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Prof. R Narasimha Rao

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Room No: 452-D +91-870-2462351 rnrao@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 97
    • Conference(s): 90
    • Book Chapter(s): 8
    • PhD: Current - 8  Awarded - 14
    • Event(s) Organized: Conference - 1  Workshop - 5

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    22

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    4

    PROJECTS

    3

    PATENTS

    Research Areas

    Advanced Composites
    AI&ML
    FEM
    Kinematics & Dynamics
    Machine Design
    Tribology
    Vibrations
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy MANIT Bhopal 2005
    Master of Technology MANIT Bhopal 1996
    Bachelor of Engineering Osmania University Hyderabad 1991
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Mechanical Design(ME46001) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Design of Transmission Elements(ME304) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Dynamics of Machinery(ME1202) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Tribology in Design(ME46034) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Advanced Mechanical Design(ME5401) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Tribology in Design(ME5466) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Dynamics of Machinery(ME202) 3-0-0 3 UG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Synergistic Effect of B₄C and Graphene Nanoparticles on the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Al-Fe-Si Hybrid Nano Composites, By Bharat Kumar Talluri, R. Narasimha Rao, Sage publication, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, vol., pp.1–14, 2026
    Performance Evaluation of Uncoated and CrAlSiN Nanocomposite Coated Tungsten Carbide Tools in Conventional and Laser-assisted Turning of Inconel-625, By B. Amarendhar Raoa, Manish Tak, R. Narasimha Rao, Krishna Valleti , Ravi Bathe , Sage Publications, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, vol., pp., 2026
    Performance Evaluation of Uncoated and CrAlSiN Nanocomposite Coated Tungsten Carbide Tools in Conventional and Laser-assisted Turning of Inconel-625, By B. Amarendhar Rao, Manish Tak, R. Narasimha Rao, Krishna Vallleti, and Ravi Bathe, SAGE Publications, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, vol., pp.14644207261423438, 2026
    Investigations on the Tribological Performance of Inconel-625 and Tungsten Carbide Tribo-Pairs in Dry Sliding Wear at Elevated Temperatures, By B. Amarendhar Rao, Manish Tak, R. Narasimha Rao, Ravi Bathe , Elsevier, Materials Letters, vol.389, pp.138393, 2025
    Development of Hybrid Aluminum Nanocomposites for Automotive Applications: An In-Depth Analysis Using Experimental Approaches and Predictive Machine Learning Techniques, By Chitti Babu Golla; R. Narasimha Rao; Ismail Syed; Mutlu Özcan, Elsevier, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, vol.36, pp.4383-4399, 2025
    Evaluating Mechanical and Tribological Performance of B4C Reinforced Aluminum Composites with Predictive Machine Learning Models, By Bharat Kumar Talluri, R Narasimha Rao, Mutlu Özcan, P Syam Prasad, Elsevier, Results in Engineering, vol., pp.106503, 2025
    Comprehensive review of Mg-based alloys: Mechanical, chemical and biological properties for prosthetic and orthopedic applications, By C. Pranaya Joshi, R. Narasimha Rao, Chitti Babu Golla, Mutlu Özcan, P. Syam Prasad, Elsevier, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, vol.35, pp.2487-2502, 2025
    Influence of porosity on the dry sliding wear of aluminium syntactic foams, By Venkata Ramarao Mutyala, Sri Chaitanya Chadalawada, Narasimha Rao R, AIP Publishing, AIP Conf. Proc., vol.3330(1), pp.0200, 2025
    Triboinformatics approach for prediction of high-stress abrasive wear and coefficient of friction in Al/TiC nanocomposites using machine learning techniques, By Chitti Babu Golla, R. Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Journal of Tribology, vol., pp., 2025
    D-Optimal Design Approach for Screening, Optimization, and Interaction Analysis of Abrasive Wear Parameters in AA8011/B4C Composites. , By Bharat Kumar Talluri, R. Narasimha Rao, Sage publication, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, vol., pp.13506501251390290, 2025
    Investigating Nuclear magnetic Resonance relaxation times as Predictors of mechanical properties in Ethelene Propylene Diene Monomer and rocasin elastomers, By Ramesh Babu D, R. Narasimha Rao, Srinivas Kuchipudi, Madhusudhana Rao A, Ch. Sri Chaitanya, Elsevier, Materials Letters, vol.385, pp.138148, 2025
    Investigations on Laser-Assisted Turning of IN625 Alloy with Hot Hardness Approach using Uncoated and CrAlSiN Coated WC Tools, By B. Amarendhar Rao, Manish Tak, R. Narasimha Rao, Krishna Vallleti, and Ravi Bathe , Sage publication, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, vol., pp.09544089241279232, 2024
    Variation in wear scar penetration depths due to impact angle on the erosion wear of advanced aluminum matrix nanocomposites, By Chitti Babu Golla, R. Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Elsevier, Materials Letters , vol., pp.136843, 2024
    Experimental investigations with machine learning techniques for understanding of erosion wear in advanced aluminium nanocomposites, By Chittibabu Golla, R Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Manoj Gupta, Sage publication, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, vol.0(0), pp.09544089241253405, 2024
    Tribo-Informatics Approach to Predict Wear and Friction Coefficient of Mg/Si3N4 Composites Using Machine Learning Techniques, By Mahammod Babar Pasha, R Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Manoj Gupta, Syam Prasad, Elsevier, Tribology International, vol., pp.109696, 2024
    A Review on Enhancing the Life of Teeth by Toothpaste Containing Bioactive Glass Particles, By P. Syam Prasad, Mahammod Babar Pasha, R. Narasimha Rao, P. Venkateswara Rao, Narayanan Madaboosi & Mutlu Özcan, Springer Nature, Current Oral Health Reports, vol., pp., 2024
    Tribo-informative analysis of spark plasma sintered Al-SiC-HAp hybrid composite through machine learning techniques, By V.S.S Venkatesh, R. Narasimha Rao, Guttikonda Manohar, Sapam Ningthemba Singh , Springer link, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol., pp.1-6, 2024
    Multi-Response Optimization of Wear Parameters of B4C Reinforced Al-Fe-Si Composites: Utilizing Taguchi – Grey Relational Analysis, By Talluri Bharat, R. Narasimha Rao, Sage publication, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, vol., pp.09544089241284024, 2024
    Damping capacity of magnesium matrix composites fabricated by ultrasonic-assisted stir casting, By MB Pasha, GC Babu, RN Rao, S Ismail, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol., pp., 2023
    Effect of shape on depth profile Nuclear Magnetic Resonance data of multilayered composite structure, By Sahoo S.K.;Kuchipudi S.;Sri Chaitanya C.;Narasimha Rao R.;Buragohain M.K., Taylor & Francis, Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, vol., pp., 2023
    Influence of TiC Particles on Mechanical and Tribological Characteristics of Advanced Aluminium Matrix Composites Fabricated through Ultrasonic-Assisted Stir Casting, By Golla C.B.;Babar Pasha M.;Rao R.N.;Ismail S.;Gupta M., MDPI, Crystals, vol., pp., 2023
