Educational Journey
Wichita State University
Ph.D.,Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
2014Wichita State University
Doctor of Philosophy degree in Mechanical Engineering • Mechanical Engineering
Experience
KARMA AUTOMOTIVE LLC
AAD Engineer
2016 - 2019 • Advanced Electric Vehicle Development ProgramGraduate Research Instructor - Mechanical Engg Dept, Wichita State Univ
2013 - 2014 • Mechanical Engg Dept, Wichita State UnivWichita State University National Institute for Aviation Research
Research Assistant - National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR
2008 - 2009 • COMPUTATIONLA MECHANICSGrants and Awards
Collaborative Friction Stir welding ,validation, tradeoff with conventional joining process , viz GMAW, MIG, spot welding.
National Science Foundation
Validation of FSSW & tradeoff with conventional joining process , viz GMAW, MIG, spot welding.
Wichita State University
Research
Characterization and Simplified Modeling of the Failure Behavior of Spot Welds from Extra-High Strength Steels for Crash Simulation
Vehicle collision characteristics significantly influenced by spot welded joints in vehicle steel body components. In engineering practice, spot welds are normally not modeled in detail, but as connection elements which transfer forces and moments. Therefore a proper methodology for the development detailed weld model to study structural response of the weld when the applied load range is beyond the yield strength discussed in this paper. Threedimensional finite element (FE) models of spot welded joints are developed using LS-Dyna. Simple spot weld models are developed based on the detailed model behavior developed earlier. In order to generate testing data, virtual tensile testing simulations are carried out with mesh sensitivity in the necking zone.
