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Finite Element Method Assignment Guide

The document outlines an individual assignment for the Finite Element Method course, detailing various engineering problems related to trusses, beams, and thermal conductivity. It includes tasks such as calculating nodal displacements, stresses, support reactions, and deriving shape functions. The assignment is due before December 30, 2019, and is worth a maximum of 7.5 points.

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Finite Element Method Assignment Guide

The document outlines an individual assignment for the Finite Element Method course, detailing various engineering problems related to trusses, beams, and thermal conductivity. It includes tasks such as calculating nodal displacements, stresses, support reactions, and deriving shape functions. The assignment is due before December 30, 2019, and is worth a maximum of 7.5 points.

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Finite Element Method (PE 6221 and MV 6251)

Individual assignment
Semester-I, Academic Year: 2019 – 2020 Maximum Marks: 7.5 Points
Date of Submission: Before Dec. 30, 2019

1. For the two bar truss shown in figure, determine the nodal displacement, stresses in each
element and the reactions at the supports. Take E = 2 x 105 N/mm2, Ae = 200 mm2.

12 kN
1 2
2
300 mm

500 mm 400 mm

2. Find nodal displacements, stresses in thickest section and the support reactions for the
stepped bar shown in the figure.

2
900 mm 400 mm2
2
70 GPa 105 GPa 200 mm
200 GPa
20 kN 10 kN

80 mm 90 mm 70 mm

3. For the beam and loading shown in the figure, determine: Slopes at 2 and 3 and the
vertical deflection at the midpoint of the distributed load.

1
12 kN/m

1m 1m
E = 200 GPa
I = 4 x 106 mm4

4. For the truss and frame problem shown in the Figure below, determine (a) the
transformed element matrix; (b) the assembled element matrix; and (c) the condensed
matrix equation for the unknown generalized displacements and forces.

5. Derive the shape functions for hexahedral element using polynomial approach with
natural coordinates.

6. An insulating wall is constructed of three homogeneous layers with conductivities k1, k2,
and k3 in intimate contact (see Figure below). Under steady state conditions, the
temperatures of the media in contact at the left and right surfaces of the wall are at

2
ambient temperatures of TL∞ and TR∞ , respectively, and film coefficients βL and βR,
respectively. Determine the temperatures when the ambient temperatures T0 and T5 and
the (surface) are known. Assume that there is no internal heat generation and that the heat
flow is one-dimensional (∂T/∂y = 0).

7. Find the undamped natural frequencies of longitudinal vibration of the stepped bar shown
in the figure below with the following using consistent – and lumped – mass matrices: l1
= l2 = l3 = 0.2 m, A1 = 2 A2 = 4 A3 = 0.4 x 10-3 m2, E = 2.1 x 1011 N/m2, and ρ = 7.8 x
103 kg/m3.

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