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TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION

Branch: Civil Engineering
Specialization: Computer Aided Structural Engineering
Second Semester
MCESE 201 NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING
MODEL QUESTION PAPER - II

Time : 3 hours Max: 100 marks

Answer all questions

1 (a) Solve the following system of equations using Gauss elimination method
8x1+4x2+2x3 = 24
4x1 +10x2+5x3+4x4 = 32
2x1 +5x2+6.5x3+4x4 = 26
4x2+4x3+9x4 = 21 (12 marks)

(b) Discuss an ill conditioned matrix stating its occurrence in practice and the methods for
deleting it (8 marks)

(c) Explain the concept of substructure analysis (5 marks)

OR

2 (a) Obtain the solution of

4x2+ y2+ 2xy- y2 = 0
2x2+ y2+ 3xy- 3 = 0 near (0.4,0.9)
using Modified Newton Raphson method. (12 marks)

(b) Explain the procedure for the solution of non-linear equations by alpha constant method
(8 marks)

(c) Explain the advantages of submatrix equation solver (5 marks)

3 (a) Find the eigen values and eigen vectors corresponding to non- zero masses using the static
condensation technique
2 1 0 2
1 1
4 x = 1 x (12 marks)
0 1 2 0

(b) Discuss how a generalized eigen value problem is transported into a standard form (7 marks)

(c) Explain inverse iteration method and forward iteration method (6 marks)
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4 (a) Detemine the principal stresses using Jacobin method for the combination of stresses

3.5 6 5
6 8.5 9
(12 marks)
5 9 8.5
(b) Explain Rayleigh Ritz method for the solution of eigen value problem (8 marks)

(c) Explain sturm sequence property (5 marks)

5 (a) Given
X: 14 17 31 35
Y: 68.7 64 44 39.1
Use Isoparametric style of interpolation to find the value of y when x=27 (10 marks)

(b) Derive the Hermitian interpolation polynomial from the following data
x y y1
-1 -1 0
1 1 0 (10 marks)

(c) Explain cubic spline method of interpolation (5 marks)

OR

6 (a) The bending moments of various section of a beam are given below. Use Lagrange
interpolation to locate the paint of contraflexture

Distance x (m) 6 8 14 15.5 16

Bending moment(KN/m) 46.5 42 10.5 -1.59 -6 (10 marks)

(b) Find the deflection of a cantilever beam at the free end column. The beam is subjected
to uniformly distributed load using Guassian Quadrature (10 marks)

1
dx
(c) Evaluate 1 x
1
2 using Guass formula for n=2 and n=3 (5

marks)

7 (a) Find the deflection of the discrete points of beam fixed at both ends subjected to uniformly
distributed load w using finite difference method (20marks)

(b) Explain the weighted residual method (5 marks)

OR
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4
d y
8 (a) The deflection of a beam is governed by the equation 81 y ( x) where (x ) is given
dx 4
by the table
x: 1/3 2/3 1
(x ) : 81 162 243 (15 marks)
1 11
And the boundary conditions y(0) =y (0)=y (0)= 0
Evaluate the deflection at the pivotal points of the beam using three sub intervals

(b) Discuss the application of finite difference equations to bending of simply supported
plates (10marks)