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Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles and conference publications across computational mechanics, impact, composites, porous materials and related applications.

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Selected journal articles

Publications by research area

A curated set aligned with the research themes on this website. Recent work is emphasized where available; representative papers are retained for longer-running themes such as helmet mechanics.

Impact mechanics & protective structures

Optimization of steel-UHMWPE multilayer armour under ballistic impact: Experiments and SimulationsS. Khare, K. Kartikeya, H. Chouhan, N. Bhatnagar, P. Mahajan · International Journal of Impact Engineering · 2026DOI ↗
Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Dynamic Response of Novel Armor Grade SteelV. Singh et al. · Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance · 2025DOI ↗
Comprehensive analysis of wave interactions and resulting spall damage in layered heterogeneous medium under impactS. P. Singh, H. Singh, P. Mahajan · Mechanics of Materials · 2024DOI ↗

Wind turbine blade mechanics

Ultraviolet (UV) curable resin-based repair of wind turbine blades: Perspectives and computational analysisA. Varshney, D. Paul, P. Mahajan, L. Mishnaevsky Jr. · Composites Part A · 2026DOI ↗
Debonding and surface degradation of protective coatings of wind turbine blades due to fatigue in stochastic rain scenarioN. Kuthe, P. Mahajan, S. Ahmed, L. Mishnaevsky Jr. · Composite Structures · 2025DOI ↗
Cure-induced residual stresses and viscoelastic effects in repaired wind turbine blades: Analytical-numerical investigationA. Varshney, D. Paul, P. Mahajan, L. Mishnaevsky Jr. · Composites Part C · 2024DOI ↗

Snow & porous materials

Evaluation of compressive behaviour of porous structures under large deformation using micro-CT, DVC and micro-FEN. B. Kunnoth Sriram, P. Mahajan, S. Ahmad · Strain · 2023DOI ↗
Modeling weak snow layer fracture in propagation saw test using an ice column modelA. Upadhyay, R. Sharma, P. Mahajan · Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research · 2022

Composite materials

Static and fatigue tensile performance of glass/basalt/epoxy hybrid and non-hybrid fiber composites—Role of hybrid sizings and matrix modificationsM. Agrawal, R. T. Durai Prabhakaran, P. Mahajan · Polymer Composites · 2025DOI ↗
Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Laminates: Improvement in Quasi-Static and Fatigue Properties with Modified Matrices and Fiber Surfaces Using Silica NanoparticlesM. Agrawal, R. T. Durai Prabhakaran, P. Mahajan · Applied Composite Materials · 2024DOI ↗
Experimental investigations on the fatigue behavior of hybrid basalt/glass fiber epoxy compositesM. Agrawal, R. T. Durai Prabhakaran, P. Mahajan · 2024DOI ↗

Computational mechanics

Comprehensive analysis of wave interactions and resulting spall damage in layered heterogeneous medium under impactS. P. Singh, H. Singh, P. Mahajan · Mechanics of Materials · 2024DOI ↗
MatNLI: An open-source MATLAB-based solver for the non-linear inversion in elastographyA. Awasthi, M. Dinachandra, P. Mahajan, A. Suri, S. Roy · Advances in Engineering Software · 2023DOI ↗

Helmet mechanics

Computational and subjective assessment of ventilated helmet with venturi effect and backventB. S. Shishodia, S. Sanghi, P. Mahajan · International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics · 2018
Numerical Investigation of Ventilation and Human Thermoregulation for Predicting Thermal Comfort of a Rider Wearing Ventilated HelmetB. S. Shishodia, S. Sanghi, P. Mahajan · Journal of Fluids Engineering · 2017
Air flow, heat transfer and impact study of ventilated and non-ventilated full-face motorcycle helmetB. S. Shishodia, S. Sikri, S. Sanghi, P. Mahajan · International Journal of Crashworthiness · 2016