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

Dr. 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 is 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 the incorporation of a contact module in the ISROs structural analysis software tool FEASTSMT (Indias 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 has guided three research scholars and is currently guiding five full-time PhD students, one part-time student. He has guided 17 M.Tech students and currently guiding 7 more. His research group has received various awards and fellowships like the DAAD fellowship and best paper award. He has 15 book chapters, 24 journal papers, and over 60 conference publications.
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 Course Duration : Jul-Oct 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 02-Aug-2021
 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 17-Sep-2021
 Exam Date : 24-Oct-2021

Enrolled

430

Registered

9

Certificate Eligible

3

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0

Silver

0

Elite

3

Successfully completed

0

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
    Note:We have taken best assignment score from both July 2020 and July 2021 courses
Computational Continuum Mechanics - Toppers list

AMIT BANERJEE 72%

Camellia School of Engineering and Technology

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 430

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 9

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