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CE 2047 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN OF STRUCTURE
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OBJECTIVE
The main objective of this programme is to train the student in the use of computers and
creating a computer code as well as using commercially available software for the design of
Civil Engineering structures.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Fundamentals of CAD - Hardware and software requirements -Design process - Applications
and benefits.
UNIT II COMPUTER GRAPHICS 9
Graphic primitives - Transformations -Wire frame modeling and solid modeling -Graphic
standards –Drafting packages
UNIT III STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS 9
Fundamentals of finite element analysis - Principles of structural analysis -Analysis packages
and applications.
UNIT IV DESIGN AND OPTIMISATION 9
Principles of design of steel and RC Structures -Applications to simple design problems –
Optimisation techniques - Algorithms - Linear Programming – Simplex method
UNIT V EXPERT SYSTEMS 9
Introduction to artificial intelligence - Knowledge based expert systems -Rules and decision
tables –Inference mechanisms - Simple applications.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
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, 1993
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,
1977.
3. Richard Forsyth (Ed), “Expert System Principles and Case Studies”, Chapman and Hall,
London, 1989.
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