    Influence of microwave sintering temperatures on mechanical and microstructural Behavior of Al/SiC/snail shell hybrid composite synthesized through powder metallurgy technique, By Venkatesh V.S.S.;Rao R.N., Sage publication, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, vol., pp., 2023
    Effect of Spark Plasma Sintering Temperature on Phase Evaluation and Mechanical Behaviour of cu- 4 Wt% SiC Composite, By Venkatesh V.S.S.;Rao R.N.;Patnaik L., Springer Nature, Silicon, vol., pp., 2023
    Tribological behaviour of titanium carbide reinforced aluminum composite materials, By G Chittibabu, CS Chaitanya, BP Mahammod, M Gupta, S Ismail, RN Rao , AIP Publishing, AIP Conference Proceedings , vol.2810, pp., 2023
    Compression Deformation Models of Cenosphere Reinforced Polymer Syntactic Foams, By Ch. Sri Chaitanya, G. Chittibabu, Babar Pasha Mahammod, T. Bharath Kumar, C. Pranaya Joshi, R. Narasimha Rao, AIP Publishing, AIP Conference Proceedings , vol.2810, pp., 2023
    Developing Laser-Assisted Machining Process for Nickel Based Superalloy IN625 Using Experimental and Statistical Analysis, By Rao B.A.;Tak M.;Rao R.N.;Bathe R., Springer Nature, Lasers in Manufacturing and Materials Processing , vol.10, pp.681-701, 2023
    Tribological characteristics of spark plasma sintered Al-6 wt.% SiC composite explored by gray-fuzzy optimization approach, By VSS Venkatesh, PR Ganji, RN Rao, A Bhowmik, Springer Nature, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 1-15, vol., pp., 2023
    Detection of planar defects in multilayered GFRP composite structures using low-field nuclear magnetic resonance, By Sanjaya K Sahoo, RNR Srinivas Kuchipudi, MK Buragohain, NDTE, Materials Evaluation, vol.79, pp.897-904, 2022
    Sliding wear characteristics of Mg/Si3N4 nanocomposites at room and elevated temperatures, By MB Pasha, RC Sharma, RN Rao, S Ismail, M Gupta , Elsevier, Materials Letters , vol.329, pp.133186, 2022
    Tribological Behavior of Mg/Fe3O4 Recycled Nanocomposites Processed Through Turning Induced Deformation Technique, By Mahammod Babar Pasha, R Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Sravya Tekumalla, Manoj Gupta, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Journal of Tribology, vol.144, pp.121702, 2022
    Assessing Mg/Si3N4 biodegradable nanocomposites for osteosynthesis implants with a focus on microstructural, mechanical, in vitro corrosion and bioactivity aspects, By Mahammod Babar Pasha, R Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Mutlu Özcan, P Syam Prasad, Manoj Gupta, Elsevier, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, vol.19, pp.3803-3817, 2022
    Influence of the Manufacturing Variances on the Strength of the Pressure Vessel, By VG Cheranseshagirirao Innamuri, Kodali Harshavardhan, Behara Dheenabandu Jayaram, G Sri Valli, Ch Sri Chaitanya, R Narasimha Rao, IOP Publishing, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol.1248, pp.012102, 2022
    Microstructure, Mechanical and Ignition Characteristics of Si3N4 Reinforced Magnesium Matrix Nanocomposites, By Mahammod Babar Pasha, Rajamalla Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Manoj Gupta, MDPI, Applied Sciences, vol.12, pp.6138, 2022
    Application of low field magnetic resonance for defect detection in multi-layered cylindrical composite structures, By Sanjaya K Sahoo, Srinivas Kuchipudi, R Narasimha Rao, Manoj K Buragohain, Ch Sri Chaitanya, Taylor & Francis, Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, vol.37, pp.22-40, 2022
    Influence of Manufacturing Variances on the Strength of Pressure Vessels: Analytical Study, By Ch Sri Chaitanya, R Narasimha Rao, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol.45, pp.9413–9421 , 2020
    Effect of addition of reinforcements on the tribological behaviour of the polymer based syntactic foams, By Ch Sri Chaitanya, R Narasimha Rao, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol.26, pp.415-418, 2020
    NDE of glass fiber reinforced composite structures using single sided solid-state proton NMR, By SK Sahoo, K Srinivas, RN Rao, MK Buragohain, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol.21, pp.1239-1243, 2020
    Damping enhancement of softmag material by vacuum annealing in vibration environment, By L Viswanadham, Ch Sri Chaitanya, R Narasimha Rao, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol.26, pp.905-912, 2020
    A novel NDE approach towards evaluating adhesive bonded interfaces, By SK Sahoo, R Narasimha Rao, Kuchipudi Srinivas, MK Buragohain, Ch Sri Chaitanya, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol.26, pp.1191-1197, 2020
    Mechanical and wear properties of aluminum-based nanocomposites fabricated through ultrasonic assisted stir casting, By A Prasad Reddy, P Vamsi Krishna, RN Rao, ASTM International, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, vol.48, pp.3035-3056, 2020
    Tribological behavior of cenosphere-filled epoxy syntactic foams in dry sliding conditions, By Ch. Sri Chaitanya, R. Narasimha Rao, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Journal of Tribology, vol.142, pp.051701, 2020
    Tribological behaviour of Al6061–2SiC-xGr hybrid metal matrix nanocomposites fabricated through ultrasonically assisted stir casting technique, By A Prasad Reddy, P Vamsi Krishna, RN Rao, Springer Netherlands, Silicon, vol.11, pp.2853-2871, 2019
    Two-body abrasive wear behaviour of AA6061-2SiC-2Gr hybrid nanocomposite fabricated through ultrasonically assisted stir casting, By A Prasad Reddy, P Vamsi Krishna, RN Rao, SAGE Publications, Journal of Composite Materials, vol.53, pp.2165-2180, 2019
    Surface failure of syntactic foams in sliding contact, By Ch Sri Chaitanya, RN Rao, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol.15, pp.63-67, 2019
    NDE of GFRP composite laminates using single sided NMR and acousto-ultrasonic methods, By SK Sahoo, RN Rao, Srinivas Kuchipudi, YLVD Prasad, MK Buragohain, TECH PAPERS, Journal of Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, vol.17, pp.28-31, 2019
    Comparison of NMR and microwave NDE methods for defect detection in composite structures, By SK Sahoo, Asha Gokul, K Srinivas, RN Rao, MK Buragohain, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol.18, pp.4074-4081, 2019
    Effect of material addition on the vibration response of a cantilever beam, By L Viswanadham, RN Rao, Ch Sri Chaitanya, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol.18, pp.4537-4541, 2019
    Strengthening and mechanical properties of SiC and graphite reinforced Al6061 hybrid nanocomposites processed through ultrasonically assisted casting technique, By A Prasad Reddy, P Vamsi Krishna, RN Rao, Springer India, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, vol.72, pp.2533-2546, 2019
    Energy absorption capabilities of cenosphere reinforced epoxy syntactic foams, By Sri Chaitanya Ch, R Narasimha Rao, IOP Publishing, Materials Research Express, vol.6, pp.125303, 2019
    State of the art on automotive lightweight body-in-white design Authors, By Kiran Kumar Dama, V Suresh Babu, RN Rao , Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceeding, vol.5, pp.20966-20971, 2018
