CE60142: Computational Geomechanics

CE60142
Course name	Computational Geomechanics
Offered by	Civil Engineering
Credits	3
L-T-P	3-0-0
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Semester	Spring

Syllabus

Syllabus mentioned in ERP

Introduction (Methods of computation and computing systems, instability of algorithms and sensitivity of solution techniques); Approximation methods classical and modern; Numerical quadrature and integration methods; Stability and convergence; Least square approximation; Initial and boundary value problems; Finite differences and solution of PDE, classifications, field problems in geomechanics, seepage, two and three dimensional consolidation; Wave propagation in elastic half space etc.); System of linear algebraic equations, direct and iterative solution techniques; Nonlinear equations stability and convergence; Introduction to FEM and its application to construction and excavation, problems of soil structure interaction, steady and transient seepage, propagation problems, use of developed softwares in PC labs.