Computational Mechanics
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The official GTU curriculum for Computational Mechanics (subject code 2160609) as prescribed for Civil Engineering · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 19 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2160609)Unit 1 Stiffness Method
- Types of skeletal structures
- Internal forces and deformations
- Introduction and applications of stiffness member approach to analyze beams
- plane frames and grids
Unit 2 Stiffness Method (Special topics )
- Various secondary effects like deformation of support
- prestrain & temperature
- supports Elastic supports
- Axial- flexural interaction
- Analysis of Composite structures having combination of different type of members
Unit 3 Nonlinear problems in solid mechanics
- Material and geometric nonlinearities
- Solution techniques for nonlinear equations: Newton-Raphson method. 06 10
Unit 4 Finite Element method
- Theory of Stresses: State of stress and strain at a point in two and three dimensions
- stress and strain invariants
- Hook’s law, Plane stress and plain strain problems
- Equations of equilibrium
- boundary conditions
- compatibility conditions
- Introduction and Application of FEM to One dimensional (bar & beam) problems & two dimensional problems using Constant strain triangles
Unit 5 Computer Software Application
- Application to skeletal structure and 2D problems using professional During Laboratory/ Tutorial Hours
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