025.

    9.  Chandran Rohit, Rai Amit Kumar, Dutta Pranesh. “Generative Design-Driven Piezoelectric Dampers for Sustainable Turbomachinery Operations” 2nd Global Conference in Decarbonized India (GCDI-2025).

    10. Raj, Ashrith, Rai, Amit Kumar, Joy, ML. “Buckling Analysis and Parameter Optimization of Functionally Graded Material Sandwich Plates Using FEM” 3rd International Conference on  Recent and Advanced Composite Materials  (ICRACM-2025).

    11. Anirudh Panicker, Adhiti Anil, Aditya Suryawanshi, Jibin Mathew, Arjun TR, Rai Amit Kumar. “Design and analysis of energy efficient PID controlled active suspension system for SUVS” 2nd Global Conference in Decarbonized India (GCDI-2025).

    12.  Rai, Amit K., Dynamic Behavior of Orthotropic Circular Plates Subjected to Moving Loads on Elastic Foundations,  20th Vibration Engineering and Technology of Machinery (VETOMAC 2025), IIT Guwahati - 2025.

     

     

    Professional Experience

    • Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering ITSEC, Greater Noida Jan 2011 - July 2011

    • Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering in VIET Ghaziabad Aug 2011 - Oct 2012

    • Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering in GCET Greater Noida Nov 2012 - Jun 2014.

    • Sr. Project Scientist in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering IIT Kanpur Feb 2020 - Oct 2020.

    • Temporary Faculty in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering IIEST Shibpur, Howrah since 27th Oct 2020 to 31st Jul 2022.

    Vibrations of Beams, Plates  Shells and membranes

    Nonlinear dynamics

    Composite materials

    Functionally graded materials

    Computational mechanics

     

     

    UG Theory courses:

    1. Design of machine elements

    2. Machine design II

    3. Introduction to finite element methods

    4. Solid mechanics

    5. Numerical methods

    6. Design of power transmission elements

    PG Theory courses:

    1. Theory of vibrations

    2. Fracture mechanics

    3. Advanced solid mechanics

    Lab courses:

    1. CAD/CAM 

    2 Mechanical Workshop 

    3. Seminar

    1. Analyzing the Effectiveness of a Novel Frictional Damper in Reducing the Vibrations of a System of Cantilever Beams from the Perspective of Synchronization

    Funding Agency: Aeronautics Research and Development Board (ARDB)

    Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

    Duration: 3 years

    Sanctioned Amount: 60 Lakhs

    2.  Reduced Order Model (ROM) for Nonlinear Vibrations of Beam and Plat Subjected to Harmonically Varying Moving Loads

    Funding Agency: Faculty Research Grant (FRG), NIT Calicut

    Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

    Duration: 2 years

    Sanctioned Amount: 5.0 Lakhs

    Address:

    National Institute of Technology Calicut,
    NIT Campus P.O 673 601,
    Kozhikode, India.

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