Subject Code

R11MED1121 R11
VNR VIGNANA JYOTHI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
(AUTONOMOUS)
B.Tech. IV Year II Semester Adv. Supplementary Examinations, June/July, 2015
FINITE ELEMENT METHODS
(AE)
Time: 3Hours Max. Marks: 70M
PART- A
(Answer ALL questions)
1. Answer in one sentence 5X1=5M

a) What is meant by finite element?

b) What is a beam element?
c) What is a bar element?
d) Name any four FEA softwares.
e) What is Aspect Ratio?

2. Answer the following very briefly 5X2=10M

a) Write down general finite element equation.

b) What are the properties of the shape function?
c) Write down the expression of stiffness matrix of a truss bar element.
d) How do you calculate the order of the stiffness matrix?
e) What is finite element modeling?

3. Answer the following briefly 5×3=15M

a) Why polynomials are used as shape functions?

b) What is axisymmetric element?
c) Write strain-Displacement matrix for a CST element.
d) What are the ways in which a three dimensional problem can be reduced to a two
dimensional problem.
e) What are the advantages of Isoparametric formulation?

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 PART- B
Answer any FOUR questions 4X10=40M

4. a) Discuss the generalized procedure of Finite Element Method. [6 Marks]

b) Discuss the various Engineering applications of Finite Element Method [4 Marks]

5. Solve for the nodal displacement and support reactions, using the principle of Min. Potential
Energy for the system shown in Figure.

2 3 K1=1200kN/m
1 4 K2=1800kN/m
K1 K2 K3 K3=1500kN/m

10kN 20kN

6. The (x, y) Coordinates of three nodes of triangular element of thickness 0.2cm are (1, 4), (5, 2),
(3, 6) cms. Its young’s modulus is 200GPa. Poisson’s ratio 0.3. The edge of element formed by
points (1, 4) and (5, 2) is fixed and a load of 5kN is acting at point (3, 6). Find the nodal
displacements.

7. For axisymmetric element shown in figure, determine the stiffness matrix.

Let E 2.1x105N/mm2 and ν= 0.25. The co-ordinates shown in figure are in millimeters.

8. a) Consider isoparametric quadrilateral element shown in figure, map the point r = 05, s= 0 in
the parent element to the corresponding physical point in the quadrilateral element.
[5marks]
2.4, 2.6

2, 2.5

2.5, 2.1

2, 2
b) Use Gaussian Quadrature to obtain the exact value for the following integral. [5Marks]
1
∫−1(𝑟 3 − 1)(𝑠 2 + 𝑠)𝑑𝑟. 𝑑𝑠

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9. Determine the nodal displacements and slope for the beam shown in figure. Also find support
reactions. Take E I = 9000kN-m2.
30kN/m

3m 3m

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