    Abrasive grit size effect on wear depth of stir cast hybrid Al–Mg–Si composites at high stress condition, By NCh Kaushik, Ch Sri Chaitanya, RN Rao, SAGE Publications, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, vol.232, pp.672-684, 2018
    State of the art on constructional concepts of automotive body structures, By KK Dama, VS Babu, RN Rao , Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings , vol.5, pp.20981-20986, 2018
    Dry sliding wear behaviour of ultrasonically-processed AA6061/SiCp nanocomposites, By AP Reddy, PV Krishna, RN Rao , UMPSA, International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering , vol.14 , pp.4747-4568, 2017
    Development of automotive FlexBody chassis structure in conceptual design phase using additive manufacturing, By KK Dama, SK Malyala, VS Babu, RN Rao, IJ Shaik , Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings , vol.4, pp.9919-9923, 2017
    State of the art on basic methodologies for crashworthy design of automotive body components considering axial collapse mode, By KK Dama, VS Babu, RN Rao, IJ Shaik , Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol.4, pp.9924-9929, 2017
    Silicon carbide reinforced aluminium metal matrix nano composites-a review, By AP Reddy, PV Krishna, RN Rao, NV Murthy , Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings , vol.4, pp.3959-3971, 2017
    Al/SiCNP and Al/SiCNP/X nanocomposites fabrication and properties: A review, By A Prasad Reddy, P Vamsi Krishna, R Narasimha Rao , SAGE Publications, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, vol.231, pp.155-172, 2017
    Influence of applied load on abrasive wear depth of hybrid Gr/SiC/Al–Mg–Si composites in a two-body condition, By N Ch Kaushik, RN Rao , American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Journal of Tribology, vol.139, pp.061601, 2017
    Effect of applied pressure on high-stress abrasive wear behavior of hybrid Al–Mg–Si composites, By N Ch Kaushik, RN Rao, SAGE Publications, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, vol.8, pp.1089-1100, 2017
    High-stress abrasive wear behavior of Al–Mg–Si hybrid composites using regression analysis, By NC Kaushik, RN Rao, Emerald Publishing Limited, Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol.69, pp.149-157, 2017
    Structural Performance Assessment of a Chrysler Neon Compact Passenger Vehicle by Numerical Methods, By Kiran Kumar Dama, V Suresh Babu, RN Rao, Sridhar Emmadi, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol.4, pp.1820-1828, 2017
    Multi Objective Knowledgebase Concept Design Methodology of Automotive Space Frame Structures for Crashworthiness by Numerical Methods, By KK Dama, VS Babu, RN Rao, I Shaik, S Emmadi , Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol.4, pp.1837-1842, 2017
    State of the art on basic methodologies for crashworthy design of automotive body components considering bending collapse mode , By KK Dama, VS Babu, RN Rao, IJ Shaik , Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings , vol.4, pp.9930-9936, 2017
    Effect of applied load and grit size on wear coefficients of Al 6082–SiC–Gr hybrid composites under two body abrasion, By N Ch Kaushik, RN Rao, Elsevier, Tribology International, vol.103, pp.298-308, 2016
    Two body abrasive wear of Al-Mg-Si hybrid composites: Effect of load and sliding distance, By KN Chakravartula, NR Rajamalla , Ktu, Materials Science , vol.22, pp.491-494, 2016
    Effect of grit size on two body abrasive wear of Al 6082 hybrid composites produced by stir casting method, By N.Ch. Kaushik, R.N. Rao, Elsevier, Tribology International, vol.102, pp.52-60, 2016
    Effect of applied load and grit size on wear coefficients of Al 6082–SiC–Gr hybrid composites under two body abrasion, By NC Kaushik, RN Rao , Elsevier, Tribology International, vol.103, pp.298-308, 2016
    The effect of wear parameters and heat treatment on two body abrasive wear of Al–SiC–Gr hybrid composites, By N Ch Kaushik, RN Rao, Elsevier, Tribology International, vol.96, pp.184-190, 2016
    A review on automotive seat comfort design, By KK Dama, VS Babu, RN Rao, Y Madhava , IJERT, Int. J. Eng. Res , vol.4, pp.678-683, 2015
    Artificial neural network modeling of titanium alloy tribological behaviour in beta solution treated condition, By SG Setti, RN Rao , Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Advanced Materials Research , vol.1119, pp.360-364, 2015
    Tribological behaviour of near β titanium alloy as a function of α+ β solution treatment temperature, By SG Setti, RN Rao , Elsevier, Materials & Design, vol.50, pp.997-1004, 2014
    Artificial neural network approach for prediction of stress–strain curve of near β titanium alloy, By S Gangi Setti, RN Rao , Nonferrous Metals Society of China, Rare Metals, vol. 33, pp.249-257, 2014
    Seizure pressure and sliding velocity diagrams on tribological behavior of Al alloy composites in as-cast and heat-treated conditions, By RN Rao, S Das, SLT Devi, Elsevier, Tribology International , vol.80, pp.1-6, 2014
    Determinants of Investment in Fixed Assets in Electric Power Industry-An Econometric Analysis, By SLT Devi, RN Rao , WASET, International Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering , vol.7 , pp.1011-1016, 2013
    Finite element modelling of α particle size on the stress strain curve of near beta Ti alloy, By G Srinivasu, RN Rao, TK Nandy, DK Gupta , Elsevier, Materials & Design , vol.46, pp.8-15, 2013
    Dry sliding wear maps for AA7010 (Al–Zn–Mg–Cu) aluminium matrix composite, By RN Rao, S Das, DP Mondal, G Dixit, SL Tulasi Devi, Elsevier, Tribology International, vol.60, pp.77-82, 2013
    Combined effect of alkali and silane treatments on tensile and impact properties of roystonea regia natural fiber reinforced epoxy composites, By G Goud, RN Rao , Smithers Rapra Technology Ltd., Applied Polymer Composites , vol.1 , pp.187-197, 2013
    Sliding Wear Properties of Near β Titanium alloy as a function of β Solution Treatment Temperature, By SG Setti, RN Rao, TK Nandy , Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Applied Mechanics and Materials , vol.315, pp.567-571, 2013
    Wear regimes of Al-Cu-Mg matrix composites, By RN Rao, ST Devi, WASET, composites , vol.5 , pp.6, 2013
    Effect of surface modification and hybridization on dynamic mechanical properties of Roystonea regia/glass–epoxy composites, By G Goud, RN Rao , Springer-Verlag, Bulletin of Materials Science , vol.35, pp.1143-1149, 2012
    Finite Element Modeling of Stress Strain Curve and Micro Stress and Micro Strain Distributions of Titanium Alloys—A Review, By GS Srinivasu, NR Raja , Scientific Research Publishing, Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering , vol.11 , pp.953, 2012
    Mechanism of material removal during tribological behaviour of aluminium matrix (Al–Zn–Mg–Cu) composites, By RN Rao, S Das, DP Mondal, G Dixit , Elsevier, Tribology international , vol.179-184, pp.179-184, 2012
    Mechanical and electrical performance of Roystonea regia/glass fibre reinforced epoxy hybrid composites, By G Goud, RN Rao , Springer-Verlag, Bulletin of Materials Science , vol.35, 595-599, pp.35, 595-599, 2012
    Synthesis and Characterisation of Titanium Oxide Nanopowders for Lithium Ion Batteries, By R Reddy, R Rao, T Prakash , Scholars Research Library, Arch. Appl. Sci. Res , vol.4 , pp.1528-31, 2012
