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S. Chakrabarti
Professor

B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Jadavpur University

M.S., Mechanical Engineering
University of Colorado

Ph.D., Mechanics
University of Colorado

Technical Editor, America, Applied Ocean Research, Elsevier, England, 1998-present
Technical Editor, Journal of Offshore Mechanics & Arctic Engineering, ASME, 1986-96
Co-Editor, Proceedings, Fluid Structure Interaction, WIT, vol. I, 2001, vol. II, 2003
Associate Editor, Applied Ocean Research, Elsevier, England, 1991-98
Associate Editor, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, ASME, 1984-1986
Editorial Board Member, Topics in Engineering, CML Publications, 1987
Editorial Board Member, Applied Ocean Research, 1982-91
Editorial Board Member, Marine Structures Journal, 1988-91
Co-Editor, Proceedings, OMAE, ASME, 1985-2004
Publication Committee Member, WPCOE, ASCE, 1978-1984
Member, International Editorial Board, Advances in Fluid Mechanics Series, 1993-present
Gold Medal, Jadavpur University, 1963
Scholastic Citation, University of Colorado, 1968
James Croes Medal, ASCE, 1974
Freeman Scholar, ASCE, 1979
Outstanding New Citizen, Chicago, 1981
Ralph James Award, ASME, 1984
OMAE Achievement Award, ASME, 1988
OMAE Award, ASME, 1990
OMAE Ten Paper Award, 1991
OMAE Distinguished Services Award, ASME, 1998
One U.S. Patent - #4,559,817, 1985

Recent Books

Chakrabarti, S. K. (Technical Editor) Handbook in Offshore Engineering, Elsevier Publishers, UK, 1200 pages (to appear in July 2005).

Chakrabarti, S. K. (Technical Editor) Numerical Modeling in Fluid-Structure Interaction, WIT Press, UK, 1994, 350 pages (to appear in June 2005).

Chakrabarti, S. K., Theory and Practice of Hydrodynamics and Vibration, World Scientific, Singapore, 2002, 500 pages.

Chakrabarti, S. K., Offshore Structure Modeling, World Scientific, Singapore, 1994, 470 pages

Chakrabarti, S. K. (Technical Editor) Fluid Structure Interaction in Offshore Engineering, WIT Press, UK, 1994, 250 pages.

Chakrabarti, S. K., Nonlinear Methods in Offshore Engineering, Elsevier Publishers, Germany, 1990, 550 pages.

Chakrabarti, S. K., Hydrodynamics of Offshore Structures, WIT Press, UK, 1988, (reprinted 1997) 440 pages.

Selected Publications

1. Chakrabarti, S.K., “Wave Forces Due To Hydrodynamic Multibody Interaction”, Proceedings of the Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Symposium, St. Johns, Newfoundland, July, 1999.

2. Bobillier B. and Chakrabarti, S.K., “Generation and Analysis of Wind Load on a Floating Offshore Structure”, Proceedings of the Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Symposium, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 2000.

3. Chakrabarti, S.K., (Keynote Speech) “Model Testing of Deepwater FPS—Benefits, Challenges & Limitations”, Workshop on Overview of Hydrodynamic Verification of Deepwater FPS, Houston, TX, May 2000.

4. Chakrabarti, S.K., “Wave Forces Due To Hydrodynamic Multibody Interaction”, Ocean Engineering, Vol.27, No. 10, Oct. 2000, pp. 1037-1064.

5. Chakrabarti, S.K., “Note on Empirical Calculation of Roll Damping for Ships and Barges”, Ocean Engineering, Vol.28, No. 7, July 2001, pp. 915-932.

6. Chakrabarti, S.K., “Response Due To Moored Multiple Structure Interaction”, Marine Structures, Vol. 14, Nos. 1-2, 2001, pp. 231-254.

7. Chakrabarti, S.K., “Numerical Simulation of Multiple Floating Structures with Nonlinear Constraints”, Proceedings of the Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Symposium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2001.

8. Chakrabarti, S. K., "Stability Analysis of an Articulated Tower in Waves", Proceedings on Fluid Structure Interaction '01, Haikidiki, Greece, Sep., 2001

9. Chakrabarti, S.K., “Application and Verification of Deepwater Green Function for Water Waves”, Journal of Ship Research, 2001.

10. Bobillier B. & Chakrabarti, S.K., Christiansen, P., “Physical Modeling of Wind Load on a Floating Offshore Structure”, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME, 2001.

11. Chakrabarti, S.K., “Numerical Simulation of Multiple Floating Structures with Nonlinear Constraints”, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME, May, 2002.

12. Chakrabarti, S. K., and Koola, P. M., "Interaction of a Flexible Floating Carpet with Ocean Waves", OMAE2003-37444, Proceedings of the Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Symposium, Cancun, Mexico, June 2003.

13. Chakrabarti, S. K., " Measurement and Analysis Of Laboratory Generated Steep Waves", Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Conference, ASME, February 2003, pp. 17-24.

14. Chakrabarti, S. K., and Koola, P. M., "Hydroelastic Analysis of a Floating Carpet in Waves" Proceedings on Fluid Structure Interaction '03, Cadiz, Spain, June 2003.

15. Chakrabarti S. K., Debus, K. K., Berkoe, J. and Rosendall, B., " CFD Analysis of Current-Induced Loads on Large Caisson at Supercritical Reynolds Number", Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Conference, ASME, 2005 June 2005.

16. Chakrabarti, P., Chakrabarti, S. K., Mukkamala, A., Anavekar, N., Qiang, S., and Krishna, M. S., “Design Analysis of Moored Floating Caisson System”, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Conference, ASME, 2005 (accepted for publication).

17. Chakrabarti, S. K., and McBride, M., "Model Tests on Current Forces on a Large Bridge Pier Near an Existing Pier", Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Conference, ASME, August 2005.

18. Chakrabarti, S. K., and McBride, M., "Station-Keeping Tests of a Moored Caisson Near an Existing Pier in Strong Current", Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Conference, ASME, August 2005.

19. Chakrabarti, S. K., Chakrabarti, P., and Krishna, M. S., "Design, Construction and Installation of a Floating Bridge Pier", Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, & Ocean Engineering, ASCE (accepted for publication).

20. Srinivasan, N., Chakrabarti, S., and Radha, R., "Damping-Controlled Response of a Truss-Pontoon Semi-Submersible with Heave-Plates", Proceedings of 24th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2005-67522, Halkidiki, Greece, June 2005.

Research Interests

Dr Chakrabarti's interested in research in the general area of fluid structure interaction. His particular expertise lies in the wave structure interaction, as it applies to offshore and coastal structures. His contributions in this field include hydrodynamics, floating structure dynamics, numerical fluid mechanics, experimental fluid dynamics, and structural vibrations.

Current research topics include: coupled analysis of floating structures with flexible risers and mooring systems subjected to waves and current, the interactions of small diameter flexible risers and riser group in deep water, and development of viscous flow effect and its coupling with wave-structure interaction, analysis of heave plates for added mass and damping for wave energy structure and deepwater semi-submersible concepts.