SUBJECT: NUMERICAL METHODS

MARKS
CODE:
BUM2313
FACULTY OF
INDUSTRIAL
SCIENCES &
TECHNOLOGY

TOPIC:
CHAPTER 2 and 3
DUE/DURATION:

ASSESSMENT:
ASSIGNMENT
CO2

5th NOV 2015

(before 5 P.M)
WEEK 9

INSTRUCTION
Use MATHEMATICAL SOFTWARE such as EXCEL/ MATLAB/ MAPLE/ C to facilitate
the computation. SUBMIT the solution in HARDCOPY & SOFTCOPY. Please save the
solution in CD for softcopy. Do the assignment in group as allowed by your lecturer. Use FOUR
(4) decimal places in all calculations.
QUESTION 1
In the design of all terrain vehicles (ATV), it is necessary to consider the failure of the vehicle
when attempting to negotiate two types of obstacles. One type of failure is called hang-up failure
and occurs when the vehicle attempts to cross on obstacle that causes the bottom of the vehicle to
touch the ground. The other type of failure is called nose-in failure and occurs when the vehicle
descends into a ditch and its nose touches the ground.
Given that the maximum angle that can be negotiated by a vehicle when is the maximum
angle at which hang-up failure does not occur satisfies the equation
A log( ) Bsin2 Ccos Esin 0

where

A l sin , B l cos , C (h 0.5D) sin 0.5D cot

and
E (h 0.5D) cos 0.5D cot

Find for the situation when l 92, h 55.5, D 81 and

using

a)

graphical method.

b)

four iterations of incremental search method with initial step size h

c)

Bisection method with s 0%.

10

(15 Marks)

QUESTION 2
Traffic Flow Application
At rush hours, traffic congestion in Kuantan city is encountered at the street intersections as
shown in Figure 1. Majlis Perbandaran Kuantan (MPK) plans to rectify the traffic signals at
these corners in order to improve the traffic flow. All streets are one-way and the directions are
indicated by the arrows.

Figure 1.

The unknown variables, xi for i 1, , 4 are positive integers, that represent the number of cars.
It is assumed that the number of cars arriving at every corner is equal to number of the cars
leaving. This problem is aimed to find the unknown variables, xi for i 1, , 4. First step is to
obtain the information for each corner. The following information at each corner is gathered
by traffic engineers:
Corner A
700 cars enter intersection A on Darat Makbar Street in an hour.
300 cars enter intersection A on Wong Ah Jang Street in an hour.
x1 cars leave intersection A on Darat Makbar Street in an hour towards intersection B.
x4 cars leave intersection A on Wong Ah Jang Street in an hour towards intersection D.
Corner B
x1 cars enter intersection B on Darat Makbar Street in an hour.
x2 cars enter intersection B on Haji Junid Street in an hour.
200 cars leave intersection B on Darat Makbar Street in an hour.
900 cars leave intersection B on Haji Junid Street in an hour.
Corner C
400 cars enter intersection C on Bukit Ubi Street in an hour.
300 cars enter intersection C on Haji Junid Street in an hour.
x3 cars leave intersection C on Bukit Ubi Street Street in an hour towards intersection D.
x2 cars leave intersection C on Haji Junid Street in an hour towards intersection B.
Corner D
x3 cars enter intersection D on Bukit Ubi Street in an hour.
x4 cars enter intersection D on Wong Ah Jang Street in an hour.
200 cars leave intersection D on Bukit Ubi Street in an hour
400 cars leave intersection D on Wong Ah Jang Street in an hour.
Second step is to write down the above information into linear equations. The equations can
be generated by assuming the number of cars arriving at every corner is equal to number of the
cars leaving. This yield;
At corner A: x1 x4 700 300
At corner B: x1 x2 900 200
At corner C: x2 x3 400 300
At corner D: x3 x4 400 200
These four equations form a system of linear equation that can be solved by using direct method
in Chapter 3.

1
1

0
1
1
0

0
0
1
1

1 x1 1000
0 x2 1100

0 x3 700

1 x4 600

PROBLEM
Let consider more intersections corner at Kuantan city as depicted in Figure 2. The following
incomplete information is gathered by traffic engineers;
Corner A
700 cars enter intersection A on Darat Makbar Street in an hour
x2 cars enter intersection A on Wong Ah Jang Street in an hour
x1 cars leave intersection A on Darat Makbar Street in an hour
x4 cars leave intersection A on Wong Ah Jang Street in an hour
Question
a)

b)

c)

As a practical student at MPK, you are given a task to collect the information at each
corner of B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Based on the traffic flow at Kuantan city as illustrated in
Figure 2, state the information gathered at each corner.
Based on the information in a) and by assuming that the number of cars arriving at every
corner is equal to number of the cars leaving, setup the system of Ax b for the traffic
flow in Figure 2.
By using Crouts method, find the unknown variables of xi for i 1, ,8 (number of cars
arriving and leaving the corner).

Figure 2.
(40 Marks)

QUESTION 3
Idealized spring-mass systems have numerous applications throughout engineering and linear
algebra can successfully be applied in order to solve the problems associated with such systems.
Spring-mass systems play an important role in mechanical and other engineering systems. In
Figure 3 below, an arrangement of seven springs in series being depressed with a force of
5800kg.

Figure 3

At equilibrium, force-balance equations can be developed defining the interrelationship between

the springs as follows
k 2 x2 x1 k1 x1

ki 1 xi 1 xi ki xi xi 1

F k 7 x7 x6

where i 2 , , 6 and ks are spring constants. If k1 through k 7 are 180, 60, 85, 125, 150, 220
and 300 N /m, respectively, compute the xs by using Gauss Seidel method. Use an initial
condition of x10 x20 x70 0 with five iterations.
(40 Marks)