ACKNOWLEDGMENT

There are many people who contributed to my academic success throughout my life from
class I till now.

First and foremost I would like to thank our Chancellor Dr. G. Viswanathan, the great
visionary who founded VEC and metamorphosed it into VIT University, provided me an
opportunity to pursue my Ph.D. I would like to thank our Vice Presidents for their
contribution in making this university a research university.

I take this opportunity to thank Dr. J. Raju, Vice Chancellor and Dr. G. Ramachandra
Reddy, Dean, SENSE for their constant support and guidance.

My sincere thanks to my guide Dr. D. S. Emmanuel, who gave me an opportunity to

work under his supervision. I also thank him for his diligence in proof reading the
manuscripts and thesis which will enlighten me to carry out the similar kind of task with
more confidence.

I would like to express my gratitude to my doctoral committee members especially Dr.

P.H. Rao, SAMEER who was always there to share his expertise and willing to help me.

I would like to thank Prof. C. K. Aanandan, CUSAT, Cochin and members of TTSL,
TCE, Madurai for providing me access to the measurement facility.

I have an immense appreciation for my mother Mrs. N. M. Padmavathi, my father late

Mr. V.G. Dhanasingh and my grandma late Ms. Lakshmi for their love, for encouraging
me to be thoughtful and cultivate good character and also for providing me very good
education. I would like to thank my father in-law late Mr. K. Gurusamy who always
insisted that I should do research and publish papers. I am grateful to my brothers Er. D.
Kothandapani, Er. G. D. Ramadass, sisters Dr. D. Dhanalakshmi, Mrs. D. Komathi and
Mrs. D. Sujatha who have made significant contribution to my education in the form of

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teaching, advice and support especially my brother, Er. G. D. Ramadass who taught me
core subjects and was the inspiring force behind my pursuing M.E immediately after my
B.E.

I would like to thank my husband Er. G. Ravichandran for his encouragement and
support and our children Senthamizh and Tamizhselvan for their patience and
understanding when I was preoccupied with my research.

I wish to thank all my colleagues especially Dr. J. Valarmathi, Mrs. R. Poonkuzhali and
Dr. A. Beno for their constant encouragement and support.

Finally, I would like thank all well wishers of this university and my in-laws for their
good will and prayers.

Place: Vellore D. Thiripurasundari

Date:

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