    Effect of β/α Strength Ratio on the Stress-Strain Curve of Beta Titanium Alloy by Finite Element Modelling , By Srinivasu G & R. N. Rao , IRNet, International Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering , vol.2, pp., 2012
    Artificial neural network approach for prediction of titanium alloy stress-strain curve, By G Srinivasu, RN Rao, TK Nandy, A Bhattacharjee , Elsevier, Procedia Engineering , vol.38, pp.3709-3714, 2012
    Mechanism of material removal during tribological behaviour of aluminium matrix (Al–Zn–Mg–Cu) composites, By RN Rao, S Das, DP Mondal, G Dixit, Elsevier, Tribology international, vol.53, pp.179-184, 2012
    Effect of sliding distance on the wear and friction behavior of as cast and heat-treated Al–SiCp composites, By RN Rao, S Das, Elsevier, Materials & Design, vol.32, pp.3051-3058, 2011
    The Effect of Alkali Treatment on Dielectric Properties of Roystonea regia/Epoxy Composites, By G Goud, RN Rao , Taylor & Francis Group, International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization , vol.16 , pp.239-250, 2011
    Effect of SiC content and sliding speed on the wear behaviour of aluminium matrix composites, By RN Rao, S Das, Elsevier, Materials & Design, vol.32, pp.1066-1071, 2011
    Effect of fibre content and alkali treatment on mechanical properties of Roystonea regia-reinforced epoxy partially biodegradable composites, By G Goud, RN Rao , Springer-Verlag, Bulletin of Materials Science , vol.34, pp.1575-1581, 2011
    Effect of applied pressure on the tribological behaviour of SiCp reinforced AA2024 alloy, By RN Rao, S Das, Elsevier, Tribology International, vol.44, pp.454-462, 2011
    Effect of matrix alloy and influence of SiC particle on the sliding wear characteristics of aluminium alloy composites, By RN Rao, S Das, Elsevier, Materials & Design, vol.31, pp.1200-1207, 2010
    Wear coefficient and reliability of sliding wear test procedure for high strength aluminium alloy and composite, By RN Rao, S Das, Elsevier, Materials & Design, vol.31, pp.3227-3233, 2010
    A mathematical model to evaluate wear depth of an aluminium alloy reinforced with a silicon carbide particle composite using finite element analysis, By RN Rao, KM Murthy , SAGE Publications, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, vol.224, pp.133-138, 2010
    Experimental investigation on the influence of SiC particulate reinforcement in aluminium alloy composites, By RN Rao, S Das, PV Krishna, SAGE Publications, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, vol.222, pp.1-6, 2008
    Effect of SiC addition and running-in-wear on the sliding wear behaviour of Al–Zn–Mg aluminium alloy, By DP Mondal, S Das, RN Rao, M Singh , Elsevier, Materials Science and Engineering A , vol.402, pp.307-319, 2005
    Conference(s)
    Effect of Heat Release on Longitudinal Acoustic Modes in a Bluff Body Combustor By M. Srinivasa Rao, R. Narasimha Rao, International Conference on Thermal Sciences and Sustainable Energy (ICTSE 2026), 2026
    Defect Detection in Carbon Epoxy Shell with EPDM rubber Insulation Using Advanced NDE Methods By Ramesh Babu D, Srinivas Kuchipudi, Narasimha Rao R, Kiran P, Madhusudhana Rao A , ICEAMS (ISAMPE), 2025
    Laser Shearography Inspection of Composite Skin with honeycomb core sandwich panel for Fairing Applications By Sameerkant Behera, R Narasimha Rao, Srinivas Kuchipudi, Nakka Sudarshan, ICEAMS (ISAMPE), 2025
    Tribological Behaviour of Metal Matrix Syntactic Foams By Venkata RamaRao Mutyala, Ch.Sri Chaitanya, T.Srinivasa Rao, R.N. Rao, , 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering :Research and Evolutionary Challenges, , 2024
    Comparison Study of ANSYS and Hypemesh on Accelerometer Force balance for Force Measurements on Blunt Cone By T.S Siva Saikumar, P. Ramesh Babu, R. Narasimha Rao and B. Naga Manohar, 8th National Symposium on Shock Waves (NSSW 2024), 2024
    Erosion Behavior of Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites: A Taguchi Approach By Neha Barayya, Babar Pasha, Mahammod, Chittibabu Golla, RN Rao , 68th, Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM-2023), 2023
    Low Frequency NMR Relaxometry Studies of Elastomeric Thermal Insulation Liners for Aerospace Structures By Ramesh Babu D, Srinivas Kuchipudi , Narasimha Rao R , 68th, Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM-2023), 2023
    Experimental Analysis of Conventional and Laser-assisted Turning for IN625 with CrAlSiN Coated Tungsten Inserts.Carbide By Amarendhar Rao B, Manish Tak, R. Narasimha Rao, Ravi Bathe; , 77th Annual Technical Meeting of The Indian Institute of Metals and International Conference on Metals (IIM-ATM-2023), 2023
    Topology Optimization of the Bell Crank Lever By Rao, R. Narasimha | Chaitanya, Ch. Sri, , The 2nd Australian Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2023
    Friction and Wear Behaviour of Epoxy/Mg-TiO2-based Polymer Matrix Composites By G.Chittibabu, Pranayajoshi Chandole, Mahammod Babar Pasha, R.Narasimha Rao, Ch.Sri Chaitanya, International Conference on Education 5.0- Role of Institution, Industry and Society (ERIIS-2022), 2022
    Analysis of Erosive Wear of AA 8011-TiC through Air Jet Erosion Tester By G.Chittibabu, R.Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Mahammod Babar Pasha, Ch.Sri Chaitanya, International Conference on Education 5.0- Role of Institution, Industry and Society (ERIIS-2022), 2022
    Magnesium based composites for biomedical applications-A review By Mahammod Babar Pasha, G Chitti Babu, R. Narasimha Rao and Syed Ismail, International Conference on Education 5.0- Role of Institution, Industry and Society (ERIIS-2022), 2022
    Compression Deformation Models of Cenosphere Reinforced Polymer Syntactic Foams By Ch. Sri Chaitanya, G. Chittibabu, Babar Pasha Mahammod, T. Bharath Kumar, A. Charan Reddy, C. Pranaya Joshi, and R. Narasimha Rao, International Conference on Smart Materials & Structures (ICSMS-2022),, 2022
    Tribological Behaviour of Titanium Carbide Reinforced Aluminium Composite Materials By G. Chittibabu, Ch. Sri Chaitanya, Babar Pasha Mahammod, Manoj Gupta, Syed Ismail, and R. Narasimha Rao, , International Conference on Smart Materials & Structures (ICSMS-2022), 2022
    Low frequency NMR relaxometry studies of composite cylinders with EPDM,. By D.Ramesh Babu, Srinivas Kuchipudi, Sanjaya K Sahoo, RN Rao, Recent Advances in Composites Engineering and Research: Proceedings of 17th ISAMPE National Conference on Composites (INCCOM-17) Hyderabad. info:ZxgMECIHpUoJ:scholar.google.com; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8807-5_25, 2022
    Damping Capacity of Mg/Si3N4 Nanocomposites Fabricated by Ultrasonic-Assisted Stir Casting By Babar Pasha Mahammod, Chittibabu Golla, RN Rao and Syed Ismail, IPDIMS 2022 (International Conference on Innovative Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems), 2022
    Application of single sided NMR and Acousto-Ultrasonic methods for NDE of composite structures, By S.K. Sahoo, R.N. Rao, Asha Gokul, Kuchipudi Srinivas, M. K. Buragohain , Advances in Applied Mechanical Engineering, , 2020
    Erosive Wear Resistance Properties of the CFRP Composite By Ch. Sri Chaitanya, R. Narasimha Rao, , 2nd Korea Tribology International Symposium [K-TRIB-2020], Korean Tribology Society,, 2020
