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CE5610: Finite Element Analysis

Assignment 1 (Due Date: February 12, 2013)
1. Using Least Squares weighted residual method obtain an approximate solution of the
following boundary value problem
2u ( x ) + 3u = 0
1< x < 3
Essential boundary condition
u (1) = 1
Natural boundary condition
u ( 3) = 1
(a) Assume a quadratic polynomial satisfying the essential boundary condition as a trial
solution.
(b) Assume a cubic polynomial satisfying the essential boundary condition as a trial
solution. Compare graphically the two solutions and their first derivatives. A good
approximation to the exact solution is given by
u ( x ) = 0.29986 sin (1.2247 x ) + 2.1166 cos (1.2247 x ) .
2. Solve Problem 1 using the Collocation method.
3. Solve Problem 1 using the Galerkin method (basic form).
4. Using modified Galerkin method obtain an approximate solution of the following boundary
value problem
u ( x ) + u ( x ) + x = 0 0 < x < 1
u ( 0) = 0
u (1) = 0
(a) Assume a quadratic polynomial as a trial solution.
(b) Assume a cubic polynomial as a trial solution.

Compare graphically the two

sin ( x )
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solutions and their first derivatives with the exact solution u ( x ) = x +
sin (1.0 )

5. Using modified Galerkin method obtain an approximate solution of the following boundary
value problem
2u ( x ) + 3u ( x ) = 0
1< x < 3
u (1) = 1
Essential boundary condition
u ( 3) = 1
Natural boundary condition
(a) Assume a quadratic polynomial satisfying the essential boundary condition as a trial
solution.
(b) Assume a cubic polynomial satisfying the essential boundary condition as a trial
solution. Compare graphically the two solutions and their first derivatives. A good
approximation to the exact solution is given by
u ( x ) = 0.29986 sin (1.2247 x ) + 2.1166 cos (1.2247 x ) .
6. Solve Problem 4 using the Rayleigh-Ritz method.
7. Solve Problem 5 using the Rayleigh-Ritz method.

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8. Using the Rayleigh-Ritz method obtain an approximate solution of the following boundary
value problem
d 2u du
x 2 +
+ x3 = 4 1 < x < 2
dx
dx
u (1) = 2
u ( 2 ) = 0
(a) Use a linear polynomial trial solution. (b) Use a quadratic polynomial trial solution.
Compare graphically the two solutions and their first derivatives with the exact solution
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u ( x ) = x 4 + 4 x 4 ln ( x ) .
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Note that the following substitution is necessary to carry out the integration by parts
d 2u du d du
x 2 +
x .
dx
dx dx dx

9. Using the Rayleigh-Ritz method obtain an approximate solution of the following boundary
value problem
d 2u
du
x2 2 + 2 x
xu + 4 = 0
1< x < 3
dx
dx
du ( 3)
2u ( 3) = 2
u (1) = 1
dx
(a) Use a linear polynomial trial solution. (b) Use a quadratic polynomial trial solution.
Compare graphically the two solutions and their first derivatives.
Note that the following substitution is necessary to carry out the integration by parts
d 2u
du d 2 du
x2 2 + 2 x
x
.
dx
dx dx dx
10. Using the Rayleigh-Ritz method find the lowest eigenvalue for the following problem.
d 2u ( x )
du
x2
+ 2x
u ( x ) = 0 1 < x < 3
2
dx
dx
du ( 3)
u (1) = 0
=0
dx
(a) Use a linear polynomial trial solution. (b) Use a quadratic polynomial trial solution.
11. Using the Rayleigh-Ritz method find the lowest eigenvalue for the following problem.
d 2u ( x )
+ u ( x ) = 0
0< x <1
dx 2
du (1)
u ( 0) = 0
u (1) = 0
2
dx
(a) Use a linear polynomial trial solution. (b) Use a quadratic polynomial trial solution.
12. Problem 10 using the modified Galerkin method.
13. Problem 11 using the modified Galerkin method.

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14. Using the Galerkin method, find an approximate solution of the following boundary value
problem defined over a rectangular domain
2 2
+
+ 1 = 0 0 < x < 1; 0 < y < 0.5
x 2 y 2
with boundary conditions as shown in the figure below. Try simple one or two parameter
trial solution that is admissible.

15. Using the Rayleigh-Ritz method, find an approximate solution of the following boundary
value problem defined over a square domain
2 u 2u
2 2 2 x 2 y + 4 = 0 0 < x < 1; 0 < y < 1
x y
with boundary conditions as shown in the figure below. Try simple one or two parameter
trial solution that is admissible.