Dr.
Chintapenta R Viswanath is an Assistant
About the Speakers
Dr. M. Ramji is an Associate professor in
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering at IIT Hyderabad. He has completed
masters and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from
IIT Madras. Dr. M. Ramji’s research interest is
related to optical methods for engineering analysis,
applied finite element analysis, fracture mechanics,
mechanics of composites and material
characterization.
Dr. A. Rajagopal is an Associate professor in
Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Hyderabad.
He has completed Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
from IIT Madras and Post-doctoral from University
of Erlangen. His research expertise is on
computational inelasticity, finite element and mesh
free methods. He has authored several papers in
these areas in leading journals.
Dr. Syed Nizamuddin Khaderi is an Assistant
professor in Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering at IIT Hyderabad. He obtained PhD from
the University of Groningen and Postdoc from
University of Cambridge and Institute of High-
Performance Computing, Singapore. His research
interest is related to computational solid mechanics,
impact loading of structures and fluid-structure
interaction.
Dr. Gangadharan Raju is an Assistant professor in
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering at IIT Hyderabad. He obtained PhD from
IISc Bangalore and Post-doctoral from University of
Bristol. His research interest is related to non-
destructive testing and evaluation, Structural Health
Monitoring, and design of composite structures,
applied fem.
Dr. Mahesh M. Sucheendran is an Assistant
professor in Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering at IIT Hyderabad. He
obtained his Masters from IIT Madras and PhD from
UIUC. His research interest is related to
aeroelasticity, acoustic-structure interaction, and
computational mechanics.
professor in Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering at IIT Hyderabad. He
obtained his PhD from Brown University and Post-
doctoral from (ABAQUS-DSS) Dassault Simulia
System, Providence-RI and IISc Bangalore. His
research interest is in computational solid mechanics.
Dr. Prashanth Saxena is an Assistant professor in
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
at IIT Hyderabad. He obtained his PhD from University
of Glasgow and Post-doctoral from University of
Lausanne and University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. His
research interest is in Nonlinear Solid Mechanics
About IIT Hyderabad
Inventions and innovations are key words on which the foundation of IITH
is based. One of India’s eight new IITs – IITH started functioning in August
2008. Currently it has 1050 students in total and offers undergraduate
Concepts &Applications of the
programs in four disciplines, M.Sc. in Chemistry and Physics, M.Tech in six
disciplines and PhD in 11 disciplines. Finite Element Method
The first faculty at IITH joined in 2009 and as of today IITH has 150 faculty
members. In a short span of three years, IITH has developed state-of-the- 6 DAYS COURSE ON
art infrastructure for advanced research and produced more than 400
publications in internationally reputed journals.
Finite Element Method
Research is a culture among the faculty and students of IITH. This is
evident from the several research projects that are ongoing at IITH. On top Theory and Programming
of the gamut of sponsored projects from various funding agencies, IITH
has active collaboration with industry as well.
(With Applications to Solid Mechanics, Heat
IITH also has an innovative academic program where the students are
Transfer and Fluid Mechanics)
offered fractional credits and the first semester undergraduates are allowed 26 Feb- 3 March 2018
to do a project of their choice. Many more innovations in the academic
front are in the offing. IITH always strives to offer an innovative
environment where one is not afraid to experiment with high-risk ideas.
Sponsored By: TEQIP
http://www.iith.ac.in/~fem Venue
For details please contact:
Dr. Viswanath Chinthapenta
Coordinator - TEQIP
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD
Kandi(V), Sangareddy (M), Medak District - 502285,
Hyderabad, Telangana
Phone: +91-040-23017098 Email: viswanath@iith.ac.in INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD
Overview
The Finite Element Method (FEM) is a numerical framework to solve boundary
value problems. Industrial Engineers as well as academic researchers both
extensively use FEM to solve complex engineering problems. Off late FEM is
also utilized in solving multi-physics problems. There are several commercially
available FEM software such ABAQUS, ANSYS, COMSOL, Nastran and etc
that provide Multi-physics solvers. However, the underlying theory of the
method is now well understood by practicing engineers and researchers. Most
of the people using the method via commercial software or in-house codes do
not often understand the method as applied to engineering problems,
especially in generating input data and interpreting the results.
Course Objectives
A practicing engineer typically faces several issues on the usage of the FEM.
