Venkatesh Shukla

Mechanical Engineer with M.Tech in Design Engineering from IIT Bombay (CPI 9.10) and having experience in design, FEA, fracture mechanics, and vibration analysis. Proficient in SolidWorks, Ansys, Abaqus, and MATLAB with strong project execution . Secured AIR 368 in GATE exam and shortlisted for Institute Gold Medal at IIT Bombay.

• Secured AIR (368) in GATE XE paper
• Secured AIR (1303) in GATE ME Paper
• Secured AA & AB grades in 7 courses in M. Tech at IIT Bombay
• Shortlisted for Institute Gold Medal Award at IIT Bombay

• Design and Structural, Modal Analysis of a Shock Absorber of Vehicle       
Finite element Method |IIT Bombay
oModelled a shock absorber in SolidWorks and performed finite element analysis in Ansys
oAnalyses by varying the spring material and considering bike weight with one and two persons
oConducted convergence analysis on total deformation and von Mises stress
•Design and analysis of Box Shifting Mechanism                                        
Computer-Aided Simulation of Machines| IIT Bombay
oPerformed dynamic motion analysis with constant force and sinusoidal force
oPerformed kinematic simulation and static force analysis in SolidWorks and validated
oCoded forward kinematic analysis in Octave to find position, velocity and acceleration
•Vibration suppression of cooling fan by mass Balancing                       

Vibration Engineering |  IIT Bombay
oData acquisition from an unbalanced cooling fan using the Phyphox mobile application
oConducted analytical cal. to determine net unbalance and performed force balancing
oCompared FFT plots before and after balancing
•Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Semi-Infinite Plate                                 
Fracture Mechanics| Self Project
oAccurately determined SIF & crack displacements using Abaqus simulations, validated
oInvestigated inclined crack behavior with Abaqus, calculating SIF &crack propagation angles, Validated
•Determining the natural frequencies assembled Structure                  
Computational structural Dynamics | IIT Bombay
oComputed the natural frequencies of the assembled Structure by CBM using MATLAB
oBy use CC modes size of matrix is significantly reduce and compared the results

Retrofitting of 4 strokes 4-cylinder petrol engine                                   
(B.Tech. Project| LAIT)
oPerformed IC engine maintenance: cleaned carburettor, replaced spark plug, fuel pump etc.
oConducted Morse key test to determine power output and engine performance parameters
oImproved battery life of I C Engine by adding trickle charger added rpm sensor

• MATLAB Onramp| Math works
• Introduction to symbolic math with MATLAB| Math works
• Solving Ordinary Differential equation with MATLAB| Math works
• Measuring Instrument | Tata Steel
• MS office | Tata steel
• Introduction to programming with MATLAB| Coursera
• Supervised Machine Learning: Regression & Classification| Coursera

• Interview Coordinator|Institute Placement Team

      Coordinated with a team of 250+ members for assisting interviews of 2000+ students

• Super Coordinator | Techfest, IIT Bombay

      Coordinated drone racing and Boeing competition event

• Teaching Assistant|Engineering Mechanics, IIT Bombay,

      Managed lab sessions, examinations, and grading for 120+ BTech students

• Teaching Assistant|Machine Design, IIT Bombay,

      Managed lab sessions, examinations, and grading for 120+ BTech students

• Teaching Assistant|Mechatronics Lab, IIT Bombay,

      Managed lab sessions, examinations, and grading for 120+ BTech students

• Driving
• Playing Cricket
• Gym
• Shopping
• Won bronze medal in PGGC-23 cricket, Mechanical Department, IIT Bombay

Attended a workshop, AI in Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay

• Finite Element Method
• Fracture Mechanics
• Stress Analysis
• Vibration Engineering
• Solid State joining
• Computational Structural Dynamics
• Design optimization
• Control System