ME-603 (B) · Computer Aided Engineering/Official Syllabus
Computer Aided Engineering (ME-603 (B)) - Official Syllabus
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Unit 1
Introduction to Computer Engineering
- Methods to solve engineering problems- analytical, numerical, experimental, their merits and comparison
- discretization into smaller elements and effect of size/ shape on accuracy
- importance of meshing, boundary conditions
- Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) and design, chain-bumping-stages v/s concurrent-collaborative design cycles
- computer as enabler for concurrent design and Finite Element Method (FEM)
- degree of freedom (DOF), mechanical systems with mass, damper and spring
- stiffness constant K for tensile, bending and torsion
- Practical applications of FEA in new design, optimization/ cost-cutting and failure analysis
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Unit 2
Types of Analysis
- Types of analysis in CAE, static (linear/ non linear), dynamic, buckling, thermal, fatigue, crash NVH and CFD
- review of normal, shear, torsion, stress-strain
- types of forces and moments, tri-axial stresses, moment of inertia
- how to do meshing, 1-2-3-d elements and length of elements
- force stiffness and displacement matrix
- Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin FEM
- analytical and FEM solution for single rod element and two rod assembly
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Unit 3
2 D- Meshing
- Two-dimension meshing and elements for sheet work and thin shells
- effect of mesh density and biasing in critical region
- comparison between tria and quad elements
- quality checks, jacobian, distortion, stretch, free edge, duplicate node and shell normal
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Unit 4
3 D-Meshing
- Three-dimension meshing and elements, only 3 DOF
- algorithm for tria to tetra conversion, floating and fixed trias
- quality checks for tetra meshing
- brick meshing and quality checks
- special elements and techniques, introduction to weld, bolt, bearing and shrink fit simulations
- CAE and test data correlations, post processing techniques
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Unit 5
Optimization
- Review of linear optimization, process and product optimization
- design for manufacturing (DFM) aspects in product development
- use of morphing technique in FEA
- classical design for infinite life and design for warranty life
- warranty yard meetings and functional roles, climatic conditions and design abuses
- case studies
Reference Books
- Practical Finite Element Analysis
- Finite Element Analysis, theory and programming
- Finite Element Analysis
- Textbook of Finite Element Analysis
- Introduction to finite element Method
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