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2025


Anilkumar PM, Haldar A, Clancy G, Scheffler S, Rao BN, Weaver PM et al. Bistable variable stiffness laminates: novel manufacturing and modeling strategies. Materials and design. 2025 Jul;255:114131. Epub 2025 May 28. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.114131
Bansod A, Anilkumar PM, Scheffler S, Rolfes R. A computationally efficient abstract model for capturing the nonlinear response of bolted joints. In AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2025. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA). 2025. (AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2025). Epub 2025 Jan 3. doi: 10.2514/6.2025-2687
Bashir D, Anilkumar PM, Scheffler S, Haldar A, Rao BN, Rolfes R. A Review of the Dynamic Behavior of Thermally Induced Bistable Configurations of Unsymmetrical Composite Laminates and their Applications. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. 2025 Apr;32(3):1635-1677. 114302. Epub 2024 Oct 17. doi: 10.1007/s11831-024-10192-6
Bashir D, Anilkumar PM, Rao BN. Exploring the potential energy landscape of square bistable laminates bonded with piezoelectric macro fiber composites. Composite Structures. 2025 Oct 1;369:119239. Epub 2025 May 26. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119239
Manu PR, Rao BN, Anilkumar PM. Influence of material and geometric parameters on the multistability of series-connected unsymmetrical laminates. In AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum: Meta-Materials and Multi-Stable Structures. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA). 2025 Epub 2025 Jan 3. doi: 10.2514/6.2025-0057
Sourav P, Suraj KS, Anilkumar PM, Natraj, Rao BN. Numerical analysis of an innovative solar collector utilizing bistable composite laminates and macro fiber composite actuators. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines. 2025;53(1):352-373. Epub 2024 Jul 1. doi: 10.1080/15397734.2024.2365916
Tariq M, Scheffler S, Anilkumar PM, Hematipour M, Christoffers M, Rolfes R. Capturing the influence of ply-thickness variation on fatigue damage behavior of carbon composites through numerical modeling and experimental validation. Thin-walled structures. 2025 Oct;215:113483. Epub 2025 Jun 10. doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2025.113483
Tariq M, Scheffler S, Anilkumar PM, Sämann P, Bülow C, Wiedemann M et al. Evaluating the mechanical behavior of carbon composites with varied ply-thicknesses using acoustic emission measurements. Journal of composite materials. 2025 Jan;59(2):223-240. Epub 2024 Oct 31. doi: 10.1177/00219983241297561
Venkat SS, Scheffler S, Anilkumar PM, Baranger E, Rolfes R. Effect of delamination defects on buckling and growth characteristics in composite laminates. Composite Structures. 2025 Oct 1;369:119245. Epub 2025 May 26. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119245

2024


Anilkumar PM, Scheffler S, Haldar A, Jansen EL, Rao BN, Rolfes R. Investigations on the dynamic snap-through of MFC bonded self-resetting bistable laminates. Composite Structures. 2024 Mar 15;332:117906. Epub 2024 Jan 18. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.117906
Nayak N, Anilkumar PM, Subramanian L. Lateral-Torsional Buckling Modification Factors in Steel I-Shaped Members: Recommendations Using Energy-Based Formulations. Engineering journal. 2024 Jul 1;61(3):141-158. doi: 10.62913/engj.v61i3.1328

2023


Anilkumar PM, Scheffler S, Haldar A, Brod M, Rao BN, Jansen EL et al. Nonlinear dynamic modeling of bistable variable stiffness composite laminates. Journal of sound and vibration. 2023 Feb 17;545:117417. Epub 2022 Nov 8. doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2022.117417
Anilkumar PM, Rao BN, Scheffler S, Wolniak M, Rolfes R, Haldar A et al. Refined semi-analytical framework to predict the natural vibration characteristics of bistable laminates. AIAA journal. 2023 Jul;61(7):3158-3171. Epub 2023 May 17. doi: 10.2514/1.J062289
Danish B, Nair APM, Haldar A, Rao BN. Dynamic response of piezoelectrically actuated bistable cross-ply laminates under oscillating impulse voltages. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 2023 Dec 4;31(28):9981-10001. doi: 10.1080/15376494.2023.2283791

2022


Anilkumar PM, Haldar A, Scheffler S, Jansen EL, Rao BN, Rolfes R. Morphing of bistable variable stiffness composites using distributed MFC actuators. Composite Structures. 2022 Jun 1;289:115396. Epub 2022 Mar 10. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.115396
Kumar AP, Anilkumar PM, Haldar A, Scheffler S, Dorn O, Rao BN et al. Investigations on the multistability of series-connected unsymmetric laminates. Composites Science and Technology. 2022 Oct 20;229:109635. Epub 2022 Jul 30. doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109635