Avishek Chanda

Postdoctoral Research Associate | CMEC

 PACCAR 140
avishek.chanda@wsu.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

• Mechanics of wood and natural fiber composites
• Sustainable solutions in structural, decorative, automobile, and aerospace applications
• Modeling of engineered wood and lignocellulosic composites
• Fire performance analysis and fire retardant material fabrication
• Modeling of the fire dynamics of different materials and systems

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Current Projects

• Novel vacuum bagging technique for resin transfer molding of decorative natural fiber panels (PI)
• Numerical simulation and manufacturability of a bio-based corrugated small-scale sandwiched structural panels – Phase I (PI)
• Phase II — Development of fiberboard from hemp fiber/hurd (Co-PI)
• Natural fiber reinforced nylon-6 composites for under-the-hood applications (Co-PI)
• Decorative composite panels from agricultural waste byproducts (Co-PI)
• Liquid molding of wood strand panels with large curvature for automotive applications – a sustainable solution
• A Non-Woven, Bamboo-Based Strand Composite Process to Manufacture Low-Cost Roofing
• Durable laminated strand-veneer composite panels for mass timber construction
• Demonstration of Fire Performance of Durable Wood Strand Mass Timber Panels

Publications

• Das, R., Chanda, A., Brechou, J., & Banerjee, A. (2023). Impact behaviour of fibre–metal laminates. In Dynamic Deformation, Damage and Fracture in Composite Materials and Structures (2nd Edition). Woodhead Publishing
• James, A. A., Rahman, M. R., Huda, D., Rahman, M. M., Uddin, J., Bakri, M. K. B., & Chanda, A. (2023). Optimization of novel nanocomposite powder for simultaneous removal of heavy metals from palm oil mill effluent (POME) by response surface methodology (RSM). Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-27.
• Chanda, A., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2022). Introduction of the developable surface concept in fibrous composite materials. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 157, 106910
• Chanda, A., Kim, N. K., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2022). Effects of adhesive systems on the mechanical and fire-reaction properties of wood veneer laminates. Composites Science and Technology, 109331
• Chanda, A., Kim, NK., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2021). Manufacturing and characterization of wood-veneer sandwich panels with flame-retardant composite cores. Composites Communications, 27, 100870
• Chanda, A., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2021). A parametric study to minimize spring-back while producing plywood channels. Journal of Cleaner Production, 304, 127109
• Chanda, A., Kim, NK., Wijaya, W., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2021). Fire reaction of sandwich panels with corrugated and honeycomb cores made from natural materials. Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials
• Chanda A., Kim NK., & Bhattacharyya D. (2020). A Study of the Fire Performance of Timber-Walled Compartments. In: Makovicka Osvaldova L., Markert F., Zelinka S. (eds), Wood & Fire Safety. WFS 2020. Springer, Cham
• Chanda, A., Kim, NK., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2021) An introduction to the possible combinations of veneer composites. In Antec ® 2021, May 11 to 21, Denver, CO.
• Chanda, A., Dutta, S., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2020). Shape conformance via spring-back control during thermo-forming of veneer plywood into a channel section. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 35:7, 859-868
• Chanda, A., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2018). Formability of wood veneers: a parametric approach for understanding some manufacturing issues. Holzforschung, 72(10), 881- 887
• Banerjee, A., Chanda, A., & Das, R. (2017). Historical origin and recent development on normal directional impact models for rigid body contact simulation: A critical review. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 24(2), 397-422
• Banerjee, A., Chanda, A., & Das, R. (2017). Seismic analysis of a curved bridge considering deck‐abutment pounding interaction: an analytical investigation on the post‐impact response. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 46(2), 267- 290