This course is intended for all those who want to learn FEA from an application standpoint. Currently, many users of FEA have limited understanding of theoretical foundation of this powerful method. The consequence is that quite often they use commercial codes inaccurately, and do not realize that their results may be flawed. The course is intended to address this limitation by making the student aware of the underlying mathematics in easy to understand format. The course is open to all engineering students who have at the minimum successfully completed two years of their B. Tech (or equivalent) degrees. The course is also open to all professionals in industry who wish to learn fundamentals of FEA in a semi-formal but structured setting, and plan to use this knowledge in their workplace.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: UGs, PGs, professionals in industry who want to learn about basics of sound and acoustics
CORE/ELECTIVE: Elective
UG/PG: Both UG/PG
PREREQUISITES: Must be enrolled into a B. Tech. program or equivalent and should have completed second year of his 4-year program
INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Automotive, NVH, Acoustics, Railways, Power Generation and all industry that has to address issus related to noise.
5214 students have enrolled already!!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Nachiketa Tiwari is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kanpur. He has a PhD in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech. His doctoral thesis involved nonlinear analysis of composite structures through FE, analytical and experimental methods. Dr. Tiwari also has deep understanding of fundamentals of FEA as he has used several tools in industry for over a dozen years for producing world class products. His current areas of research interest are composite structures, noise, vibrations, and product design. He has established Dhwani, an Acoustics Lab at IITK, which is one of the best in the country.
COURSE LAYOUT:
Week 1 : Intro & concepts Week 2 : Mathematical concepts Week 3 : 1-D BVP problems of 2nd order Week 4 : Applications: heat transfer/solid mechanics Week 5 : Beams Week 6 : Errors & convergence Week 7 : Time dependent problems Week 8 : Eigen value problems and closure
SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS:
An Introduction to the Finite Element Method,by J. N. Reddy
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
The exam is optional for a fee.
Date and Time of Exams: April 28 (Saturday) and April 29 (Sunday) : Morning session 9am to 12 noon;
Exam for this course will be available in one session on both 28 and 29 April.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.
CERTIFICATION:
Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of Best 6 out of 8 assignments
E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
