Anna University B.Tech CE (R13) 8th Sem Computer Aided Design of Structures Detailed Syllabus

Computer Aided Design of Structures Syllabus for B.Tech 8th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.

The detailed syllabus for Computer Aided Design of Structures B.Tech (R13) eightsem is as follows

OBJECTIVES:

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

UNIT I : INTRODUCTION             [9 hours]
Fundamental reason for implementing CAD – Software requirements – Hardware components in CAD system – Design process – Applications and benefits.

UNIT II : COMPUTER GRAPHICS     [9 hours]
Graphic Software – Graphic primitives – Transformations – 2 Dimensional and 3 Dimensional transformations – Concatenation – Wire frame modeling – Solid modeling – Graphic standards – Drafting packages – Auto CAD.

UNIT III :  STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS      [9 hours]
Principles of structural analysis – Fundamentals of finite element analysis – Concepts of finite elements – Stiffness matrix formulation – Variational Method – Weighted residual method – Problems – Conditions of convergence of functions – Analysis packages and applications.

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[TOTAL: 45 PERIODS]

OUTCOMES:

• Students will be able to implement ideas of computer aided design with advantages and demerits.

TEXTBOOKS:

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

REFERENCES:

• Harrison H.B., “Structural Analysis and Design”, Part I and II Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1990.
• Rao S.S., “Optimisation Theory and Applications”, Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi, 1977.
• Richard Forsyth (Ed), “Expert System Principles and Case Studies”, Chapman and Hall, London, 1989.

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