Code No: 53212/MT

NR
M.Tech. – II Semester Regular Examinations, September, 2008

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

(Advanced Manufacturing Systems)

Time: 3hours Max. Marks:60

Answer any FIVE questions

All questions carry equal marks
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1. a) Give a brief description on application of FEM in different fields of

engineering.
b) How FEM is different from Galerkin method?

2.a) Explain the importance of shape functions giving their

characteristics.
b) Write the basic equations of elasticity and strain displacement
relations.

3. Consider the bar in the following figure.1 determine the nodal

displacements, element stresses and support reactions. Solve this
problem by hand calculation, adopting the elimination method for
handling boundary conditions.

Figure.1

4. For the two-dimensional loaded plate shown in the

figure,.2 determine the displacements of nodes 1 and 2 and the
elements stresses using plane stress conditions.

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5. For the ten – noded triangular element shown in figure.3 , determine

shape functions Ni(r,s) for nodes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 10.

Figure.3

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6. A long bar of rectangular cross – section, having thermal conductivity

of 1.5 W/m0C is subjected to the boundary conditions as shown in the
Figure.4 Two opposite sides are maintained at a uniform
temperature of 180 0C one side is insulated, and the remaining side is
subjected to a convection process with T∞ = 250C, h= 50 w/m2 0C.
Determine the temperature distribution in the bar.

Figure.4

7. Differentiate consistent mass matrix and lumped mass matrix and

derive an expression for lumped mass for one dimensional bar
element.

8. Write notes on the following:-

a) Non linear dynamic problems.
b) Plane stress and plane strain problems.

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