Shyam P.

Applied mechanics, Strength of materials, SFD, BMD, solid mechanics, concept of stress, strain and fatigue. Constitutive laws. Mohr‟s Circle, Engineering materials and their properties. Structural analysis concepts, tension, compression, shear, torsion and S-N curves. Design of beams, torsion, compression members and fasteners. Stability of structures. Composite materials and their importance in structural analysis design optimization. Principles of optimization, formulation of objective function and design constraints, classification of optimization problem. Single and multivariable optimization. Optimization with equality and inequality constraints. Optimal design of mechanical elements – fasteners, springs, gears, bearings, belts, clutches, brakes, shafts and axles. Procedures for product design, development and testing. Vibration of structures. Case studies in structural analysis and optimal design of industrial products. (optimization of passenger car sub systems for vibration and noise reduction, Rail-coach CBC couplers, Car door window regulator, satellite tracking antenna and DWR antenna design, Tractor canopy, hydraulic crawler driller (drilling machine), Bike brake system, sluice valve design, failure analysis if piston drill bit, thermally insulated box, IP turbine blade failure analysis, design analysis of super pump impeller, Structural design aspects in power plants. Hydraulic jacks/Feed cylinder with intermediate supports, Industrial chimney design, optimization of box culverts, metal-composite sprocket for bikes, Thermal Analysis of heat exchangers, 6-DOF force balance, pitch flexure design for wind tunnel model studies for aero dynamic derivatives of aerospace vehicle and automobiles).