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Faculty Information Sheet



Dr. Murty Madugula
Professor Emeritus
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Category of Study:Structures
Office:322 Essex Hall
Phone Number:(519) 253-3000 Ext. 2559
Fax:(519) 971-3686
E-mail:madugul@uwindsor.ca
Personal Homepage:
Fields of Interest:
  • Structural dynamics
  • Lattice towers
  • Communication towers
  • Electrical transmission towers
  • Behaviour of angles
  • Residual stress effects

    Qualifications: B.E. (Hons.), M. Tech., Ph.D. (I.I.T., Kharagpur), P.Eng.

    Recent Honours (2003 to date):
    2004 - Professor Emeritus, University of Windsor
    2004 - Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching
    2007 - Green Truss Award presented by the C&EE Graduating Class of 2007

    Selected Publications:
    Tape, W.D., Kennedy, J.B. and Madugula, M. K. S., 2007. Proposed Design of a CFRP Flange-to-Flange Connection for Precast Prestressed Double Tee Systems, J. Compos. for Constr., Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 91-98 (January/February 2007).
    Kumalasari, C., Ding, Y., Madugula, M.K.S. and Ghrib, F., 2006, “Compressive strength of solid round steel members strengthened with rods or angles,” Can. J. Civ. Eng., Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 451-457.

    Kumalasari, C., Ding, Y. and Madugula, M.K.S., 2006, “Prying action in bolted steel circular flange connections,” Can. J. Civ. Eng., Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 497-500.

    Aleo, V., Madugula, M.K.S. and Balachandar, R., 2006, “Development of an equation for aluminum alloys to determine the width of the zone affected by welding,” Can. J. Civ. Eng., Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 151-160.

    Aziz, M.A.E., Abdel-Sayed, G., Ghrib, F. and Madugula, M.K.S., 2005, “Analysis of concrete beams prestressed and post-tensioned with external unbonded CFRP tendons,” Can. J. Civ. Eng., Vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 1138-1151.

    Tape, W., Kennedy, J., Madugula, M.K.S. and Collavino, L., 2005, “Bearing capacity of grouted and ungrouted recessed ends in hollowcore product,” PCI Journal, Vol. 50, No. 6, pp. 88-95.

    Kumalasari, C., Shen, L., Madugula, M.K.S. and Ghrib, F., 2005, “Tensile strength of bolted ring-type connections of solid round leg members of guyed communication towers,” Can. J. Civ. Eng., Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 595-600.

    Kumalasari, C., Tickle, V.M. and Madugula, M.K.S., 2005, “Compressive strength of solid round steel members reinforced with split pipe,” Dimensi Teknik Sipil (Civil Eng. Journal of Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia), Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 61-67.

    Bhowmick, A.K., Kumalasari, C., Varkekar, A. and Madugula, M.K.S., 2005, “Experimental determination of axial compressive strength of crimped cold-formed channels,” Thin-Walled Structures Journal, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 543-552.

    Ding, Y. and Madugula, M.K.S., 2004, “Elastic and plastic section moduli of steel angles about principal axes,” Engineering Journal, AISC, Vol. 41, pp. 7-14.

    Ding, Y., Ghrib, F., Bhattacharjee, S. and Madugula, M.K.S., 2003, “A novel method for determining effective length factors for solid round steel leg members of guyed lattice towers with cross bracing,” Can. J. Civ. Eng., Vol. 30, pp. 780-786.

    Ding, Y., Jaboo, K.S., Sun, Y. and Madugula, M.K.S., 2002, “Experimental basis for the effective length factors of steel solid round cross-braced diagonals in CSA Standard S37-01,” Can. J. Civ. Eng., Vol. 29, pp. 430-435.