Current Research Interests 📚
- Blast Resistant Design of Structures and Impact Mechanics
- Behavior of Materials at Low, Medium, and High Rates of Loading
- High Strain Rate Characterization of Foam Materials and Composites
- Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Blast and Impact Events
Professional Experience 🏢
Associate Professor
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
June 2022 – Present
Assistant Professor
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
July 2016 – June 2022
Scientist
CSIR – National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
July 2014 – July 2016
Scientist
CSIR – Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, M.P., India
May 2006 – July 2014
Teaching Assistant
Department of Applied Mechanics, VNIT, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
April 2004 – October 2006
Lecturer (Adhoc)
Department of Civil Engineering, K.D.K. College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
January 2004 – April 2004
Major Projects 🔍
CSIR – National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
- Development of Environmental Friendly Materials and Products
July 2014 – July 2016
CSIR – Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute
- Blast Loading on Porous Material
- Aluminum Foam Characterization
- Simulation and Finite Element Analysis of Blast Effects on Porous Materials
- Numerical Simulation of Multilayer Impact Resistance Plates
- Blast Response of Structures and Mitigation Using Advanced Lightweight Materials
May 2006 – July 2014
IMCC (International Metro Civil Contractors)
- Delhi Metro (MC1B package – Underground Corridor Between ISBT Station and Central Secretariat Station)
- Project Volume: Total Length = 6.6 km
May 2003 – January 2004
Academic Background 🎓
Ph.D. in Structural Dynamics
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
- Award: Innovative Student Project Award by INAE, India
2013
M. Tech. in Offshore Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
B.E. in Civil Engineering
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
- Grade: First Class, 83.28%
- Honor: Gold Medalist
2000
Diploma in Civil Engineering
Govt. Polytechnic Ambala City, Ambala, Haryana, India
- Grade: First Class, 76.09%
1996
International Experience 🌍
- Germany
- DAAD scholarship at University of German Armed Forces, Munich (16 months)
- United Kingdom
- Attended short-term course and first international conference on protective structures in Manchester
- Singapore
- Presented paper at 5th International Conference on Design and Analysis of Protective Structures (DAPS2015)
- Lecture at National University of Singapore (NUS) and visit to NTU
- Sri Lanka
- Presented paper at “ICCPP 2015: 3rd International Conference on Cities, People and Places” in Colombo
- Nepal
- Presented paper at “AMNS-2016: International Conference on Applications of Mathematics to Nonlinear Sciences” in Kathmandu
- South Africa
- Presented paper at “SEMC 2019” in Cape Town
- Germany
- DAAD Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Research Program at TU Munich, May 2023
Patents 📜
- A Portable, Modular & Reusable Instant House
- R.K. Morchhale, M. D. Goel, S.S. Waghmare, N. Ramakrishnan, S. Murali. (IN-0451-DEL2009)
- A Novel Machine for Making Fine Thin Yarn from Sisal Fibre
- P. Asokan, M. D. Goel, R.K. Morchhale, S. Murali, M. A. Khan, D. Mishra, A. Kulshreshth, S. S. Amritphale, S. Lahiri (0201NF2014)
- Polymeric Nano-Composites for Energy and Environmental Applications
- S.S. Rayalu, M. D. Goel, N.K. Labhasetwar, S.S. Waghmare, T. Arfin, R.S. Dhodapkar, S.R. Wate, (Application No: 0183NF2015)
- Photocatalysed Still, Heating and Drying
- S. Rayalu, M. D. Goel, N. Labhasetwar, A. V. Kotkondawar, S. R. Wate (Application No: 0027NF2016)
- Design Patent: Coned Sacrificial Tube for Blast and Crashworthiness Applications
- Manmohan Dass Goel and Nishant Singh Choudhary (Application No. 349979-001)
- Design Patent: Coned and Grooved Sacrificial Tube for Blast and Crashworthiness Applications