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A2 201, Shivsagar City - I, Anand Nagar, Sinhgad Road, Pune 411 051 INDIA

Mobile - 9823948319 charudatta_pathak@yahoo.com

Charudatta Pathak

OBJECTIVE

To envision myself for becoming polite, innovative teacher by virtue of my education, experience and balanced, truthful and enthusiastic nature.

EDUCATION

Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pune, INDIA, June 2011 Guide(s) Dr. L. G. Navale and Dr. A. D. Sahasrabudhe Topic Analysis of Duplex Stainless Steel Weld Joint Fracture and Its Numerical Simulation Key words - Welding thermal cycle simulation and measurement, residual stress analysis, fracture toughness, COD, MATLAB, ABAQUS, M. E. with Distinction, Mechanical Engineering, 2000, L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad INDIA B.E. with Distinction, Mechanical Engineering, 1995, SSVPS College of Engineering, Dhule INDIA

Established High Performance Computing Lab for Research Purpose @ SCOE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE [Year (Months)] Lecturer 7 (4) 4 (6) 1(8) (9) 1(9)

Teaching

Professional

Assistant / Associate Professor Professor Trainee Engineer (Tool Room) Project Lead, CAE

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Company / Institute Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune Magna Steyr INDIA Pvt. Ltd., Pune Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune SSVPS College of Engineering, Dhule Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., Jalgaon

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Position Professor Project Lead, CAE Assistant Professor Lecturer Trainee Engineer, Tool Room Experience Year (Months) 1 (9) 4 (6) 7 (4) (9) Duration

Since February, 2010 2008 - 2010 2003 2008 1996 2003 1995 1996 Page 1 of 5

TECHNICAL SKILLS Domain FE modeling and durability analysis of various automotive components and substructures like BIW, closures, trim, suspension system, engine casting, casting components of transmission system Tools ABAQUS (HPC) NASTRAN (HPC) ANSA HYPERMESH FEMFAT C MATLAB Visual Basic CATIA V5 IDEAS NISA Pro/E AutoCAD Subjects Experience (Months) 30 + Last Used Current

Category Industry (CAE)

Category

Experience (Months) 50 + 18 + 18 + 03 + 03 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 24 + 12 + 03 12 + 60 + Semesters 04 02 02 03 03 03 09 05 02 03 05 02 05 03 03 01

Last Used Current Current Current Current 2010 2008 Current 2003 2003 Current 1998 2008 2007 Year 1996 2011 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1998 1996 1998 1999 2001 1999 2008 1999 2003 2007 2008 2003 2005 2004 2008 2006 2007 2006 2008 2006 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011

Soft Skills

Category

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Operations Research Manufacturing Processes Theory of Machines Production Technology Machine Design Machine Drawing and Computer Graphics CAD / CAM and Automation Numerical Methods CFD (Shared) Engineering Graphics Mechanical of Materials

Teaching

PG
Machine Stress Analysis CAD / CAE Numerical Methods Vehicle Dynamics Optimization Techniques (Recognized Post-Graduate Teacher of University of Pune) Title Fatigue and Failure analysis of automotive components (TATA Motors) Project / Consultancy ABAQUS Training Design and development test rig for measurement of torsional and bending stiffness of BIW (TATA Motors)

Category

Experience (Months) 12 + 2005

Year

3+ 12 +

2006 2007

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Category

Topic Analysis of Weld Joint Fracture and Its Numerical Solution Duplex Stainless Steel Simulation and measurement of transient temperature during welding Simulation and measurement of welding residual stresses and strain HAZ fracture toughness testing ASTM E1820 in presence of low cycle fatigue pre-crack CTOD, ABAQUS, MATLAB Transverse tension test of weldment ASTM E8M Fractographic, micro hardness, microstructure analysis.

Experience (Months) 30 +

Year 2005 2011

Research

PROJECTS (Partial List)

ENGINE COMPONENTS Durability analysis of Perkins engine fan drive assembly Employer Magna Steyr INDIA Pvt. Ltd., Pune Duration Role Tools Responsibilities 400 hrs (open project with four iterations) April 2008 November 2008 Team member and technical expert ANSA, ABAQUS, FEMFAT FE modeling of critical areas, defining friction contact, bolt pre-tension, non linear FE analysis, interpretation of results and validation, fatigue analysis, suggestions for design modifications.

