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Prof. S. A. Sannasiraj

Chair Professor, Department of Ocean Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India

Project Lead, Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre,
Aachen-Bangkok-Chennai-Dresden,
ABCD Centre, IIT Madras

Journal Articles

Recent Papers

2025
Venkateswarlu, V., Vijay, K. G., & Sannasiraj, S. A. (2025). Enhancement in Hydrodynamic Performance of a Quarter-Circular Breakwater Using a Porous Shield. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 147(5), 051204.
Uma, G., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Babanin, A. (2025). Examination of the wind fields and the physics of the spectral wave model for a tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. Ocean Engineering, 335, 121705.
Vasanthakumar, S., Narendran, K., Kumar, P. S., & Sannasiraj, S. A. (2025). Heave resonance phenomenon in air-cushion supported floating platforms. Ocean Engineering, 331, 121230.
Sridhar, K., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Sundaravadivelu, R. (2025). Higher Order Motion Response of Freely Floating FPSO System at Different Water Depths. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics.
Vengadesan, P., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Bhallamudi, S. M. (2025). Impact of a Dam on the Shoreline Evolution in the Downstream Estuarine Region Using a Comprehensive Hybrid Framework. Estuaries and Coasts, 48(3), 69.
Gracy Margret Mary, R., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Raju, D. K. (2025). Advancing Coastal Vulnerability Assessment through Machine Learning: A Comprehensive Approach. Journal of Coastal Research, 41(3), 468-481.
2024
Kumar, E. D., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Sundar, V. (2024). Lattice Boltzmann simulation of breaking waves. Fluid Dynamics Research, 56(3), 035503.
Shashank, V. G., Sriram, V., Schüttrumpf, H., & Sannasiraj, S. A. (2024). Investigation of morphodynamic response to the storm-induced currents and waves in the Bay of Bengal. Applied Ocean Research, 153, 104285.
Vasanthakumar, S., S. Karthik Ramnarayan, S. A. Sannasiraj, and V. Sundar. (2024). Wave forces and moments on concave and vertical front caissons supported on piles. Ships and Offshore Structures, 19(8), 1218-1234.
Guru Prasath, J., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Chandramohan, P. (2024). Nearshore Morphological Changes due to Severe Cyclonic Storm Activity along the East Coast of India. Journal of Coastal Research.
Sundar, V., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Ramesh Babu, S. (2024). Impacts of coastal protection measures along the coast of Kerala, India (through remote sensing techniques). ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 30(2), 254-264.
Shashank, V. G., Sriram, V., Schüttrumpf, H., & Sannasiraj, S. A. (2024). A new surge index with the incorporation of cyclone track approach angle information for the Bay of Bengal. Coastal Engineering, 188, 104429.
Gracy Margret Mary, R., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Raju, D. K. (2024). Coastal morphological changes due to the Nivar cyclone on the East Coast of India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 83(2), 83.
2023
Rohini, S., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Sundar, V. (2023). Investigation of morphodynamic evolution in a shelf region of Bay of Bengal under extreme conditions. Natural Hazards, 116(3), 3043-3062.
Uma, G., & Sannasiraj, S. A. (2023). Assessment of input and dissipation source terms in the spectral wave model during tropical cyclones of varying intensity in Bay of Bengal. Ocean Engineering, 285, 115181.
Rohini, S., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Sundar, V. (2023). Investigation on influence of RCP-based climate scenarios on the hydrodynamic and morphodynamic changes during extreme events. Applied Ocean Research, 138, 103660.
Vengadesan, P., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Bhallamudi, S. M. (2023). Assessment of optimal dam release for anadromous fish migration in estuary. Ecological Indicators, 157, 111270.
Vasanthakumar, S., Karthik Ramnarayan, S., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Sundar, V. (2023). Wave forces on a concave front pile-supported breakwater combined with wave screen under regular waves. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, 9(2), 319-339.
2022
Sundar, V. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2022). Longshore sediment transport rate from field measured wave and sediment characteristics along the coast of Karaikal, India. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. (May 2022).
