FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS TEST # 3 PART-A Tick all relevant answers

1. In plane stress analysis the following stress components are zero. a) xx (b) yy (c) zz (d) xy (e) yz (f) xz

2. In plane strain analysis the following strain components are present. a) xx (b) yy (c) zz (d) xy (e) yz (f) zx

. The convergence re!"irement that re!"ires representation of states of constant strain by the displacement model is satisfied by the following terms of the polynomial. a) constant term (b) linear term (c) #"adratic term (d) $ll of the above

%. In a 2& field problem involving vector variables. where the variation of field variable is very high we have to a) 'rovide more no. of small size triang"lar elements. b) 'rovide less no. of large size triang"lar elements c) 'rovide same size triang"lar elements. (. $ cantilever beam) which is idealized by ( beam elements res"lts in a stiffness matrix of size. a) 12 x 12 (b) ( x ( (c) 1* x 1* (d) + x +

+. In solving for axial displacements of a bar of varying cross section s"b,ect to self weight alone it is desirable to a) go in for a single !"adratic polynomial displacement model. b) go in for a no. of linear polynomial displacement model c) go in for a single beam element -. If the no. of nodes for field displacement is more than the no. of nodes for geometric transformation then we call the element as a) ."b parametric (b) isoparametric (c) s"per parametric

/. In the torsion problem the field of variable occ"rring in the governing e!"ation is a) shear stress (b) Tor!"e (c) .tress f"nction (d) .hear strain

0. If (x1) y1) (x2) y2) and (x ) y ) represent the coordinates of the vertices taken in order clockwise the determinant 1 x1 y1 gives 1 x2 y2 1 x y a) 2$ (b) 12$ (c) $ (d) 1$

1*. 2val"ation of the integral 31 dx dy for a constant strain triang"lar element gives (a) 2$ (b) $ (c) $4 (d) 2$4d.

11. The 5acobian of transformation from 6artesian to nat"ral co7ordinates for a one dimensional 2 noded element is a) 8 (b) 28 (c) 84% (d) 842 (f) 84

12. In the torsion problem the shear stress xz and yz are given respectively a) 777777 9 x 7 777777 y 7 7 7 (b) 777777 9 777777 (c) 777777 9 777777 (d) 777777 9 777777 y x y x x y

1 . In a thermal problem involving heat flow thro"gh a fin the bo"ndary condition when the end is left open to the atmosphere is given by dT a) hp (T 7 T ) : ;$ 7777 dx dT c) ;$ 7777 : * dx 2.

(b) hp (T 7 T ) : * dT 7777 dx

(d) hp (T 7 T ) : ;$

The best n"mbering scheme to red"ce hand width is given by

. The minim"m no. of elements needed to discretize the beam given in <ig.1 is a) % (b) ( (c) + (d) -

%. $ serendipity element is a) 0 noded !"adrilateral element c) % noded !"adrilateral element (b) / noded !"adrilateral element (d) % noded c"bic element

(. =hen higher order elements are incl"ded in the strain displacement relations we consider it as a case of a) >eometric 3on linearity d) 3one of the above. +. The error in not satisfying the >overning 2!"ation is termed as a) error in sol"tion (b) &iscretization error '$AT7@ -. &isc"ss how yo" will discretize the following domains. =hat are the matrices yo" will "se. /. =hat are .erendipity elementsB &erive the shape f"nctions for one corner node and one mid side node for s"ch on element. (c) Aesid"e (d) <l"x (b) ?aterial 3on 8inearity (c) @oth a and b

0. =rite short notes on i) 3"merical integration for eval"ation of stiffness matrices ii) .erendipity elements iii) 6onvergence criteria. 1*. 2val"ate the 5acobian of transformation for the element shown in <ig.

11. Triang"lar elements are "sed for the stress analysis of a plate s"b,ected to inplane loads. The components of displacement parallel to (x) y) axes at the nodes i), and k of an element are fo"nd to be (7*.**1. *.*1)) (7*.**2) *.*1( and (7*.**2) *.*2) cm respectively. If the (x) y) co7 ordinates o the nodes shown in fig"re below are in cm) find (i) the distrib"tion of the (x)y) displacement components inside the element and (ii) the components of displacement of the point (xp) yp) : ( *) 2() cm. $..I>3?23T 1. &isc"ss the "se of 'ascalCs Triangle. 2. 2xplain what is meant by 6o and 61 contin"ity element with respect to finite element method. . =hat are the conditions to be satisfied by the displacement model to ens"re convergence of sol"tionB %. &isting"ish between ?aterial and >eometric 3on7linearity. (. 2xplain very briefly abo"t the vario"s 3on78inear sol"tion techni!"es. Best of luck for your exams