Strength of Materials

About the Authors

Dr P. Purushothama Raj is currently Dean of Sri Aravindar Engineering College, Tamil Nadu. He obtained his B. E. Degree from University of Madras, M.E. Degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (UP) and PhD from Bangalore University.

Dr Raj was awarded Bangalore University Silver-Jubilee Independence Day Award for Best Lecturer, Mysore University Best Research Award and Best Paper Awards from Institution of Engineers (India) and Bangalore University. He was a post-doctoral advanced research fellow for two years at National Research Council of Canada and involved in Geothermal Studies at Division of Seismology and Geothermal Studies at Ottawa, Canada. He was a visiting research fellow at University of California, Berkeley, ...