Dr. Kamal Krishna Bera

Kamal Krishna Bera

Name

Dr. Kamal Krishna Bera

Designation

Assistant Professor

E-mail Id

kamal@nitt.edu, kbera27@gmail.com

Specialization:

Structural Dynamics and Vibration Control

Academic Qualifications

Examination

Board / University

Year

Subjects

PhD

IIT Bombay

2019

Structural Engineering

MTech

IIT Roorkee

2014

Structural Dynamics

BE

Jadavpur University

2008

Construction Engineering

Employment Profile

Job Title

Employer

From

To

Assistant Professor

NIT Trichy

May 2020

ongoing

Assistant Manager 

Reliance Infra. Ltd.

August 2008

May 2012

UG and PG Courses

Undergraduate (UG)

Postgraduate (PG)

Analysis of Indeterminate Structures

Structural Dynamics [3]

Elementary Structural Dynamics [3]

Finite Element Analysis of Structural Members [2]

Construction Techniques and Equipment

Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis [3]

Engineering Mechanics

Stability of Structures

Advanced Structural Analysis

Bridge Engineering

Basics of Civil Engineering [3]

CAD in Structural Engineering 

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities 

Position

Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution

From

To

Lab In-Charge (Strength of Materials)

Department of Civil Engineering

August 2025

-

Anti-ragging committee representative

Department of Civil Engineering

June 2022

July 2022

Journal Publications

Author (s) Title Journal DOI Year

A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera, S. Adhikari

Meta-dissipation: A framework for quantifying energy dissipation in dissipative discrete periodic metamaterials

Applied Physics Letters

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0281511

2025

A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera

Characteristic impedance and energy transmission through generalized damped 1D monocouple metamaterial

Journal of Sound and Vibration

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2025.119465

2025

A. Das, A. Mukherjee, K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee

Nonlinear eigenvalue solver for spectral element of beam structures: An exponential matrix polynomial approximation with weighted residual method

Computers and Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2025.107962

2025

S. Sen, A. Das, K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee

Influence of flexure-torsion coupling on wave propagation in 2D thin-walled lattice

International Journal of Solids and Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2025.113641

2025

Vishal D. Sonkusare, K. K. Bera

Edgewise vibration control of wind turbine blades using negative stiffness TMDs

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2025.110636

2025

A. Das, K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee

Wave propagation in thin-walled mono-symmetric metabeam with periodically placed piezoelectric sensor and actuator

Physics Letters A

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2025.130607

2025

Vishal D. Sonkusare, K. K. Bera

Performance evaluation of a lever-assisted optimized tuned mass damper inerter in mitigating edgewise vibration of wind turbine blade

Engineering Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.119954

2025

A. Bhatt, K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee 

Wave dispersion in a damped beam supported by cubic nonlinear springs: A multiscale freewave approach

Physical Review E

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.110.044213

2024

A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera, S. Adhikari

Enhanced damping and bandwidth in roton-like dispersion of a beyond nearest neighbor periodic chain

Physics Letters A

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2024.129821

2024

S. BiswasA. Banerjee, K. K. Bera

An analytical and experimental investigation into overall dissipation of flexural mode in a periodically damped beam

Mechanics of Materials

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2024.105113

2024

A. Das, K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee 

Emergence of metadamping in thin-walled mono-symmetric metabeam: Homogenization approach

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2024.109621

2024

A. Das, K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee 

Investigation on metadamping and energy dissipation in thin-walled mono-symmetric metabeam

Engineering Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118700

2024

Vishal D. Sonkusare, K. K. Bera

Control of edgewise vibration of a pre-twisted rotating beam with shunted piezoelectric tuned mass damper

Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.106787

2024

K. K. Bera, S. BiswasA. Banerjee

Optimized piezo-shunted metadamping towards the high-stiff high-damped metamaterial

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389X241229104

2024

A. Das, A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera

Bending-bending-torsion coupled wave propagation in thin-walled asymmetric metabeam: An analytical and experimental analysis

Thin-Walled Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2024.111737

2024

A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera, A. K. Singha

Enhanced vibration control using non-reciprocal piezoelectric beam having sensing and actuating bimorph: Spectral element formulation

Composite Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.117793

2023

A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera

Wave propagation in mass-in-mass Duffing type non-linear metamaterial implementing Jacobi’s elliptic balance method

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2023.104549

2023

K. K. Bera, G. AravindA. Banerjee

Vibration control of a pre-twisted rotating beam with nonlinear bi-stable attachments

Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2023.105050

2023

A. Das, A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera

Bending-torsion coupled wave in thin-walled mono-symmetric metabeam: A non-dimensional analysis

European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2023.105081

2023

T. Chatterjee, K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee

Machine Learning Enabled Quantification of Stochastic Active Metadamping in Acoustic Metamaterials

Journal of Sound and Vibration

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2023.117938

2023

K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee

A consistent dynamic stiffness matrix for flutter analysis of bridge decks

Computers and Structures

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2023.107107

2023

K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee

Active Metadamping: A phenomenon of damping enhancement in metamaterial via feedback control

Journal of Sound and Vibration

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2022.117452

2022

A. Banerjee, K. K. Bera

Emergence of non-reciprocity in metabeam exploiting piezoelectric sensing and actuation

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.107765

2022

A. Baxy, K. K. Bera, R. Prasad, A. Banerjee

Enhanced attenuation band in active 2D mass-in-mass metamaterial using static output feedback

