CE8019 Computer Aided Design of Structures Syllabus:

CE8019 Computer Aided Design of Structures Syllabus โ€“ Anna University Regulation 2017

OBJECTIVES:

  • To introduce the students about computer graphics, structural analysis, design and optimization and expert systems, applications in analysis.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Fundamental reason for implementing CAD โ€“ Software requirements โ€“ Hardware components in CAD system โ€“ Design process โ€“ Applications and benefits.

UNIT II COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Graphic Software โ€“ Graphic primitives โ€“ Transformations โ€“ 2 Dimensional and 3 Dimensional transformations โ€“ Concatenation โ€“ Wire frame modeling โ€“ Solid modeling โ€“ Graphic standards โ€“ Drafting packages.

UNIT III STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

Principles of structural analysis โ€“ Fundamentals of finite element analysis โ€“ Concepts of finite elements โ€“ Stiffness matrix formulation โ€“ Variational Method โ€“ Weighted residual method โ€“ Problems โ€“ Convergence criteria โ€“ Analysis packages and applications.

UNIT IV DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION

Principles of design of steel and RC structures โ€“ Beams and Columns โ€“ Applications to simple design problems โ€“ Optimization techniques โ€“ Algorithms โ€“ Linear programming โ€“ Simplex Method

UNIT V EXPERT SYSTEMS

Introduction to artificial intelligence โ€“ Knowledge based expert systems โ€“ Applications of Knowledge Based Expert Systems โ€“ Rules and decision tables โ€“ Inference mechanisms โ€“ simple applications

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Groover M.P. and Zimmers E.W. Jr., โ€œCAD/CAM, Computer Aided Design and Manufacturingโ€, Prentice Hall of India Ltd, New Delhi, 1993.
2. Krishnamoorthy C. S. Rajeev S., โ€œComputer Aided Designโ€, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 2001.

REFERENCES:

1. Harrison H.B., โ€œStructural Analysis and Designโ€, Part I and II Pergamon Press, Oxford,1990.
2. Rao S.S., โ€œOptimisation Theory and Applicationsโ€, Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi, 1984.
3. Richard Forsyth (Ed), โ€œExpert System Principles and Case Studiesโ€, Chapman and Hall, London, 1989.