Engineering Mechanics

Dr. R. Kumaravelan is a Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Velalar College of Engineering and Technology, Erode. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in 'Mechanical Engineering' and Master's degree in 'Engineering Design' from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. He was the Gold Medalist in his PG studies. He completed his Doctoral degree from Anna University, Chennai in the area of mechanics of Composite materials. He has about 20 years of experience in teaching and research. He has published 10 papers in International Journals and presented more than 50 papers in National & International Conferences. His subjects of interest are Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Machine Design, and Finite Element Analysis.