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Mid-Term Tests-I, September,2017
JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR
School of Engineering & Technology
Subject: Finite Element Method Sub. Code : 7ME1N
Time: 2 Hrs. Max. Marks: 20
(ii)Cubic variation of displacement. (2)
(iii)Plot the displacement and stress distribution across the
length of the bar. (2)
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Q2. A bar of 300 mm in length is subjected to a point load of value
60 kN, at x = 150 mm as shown in Fig.2. Value of Young's
modulus for bar is 200 GPa and area of cross section is 250 mm2.
Using 1-D FEM with mesh of 2 elements compute the followings:
(i) Global stiffness matrix for entire bar. (2)
(ii) Values of nodal displacements. (2)
(iii) Values of reaction forces. (2)
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Mid-Term Tests-I, September,2017
JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR
School of Engineering & Technology
Subject: Finite Element Method Sub. Code : 7ME1N
Time: 2 Hrs. Max. Marks: 20
Q3. A two bar truss with spring support is shown in Fig.3. The bar
is subjected to a point load of value 25 kN at node 1. Value of
Young's modulus and area of cross-section for both bars is 200
GPa and 5×10-4 meter2 respectively. Using FEM with mesh of 1
element for each bar and spring, compute the followings:
(i) Global stiffness matrix for entire structure. (2)
(ii) Values of nodal displacements. (2)
(iii) Values of reaction forces. (2)
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Q3. A three bar truss with roller and pin supports is shown in
Fig.4. The bar is subjected to a vertical point load of value 1000 N
at node 1. Area of cross-section for all bars is 0.10 meter2. Entire
truss is made of same material with Young's modulus = 70 GPa.
Using FEM, compute the followings:
(i) Global stiffness matrix for entire structure. (2)
(ii) Values of nodal displacements. (2)
(iii) Values of reaction forces and strains. (2)
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Mid-Term Tests-I, September,2017
JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR
School of Engineering & Technology
Subject: Finite Element Method Sub. Code : 7ME1N
Time: 2 Hrs. Max. Marks: 20
Note:
The stiffness matrix for 1-D bar is
𝐸𝐴 1 −1
𝐾= [ ]
𝐿 −1 1
The stiffness matrix for 2-D truss is
𝐶𝑖2 𝐶𝑖 𝑆𝑖 −𝐶𝑖2 −𝐶𝑖 𝑆𝑖
𝐸𝐴 𝐶𝑖 𝑆𝑖 𝑆𝑖2 −𝐶𝑖 𝑆𝑖 −𝑆𝑖2
𝐾=
𝐿 −𝐶𝑖2 −𝐶𝑖 𝑆𝑖 𝐶𝑖2 𝐶𝑖 𝑆𝑖
[−𝐶𝑖 𝑆𝑖 −𝑆𝑖2 𝐶𝑖 𝑆𝑖 𝑆𝑖2 ]
where all the symbols and notations carry the usual meaning.
Good Luck