Specialization

Fracture Mechanics, Composites, functionally graded materials, XFEM, XIGA, Plates

Email

gagandeep.med@thapar.edu

Dr. Gagandeep Bhardwaj

Associate Professor

Specialization

Fracture Mechanics, Composites, functionally graded materials, XFEM, XIGA, Plates

Email

gagandeep.med@thapar.edu

Contact No.

8954388548

Biography

Dr. Gagandeep Bhardwaj is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, India. He has previously worked as Assistant Professor at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala from 2016 to 2023. He is associated with the Machine Design group of the Department. He received his PhD degree in the area of fracture analysis of composite materials from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, in 2016, M. Tech. in Applied Mechanics from the Applied Mechanics Department, MNNIT Allahabad (2009-2011) and Bachelors PTU Jalandhar (2004-2008), India. Prior to joining Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Dr. Gagandeep Bhardwaj has worked as Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at NIT Jalandhar (Jan 2016-June 2016) and as a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (July 2011- July 2012).

Dr. Gagandeep Bhardwaj works in the area of fracture mechanics, composite materials, functionally graded materials, smart materials and analysis of plates. The research work is published in various peer reviewed journals of international repute such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Composite Structures, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Composites Part-B, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering etc. The total impact factor (TIF) of all the papers published in reputed journals is around 123. He has published 27 research articles in SCI journals, 02 research articles in non-SCI journals and 10 conference papers. These publications have received 918 citations in total with an h-index of 17 and i-index of 21. He has supervised master students in the area of fracture mechanics. Moreover, he has received research grant of rupees 40 Lacs from different funding agencies (DST-SERB, DRDO-ARDB).

Academic Profile

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, IIT Roorkee
  • 2012-2015
• M.E. in Applied Mechanics, MNNIT Allahabad
  • 2009-2011
• B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, PTU Jalandhar
  • 2004-2008

Teaching and Work Experience

• Associate Professor, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India
  • September 2023 – Till Date
• Assistant Professor, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India
  • July 2016 – August, 2023
• Assistant Professor, NIT Jalandhar, India
  • Jan 2016 – July 2016
• Lecturer, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India
  • July 2011 – July 2012

Research Interests

• Fracture analysis of plates, composites and functionally graded materials
• Numerical Simulations: XIGA and XFEM
• CNT reinforced composites
• Smart materials

Research Projects

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Publications and other Research Outputs

