Academics

Bio

An Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Technology, Dr. Vivek Patel's research interests center around nonlinear structural analysis with a particular focus on studying the impact behavior of tubular components in the automobile industry. He is an expert in modeling and simulation of engineering parts using software such as AutoCAD, LS-Dyna, Ansys, and Abaqus. In addition, he has hands-on experience with experimental set-ups such as UTM, Hardness tester, and Ultrasonic assisted casting process. With his technical competency and expertise, he is capable of confirming the statistics of experimental tests with accuracy.

Research Areas

Crashworthiness, Impact analysis, Design, Non-linear analysis, FEA

Publications

1. Vivek Patel, Gaurav Tiwari, Ravikumar Dumpala, “Effect of Eccentric loading on energy absorbing Circular Frusta Tube Structures”, Vacuum, Elsevier, 166: 356-363, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2018.10.056

2. Vivek Patel, Gaurav Tiwari, Ravikumar Dumpala, “Review of the crushing response of collapsible tubular structures”, Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, Springer, 15(3): 438–474, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-019-0579-1

3. Vivek Patel, Gaurav Tiwari, Ravikumar Dumpala, “Crashworthiness analysis of multi-configuration thin-walled co-axial frusta tube structures under quasi-static loading”, Thin-Walled Structures, Elsevier, 154: 106872, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2020.106872

4. Vivek Patel, Gaurav Tiwari, Ravikumar Dumpala, ""Low velocity impact response of layered frusta tube structures"", Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Springer, 44, 43, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-021-03354-1

5. Nikhil Khaire, Gaurav Tiwari, Vivek Patel, M.A. Iqbal, “Assessment of the ballistic response of honeycomb sandwich structures subjected to offset and normal impact”, Defence Technology, Elsevier, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2022.12.018

6. Vivek Patel, Gaurav Tiwari, Ravikumar Dumpala, “Effect of cut-outs on the axial crushing response of cap and open-end hybrid frusta tube”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier, 28: 2539–2546, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.089."

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ORCID link :https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5430-7006