    Effect of Material Damping on the Vibration Response of Cantilever Beams in Dynamic Environment By L. Viswanadham, R.N. Rao, Ch. Sri Chaitanya, Advances in Applied Mechanical Engineering, 2020
    Effect of Tribological Parameters on the Dry Sliding Wear Coefficients of Syntactic Foams By Ch. Sri Chaitanya, R.N Rao, , The 2nd World Summit on Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology, Indiana Summit 2019 (Towards Transdisciplinary Research), , 2019
    Abrasive Wear of Al-Cu-Zn Ternary Alloy: Influence of Al Addition in Cu-Zn Alloy, By Sri Harsha Yerramsetti, Indradhar P, Kaushik N.Ch., Rao R.N., , , ITC Sendai-2019, 2019
    NDE of GFRP composite laminates using single sided NMR and Acousto-Ultrasonic methods, By S K Sahoo, RN Rao, Srinivas Kuchipudi, Y L V D Prasad, M K Buragohain, International Conference on "Advanced Functional Materials and Devices (ICAFMD – 2019),, 2019
    Vibration Response Comparison of Magnesium and Steel Cantilever Beams By L. Viswanadham, R.N. Rao, Ch. Sri Chaitanya, , International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Devices [ICAFMD-2019],, 2019
    Tribological Behaviour of Syntactic Foams in Dry Sliding Conditions: Effect of Applied Load and Sliding speed By Ch. Sri Chaitanya, R.N. Rao, International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Devices [ICAFMD-2019], 2019
    NDE of glass fibre reinforced composite structures using single sided solid-state proton NMR”, By S.K. Sahoo, R.N. Rao, Kuchipudi Srinivas, M. K. Buragohain, “, 6th International Conference on Recent Advances in Composite Materials (ICRACM – 2019), , 2019
    Failure Analysis of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites, By R.N. Rao, Ch. Sri Chaitanya, , 10th International Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials [APM-2019],, 2019
    Influence of Sliding Speed on Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Behaviour of Al-Li-Cu Alloy By Kaushik N Ch, Krishna Kishore M, Venkateshwara Babu P, Rao R.N, ITC Sendai-2019 , 2019
    Tribological Behaviour of Aluminium Syntactic Foams under Dry Sliding Conditions: Effect of Sliding Distance By Sri Chaitanya, R.N. Rao, Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering [ETME 2019], NIT Warangal, Warangal, India. , 2019
    Experimental Analysis of the Vibration Amplitudes of Cantilever Beams By L. Viswanadham, R.N. Rao, Ch. Sri Chaitanya, Anuj Joshi, Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering [ETME 2019], NIT Warangal, Warangal, India. , 2019
    Study of single sided solid-state proton NMR for NDE of glass/epoxy composite and rubber bonded interface By S.K. Sahoo, R.N. Rao, YLVD. Prasad, Kuchipudi Srinivas, M. K. Buragohain, National Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (ETME–2019), NIT, Warangal, India, 2019
    Influence of Sliding Distance on the Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of the Syntactic Foams By Ch. Sri Chaitanya, D.J. Behera, RN Rao , IndiaTrib-2019 (10th International Conference on Industrial Tribology),, 2019
    Effect of Porosity on the Tribological Behaviour of Syntactic Foams in Dry Sliding Conditions, By Sri Chaitanya, R.N. Rao, Neeraj CS, Anuj Joshi, An International Conference on Tribology TRIBOINDIA-2018, 2018
    Dry sliding wear coefficients of Al-Cu hybrid composites: Effect of applied load and sliding speed By Ch. Sri Chaitanya, Prasad Mahajan, N.Ch. Kaushik, R.N. Rao, Advances in Smart and Functional Materials [ASFM] to commemorate the platinum jubilee , 2017
    Effect of Sliding Speed on the Tribological Behaviour of Grp/SiCp/Al - Cu Hybrid composites Under Dry Sliding Condition By Ch Sri Chaitanya, P Mohapatra, R.N. Rao, Kiran R, International conference on composite materials and structures (ICCMS 2017), 2017
    Effect of sliding distance on Two body abrasive wear resistance of Al-SiC-Gr hybrid composites, By R.N .Rao, N.Ch. Kaushik, Ch Sri Chaitanya, 2nd International Conference of Mechanical a Robotics Research (ICMERR 2017), Paris, France, 2017
    Wear of hybrid Al-Mg-Si composites tested in two body abrasion condition: Effect of presence of graphite and SiC reinforcements By N.Ch. Kaushik, R.N. Rao, 9th International Conference on Industrial Tribology (ICIT-2017)-Kolkata, 2017
    Effect of applied load on dry sliding wear coefficients of Al 2014 hybrid composites, By Ch Sri Chaitanya, Prasad Mahajan, N.Ch. Kaushik, R.N. Rao, 9th International Conference on Industrial Tribology (ICIT-2017)-Kolkata, 2017
    Tribological behaviour of Al-2014 hybrid composites in dry sliding condition By Ch Sri Chaitanya, Prasad Mahajan, N. Ch. Kaushik, R.N. Rao, , Proceedings of the 1st International and 18 th ISME Conference, 2017
    Tribological behaviour of Al-2014 hybrid composites in dry sliding condition By Ch Sri Chaitanya, Prasad Mahajan, N. Ch. Kaushik, R.N. Rao, Proceedings of the 1st International and 18 th ISME Conference, 2017
    Study on existing multi material flexbody constructional concepts of light duty passenger vehicle body in white structures By 44. Kiran Kumar Dama, Madhava Rao, Vijay Ramraj Y, V Suresh Babu, R.N. Rao, Proceedings of the 1st International and 18 th ISME Conference, 2017
    State of the art on tools existing for hastening the automotive concept design By Kiran Kumar Dama, Madhava Rao, Vijay Ramraj Y, V Suresh Babu, R.N. Rao, Proceedings of the 1st International and 18 th ISME Conference, 2017
    Effect of T6 heat treatment on dry sliding wear characteristics of stir cast Al 2014 hybrid composites By Ch. Sri Chaitanya, Prasad Mahajan, N.Ch. Kaushik, R.N. Rao, National Conference On Recent Advances in Industrial Tribology and Maintenance (RAITM-2017) , 2017
    State of the Art on Constructional Concepts of Automotive Body Structures By Kiran Kumar Dama, V Suresh Babu, R.N. Rao, , International Conference on Smart Engineering Materials (ICSEM-2016),R V College of Engineering, Bengaluru, INDIA, pp. 34. , 2016
    State of the Art on Automotive Lightweight Body-in-White Design By Kiran Kumar Dama, V Suresh Babu, R.N. Rao, Proceedings, International Conference on Smart Engineering Materials (ICSEM-2016), R V College of Engineering, Bengaluru, INDIA, , pp. 34. , 2016
    State of the Art on Regression Analysis for Assessing the Regression Model in Automotive Conceptual Design Phase By Kiran Kumar Dama, V Suresh Babu, R N Rao, Proceedings, National Symposium of Mechanical Engineering Research Scholars (NSMERS 2016), NIT Warangal, INDIA, 2016
    Effect of Load and Sliding Speed on Sliding Wear Behavior of Al-2014 Hybrid Composites By Prasad Mahajan, N.Ch. Kaushik , R.N. Rao, National Tribology Conference 2016, NTC2016, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, India, pp. 1-2., 2016
    Development of two body abrasive wear models of Al 6082 hybrid composites using statistical analysis By N.Ch. Kaushik , R.N. Rao, National Tribology Conference 2016, NTC2016, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, India, pp. 1-2., 2016
    Development of Automotive Flexible Spaceframe Structure in Conceptual Design Phase using Additive Manufacturing By Kiran Kumar Dama, Santosh Kumar Malyala, V Suresh Babu, R.N. Rao, Ismail JaniShaik, International Conference on Recent Trends in Engg. Material Sciences (ICEMS-2016), Jaipur National University, Jaipur, INDIA, pp. 170., 2016
