About the Author
Prof. Madhujit Mukhopadhyay is Ex-Dean (Faculty and Planning) and Professor
Emeritus of Structural Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He
obtained the B.E. degree from the University of Calcutta and Ph.D. and the D.Sc.
degrees from IIT, Kharagpur. His field of research interest lies in the application of
various numerical methods for the analysis of plates and shells, bare of stiffened,
isotropic or orthotropic. He has received several awards for his research. A widely
traveled person, Prof. Madhujit Mukhopadhyay published a large number of papers
in international journals in aerospace, civil, mechanical and ocean engineering and
is the author of four textbooks.
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Prof. Madhujit Mukhopadhyay is Ex-Dean (Faculty and Planning) and Professor
Emeritus of Structural Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He
obtained the B.E. degree from the University of Calcutta and Ph.D. and the D.Sc.
degrees from IIT, Kharagpur. His field of research interest lies in the application of
various numerical methods for the analysis of plates and shells, bare of stiffened,
isotropic or orthotropic. He has received several awards for his research. A widely
traveled person, Prof. Madhujit Mukhopadhyay published a large number of papers
in international journals in aerospace, civil, mechanical and ocean engineering and
is the author of four textbooks.
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