Harish, S., Sriram, V., Schüttrumpf, H. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2022). Tsunami-like flow induced forces on the structure: Dependence of the hydrodynamic force coefficients on Froude number and flow channel width in quasi-steady flow phase. Coastal Engineering.
Vipin, C. Panneer Selvam, R. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2022). Experimental studies of forces on a vertical cylinder subjected to depth induced wave breaking. J. Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy. Feb.’22.
Satish, S., Justin Leontini, Sannasiraj, S.A., Richard Manasseh and Sundar, V. (2022). Congregation of particles on a plane boundary due to the flow induced by an oscillating sphere. Physics of Fluids. (Apr.22)
Harish, S., Sriram, V., Schüttrumpf, H. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2022). Tsunami forces on the landward structure behind vertical seawall with and without recurve. Water. Apr. (2022).
Ashiq Ahmed, M., Soumendra, Nilanjan Saha and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2022). Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability for Extreme Events. Int. Jl. Of disaster risk reduction. May (2022).
Shashank, V. G., Sriram, V., & Sannasiraj, S. A. (2022). Improvements in wind field hindcast for storm surge predictions in the Bay of Bengal: A case study for the tropical cyclone Varadah. Applied Ocean Research, 127, 103324
Sundar, V. and Sannasiraj, S.A. 2022. Longshore sediment transport rate from field measured wave and sediment characteristics along the coast of Karaikal, India. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. (May 2022).
2021
Santosh Kumar, B., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Murali, K. (2021). Effect of Climate Change in the Deterioration of a Berthing Structure in a Tropical Environment. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, 102(3), 697-703. DOI: 10.1007/s40030-021-00532-1.
Sundar, V., Sannasiraj, S.A. and Suganya. (2021). Sustainable Hard and Soft Measures for Coastal Protection- Case Studies along the Indian Coast. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology. (online Jun.’21).
Karthik, R., Sundar, V. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2021). Hydrodynamic performance characteristics of an oscillating water column device integrated with a pile breakwater. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy. (May’21).
Harish, S., Sriram, V., Schuettrumpf, H., Sannasiraj, S.A. (2021). Tsunami-like flow induced force on the structure: Prediction formulae for the horizontal force in quasi-steady flow phase. Coastal Engineering. (Jun.’21)
Lechthaler, S., Kryss Waldschläger, Chavapati Gouse Sandhani, Sannasiraj, S.A., Sundar, V. Jan Schwarzbauer and Holger Schüttrumpf. (2021). Baseline Study on Microplastics in Indian Rivers under Different Anthropogenic Influences, Water. water-1184529. (Jun.’21)
Uma, G. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2021). Swell and sea characteristics along the south-west coast of India during the monsoon. Ocean Engineering, 237. (Jul.’21)
Karthik, R., Sundar, V. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2021). Hydrodynamic characteristics of concave front pile-supported breakwaters with a tubular wave screen. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, ASCE. (Aug.’21)
Satish Samayam, Justin Leontini, Richard Manasseh, Sannasiraj, S.A. and Sundar Vallam. (2021). Three-Dimensional Direct Numerical Simulation Of Flow Induced By An Oscillating Sphere Close To A Plane Boundary. Physics of Fluids , 33 (9).
Dhananjayan, M., Vasanthakumar, S., Sannasiraj, S.A. and Murali, K. (2021). Historical shoreline analysis and field monitoring at Ennore coastal stretch along the southeast coast of India. Marine Geodesy. (Oct.’21)
Karthik, R., Sannasiraj, S.A. and Sundar, V. (2021). Hydrodynamic characteristics of curved front face pile-supported breakwaters in random waves. Applied Ocean Research. (Oct. 21)
Sundar, V., Sannasiraj, S.A., Sukanya, R. and Gracy, M.M.R. (2021). Shoreline Changes due to construction of groyne field North of Chennai Port, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 193, 830.
Danica Tothova, Manasseh, R. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2021). Identification of an Initial Non-Linear Transition in Reciprocating Finite-Length Pipe Flow." Physics of Fluids. 33 (12).
Karthik, R., Sundar, V. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2021). Interaction of regular waves with concave front pile-supported breakwater with a louver wave screen. Ocean Engineering. (Apr.’22)
Sundar, V., Sannasiraj, S.A. and Suganya. (2021). Hydrodynamic performance assessment of a geo-synthetic seawall. Ocean Engineering. (Feb.;21).
Vijayakumar, G., Mayilvahanan, A, Sannasiraj, S.A. and Panneerselvam, R. (2021). Impact Pressure Distribution and Characteristics of Breaking Wave Impact on a Monopile Substructure. Coastal Engineering. (May ’21)