    Optimization of three body abrasive wear of secondary processed hybrid Al 6082 Composites By N.Ch.Kaushik, R.N. Rao, ITC 2015, Tokyo, Japan, 2015
    Comparative study on the optimization of erosive wear behavior of Al-Cu and Al-Mg-Si alloys using Taguchi approach. By N.Ch.Kaushik, R.N. Rao, ICAMM-2015/Cape Institute of Technology, Levenjipuram, Tirunelveli Dt, Tamilnadu, 2015
    Effect of Cr on three body abrasive wear behavior of hard faced alloys By N Ch Kaushik, RK Kumar, R.N. Rao, ITC 2015, Tokyo, Japan, 2015
    Sustainable design methodology of an automotive seating structure by computer aided engineering By Kiran Kumar Dama, V. Suresh Babu, R.N. Rao, 17th ISME Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India, 2015
    Crashworthiness by CAE Tools Assessment of a Ford Taurus Passenger Sedan By Kiran Kumar D, V. Suresh Babu, R.N. Rao, International Conference on Computer Aided Engineering (CAE-2015), GITAM University, Hyderabad, 2015
    Effect of carbide types on room temperature solid particle erosive wear of the hardfaced materials By N Ch Kaushik, RK Kumar, RN Rao, AMMA-2015/NIT- Trichy, Tamil Nadu, 2015
    Nano Oxides for Performance Enhancement of Li-ion Batteries By Raghu C Reddy, RN Rao, N R Munirathnam, 25th Annual General Meeting of the Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore., 2014
    Parametric optimization of three body abrasive wear of Al 6082 Composites By N.Ch.Kaushik, Manish Kumar, R.N. Rao, ICTACEM-2014/978-93-80813-30-1, IIT-Kharagpur, West Bengal, 2014
    Optimization of erosive wear behavior of Al-Cu and Al-Mg-Si alloys: A comparative study By N.Ch.Kaushik, R.N. Rao, IFMMT-2014 , Manipal University, Jaipur., Rajasthan, 2014
    Optimization of two body abrasive wear of Al-Mg-Si hybrid composites By N.Ch.Kaushik, R.N. Rao, ICAD&M-2014/ 978-93-84743-15-4, NIT- Trichy, Tamil Nadu, 2014
    Liquid state processed aluminium metal matrix composites: strength, weakness, opportunities and threats By N.Ch. Kaushik, Karthik, Sahu, R.N. Rao, (NCRAME 2014), Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, organized by Mechanical Engg.Dept., University college of Engg., Vizianagaram, JNTU, Kakinada, A.P. , 2014
    Comparative Studies on the Effect of Cross Head Velocity on Tensile Properties of Aluminium Alloys By N.Ch. Kaushik, R.N. Rao, (NCRRME 2014) Research Issues and Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering, organized by Mechanical Engg. Dept., 2014
    Artificial Neural Network approach to prediction of wear characteristics of aluminium matrix composites By R.N. Rao, S.L.T Devi, N.Ch. Kaushik, Durgesh Jha, . 4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Composite Materials (ICRACM-2013), held at International Centre Goa, pp157, Organized by Dept. of Mech. Engg., IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India., 2013
    Optimization of sliding wear behavior of Al-SiC composites using Taguchi techniques By R.N. Rao, S.L.T Devi, Durgesh Jha, N.Ch. Kaushik, 4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Composite Materials (ICRACM-2013), held at International Centre Goa, pp157-158, Organized by Dept. of Mech. Engg., IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India., 2013
    Wear Regimes of Al-Cu-Mg Matrix Composites By R.N. Rao, ICIME2013(WASET):International Conference on Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, to be held in Paris, France., pp 656-660., 2013
    Effect of β/α strength ratio on the stress-strain curve of beta titanium alloy by Finite Element Modelling By Srinivasu G, R.N. Rao, International Conference on Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (ICMIE 2012), Organized by Interscience Reaserch Network, Guwahati. pp. 35-39, 2012
    In- Situ Deposition of Composite Thermal Barrier Coating Using Atmospheric Plasma Spray Process: Effect of Injector Angle. By M.Sai Krishna Rao, V.K. Varma, R.N. Rao, B.Venkataraman, Conference on Engineering Coatings (Enggcoat-2012), ASM International, India Chapter and IIT Bombay, Mumbai, 2012
    Titanium -Tin Oxide Nanocomposite Powders having 2D Morphology prepared by Mechanical Milling for Electrical Energy Storage Applications By Raghu C Reddy, R.N. Rao and T L Prakash, International Conference & Exhibition on New Vistas in Particulate Materials, Technology at Mumbai., 2012
    Artificial Neural Network Approach for prediction of Ti alloy stressstrain curve By G. Srinivasu, R.N. Rao, T.K. Nandy and Amit Battacharjee, International Conference on Modeling optimization and computing (ICMOC 2012), organized by Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NICHE, Kumarakoil, Tamilnadu., 2012
    Artificial Neural Network Approach for wear rate prediction of metal matrix composites By M. Vijay Shanker, R.N. Rao, G. Srinivasu, S.L.Tulasi Devi , International Conference on Modeling optimization and computing (ICMOC 2012), Organized by Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NICHE, Kumarakoil, Tamilnadu., 2012
    The Prediction of Stress-Strain Curve of Near Beta Titanium Alloy using ANN Technique By Srinivasu G, R.N. Rao, T.K. Nandy, The 2nd International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Management, Organizing by WAIRCO, Tiruapti, India., 2012
    Combined effect of alkali and silane treatments on tensile properties of roystonea regia natural fiber reinforced epoxy composites By Govardhan Goud, R.N. Rao, Third International conference on Natural polymers, Biopolymers Biomaterials, their composites, Blends, IPNs and Gels Polyelectrolytes and Gels: Macro to Nano scales, ICNP- 2010, Kottayam, Kerala, Organized by Institute of Macromolecular Science and Engineering(IMSE), Parumbaikadu, Kottayam, Kerala, India, 2012
    Sliding Wear Properties of Near Titanium alloy as a function of Solution Treatment Temperature By Srinivasu G, R.N. Rao, and T.K. Nandy, International Conference on Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (ICME2012) Johor, Malaysia, 2012
    Optimization of tribological properties of SiC reinforced aluminium matrix composites By R.N. Rao, 8th International Conference on Industrial Tribology (ICIT), The Westin Pune, Koregaon Park, India. TSI812608 pp116., 2012
    Insitu Deposition of Composite Thermal Barrier Coating using Atmospheric Plasma Spray Process By M. Sai Krishna Rao, V.K. Varma, R.N. Rao and B.Venkataraman, , International Conference on Invention, Innovation & Technology (ICIIT-2012) and Indian Association for Productivity, Quality and Reliability and Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute at Kolkata, 2012
    Effect of surface modification on water absorption characteristics of roystonea regia / epoxy composites By Govardhan Goud, R.N. Rao, Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (NCRAME-2011) Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, RVR&JC College of Engineering, Gunturu, India, 2011
    Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium-Tin Oxide Nanocomposites by Mechanical Milling for the Positive Electrode Applications in Li-Ion Batteries By Raghu C Reddy, M Sravan Kumar, RN Rao, T L Prakash, NMD-ATM- 2011, Hyderabad., 2011
