MT468
Computational Techniques
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