CE8019 Computer Aided Design of Structures Syllabus:

CE8019 Computer Aided Design of Structures Syllabus – 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 – Software requirements – Hardware components in CAD system – Design process – Applications and benefits.

UNIT II COMPUTER GRAPHICS

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

UNIT III STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

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

UNIT IV DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION

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

UNIT V EXPERT SYSTEMS

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

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Groover M.P. and Zimmers E.W. Jr., “CAD/CAM, Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing”, Prentice Hall of India Ltd, New Delhi, 1993.
2. Krishnamoorthy C. S. Rajeev S., “Computer Aided Design”, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 2001.

REFERENCES:

1. Harrison H.B., “Structural Analysis and Design”, Part I and II Pergamon Press, Oxford,1990.
2. Rao S.S., “Optimisation Theory and Applications”, Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi, 1984.
3. Richard Forsyth (Ed), “Expert System Principles and Case Studies”, Chapman and Hall, London, 1989.