    Parametric Studies on the preparation of Nanopowders for Li-ion Battery by Wet Chemical Methods By Raghu C Reddy, B P Chaitanya, R.N. Rao, T.L.Praksh, Indian Institute of Metals 65th Annual Technical Meeting -2011, IIM, NMD- ATM 2011, Hyderabad, 2011
    Cyclic Oxidation Behavoiur of Insitu Deposited Composite Thermal Barrier Coating System using Atmospheric Plasma Spray Process By M.Sai Krishna Rao, V.K. Varma, R.N. Rao and B.Venkataraman, 65th Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals from 13-16 November 2011organized by Indian Institute of Metals, Hyderabad, 2011
    Wear mechanism maps for high strength light weight aluminium alloy (Al-Zn-Mg-Cu) silicon carbide particle composite By R.N. Rao and S. Das, 22 Annual General Meeting-2011, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Theme Symposium Lightweight Materials-Monolithic to Composites, Jointly Organized by Bhopal Chapter of MRSI and Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, CSIR, Bhopal, India, 2011
    A Review on Finite Element Modelling of Stress-Strain Curve of Two Phase Materialsq By G. Srinivasu, R.N. Rao, , , International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Materials and Energy Engineering (FTME 2011), Department of Mechanical Engineering, VR Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, 2011
    Wear mechanism maps and tribological behaviour of SiCp reinforced aluminium matrix composites By R.N. Rao, International Tribology Conference, Hiroshima (ITC-Hiroshima 2011), Japan, 2011
    Numerical Simulation of Stress-Strain Curve and the Micro Stress and Micro Strain Distributions of the near Ti Alloy By Srinivasu G, R.N. Rao and T.K.Nandy, Second International Conference on Simulation, Modeling and Analysis (COSMA 2011), Organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore and NIT Calicut, PP. 26, 2011
    Finite Element Modeling of Secondary Phase Grain Size on the Stress Strain Curve of Ti alloy By G. Srinivasu, R.N. Rao and T.K. Nandy, International Conference on Trends in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (ICTMIE 2011), Bangkok, Thailand. PP. 175-179, 2011
    Finite element modeling of stresses and strains in α and phases and at α- interface in Ti alloy By G. Srinivasu, RN. Rao, National Conference on Interface between Science and Technology (NIST 2011), Department of Chemistry, NIT Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, 2011
    Synthesis of Carbon Incorporated Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles for Electrical Energy Storage Applications By Raghu C Reddy, K Yoga Narasimhulu, RN Rao, T L Prakash, , NMD-ATM- 2011, Hyderabad. , 2011
    Finite Element Modeling of stress-strain curve and the stress and strain distributions of the Ti 10V 4.5Fe 3Al Alloy By R.N. Rao, G. Srinivasu, and T.K. Nandy, International Conference on Mechanical, Automobile and Robotics Engineering (ICMAR 2011), Pattaya, Thailand, Bangkok, Organized by PSRC . PP. 217 221, 2011
    Micro hardness and shore D hardness properties of untreated and alkali treated roystonea regia / epoxy partially biodegradable composites By Govardhan Goud, R.N. Rao, First International conference on Composites and Nanocomposites, ICNC-2011,Kottayam, Kerala, Organized by Institute of Macromolecular Science and Engineering(IMSE), Parumbaikadu, Kottayam, Kerala, India., 2011
    Synthesis and characterization of nano sized tin oxide for energy storage application By Raghu C Reddy, R.N. Rao, T.L. Praksh, NMD-ATM 2010 of Indian Institute of Metals held at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2010
    Effect of fiber treatment on Flexural properties of Roystonea regia /epoxy partially bio degradable composites By Govardhan Goud, R.N. Rao, Second International conference on Natural polymers, Biopolymers Biomaterials, their composites, Blends, IPNs and Gels Polyelectrolytes and Gels: Macro to Nano scales, ICNP-2010, Kottayam, Kerala., 2010
    In situ deposition of modified bond coat using atmospheric plasma spray(APS) process and its influence on isothermal oxidation behavior By M.Sai Krishna Rao, V.K. Varma, RN Rao, BLVS Prasada Rao, N.Eswara Prasad and B.Venkataraman, NMD-ATM 2010 of Indian Institute of Metals held at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2010
    Cyclic oxidation behavior of Air Plasma Sprayed thermal barrier coating with a functionally gradient bond coat By M.Sai Krishna Rao, V.K. Varma, R.N. Rao, RK Satpathy, N.Eswara Prasad, B.Venkataraman, International winter school on advances in aeronautical materials and technologies (AAMT) held at Taramati Baradari Heritage complex, Hyderabad, 2010
    Book Chapter(s)
    Study of Sand Particle Erosive Wear Behavior of Advanced Aluminum Matrix Composites. By Chittibabu Golla, RN Rao in Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Springer Nature Singapore, Volume 2, 2024
    Low-Frequency NMR Relaxometry Studies of Composite Cylinders with EPDM Insulation By Ramesh Babu, D. Kuchipudi, Srinivas Sahoo, Sanjaya K. Rao, R. N., in In Recent Advances in Composites Engineering and Research, Springer Nature Singapore, DOI:10.1007/978-981-99-8807-5_25 , 2024
    Tribological Behaviour of Polymer Matrix and Metal Matrix Composites By Ch. Sri Chaitanya, Babar Pasha Mahammod, G. Chitti Babu, R. Narasimha Rao in Toughened Composites-Micro, Macro systems, Springer Nature Singapore, https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/0367353075?tag=tafrboinpvlt-21, 2022
    Scientific Insights on Tribological Aspects of Polymer Based Composites By Gara D.K., Raghavendra G., Ojha S., Bandyopadhyay S., Ismail S., Rao R.N., in In: Jena H., Katiyar J.K., Patnaik A. (eds) Tribology of Polymer and Polymer Composites for Industry 4.0. Composites Science and Technology, Springer Nature Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3903-6_2, 2021
    Application of Single-Sided NMR and Acousto-Ultrasonic Methods for NDE of Composite Structures By Sahoo, S. K. Rao, R. N. Kuchipudi, Srinivas Buragohain, M. K., in In Advances in Applied Mechanical Engineering, Springer Nature Singapore, 10.1007/978-981-15-1201-8_61, 2020
    Effect of rotational speed on dimensional wear coefficients of solution treated Al-Mg-Si and Al-Zn alloys tested in abrasion condition By P. Narasimha Chandra, N. Ch. Kaushik, Ch. Sri Chaitanya, R. N. Rao in Proceedings of Asia International Conference on Tribology, Malaysian Tribology Society (MYTRIBOS) , ISBN: 978-967-13625-2-5 (online), 2018
    Material removal mechanism of hybrid Grp/SiCp/Al-Mg-Si composites during high stress abrasive wear condition By N. Ch. Kaushik, Ch. Sri Chaitanya, R.N. Rao in Proceedings of Asia International Conference on Tribology, Malaysian Tribology Society (MYTRIBOS), ISBN: 978-967-13625-2-5 (online). , 2018
    Effect of Load and Grit Size on High Stress Abrasive Wear of Al-Mg-Si hybrid Composites By N.Ch.Kaushik, R.N. Rao in In: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (eds) TMS 2016 145th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119274896.ch15, 2016
    Patent(s)
    A kind of high burning efficiency biomass cooking stove with vent holes and chimney (Patent No: 548856 (Appl. No: 202441000693))
    Fabrication of microwave-sintered kaolin-reinforced aluminium composite for two-wheeler brake disc applications (202341063656 (Apl. No.))
    Natural lighting system for underground parking structures (202341079892 (Apl. No.))
