E-mail: ranjith at post dot harvard dot edu
Education
Ph.D. Engineering Sciences, Harvard University, 2001 (Thesis)
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 1995
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Guindy, 1993
Publications
1) K. Ranjith, Dynamic anti-plane sliding of dissimilar anisotropic linear elastic solids, In Press, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2008. (pdf) (doi)
2) K. Ranjith and H. Gao, Stability of frictional slipping at an anisotropic/isotropic interface, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 44, 4318-4328, 2007. (pdf) (doi)
3) J. R. Rice, N. Lapusta and K. Ranjith, Rate and state dependent friction and the stability of sliding between elastically deformable solids, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 49, 1865-1898, 2001. (pdf) (doi)
4) K. Ranjith and J. R. Rice, Slip dynamics at an interface between dissimilar
materials, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 49,
341-361, 2001. (pdf) (doi)
5) K. Ranjith and J. R. Rice, Stability of quasi-static slip in a single degree of freedom elastic system with rate and state dependent friction, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 47, 1207-1218, 1999. (pdf) (doi)
6) K. Ranjith and R. Narasimhan, Asymptotic fields for dynamic crack growth at a ductile-brittle interface, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 45, 67-85, 1997. (pdf) (doi)
7) K. Ranjith and R. Narasimhan, Asymptotic and finite element analyses of mode III dynamic crack growth at a ductile-brittle interface, International Journal of Fracture, 76, 61-77, 1996. (pdf)
Selected Seminars
1) Linear stability analyses of frictional sliding problems, International Conference on Computational, Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, 6 January 2007.
2) Frictional instabilities at bi-material interfaces, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 22 December 2006.
3) Some studies of frictional instabilities in elastic systems, Applied Mechanics Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, 31 March 2006.
4) Viscoelastic effects on the stability of frictional sliding, National Workshop-cum-Symposium on Complex Fluids, Chemical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 3-7 December 2002.
5) Ill-posedness and regularization in dynamic frictional sliding at an interface between dissimilar elastic solids, Mardi Gras Conference on Multiscale Simulation, Theoretical, and Experimental Approaches to Deformation, Friction, Fatigue, and Fracture, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A., 23 February 2001.
6) Slip dynamics at a dissimilar material interface, Workshop on Models of Fracture, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge University, U.K., 9 November 1999.
7) Non-linear stability analysis of steady state slip in a single degree of freedom elastic system with rate and state dependent friction, Thirteenth U.S. National Congress of Applied Mechanics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A., 23 June 1998.
8) Non-linear stability analysis of steady state slip in a single degree of freedom elastic system with rate and state dependent friction, EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 79, No. 17, Spring Meeting Supplement, 28 April 1998, p. S224.
Teaching (Jan 2008 Semester)
Other Professional Activities
1) Reviewer for Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
2) Reviewer for International Journal of Solids and Structures
3) Reviewer for Geophysical Research Letters
4) Organised a one-day workshop on "Earthquakes: Mechanics, Geological and Structural Engineering Aspects" at Amrita University, Ettimadai, India on 28 October 2006.
5) Member - American Geophysical Union