RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Aeronautical Engineering Department

AE6601-Finite Element Methods
Assignment 2
PART-A
1. Highlight atleast two rules to guide the placement of nodes when obtaining
approximate solution to a differential equation.
2. What is an interpolation function?
3. State any two applications of beam element.
4. State the significance of Shape function.
5. What are the characteristic of shape function?
6. Why polynomials are generally used as shape function?
7. How do you calculate the size of the global stiffness matrix?
8. Write down the expression of stiffness matrix for one dimensional bar
element.
9. Write down the expression of stiffness matrix for a truss element.
10.Write down the expression of shape function N and displacement u for one
dimensional bar element.
11.State the principles of virtual energy.
12.What is meant by truss? Write down the stiffness matrix for a truss element.
13.List the properties of global stiffness matrix.
14.What is the difference between static and dynamic analysis?
15.Name any four FEA softwares.
16.What are the classifications of coordinates?
17.Differentiate between global and local axes.
PART-A
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1. Consider the bar in Fig.1 Calculate the nodal displacements, element stresses,
2
2
5
2
and support reactions.Take A1 = 300 mm , A2 = 500 mm , E= 2x10 N/mm .

Fig.1
2. For a tapered plate of uniform thickness t =10 mm as shown in Fig.2. Find the
displacements at the nodes by forming into two element model. The bar has

mass density = 7800 kg/ m , youngs modulus, E= 2 x 10 MN/m . In

addition to self-weight, the plate is subjected to a point load p= 10 kN at its
centre. Also determine the reaction force at the support.

Fig.2
3. The structure shown in Fig.3. is subjected to an increase in temperature of 80C.
Determine the displacements, stresses and support reactions. Assume the
following data:
Bronze
Aluminium
Steel
2
2
2
A= 2400 mm
1200 mm
600 mm
E = 83 GPa
70 GPa
200 GPa
= 18.9 x 10-6/C

23 x 10-6/C

1.7 x 10-6/C

Fig.3.
4. Find the horizontal and vertical displacements of node 1 for the truss shown in
2
5
2
Fig.4. Take A=3000 mm , E= 2x10 N/mm for each element.

Fig.4
5. For a plane stress shown in Fig.5, determine the horizontal and vertical
displacement of node 1 and the stresses in each element. The cross sectional area

and Young's Modulus of truss elements are 400 mm and 210 GPa respectively.

Fig.5
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5. Consider a beam as shown in Fig.6 with area of cross section 6000 m , depth
-6
4
300 mm, moment of inertia I = 120 x 10 mm . The beam is subjected to
uniformly distributed load of 20,000 N/m. Calculate:
(i) Rotations at node 2 and 3.
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2.
(ii)Displacement at node 3. Take E= 2x10 N/m

Fig.6
6. Determine the reaction force RA and RB by general element equation for 1D
beam for the beam shown in Fig.7

Fig.7

RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Aeronautical Engineering Department
AE6601-Finite Element Methods
Assignment 3
PART-A
1. Distinguish between plane stress and plane strain conditions.
2. Specify the strain displacement matrix of CST element and comment on it.
3. Draw the sketch of plain strain model.
4. How do you define two dimensional elements?
5. State the applications of axisymmetric elements.
6. Write down the nodal displacement equations for a 2D triangular elasticity
element.
7. List the required conditions for a problem assumed to be axisymmetric.
8. Discuss about global, natural and local coordinates.
9. Give the stiffness matrix equation for an axi-symmetric triangular element.
10.State the properties of the element strain displacement matrix of CST element
11. List out the limitations of CST element.
12. Distinguish between CST and LST elements.
13. Why slender body having negligible strain along z-direction?
14. At what situation the 3D analysis model is treated for 2D analysis model?
15. State whether the strain is constant, linear or zero in a linear triangular
element.
16. What are axisymmetric problems?
17.State the limitations of three node triangular and four node rectangular element
18.What is QST element
19. Write down the stiffness matrix equation for two dimensional CST elements.
20. Write down the stress strain relationship matrix for plane stress conditions.
21. Write down the stress strain relationship matrix for plane strain conditions.
PART-B
1. Determine the nodal displacements and the element stresses for the thin
5
2
plate shown in Fig.1.Take E=2.1 x 10 N/mm , = 0.25 and t = 5 mm.
Assume plane stress condition.

Fig.1

Fig.1
2. Determine the nodal displacements of nodes 1 and 2 and the element stresses
for the two dimensional loaded plate as shown in Fig.2. Assume plane stress
5
2
condition. Take, E= 2 x 10 N/mm , =0.25, t = 15 mm.

Fig.2
3.

A long hollow cylinder of inside diameter 100 mm and outside diameter of

2
140 mm is subjected to an internal pressure of 4 N/mm as shown in Fig.3.
5
2
Calculate the displacements at the inner radius. Take, E=2x 10 N/mm and
= 0.3.

Fig.3
4. For the constant strain triangular element shown in Fig.4, obtain the strain
displacement relation matrix and determine the strain in the element. The
number in bracket shows the coordinate position (in mm) in x and y directions.

T
The element displacement matrix, q = [0.05,-0.04, 0.01, 0.02,-0.04 and 0.03]

mm.

Fig.4
5. For the axisymmetric element shown in fig, determine the element stresses. Take
5

E= 2.1 x 10 N/mm and = 0.25.The co-ordinates shown in Fig.5 are in mm.

The nodal displacements are:
u1 = 0.05mm;
w1 = 0.03mm
u2 = 0.02mm;
w2 = 0.02mm
u3 = 0 mm;
w3 = 0 mm

Fig.5
6. For the linearly varying distributed load on the axisymmetric conical surface
shown in Fig.6, prove that the equivalent point load vector T is given by
T = [aTr1 + bTr2, aTz1 + bTz2, bTr1 + cTr2, bTz1 + cTz2]T, where

a=2 1(3 r 1 +r 2)/12 , b 2 1(r 1 +r 2 )/12 , c 2 1(r 1 +3 r 2) /12 .

Fig.6
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