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Bio-Tribocorrosion Behavior of Silicon Nitride Reinforced Magnesium Matrix Nanocomposites for Temporary Osteosynthesis Implants
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: SERB (CRG/2023/007512-2044955)
    Project Cost (INR): 2044955
    Date of Commencement: 31-05-2024  
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Laser Shock Peening Effect on the Biodegradability, Tribocorrosion behavior of ZM21 Magnesium Alloy for Bone Fracture Implants
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: SERB (CRG/2023/007513-2056863)
    Project Cost (INR): 2056863
    Date of Commencement: 21-05-2024  
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Insight Development on Tribological Response of Hybrid Aluminium Based Nano composites for Transportation sector
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: SPARC (P1393)
    Project Cost (INR): 4052310
    Date of Commencement: 15-03-2019   Date of Completion: 26-12-2023
    Duration: 57 Months
    Status: Completed
    Sliding and Abrasive wear behaviour of aluminium matrix composites
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: A Minor Research Project (MHRD-RSM)
    Project Cost (INR): 330000
    Date of Commencement: 14-06-2011   Date of Completion: 14-06-2012
    Duration: 12 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Abbadi Charan Reddy
    Area of Research: Design and Analysis of Structural Composites
    M. Srinivasa Rao
    Area of Research: Design and Development of Air Intakes for SFDR Missile
    Pranayajoshi Chandole
    Area of Research: Experimental Investigation on Mechanical and Tribological be
    Punna Prasad
    Area of Research: Design and Development of Advanced Composites for Aerospace Structres
    Ramesh Babu Duppala
    Area of Research: Design & Assessment of elastic properties of interfaces of a
    Sameerkant Behera
    Area of Research: Advanced Composites for Aerospace Structural Applications
    Tenugolla Somasundar Siva Saikumar
    Area of Research: Experimental Investigation and Triboinformatic approach to predict the wear and friction properties by AI&ML technique.
    Venkata Rama Rao Mutyala
    Area of Research: Tribological Performance of Magnesium based Hip Implants
    Previous PhD Students
    Bharath Kumar T (2025)
    Area of Research: Mechanical and tribological characteristics of advanced aluminum metal matrix composites reinforced with boron carbide for automobile applications
    B. Amarendhar Rao (2025)
    Area of Research: Experimental and Statistical Optimization of Laser Assisted Machining of Inconel-625 with Uncoated and CrAlSiN-coated Tungsten Carbide Tools with High-temperature Tribology
    G.Chitti Babu (2025)
    Area of Research: Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Titanium Carbide Reinforced Advanced Aluminium Nanocomposites for Structural and High-Strength Applications: A Machine Learning Approach
    Md. Babar Pasha (2024)
    Area of Research: Development of Magnesium-Silicon Nitride Nanocomposites for Mechanical, Tribological and Biomedical Applications.
    Ch. Sri Chaitanya (2021)
    Area of Research: Mechanical and Tribological Performance of Cenosphere based Syntactic Foams
    Viswanadham L (2021)
    Area of Research: Experimental Investigation on the Dynamic Behaviour of Electronic Mounting Structures in Aerospace Vehicles
    Sanjaya Kumar Sahoo (2021)
    Area of Research: Non-Destructive Evaluation of Multi-layered GFRP Composite Structures using low field NMR
    A. Prasad Reddy (2019)
    Area of Research: Fabrication and Tribological properties of Hybrid Metal Matrix Nano Composites through Ultra Sonically Assisted Stir-Casting Technique
    Kiran Kumar Dama (2018)
    Area of Research: Conceptual Design of Light weight automotive body in white structures for Crashworthiness
    N.Ch. Kaushik (2017)
    Area of Research: Experimental Investigation on Two Body Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Hybrid Al-Mg- Si Metal Matrix Composites
    G. Srinivas (2013)
    Area of Research: Experimental Investigation and Modelling of Mechanical and Tribological behaviour of Titanium alloy (Ti10V4.5Fe3Al)
    Govardhan Goud (2012)
    Area of Research: Experimental Investigation on properties of Roystonea regia Natural Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites
    Raghu C.Reddy (2012)
    Area of Research: Nano Materials for Lithium Ion Battery Anode Studies on Synthesis and Characterization of some Metal Oxide and their Composites
    M. Sai Krishna Rao (2012)
    Area of Research: Characterization of an In-situ Deposited Composite Thermal Barrier Coating (CTBC) Using Atmospheric Plasma Spray (APS) Process on a Nickel Base Superalloy SUPERNI 263A
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    A Five day National Online SPARC (Ministry of Education) Work shop on Tribological and Corrosion Behavior of Advanced Metal Matrix Nano-Composites for Engineering/Biomedical Sector" organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT, Warangal, Telangana, India.
    18-Oct-2021 → 22-Oct-2021
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Funding Agency: SPARC-MHRD
    Five day National SPARC (MHRD) work shop on Tribological response of advanced (NANO) Composites" organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT, Warangal, Telangana, India.
    24-Feb-2020 → 28-Feb-2020
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Funding Agency: SPARC-MHRD
    Five day National work shop on Mechanical and Tribological behaviour of Advanced Composites" organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT, Warangal, Telangana, India.
    21-Jan-2019 → 22-Jan-2019
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Convenor
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    Three day National work shop on Friction Stir Welding, NDT and Optimization" organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT, Warangal, A.P. India.
    19-Jan-2014 → 21-Jan-2014
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Organizing Secretary
    Funding Agency: NIT Warangal
    12 day MHRD, Delhi (Govt. of India) Sponsored Summer School (Advanced Technology Programme) on Current Trends in Nanotechnology organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Warangal, A.P. India.
    30-Jun-2008 → 12-Jul-2008
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Convenor
    Funding Agency: MHRD
    Three day National Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANO-2008) organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT, Warangal, A.P. India.
    01-Dec-2008 → 03-Dec-2008
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Convenor
    Funding Agency: NIT Warangal
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2024
    Top 0.05% Scholar by ScholarGPS, USA (2024)
    2021
    Top 2% Scientists (2021), Stanford University
    Best paper Awards
    2017
    Reviewer Certificates-Elsevier, Wiley
    2001
    CSIR Fellow (MHRD)Govt of India, New Delhi
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Chairman & Convenor: Scrutiny Committee, Faculty Recruitment (January, 2023 - February, 2023)
    •  Director Nominee: Academic Audit Committee-May, 2021 onwards (Continuing from May, 2021)
    •  HEAD, Mechanical Engineering Department, NITW (January, 2020 - August, 2020)
    •  Director Nominee: For PDF, Ph.D Selections, 2020 onwards (Continuing from January, 2020)
    •  Section Head, Mechanical Engineering Department, NITW (March, 2018 - February, 2020)
    •  Associate Dean (UG-Academics): June 5, 2015 - June 15, 2017. (June, 2015 - June, 2017)
    •  Warden: (16/07/2012 to 01/07/2014), NITW Hostels (1K hall (July, 2012 - July, 2014)
    •  Course Coordinator: M.Tech (PDD & MD), MED, NITW, A.P., India. (July 2011-June 2014) (Continuing from July, 2011)
    •  Faculty In-Charge: B.Tech (3/4-Mech)-2009-2012 (3 years) (February, 2009 - February, 2012)
    •  Course Coordinator: (February 2008- July 2010), M.Tech (MT), MED-NITW. (February, 2008 - February, 2010)
    •  Prof. In-charge Centre for Advanced Materials (CAM) NIT W (February, 2008 - December, 2010)
    •  Warden: (2008-2010), NITW Hostels (Azad Hall-1st Block, Rajendra Prasad Hall-13thBlock). (February, 2008 - February, 2010)
     Last updated on March 7, 2026