Prof. S.Nallayarasu

Professor, Department of Ocean Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India.

Research Guidance


S.No Student Name Thesis title Course Year
35 Burhan Ahmad Wani - Ph.D Ongoing
34 ARJUN SINGH BHAKUNI Wave soil structure interaction for offshore wind farm structures Ph.D Ongoing
33 SREELAKSHMI K NAIR Sea Launching Vehicle for Space Rockets Ph.D Ongoing
32 ASHWIN KAMALAKANNAN R Risk assessment of offshore Breakwater structures MS Ongoing
31 A. Renugadevi Probability based strength of jacket platforms with different bracing patterns Ph.D Ongoing
30 Akshay Suresh Shimpi Dynamic response of floating body, mooring line and Riser using OpenFoam CFD Software: Formulation and validation MS Ongoing
29 Ajay Kumar Hydrodynamic response of SPAR with heave plate having movable fins MS Ongoing
28 Praveen Chokkarap Hydro-Aero dynamics on vertical axis wind turbine and three leg floaters MS Ongoing
27 Sambit Supriya Dash Fatigue loads on Jacket Structures MS May 2023
26 Lokesh N Experimental and Numerical Studies on Crack Propagation and fatigue failure of tubular joints MS June 2023
25 A.Renugadevi Evaluation of reserve strength of jacket structures MS Converted to Ph.D
24 G Ch Sai Krishna Numerical and Experimental study on Stress Concentration at ring - Chord interface of a stiffened tu MS July 2022
23 Pooja Hegde Hydrodynamic Response of SPAR with Alternative Geometry Ph.D May 2023
22 Sreedevi Radhakrishnan Experimental and numerical studies on the effect of passing ship on moored ship Ph.D May 2023
21 Dipanjan Karanjai Vortex induced vibration of slender cylindrical structures under current MS June 2021
20 Karthikeyan S Vortex Induced Vibration of Slender Cylindrical Structures Ph.D May 2023
19 Prethiv kumar R Vortex Induced Vibration of Slender Cylindrical Structures Ph.D May 2023
18 Nandhini V Hydrodynamic loads on moored vessel due to passing vessel MS May 2019
17 Ragupathi Masilamani Strength of ring stiffened tubular joints Ph.D Sep 2021
16 Vignesh Chellappan N Strength of grouted tubular connections Ph.D July 2022
15 Irkal Mohsin Flow visualisation and measurements around damping elements for floating bodies in wave. Ph.D May 2023
14 J. Mahesh VIV of Cylindrical structures Ph.D May 2023
13 K.Rajeshwari Hydrodynamic response of floaters with vertical axis wind turbine Ph.D May 2021
12 Senthil Kumar Hydrodynamic response of Buoy form Spars Ph.D Dec-16
11 J. Mahesh Flow visualisation and measurements around damping elements for floating bodies in wave MS Sep-15
10 P. M. Tom Effects of Mathieu instability on motion response of Spar hull with heave damping plate MS Jul-15
9 Irkal Mohsin Flow visualisation and measurements around damping elements for floating bodies in wave. MS May 2023
8 S. Sudhakar Influence of heave plate and Hydrodynamics respons of spar Ph.D Jul-15
7 S.Saravana Priya Coupled dynamics of floating structures with wind energy turbines. Ph.D Jun-14
6 Nimmy Thankum Philip Influence of heave plate Geometry on Motion damping of Spar hull MS Mar-12
5 Gopu. R. Sekhar Wave slam & slap loads on sructural elements in the air gap MS May-11
4 P. Siva Prasad Hydrodynamic response of spar and semi-submersible inter-linked by a rigid yoke Ph.D Jan-11
3 Naga Meghana Pulipaka Dynamic behaviour of four column floating structure with an articulated deck MS Aug-10
2 K. Muthuchelvi @ Thangam Hydrodynamic Behaviour of Circular and Non-Circular Spar Structures MS Oct-09
1 T. Radhakrishnan Experimental and numerical investigation on submerged horizontal double plate breakwater MS Nov-08

Recent News

  • Completed Foundation for Offshore Structures,video based courses in NPTEL.
  • Participated in India-France Technology Summit, October 13.
  • Completed Foundation for Offshore Structures,video based courses in NPTEL.
  • Participated in India-France Technology Summit, October 13.

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 Department of Ocean Engineering  IIT Madras, Chennai -36