SCI 27, Non-SCI 02, Conference Papers 12

Journal Papers: SCI/SCIE

1. A Yadav, G Bhardwaj, RK Godara (2023). Fracture analysis of CNT-reinforced composites under thermo-mechanical loading using XIGA. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 45 (3), 172. (Impact Factor: 2.361)
2. Sharma, L. K., Grover, N., Bhardwaj, G. (2023). Buckling and Free Vibration Analysis of Temperature-Dependent Functionally Graded CNT-Reinforced Plates. Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, 1-18. (Impact Factor:2.333)
3. Yadav, A., Bhardwaj, G., Godara, R. K. (2022). Fracture analysis of CNT reinforced FG structures under thermo-mechanical loading using XIGA framework. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 1-21. (Impact Factor:3.338)
4. Yadav, A., Bhardwaj, G., Godara, R. K. (2022). Thermally induced fracture analysis of CNT reinforced FG structures with multiple discontinuities using XIGA. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 275, 108822. (Impact Factor:4.898)
5. Yadav, A., Bhardwaj, G., Godara, R. K. (2022). Influence of discontinuities on the fracture behaviour of CNT reinforced composites subjected to thermo-mechanical load using XIGA. The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 03093247221122052. (Impact Factor:1.935)
6. Sharma, L. K., Bhardwaj, G., Grover, N. (2021). Finite element framework for static analysis of temperature dependent IHSDT based functionally graded CNT reinforced plates. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, 1-22. (Impact Factor: 4.364)
7. A. Yadav, R.K. Godara, G. Bhardwaj, R.U. Patil, S.K. Singh, Kishore Khanna (2021):    A Review on Fracture Analysis of CNT/Graphene Reinforced Composites for Structural Applications, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 1-38. (Impact Factor: 8.171)
8. G. Bhardwaj, S.K. Singh, R.U. Patil, R.K. Godara, K. Khanna (2021): Thermo-elastic analysis of cracked functionally graded materials using XIGA. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 114, 103016. (Impact Factor: 4.374)
9. A. Yadav, R.U. Patil, S.K. Singh, R.K. Godara, G. Bhardwaj (2020): A thermo-mechanical fracture analysis of linear elastic materials using XIGA. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Pp. 1-26. (Impact Factor:3.338)
10. G. Bhardwaj, R.K. Godara, K. Khanna, R.U. Patil (2020): A semi-homogenized extended isogeometric analysis approach for fracture in functionally graded materials containing discontinuities. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Pp. 0954406220905857. (Impact Factor: 1.758).
11. A. Yadav, R.K. Godara, G. Bhardwaj (2020): A review on XIGA method for computational fracture mechanics applications. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Pp. 107001. (Impact Factor: 4.898)
12. A. Soni, N. Grover, G. Bhardwaj, B.N. Singh (2020): Non-polynomial framework for static analysis of functionally graded carbon nano-tube reinforced plates. Composite Structures, Vol. 233. Pp. 111569. (Impact Factor: 6.603)
13. A. Negi, G. Bhardwaj, J.S. Saini, K. Khanna, R.K. Godara (2019): Analysis of CNT reinforced polymer nanocomposite plate in the presence of discontinuities using XFEM. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 103, pp. 102292. (Impact Factor: 4.374)
14. S.K. Singh, I.V. Singh, B.K. Mishra, G. Bhardwaj (2019): Analysis of cracked functionally graded material plates using XIGA based on generalized higher-order shear deformation theory. Composite Structures, Vol.  225, pp. 111038. (Impact Factor: 6.603)
15. A. Negi, G. Bhardwaj, J.S. Saini, N. Grover (2019): Crack growth analysis of carbon nanotube reinforced polymer nanocomposite using extended finite element method. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Vol. 233, pp. 1750-1770. (Impact Factor: 1.758)
16. S.K. Singh, I.V. Singh, G. Bhardwaj, B.K. Mishra (2018): A Bezier extraction based XIGA approach for three-dimensional crack simulations. Advances in Engineering Software, Vol. 125, pp. 55-93. (Impact Factor: 4.255)
17. S. Kumar, G. Bhardwaj (2018): A new enrichment scheme in XFEM to model crack growth behavior in ductile materials. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 96, pp. 296-307. (Impact Factor: 4.374)
18. S.K. Singh, I.V. Singh, B.K. Mishra, G. Bhardwaj (2018): Analysis of cracked plate using higher-order shear deformation theory: Asymptotic crack-tip fields and XIGA implementation. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 336, pp. 594-639. (Impact Factor: 6.588)
19. S.K Singh, I.V Singh, B.K Mishra, G. Bhardwaj, T.Q Bui (2017): A Simple, Efficient and Accurate Bezier Extraction based T-spline XIGA for Crack Simulations. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 88, pp. 74-96. (Impact Factor: 4.374)
20. G. Bhardwaj, S.K. Singh, I.V. Singh, B.K. Mishra, Timon Rabczuk (2016): Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis of an Interfacial Crack in Heterogeneous Materials using Homogenized XIGA. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 85, pp. 294-319. (Impact Factor: 4.374)
21. G. Bhardwaj, I.V. Singh, B.K. Mishra (2015): Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis of FGMs using Homogenized XIGA. Composites Structures, Vol. 134, pp. 269-284. (Impact Factor: 6.603)
22. I.V. Singh, G. Bhardwaj, B.K. Mishra (2015): A New Criterion for Modeling of Multiple Discontinuities Passing through an Element using XIGA. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Vol. 29(3), pp. 1131–1143. (Impact Factor: 1.81)
23. G. Bhardwaj, I.V. Singh, B.K. Mishra (2015): Stochastic Fatigue Crack Growth Simulation of Interfacial Crack in Bi-layered FGMs using XIGA. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 284, pp. 186–229. (Impact Factor: 6.588)
24. G. Bhardwaj, I.V. Singh, B.K. Mishra, Virender Kumar (2016): Numerical Simulations of Cracked Plate using XIGA under Different Loads and Boundary Conditions. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Vol. 23 (6), pp. 704-714. (Impact Factor: 3.338)
25. G. Bhardwaj, I.V. Singh, B.K. Mishra, T.Q. Bui (2015): Numerical Simulation of Functionally Graded Cracked Plates using NURBS based XIGA under Different Load and Boundary Conditions. Composites Structures, Vol. 126, pp. 347–359. (Impact Factor: 6.603)
26. G. Bhardwaj, I.V. Singh (2014): Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis of a Homogeneous Plate in the Presence of Multiple Defects using Extended Isogeometric Analysis, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 37, pp. 1065-1082. (Impact Factor: 2.361)
27. G. Bhardwaj, A.K. Upadhyay, R. Pandey, K.K. Shukla (2013): Non-linear flexural and dynamic response of CNT reinforced laminated composite plates. Composite Part B, Vol. 45, pp. 89-100. (Impact Factor: 11.322)

Journal Publications: Non-SCI

• Yadav, A., Bhardwaj, G., Patil, R. U., & Godara, R. K. (2022). Fracture analysis of functionally graded material reinforced with MWCNT. Journal of Micromechanics and Molecular Physics, 7(03n04), 185-195.
• G. Bhardwaj, I.V Singh, B.K Mishra (2013): Numerical Simulation of planer crack problems using Extended Isogeometric Analysis. Journal of Procedia Engineering, Vol. 64, pp. 661-670.

Conference Papers: 12

Ongoing Research Collaborations

Courses of Interest

• Mechanics of Machines
• Solids and Structures
• Theory of Machines
• Computer Aided Design
• Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
• Machine Design

ME and Ph.D. Thesis Guided

ME - 10 (Six completed)

Ph.D. - 02 (Submitted/Defence Pending)

Reviewer

• Engineering Fracture Mechanics
• Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
• Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
• Applied Mathematical Modelling
• Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures
• Aerospace Science and Technology
• Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements
• 1st International and 16th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNaCoMM2013)

Professional Responsibilities

• Lab in charge of Mechanics of Machines lab (Nov 2019- Till Date)
• PhD Coordinator – July 2016- July 2021.

Awards and Honours

• Early Career Research (ECR) from DST-SERB.
• Performance Award for the year 2019 at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology for teaching and research.
• Award of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India fellowship for PhD. Program during July 2012 – December 2015.
• Award of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India fellowship for M. Tech Program during July 2009 - June 2011.
• Qualified through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE- 2009)
• Gold medalist in M.Tech for Academic achievements.