PSNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, DINDIGUL 624

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
TWO DIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS
(UG and PG)
Part A
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List the types of nodes with examples.

What is CST Element?
What is LST Element
Write a displacement function equation for CST element.
Write a strain-displacement matrix for CST element.
What is meant by plane stress and plane strain analysis?
Write down the expression for the shape functions for a CST element.
What is axisymmetric element?
Give the strain-displacement matrix equation for an axisymmetric

triangular element.
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What are the assumptions used in thick plate element?
Part B
1. Derive the shape function for the CST element.
2. Derive the stain-displacement for the CST element.
3. Determine the stiffness matrix for the CST element co-ordinates are
1(20, 30), 2(80, 30) and 3(50,120) are given in units of millimeters.
Assume plane stress conditions. Take E = 210 GPa, =0.25 and t = 10
mm.
4. For the plain strain element as shown in figure. The nodal
displacements are: u1 = 0.005 mm; v1 = 0.002 mm; u2 = 0 mm; v2 = 0
mm; u3 = 0.005 mm; v3 = 0 mm. Determine the element stress x, y,
xy, 1 and 2 and the principal angle p. Let E = 70 GPa, and =0.3 and
use the unit thickness for plain strain. All co-ordinates are in
millimeters.

5. Derive the thermal stiffness matrix for two dimensional heat transfer
problems.
6. Calculate the element equations for the element shown in figure which
experiences convection on the die jk and its upper face.

7. Compute the element matrices and vectors for the element shown in
figure when the edges 2-3 and 1-3 experience convection heat loss.

8. For the axisymmetric element as shown in figure. Determine the

stresses. Take E = 2.1 x 105 N/mm2 and =0.25. The nodal
displacements are: u1 = 0.005 mm; w1 = 0.002 mm; u2 = 0 mm; w2 = 0
mm; u3 = 0.005 mm; w3 = 0 mm. The co-ordinates are in millimeters.

9. Find the natural frequencies of longitudinal vibration of the

unconstrained stepped bar as shown in figure.

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Determine the natural frequencies of the system in figure.