Dr.Sevugan Rajkannu J

• Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 2014-2022
• M.S. in Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 2012-2022
• B.E. in Civil Engineering, Vickram Engineering College, Anna University, Chennai 2005-2009

• Thin-walled steel & metal structures
• High-Strength steel members
• Stability of structures
• Composite structures
• Structural Health Monitoring
• Low Cost Housing
• Structural glass & Façade systems

From	To	Designation	Organisation
September 2022	Ongoing	Assistant Professor-Grade II	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT)
December 2021	September 2022	Post–Doctoral Fellowship	Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Feb 2014	June 2014	Project Associate	Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Ocean Engineering)
November 2013	Feb 2014	Project Associate	CSIR-SERC- Chennai (Structural Engineering Research Centre)
July 2012	Feb 2013	Site Engineer	Jayam Consultants Pvt Ltd

J Sevugan Rajkannu and Arul Jayachandran (2020) “Flexural torsional buckling strength of Thin –walled channel sections under warping restraint” Journal of constructional steel research. DOI :10.1016/j.jcsr.2020.10641

J Sevugan Rajkannu and Arul Jayachandran (2022) “Experimental evaluation of DSM beam-column strength of cold-formed steel member under uniaxial eccentric compression” Thin-walled structures. DOI :10.1016/j.tws.2022.109096.

1. J Sevugan Rajkannu and Arul Jayachandran (2018) “Investigations on Design implementation of cold-formed steel beam-column members using direct strength method” Eighth International conference on Thin Walled Structures. Lisbon, Portugal.
2. J Sevugan Rajkannu and Arul Jayachandran (2019) “Investigation on effects of warping on the behaviour of cold formed steel beam-columns”, Proceedings of the Annual Stability Conference Structural Stability Research Council, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
3. J Sevugan Rajkannu and Arul Jayachandran (2020) “Investigation on the stability behaviour of cold formed steel beam-columns under bi-axial bending”, Proceedings of the Annual Stability Conference Structural Stability Research Council, Atlanda, USA.
4. J Sevugan Rajkannu and Arul Jayachandran (2018) "Nonlinear framework for Design of cold-formed steel beam-column" proceedings of Eleventh Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2018), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
5. J Sevugan Rajkannu and Arul Jayachandran (2018) “Numerical study on the effect of warping in cold-formed steel beam-column" Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in construction materials and structures, IIT Roorkee, India.
6. J Sevugan Rajkannu, Chinmai Goripathi and Arul Jayachandran (2020) “Investigation on non-linear interaction framework for zee shaped cold-formed steel beam-column” proceedings of Indian structural steel conference”, IIT Hyderabad, India.
7. Rowena Rachel, Akshay Mangal Mahar, and J.Sevugan Rajkannu (2022). “Effect of Cross-sectional Parameters on the First Yield Surface of CFS Zed Purlin Under Biaxial Bending” Emerging Research trends in Structural Engineering (ERTSE - 2022), Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore.

 

• Advanced Reinforced Design [UG]
• Concrete Technology [UG]
• Basic Reinforced Concrete Design [UG]
• Construction Techniques and Materials [UG]
• Surveying [UG]
• Engineering Graphics [UG]
• Survey Laboratory [UG]
• Fluid Mechanics Laboratory [UG]
• Building Planning and Drawing Laboratory [UG]
• Non-Linear Analysis [PG]

Ph.D. Guidance

Research scholar Name	Status	Topic
R. Mukilan	ongoing	Buckling Behaviour of cold-formed steel Built-up beam-column members

 

M.Tech Guidanace

Research scholar Name	Status	Topic
Janak Patel	Finished	Composite behaviour of steel framed Glass façade structures
Pradeep	Finished	Behaviour of Cold-formed steel member under minor axis Bending.
Sheik Ismail	Finished	Axial compressive Behaviour of hollow section High strength steel under Elevated Temperature.
Srikanth Katla	Finished	Optimizing Construction Process Through Efficiency in Lean Management.

 

B.Tech Guidanace

Research scholar Name	Status	Topic
Chandra Sekar.R, Parvath.C, Aditya.P, Selvamani.K	Finished	Analysing lateral torsional buckling behaviour of steel trusses
Devi Satvika Tiruvaipati, Pravesh Maniyar, Gajjala Veerendra Swamy, Vengal Reddy	Finished	Distortional Buckling Behaviour of Cold-formed steel members using Machine Learning.

 

• Proof load testing and structural assessment of the second longest steel bridge in India, Marthandam, Tamilnadu, India.
• Structural Health monitoring and retrofitting of bridges under southern Railways (Ennore, Udumelpet).
• Design and development of Modulus housing. (Foldable and Portable hospitals for COVID rehabilitation Centre).
• Structural Stability Audit for Gopurams of Arulmigu Renganathaswamy Temple Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli.
• Structural stability Audit for Corporation buildings and temple buildings in and around Tiruchirappalli.
• Design Proof Check
  • Steel Shed for vehicle Launcing – Delhi.
  • Solar Panel module for rooftop in coimbatore airport Building
  • Officers accommodation in Delhi, Indian Army
  • Concrete Mix Design for various Projects
  • Material Testing for various Projects

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Title	Audience	Place
ABAQUS Workshop series	Post graduates & Researchers	IITM, RIT Kottayam
Design of structures using Staad pro	Under Graduate	IITM, IIT Pallakad
Design of Cold-formed steel structural member	Post graduate students	NIT Tiruchy, NIT Warangal
Cold-formed steel design, Concepts on Prestressed and Reinforced cement concrete	Under Graduate	CADD School
Conceptual design of steel structures	Under Graduate	S.A.Eng.college chennai
Systematic Analysis and Design using Staad pro	Graduate and Post graduate students	Tech Launch Pad
Resilence and sustainable design of RCC strutures	Practicing Engineers	NIT Trichy

 

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• Treasurer for an International Conference on “14^th Strutural Engineering Convention” (SEC-2024), 12 - 14 December 2024.
• Coordinator for National Workshop on “Retrofit of structures Using FRP”, 29^th Jan 2024 at NIT Trichy

• Elsevier Conference Proceedings
• Tall Buildings and structures

Member – American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Member- Structural Stability Research Council (SSRC).

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Xlq5EwUAAAAJ
• Scopus ID: 57217225751

• Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2683-7012

 

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