Who can apply ?
I N F O R M AT I O N T O
• Faculty from all disciplines of
engineering and science
• Applied mathematicians
• Faculty of management studies
• Knowledge of basic engineering
mathematics is essential
How to Apply ?
The interested candidates may send in
their application on a plain paper with
their Name, Designation, Address and a
one-page letter of motivation for
attending the course. The details may
be sent as an email attachment to one
of the course co-ordinator(s):
Ratna Kumar: ratna@iitm.ac.in
Sundararajan: snatarajan@iitm.ac.in.
Alternatively, the interested candidates
may browse for the details of the
course and use the online registration
link available at the following website:
https://home.iitm.ac.in/ratna/aicte_feed/
FI N IT E EL E ME NT
PA R T I C I PA N T S
M ET H O D F O R
The course is meant for teaching faculty at E NG I N EE R S FR O M A L L
AICTE sponsored/recognised engineering D IS CI PL I N ES
colleges. The participants are requested to
send a letter of motivation clearly stating why
they are interested in this course. The A I CTE S P ON S OR E D S H ORT
selection of the candidates is based on their TE R M C O UR S E
letter of motivation and their current status
in teaching career. Preference will be given to
26-Mar-2018 to 01-Apr-2018
candidates who wish to pursue doctoral studies
in the future. The course is completely
sponsored by AICTE and hence participants
need not pay any registration frees. All the
selected candidates will be paid a return
journey fare to IIT-Madras from their place
of origin by III AC train. The participants
will also be provided free boarding and
lodging in the institute guesthouse on shared
basis. Course co-ordinators
Dr. Ratna Kumar Annabattula
Dr. Sundararajan Natarajan
Department of Mechanical Engineering
D E PA R T M E N T O F M E C H A N I C A L Indian Institute of Technology Madras
ENGINEERING Chennai
Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
Chennai - 600036, Tamil Nadu, India.
https://mech.iitm.ac.in
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COURSE OUTLINE Name Phone e-mail
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Dr. Ratna Kumar Annabattula 044-2257 4719 ratna@iitm.ac.in
❖ In t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e m a t h e m a t i c a l
❖ Dr. Sundararajan
To introduce the finiteNatarajan
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as a numerical snatarajan@iitm.ac.in
equations arising in
description of engineering problems
various engineering disciplines
❖ Over vie w of numerical solutions to ❖ Build confidence in participants through hands-on experience
differential and algebraic equations
Course Schedule
COURSE SCHEDULE
❖ Overview of the finite element method -
Variational approach, Ritz technique, 10:30 – 12:30 –
Day 9:00 – 10:30 11:00 – 12:30 14:00 – 16:00
Galerkin method 11:00 14:00

❖ Approximation functions for one, two and Monday Lecture (RKA) Lecture (RKA) Lab (RKA/TA)
three-dimensional elements
Tuesday Lecture (SN) Lecture (SN) Lab (SN/TA)
❖ Application of the FEM to various
Wednesday Lecture (SN) Lecture (SN) Lab (SN/TA)
problems in Science and Engineering: Tea Lunch
financial modelling, analysing electrical Thursday Lecture (SN) Lecture (SN) Lab (SN/TA)
circuits, vibrations and waves, structural
analysis, fluid flow and heat transfer.
Friday Lecture (RKA) Lecture (RKA) Lab (RKA/TA)

❖ Programming FEM in opensource Julia Saturday Lecture (RKA) Lecture (RKA) Valedictory

❖ Development of user element subroutines

to use within Abaqus.
RKA: Dr. Ratna Kumar Annabattula
SN: Dr. Sundararajan Natarajan
TA: Teaching Assistant