S. Mahesh. Strength and lifetime distributions of unidirectional fiber composites in tension. Theoretical and applied mechanics, Cornell University. Sept 2001. (thesis)
S. Mahesh and M. D. Mathew. Modeling the effect of grain boundary sliding on creep lifetime: application to two austenitic stainless steels. Proceedia Engineering, 2013. 55:747–750. (paper)
M. Arul Kumar and S. Mahesh. Subdivision and microtexture development in f.c.c. grains during plane strain compression. International Journal of Plasticity, 2013. 44:95-110. (preprint) (paper)
M. Arul Kumar and S. Mahesh. Banding in single crystals during plastic deformation. International Journal of Plasticity, 2012. 36:15-33. (preprint) (paper)
S. Mahesh. Orientation preferences of extended sub-granular dislocation boundaries. Philosophical magazine, 2012. 92(18):2286-2312. (preprint) (paper)
S. Mahesh. On the orientation of cell block boundaries in the grains of a rolled f.c.c. polycrystal. Materials science forum, 2012. 702-703:188-191. (preprint) (paper)
M. Arul Kumar, S. Mahesh and P. Venkitanarayanan. A rate-independent 'stack' model of a polycrystalline aggregate. Materials science forum, 2012. 702-703:192-195. (paper)
S. Mahesh, K. C. Alur and M. D. Mathew. A creep model for austenitic stainless steels incorporating cavitation and wedge cracking. Modelling and simulation in materials science and engineering, 2011. 19(1):015005. (preprint) (paper)
M. Arul Kumar, S. Mahesh and V. Parameswaran. A 'stack' model of rate-independent polycrystals. International Journal of Plasticity, 2011. 27:962-981. (preprint) (paper)
S. Mahesh. A binary tree based model for rate-independent polycrystals, International Journal of Plasticity, 2010. 26(1):42-64. (preprint) (paper)
S. Mahesh. A hierarchical model for rate-dependent polycrystals, International Journal of Plasticity, 2009. 25(5):752-767. (preprint) (paper)
S. Mahesh. Deformation banding and shear banding in single crystals, Acta Materialia, 2006. 54(17):4565-4574. (preprint) (paper)
S. Mahesh, I. J. Beyerlein, and C. N. Tomé. Loading- and substructure-induced irreversibility in texture during route C equal channel angular extrusion, Scripta Materialia, 2005. 53(8):965-969. (preprint) (paper)
J. C. Hanan, S. Mahesh, E. Ustundag, I. J. Beyerlein, G. A.
Swift, B. Clausen, D. W. Brown, and M. A. M. Bourke. Strain evolution
after fiber failure in a single fiber metal matrix composite under
cyclic loading, Materials Science and Engineering A 2005. 399(1-2):33-42. (preprint) (paper)
S. Mahesh and C.N. Tomé. Deformation banding under arbitrary monotonic loading in cubic metals, Philosophical Magazine, 2004. 84:3517-3546. (preprint) (paper)
S. Mahesh, C. N. Tomé, R. J. McCabe, G. C. Kaschner, I. J. Beyerlein, and A. Misra. A sub-structure based hardening model for copper under loading path changes, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2004. 35A:3763-3774. (preprint) (paper)
S. Mahesh and S. L. Phoenix. Lifetime distributions for unidirectional fibrous composites under creep-rupture loading, International Journal of Fracture, 2004. 127(4):303-360. (preprint) (paper)
S. Mahesh and S. L. Phoenix. Absence of a tough-brittle
transition in the statistical fracture of unidirectional composite
tapes under local load sharing, Physical Review E, 2004. 69:026102. (paper)
S. Mahesh, J. C. Hanan, E. Ustundag, and I. J. Beyerlein.
Shear-Lag Model for a single fiber metal-matrix composite with an
elasto-plastic matrix and a slipping interface, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2004. 41(15):4197-4218. (preprint) (paper)
J. C. Hanan, E. Ustundag, B. Clausen, S. Mahesh, I. J. Beyerlein, D. W. Brown, and M. A. M. Bourke. Residual strain evolution during the deformation of single fiber metal matrix composites Materials Science Forum, 2002. 404-7:907-12.
S. Mahesh, I. J. Beyerlein, and S. L. Phoenix. Strength
distributions and size effects for 2D and 3D composites with Weibull
fibers in an elastic matrix, International Journal of Fracture, 2002. 115:41-85. (paper) (paper)
I. J. Beyerlein, Y. T. Zhu, and S. Mahesh. On the influence of fiber shape in bone-shaped short fiber composites, Composites Science and Technology, 2001. 61:1341-1357. (paper) (paper)
S. Mahesh, I. J. Beyerlein, and S. L. Phoenix. Size and heterogeneity effects on the strength of fibrous composites, Physica D, 1999. 101:371-389. (paper) (paper)
Conference Papers
S. Mahesh and M. D. Mathew. Modeling the effect of grain boundary sliding on creep lifetime: Application to two austenitic stainless steels. Sixth international conference on creep, fatigue and creep-fatigue interaction. Mamallapuram. India. Jan 22-25. 2012. paper
S. Mahesh. On the orientation of cell block boundaries in the grains of a rolled f.c.c. polycrystal. International conference on the texture of materials. Mumbai. Dec 11-17. 2011. paper
S. Mahesh. Modeling Deformation Twinning with a Binary-Tree Based Polycrystal Model, TMS annual meeting. San Diego. USA. Feb 27-Mar 3. 2011.