I am working in the field of fatigue and fracture mechanics evaluation of materials and structures using FEM. Fatigue, Fracture, Damage Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Stretch zone width (SZW), Fracture toughness, J, FEM, Experimental fracture mechanics, Piping components, Fracture specimens, Characteristic distance, Material J-R curve

1. Sanjeev Saxena, N. Ramakrishnan and J. S. Chouhan, “Establishing methodology to predict fracture behaviour of piping components by numerically predicting specimen fracture data using tensile specimen test”, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 77, 2010, pp 1058–1072.
2. Sanjeev Saxena, N. Ramakrishnan and J. S. Chouhan, “Establishing methodology to predict crack initiation load in through-wall cracked components using tensile specimen test data”, Int. Jr. Pressure Vessels and Piping, 87, 2010, pp 737-745.
3. Sanjeev Saxena, N. Ramakrishnan and J. S. Chouhan, “Coupled phenomenological and fracture mechanics approach to assess the fracture behaviour of TWC piping component”, Nuclear Engineering and Design 240, 2010, pp 679-687.
4. Sanjeev Saxena, N. Ramakrishnan and J. S. Chouhan, “Numerical determinations of stretch zone width (SZW) using tensile test data”, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures. 2010,
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5. Sanjeev Saxena, N. Ramakrishnan and J. S. Chouhan, “Assessing fracture behaviour of Circumferentially TWC elbows Subjected to closing and opening moment”, Nuclear Engg. and Design, Volume 239, Issue 1, 2009, pp 9-15.
6. Sanjeev Saxena, N. Ramakrishnan and J. S. Chouhan, “Fatigue life prediction analysis of surface cracked straight pipes”, Trans. of the Indian Instt. of Metal. 62(3), 2009, pp 191-195.
7. Sanjeev Saxena and N. Ramakrishnan, “An improved method for numerical determination of SZW using FEM”, Nuclear Engineering and Design. 239(7), 2009, pp 1207-1211.
8. Sanjeev Saxena, N. Ramakrishnan and B. K. Dutta, “Determination of stretch zone width using FEM”, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 76(7), 2009, pp 911-920.
9. Sanjeev Saxena, N. Ramakrishnan and J. S. Chouhan, “Prediction of smooth elbow behaviour using finite element method”, Trans. of the Indian Instt. of Met. 60(6), 2007, pp. 553-558.
10. Sanjeev Saxena and N. Ramakrishnan, “A comparison of Micro, Meso and Macro scale FEM analysis of ductile fracture in a CT specimen (Mode I)”, Computational Materials Science, 39(1), 2007, pp. 1-7.
11. Sanjeev Saxena and N. Ramakrishanan, “Characterizing crack initiation load in circumferentially through-wall cracked elbows under bending load”, International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping 84, 2007, pp. 493–501.
12. Sanjeev Saxena and D.S. Ramachandra Murthy, “On the accuracy of ductile fracture assessment of through-wall cracked pipes”, Engineering Structures, Volume 29, Issue 5, May 2007, Pages 789-801.
13. Sanjeev Saxena and N. Ramakrishnan, “Characterization of plastic collapse load determination in circumferentially through-wall cracked elbows”, Nuclear Engg. and Design, 236(17), 2006, pp 1739-1747.
14. Sanjeev Saxena and D.S. Ramachandra Murthy, “Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics based prediction of fracture instability in circumferentially through-wall cracked pipes in bending”, Trans. of the Indian Instt. of Met. Vol. 58, Nos. 2-3, April-June 2005, pp. 461-466.
15. Sanjeev Saxena and D.S. Ramachandra Murthy, “Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics based prediction of crack initiation load in through-wall cracked pipes”, Elsevier Jr., Engineering Structures, 2004, 26, pp 1165-1172.
16. Sanjeev Saxena, N. Ramakrishnan and J. S. Chouhan, “Assessing the accuracy of fatigue life in surface cracked straight pipes”, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures 2010.
17. Sanjeev Saxena, “Establishing the geometry independency of SZWc using newly developed numerical SZW methodlogy for predicting valid fracture toughness (Jszw), Communicated to Engineering Fracture Mechanics Journal, 2010.
18. Sanjeev Saxena and D.S. Ramachandra Murthy, “Fracture mechanics prediction of limit load in circumferentially through-wall cracked pipes”, Jr. of Inttn. of Engrs-MC (India), 2006, Vol. 86, Jan, pp 182-186.
19. Sanjeev Saxena and D.S. Ramachandra Murthy, “Master curve approach for through-thickness crack length in plates with central surface notch”, Jr. of Inttn. of Engrs (India), 2004, Vol. 85, May, pp 49-54.
20. P. K. Singh, Sanjeev Saxena and B.N Roy, “Behaviour of Brick Masonary infilled reinforced concrete frame subjected to static loading”, Jr. of Inttn. of Engrs (India), 2001, Vol. 82, June, pp 23-29.