MT468

Computational Techniques

 

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Design of Experiments and Analysis

Factorial design, Taguchi Techniques, ANOVA

 

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy logic, Genetic Algorithm; Applications in Materials Engg.,

 

Numerical Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer

Classification of PDE, finite differences, Steady and unsteady conduction, explicit and implicit method

 

Finite Element Methods

Introduction to I-D FEM. Problems in structural mechanics using two dimensional elements; Plane stress, plane strain, axisymmetric analysis; Three dimensional stress analysis

 

Optimization Methods

Classical optimization methods, unconstrained minimization. Univariate, conjugate direction, gradient and variable metric methods, constrained minimization, feasible direction and projections. Integer and Geometric  programming,

 

TEXT BOOKS:

 

1. Douglas C. Montgomery Design and analysis of experiments , 5th ed., John Wiley and Sons, 2005

2. Phillip J. Ross  Taguchi techniques for quality engineering - McGraw-Hill Book company,2002

 

REFERENCES

 

1. Suhas V. Patankar Numerical heat transfer and fluid flow-, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, 1998

2. Tirupathi R. Chandrupatla and Ashok D. Belegundu Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering -, 3rd  Ed., Prentice-Hall, 2003

3. Simon Haykin , Neural Networks- A comprehensive foundation-, 2nd Ed., Pearson Education Asia, 2002