Among them, firstly, which technique to choose that are appropriate for a
given problem at hand. Secondly, how to interpret the output. And how
reliable is the result obtained through FEM. This course is designed to
address few of these issues. Further, it bridges the gap between the
theoretical finite element knowledge and its industrial applications by
providing sufficient insights into the relationship between the physical data
(e.g., loads, boundary conditions, constitutive behaviour, etc.) and the finite
element model. The lecturers will address the issues of element selection,
mesh design, convergence and response characteristics. This course is a
refresher course for people with intermediate level of knowledge in FEM. For
beginners this course will help hem to set up their own boundary value
problem and choose appropriate techniques while solving in commercially
available software.
This course is intended to provide graduate students, engineers, and
researchers working in aerospace, automotive, civil, mechanical, material
science engineering, and information technology industries as well as
numerical analysts and materials scientists with the theory and applications of
linear finite element analysis of problems from heat transfer, fluid mechanics,
and solid and structural mechanics.
Profile and Number of Participants
The course is aimed at students, analysts and researchers who are involved
with the analysis of differential equations arising in engineering and applied
science, and who are using or plan to use commercially available finite
element packages to analyse problems in the aeronautical, automobile,
mechanical, civil and other engineering industries. The course will also enable
participants to be able to write their own FEM software. Participants are
assumed to have knowledge of the basic principles of engineering (i.e.,
undergraduate degree in engineering).Some knowledge of the finite element
method is an advantage, but not essential. The maximum number of
participants for the course shall be limited to 40.
Benefits of Attending the Course
Persons who have attended the course and followed the material should
benefit in strengthening their background in the following areas:
• A strong understanding of the formulative steps involved in the fem Important dates
development of the equations of engineering and applied science,
including certain heat transfer and fluid flow problems.
• Generation of finite element data (e.g., selection of elements and
mesh, computation of nodal forces), imposition of boundary Last date for Course
Intimation to Dates
conditions, post computation of stresses and strains, etc.), exploitation receiving
participants
of problem symmetries, and interpretation and evaluation of the applications 26 Feb –
14 Feb 15 Feb
results. 03 March
Course Material and Reference Book
A copy of the overheads used in the presentation of the course will be
provided as a part of the course material. The introductory finite Registration fee details
element book by JN Reddy is available and the participants may
purchase the book from local vendors. The reference information on Participants from TEQIP sponsored institutes
the book is Reddy, J.N., An Introduction to the Finite Element Method, There is no fee for participants from TEQIP sponsored colleges. The
Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006. nominations along with the registration forms have to be sent through their
coordinator to fem[at]iith.ac.in.
Benefit Non - TEQIP participants
On successful completion of the course participation certificate will be
For other participants, the course fee is Rs. 15,000/-.
awarded.
The registration form can be downloaded from [https://www.iith.ac.in/~fem/]
All payments should be made in any of the below two modes.
Course contents 1. Demand Draft In favour of 'IIT Hyderabad', payable at Hyderabad.
2. Electronic Fund Transfer (Recommended): remittance using SWIFT code,
The finite element method is a commonly used numerical tool that is
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used for the solution of differential equations. Such differential
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equations arise, during analysis of the structural integrity of
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example an aircraft's landing gear subjected to dynamic loading during
landing and take-off. Complex problems such as coupled-field Accommodation
interactions, contact stress analysis, metal forming, fluid-structure
A limited accommodation is available within IITH premises. Therefore,
interaction, for which obtaining closed form solution is very difficult,
participants, who wish to avail this facility, are advised to write to the
can be solved with a modest effort using FEM. The success of the
coordinator at the earliest.
FEM in predicting the experimental observations has lead to the
availability of a number of commercial finite element software and Near by hotels/ lodges
widespread use in sectors such as nuclear, defense, marine,
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automobile and aerospace.
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Composite materials
Volunteers Contact No.
One third of the workshop will focus on the analysis of composite
materials. Topics that will be covered include introduction, fabrication, Sourabh Soni 9100372590
mechanics, finite element analysis and fracture mechanics of Rajeev Jain 9398476020
composite materials.
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Topics
1.Basics: introductory solid mechanics, concepts of FEA, formulation Dr. Viswanath Chinthapenta
methodologies, interpolation theory, iso-parametric formulation.
2.Applications: composite materials, plasticity, transient and Harmonic
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
analysis. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD
3.Special topics: fatigue, fracture and repair. Kandi(V), Sangareddy (M), Medak District - 502285,
4.Hands-on session for Matlab programming of finite elements and Hyderabad, Telangana
tutorial sessions on a commercial finite element software. viswanath[at]iith.ac.in