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III B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
(Mechatronics)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What are various applications of Finite Element Analysis? Explain with sim-
ple examples.
(b) Derive the generalised stiffness matrix from minimum potential energy prin-
ciple. [16]

2. (a) Define shape functions? Derive them for 1-D element and discuss the charac-
teristics of shape functions.
(b) Explain the evaluation of functional using weighted residual method with sim-
ple examples. [16]

3. Estimate the displacements, stresses and reactions of 1-D structure shown in figure
1. [16]

Figure 1:

4. Calculate the deflections at the centre and slopes at the end of the simply supported
beam of length 1m, whose cross section is 0.1m × 0.1m. The beam is subjected to
a central load of 500kN and a UDL of 5000kN/m over the entire span. Take E =
2 × 105 N/mm2 . [16]

5. Calculate the shape functions at point p(40,50) of a CST whose Coordinates are
1(5,45), 2(75,5) and 3(50,60), and also calculate stiffness matrix for plane stress
condition. Take t=10mm and E = 2 × 105 N/mm2 . [16]

6. (a) Derive the strain-displacement relation matrix for four noded quadrilateral
isoparametric element.

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(b) Solve the following integration using quadratric principle
R1 1
1+x2
+ ex + 3x. [16]
0

7. Estimate the natural frequencies and mode shapes of a stepped bar shown in figure
2. [16]

Figure 2:

8. Write short notes on:

(a) Hermite shape functions

(b) Galerkin principle
(c) FE formulation for transient heat transfer problems
(d) Incompressible flow problems. [16]

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