C.S. Upadhyay

Dr. C.S. Upadhyay is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, specializing in advanced computational methods and structural mechanics.

Education:

• PhD, Texas A&M University

Research Interests:

• Finite Element Analysis: Adaptive FEM, Goal-based adaptivity, Time-dependent nonlinear problems, Generalized FEM, Nonconforming FEM, Parallel computation
• Composite Structures: Micromechanics, Homogenisation, Hierarchic plate/shell modeling, Adaptive finite element modeling for laminates, Specialized finite element methods, Shape/topology optimization, Stochastic analysis
• Solid Mechanics: Constitutive modeling for electro-thermo-elastic materials with losses, Analysis of piezo structures, Crack propagation in 3D solids, Life enhancement of structures, Finite elasticity, Damage in composites

Laboratory:

• Structural Analysis Lab at IIT Kanpur