SYLLABUS

 

 

 

 

Module 1

Introduction (6 Lectures)

 

 
  • Introduction

 
  • IT and Issues - CAD/ CAE Issues

 
  • Programming Languages and Techniques

 

Module 2

Issues in Analysis Systems  (4 Lectures)

 

 
  • Analysis – FEM, FDM, Issues Related

 
  • OOPS – Visualization system for Frame Analysis

 
  • Introduction to Analysis Software – ANSYS, NISA, SAP

 

Module 3

Issues in CAD systems (8 Lectures)

 

 
  • Structural Design – General Issues

 
  • Current Issues in Structural Design Software

 
  • Introduction to CAAD – NISA/CIVIL, STAAD-PRO

 

Module 4

Advanced Approaches in CAAD  (6 Lectures)

 

 
  • Knowledge Based Expert Systems - Intro

 

 
  • Knowledge Based Expert Systems – Design Applications

 
  • Case Base Reasoning in Design

 
  • Neural Networks in Structural Components Design

 

Module 5

Interfacing Issues in CAD (4 Lectures)

 

 
  • Interfacing Issues – GUI

 
  • Interfacing Issues – Database Handling

 
  • Interfacing Issues – Multimedia

 

Module 6

Numerical Simulations and GIS and Remote Sensing (12 Lectures)

 

 
  • Numerical Simulation Examples
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Remote Sensing
  • GIS Software

 

 

Module 7

Advanced Applications of IT in Civil Engineering (6 Lectures)

 

 
  • Wearable Computers

 
  • Internet Applications

 
  • Virtual Reality

 
  • Design and Offline Control Systems Anaerobic Waste Water Treatment

 
  • Seamless Multi Modal Mobility
  • Demos