Course Name: Computational Continuum Mechanics

Course abstract

Continuum mechanics as a full-fledged course is a very interesting but a challenging subject. Usually,its application within the nonlinear finite element codes is not clear to the student. Computational continuum mechanics tries to bridge this gap. Hence, it can be treated as an applied version of continuum mechanics course. It assumes no prior exposure to continuum mechanics. The course starts with sufficient introduction to tensors, kinematics, and kinetics. Then, the course applies these concepts to set up the constitutive relations for nonlinear finite element analysis of a simple hyperelastic material. This is followed by the linearization of the weak form of the equilibrium equations followed by discretization to obtain the finite element equations, in particular, the tangent matrices and residual vectors is discussed. Finally, the Newton-Raphson solution procedure is discussed along with line search and arc length methods to enhance the solution procedure.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Sachin Singh Gautam

Prof. Sachin Singh Gautam is currently an Assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati. He obtained his M.Tech. and Ph.D. from and worked as a postdoctoral fellow in AICES, RWTH Aachen University. His area of research are in nonlinear finite element methods and computational contact-impact problems. He has carried out projects from SERB, DST and VSSC, ISRO. He currently working on incorporation of contact module in the ISRO's structural analysis software tool FEASTSMT (India's first commercial FE package which is under Make-In-India). He has guided students on research problems jointly with Siemens R&D and Cummins R&D. He is currently guiding five full time phd students, two part time students (from VSSC, ISRO and Cummins R&D Centre Pune). He has around 19 M.Tech students. His research group has received various awards and fellowships like DAAD fellowship. He has 2 book chapters, 14 journal papers, and over 50 conference publications.
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 Course Duration : Sep-Dec 2020
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 Enrollment : 20-May-2020 to 21-Sep-2020
 Exam registration : 14-Sep-2020 to 02-Nov-2020
 Exam Date : 19-Dec-2020

Enrolled

929

Registered

25

Certificate Eligible

11

Certified Category Count

Gold

1

Silver

3

Elite

5

Successfully completed

2

Participation

3

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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Computational Continuum Mechanics - Toppers list

JATIN POOJARY 92%

VINAY NARAYAN 84%

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Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 929

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 25

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