The purpose of this course is to provide students with the tools required for computational design and modeling for mechanical engineering applications.

Mastering the course, the student acquires knowledge of the entire computational modeling process, from the formulation of a qualitative model, to its quantitative formulation, to model fitting and validation, model analysis, and model predictions. The students will gain skills in the various computational methods that can be employed for modeling and especially on the advantages (and disadvantages) of each approach.

Computational modeling: generalities. Computational geometry and application to mechanical systems modeling. Finite element, finite difference computational fluid dynamic modeling.

Workshops with basic examples.

Knowlege of C/C++ or FORTRAN languages is preferable.

Linux cluster. GNU C/C++ or GNU Fortran.

Total assigned hours: 65

New material: 40
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 10

Auditory exercises: 0
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 0
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 0
Research study work: 0

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 0
Review and grading of the project: 10
Test: 0
Test: 0
Final exam: 5

Activity during lectures: 0
Test/test: 0
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 60
Final exam: 40
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 60

W.K. Liu et al. Reproducing kernel particle methods, Int J Numer Methods Fluids (1995); E. Onate et al. A finite point method for elasticity problems, Comput Struct (2001)