Waves in Random and Complex Media

https://doi.org/10.1080/17455030.2022.2078013

2022

K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani,

An element-dependent multiple lag rational function approximation for aeroelastic analysis of cable bridge

Applied Mathematical Modelling

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2021.12.027

2022

K. K. Bera, A. Banerjee

Ultra-wide bandgap in active metamaterial from feedback control

Journal of Vibration and Control

https://doi.org/10.1177/10775463211035890

2021

K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani,

Controlling flutter of a cable-stayed bridge with output feedback-driven winglets

Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104372

2020

K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani,

Aeroelastic flutter control of a bridge using rotating mass dampers and winglets

Journal of Vibration and Control

https://doi.org/10.1177/1077546320915341

2020

K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani,

Flutter control of bridge deck using experimental aero derivatives and LQR-driven winglets

ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering

https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001467

2019

K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani,

Bridge deck flutter control using winglets and static output feedback

ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control

https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039190

2018

Conference Publications

  1. Vishal D. Sonkusare, K. K. Bera, Control of Edgewise Vibration of Wind Turbine Blade Using Time-Varying Internal Tensile Force, Proceedings of the ASME 2025 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition – India, V005T10A052, Hyderabad, India. September 10–13, 2025.

  2. R. S. Priya, K. K. Bera, Aerodynamic Response of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Using QBlade, International Conference on Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, 148-160. Springer, NIT Durgapur, December 5-6, 2025.

  3. K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani, Active control of flutter of a cable-stayed bridge using winglets, 64th Congress of Indian Society of Applied and Theoretical Mechanics (ISTAM 2019), IIT Bhubaneswar, December 9-12, 2019.

  4. K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani, Flutter control of a cable-stayed bridge using winglets and output feedback, The 25th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV25), Vol. 2, 631-638, Hiroshima, Japan, July 8-12, 2018.

  5. K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani, Flutter suppression of bridge deck section using winglets and rotating mass damper, The 25th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV25), Vol. 2, 639-646, Hiroshima, Japan, July 8-12, 2018.

  6. K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani, Flutter suppression of bridge deck section with controllable winglets using output feedback, Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2017), V04BT05A044, Tampa, Florida, USA, November 3-9, 2017.

  7. K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani, Flutter suppression of bridge deck section with controllable winglets driven by LQR control, Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2017), V04BT05A049, Tampa, Florida, USA, November 3-9, 2017.

  8. K. K. Bera, N. K. Chandiramani, Time domain flutter speed analysis of cable stayed bridge, Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP 2015), 144, 917-927, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India, December 14-17, 2015.

Details of Major R&D Projects

Title Role Scheme, Funding Agency Total Amount Duration Status

   Vibration Control of Wind Turbine Blade   

 PI    

  Startup Research Grant (SRG), SERB  

         18.15 lakhs         

2 years

Completed

Design of Metamaterial-Based Low-Frequency Vibration Isolation Platform

     Co-PI       

   Naval Research Board (NRB), DRDO

72.04 lakhs

3 years

Ongoing

Supervision of PhD Students

Research Scholar Thesis Title My Role Status Duration

Vishal D. Sonkusare                

Vibration Control of Wind Turbine Blades                 

Supervisor                

Ongoing                     

2021 -                  

Arindam Das (IIT Delhi)

Wave Propagation and Metadamping in Thin-walled Beam Structures                                             

Co-Supervisor

Ongoing

2022 - 

Supervision of MTech Students

Completed: 14

In-progress: 3

Invited Lectures

  • Invited Lecture for IGSTC Workshop on "Vibro-acoustic Metamaterial" at Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi, September 23 – September 26, 2024.

  • Invited Lecture for Workshop on "Metamaterials: Fundamentals and Applications" at Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi, March 23 – March 25, 2024.

  • Training of officers to NHIDCL/NHAI/MoRTH at the Humphrey bridge work in Andaman, August 28 – September 01, 2023.

Participation in Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia /Seminars/ Schools, etc

Date (s)

Title of Activity

Level of Event

(International/ National/ Local)

Role (Participant/ Speaker/ Chairperson, Paper presenter, Any other)

Event Organized by

Venue

November 14-15, 2025

National Conference on Wind Engineering (NCWE 2025)

National

Presenter

Department of Applied Mechanics, VNIT Nagpur

VNIT Nagpur

December 4-6, 2024

International Conference on Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure (ICSRI 2024)

International

Presenter, Session Chair

Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Durgapur

NIT Durgapur

December 18 – 20, 2019

Advanced course on Wind Loads and Effects on Structures

National

Participant

CSIR-SERC

Chennai

November 3 – 9, 2017

International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2017)

International

Presenter, Session Co-organizer (session 5-6-2: Structural Control)

American Society Of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Tampa, Florida, USA

December 14 – 17, 2015

12th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP 2015)

International

Presenter

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati

IIT Guwahati

June 22 – 26, 2015.

Short-term course on Principles of Vibration Control

National

Participant

IIEST Shibpur

Shibpur, Howrah

August 11 – 22, 2008

Induction Level Training on Thermal Power Plant

National

Participant

National Power Training Institute

Faridabad

Membership of Learned Societies

Types of membership (ordinary member/Honorary Member/Life Member) Organization           Membership No. with date  

Life Member

The Institute of Engineers (India)    

M-1672120 (03 Dec, 2019)

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