Normal modes analysis of Audi V6 engine mounting bracket Employer Magna Steyr INDIA Pvt. Ltd., Pune Duration Role Tools Responsibilities 40 hrs Project Lead ANSA, NASTRAN SOL 103, Hypermesh FE modeling, identifying dominating frequencies and modes (bending and torsion), locating the areas of strain energy concentration, suggestions for design improvement.

FE modeling and analysis of six cylinder in line mono block Steyr engine Employer Magna Steyr INDIA Pvt. Ltd., Pune Duration Role Tools Responsibilities 100 hrs Project Lead ANSA, ABAQUS FE modeling of critical areas where cracks was detected. (Thermal stress analysis was carried as a part of competency building)

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Noise source identification and ranking of small car petrol engine Client TATA Motors Duration Role Tools Responsibilities 1 academic year Guide

Preparation of project plan, monitoring execution FE modeling and preparation of ABAQUS deck for engine bedplate and inserts Employer Magna Steyr INDIA Pvt. Ltd., Pune Duration Role Tools Responsibilities BIW
Analysis and experimental evaluation of static torsional and bending stiffness of vehicle structure

80 hrs Project Lead ANSA, NASTRAN SOL 103, Hypermesh FE modeling and identifying dominating frequencies

Client Duration Role Tools Responsibilities

TATA Motors 1 academic year Guide Inventor, ANSYS, NASTRAN Preparation of project plan, conceptual design, design and fabrication of test rig, monitoring execution

FE modeling of KMW AMPV as per FEMFAT WELD guidelines Employer Magna Steyr INDIA Pvt. Ltd., Pune Duration Role Tools Responsibilities 200 hrs Project Lead ANSA FE modeling of very complicated structure according to strict guidelines

Eigen frequency and torsional stiffness analysis of front hood Employer Magna Steyr INDIA Pvt. Ltd., Pune Duration Role Tools Responsibilities CLOSURES FE analysis of window rail pillar for abuse loading for VW Employer Magna Steyr INDIA Pvt. Ltd., Pune Duration Role Tools Responsibilities 50 hrs Project Lead ANSA, ABAQUS FE modeling, defining contact, modeling rubber stopper, estimation of local yielding stresses 100 hrs Project Lead ANSA, ABAQUS, NASTRAN, Hypermesh FE modeling of spot weld (CDH), applying BC, calculation of stiffness

SUSPENSION SYSTEM Durability analysis of IVECO trunnion for standard load cases Employer Magna Steyr INDIA Pvt. Ltd., Pune Page 4 of 5

Duration Role Tools Responsibilities

80 hrs Team member, technical expert ANSA, ABAQUS, FEMFAT FE modeling, deck preparation, applying BC, Interpretation of result

Durability analysis bogie type suspension for TATA Employer Magna Steyr INDIA Pvt. Ltd., Pune Duration Role Tools Responsibilities 80 hrs Team member, technical expert ANSA, ABAQUS, FEMFAT FE modeling, deck preparation, applying BC, Interpretation of result

DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS Failure analysis of center bearing bracket Client SM Rolling Mills Pune (vendor of TATA Motors) Duration Role Tools Responsibilities One academic year Guide FastForm, microstructure analysis, Suggesting design changes without changing forming die

Review of outsourced work and ISO related activities Employer Magna Steyr INDIA Pvt. Ltd., Pune Responsibilities FE model check for quality

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PUBLICATIONS

Establishing links between industry and professional institutes in the areas of mutual benefits and Knowledge based expert system for online examination Presented in International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE 2002 held at Manchester, UK August 18-22, 2002. Computer Graphics Simulation of Robot Arm Kinematics, National Conference on Recent Advances in Manufacturing Engineering RAIME-04, 30-31 January 2004, held at National College of Engineering, Kovilpatti, INDIA Crack Propagation in Weldment three point bend specimen, National Conference on Advances in Manufacturing Technology in the Era of Globalization 2005, 21-22 January 2005, College of Engineering Pune INDIA Effect of stress reliving methods on fracture toughness of the weldment specimens, Advances in Fracture and Damage Mechanics IV, EC Ltd. UK, ISBN 0-9547783-1-6, 2005 Simulation of Transient Temperatures in TIG welding of Duplex Stainless Steel Plates and Its Experimental Investigations, presented in International Institute of Welding International Congress, 8 10 January, 2008, Chennai INDIA Analysis of HAZ fracture toughness of Duplex Stainless Steel Weldment, Presented in ASME International Congress, November 2009, Florida, USA

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