Sannasiraj, S.A., Sundar, V. and Rohini, S. (2021). Numerical prediction of storm surges induced by Yaas cyclone. Current Science. (May ’21)
Samad, A., Vishnu Vijayasankar, Suman Kumar, Tapas K. Das and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2021). Enhancing Power Absorption by Heave Plate of a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter. Manuscript Number: Renewable Energy. (May ’21)
Ashiq Ahmed, M., Nilanjan Saha and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2021). Multi-hazard coastal vulnerability assessment of eastern India coastal region using geospatial techniques. Jl. Of coastal conservation. (Jul. ’21)
Sangeetha, S., Sannasiraj, S.A. and Sundar, V. (2021). Wave climate projection in the future scenarios under severe sea state using SWAN model Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science. (Jul.’21).
Prabu, P., Murty, B.S., Chaudhuri, A. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2021). Three-dimensional numerical simulations for mitigation of tsunami wave impact using intermittent sea dikes and cluster of cylindrical columns. Ocean Engineering. Jul.’21.
Durai Eswaran, S.R., Sannasiraj, S.A. and Sundar, V. (2021). Experimental study on the hydrodynamic performance of an Oscillating water column with frontal plates. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy. Jul.’21.
Sundar, V. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2021). Longshore sediment transport rate along the coast of Karaikal from field measured wave and sediment characteristics. Continental Shelf Research. (Jul. 21)
Sundar, V., Sannasiraj, S.A., Murali, K. and Vasanthakumar, S. (2021). Impact of coastal structure on Shorelines along the Southeast & Southwest Coasts of India. Continental shelf research. (Aug.’21).
Harish, S., Sriram, V., Schuettrumpf, H. and Sannasiraj, S. A. (2021). Flow-structure interference effects in the choked quasi-steady condition: Comparison with traditional obstruction approach. JFM-21-2116. Dec.’21.
2020
Sriganesh, J., Vasanthakumar, S., Dhananjayan, M., Sundar, V., Sannasiraj, S. A., & Murali, K. (2020). Very severe cyclonic storm impacts to shoreline and beach profiles along the Karaikal coast of India. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2020.1767515.
Jayanthi M, JK Patterson Edward, H Malleshappa, Gladwin Gnana Asir. N., G Mathews, K Diraviya Raj, Deepak S. Bilgi, Ashok. T.K. Kumar and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2020). Perforated trapezoidal artificial reefs can augment the benefits of restoration of an island and its marine ecosystem. (2019). Restoration ecology, 28 (1), 233-243.
Lokesha, Sundar, V. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2020). Transmission and Reflection Characteristics of Perforated Submerged Single and Multiple Artificial Reef Units. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 142 (5), 051301-1-10.
Nasar, T., Sannasiraj, S.A. and Sundar, V. (2020). Performance assessment of porous baffle on liquid sloshing dynamics in a barge carrying liquid tank. Ships and Offsahore structures.
Sivagamasundari, V. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2020). Experimental study of vertical wave-in-deck force and pressure on a thin plate due to regular and focused waves. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, 6, 199-210.
Karthik, R., Sannasiraj, S.A. and Sundar, V. (2020). Hydrodynamic characteristics of curved and vertical front face pile-supported breakwaters in regular waves. Ocean Engineering, 216.
Gracy, M.M.R., Sundar, V. Sannasiraj, S. A. (2020). Analysis of shoreline change between inlets along the coast of Chennai, India. Marine Georesources and geotechnology. (28Dec. 2020)
Oetjen, J., Sundar, V., Sriram, V., Reicherter, K., Schüttrumpf, H. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2020). A Comprehensive Review on Structural Tsunami Countermeasures. Natural hazards. (May, 22).
Uma, G. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2020). Nonlinear Energy Transfers for Swell-Sea Interactions in Operational Wave Models. Journal of Geophysical research – Oceans. Feb. (2020).
Satya Kiran Raju Alluri, S. A. Sannasiraj and M. V. Ramana Murthy. (2020). Long term Nearshore Wave Modelling and Longshore Sediment Transport along the Coast of Puducherry, East Coast of India. Special issue of Journal of Earth System Science. (Sep. 20).
Rohini, S., Sannasiraj, S.A. and Sundar, V. (2020). Experimental study on the hydrodynamic surge with modified wind fields along the East Coast of India. Marine Geodesy. (Dec.20)
Sukanya, R.B., Sundar, V. and Sannasiraj, S.A. (2020). Hydrodynamic performance assessment of a geo-synthetic wall. Geosynthetics International. (Dec. 21).