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INTERNAL TEST-III Year/Sem: III/VI Subject Code& Title: FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS Time: 1.30 Hrs Prepared by: (Mrs.B.Saranya) AP / Mech Branch: Mechanical Date : 16.04.2013 Max.Marks:50

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Approved by: (Prof.M.Muthukumaran) HOD / Mech PART-A (5*2=10 Marks) (Answer all Questions) What is meant by a CST element? State its properties. Define Plane stress and Plane strain with suitable example. What is meant by axisymmetric solid? Write down the expression for shape functions for an axisymmetric triangular element.

5. Write down the finite element equation for one-dimensional heat conduction?

PART-B (Answer all the Questions) (Q.NO 6 is a compulsory one) 6. Derive the stiffness matrix for a CST element. (8)

7. (a) Find the temperature at a point P (1, 1.5) inside a triangular element shown with nodal temperatures given as Ti= 40C, Tj= 34C and Tk= 46C. Also determine the location of the 42C contour line for the triangular element shown in figure. Take A1=2cm2, A2=1cm2 and E=2105 N/mm2. (16)

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(b) For the plane stress element shown in figure. Evaluate the stiffness matrix. Assume E= 210 X 103 N/mm2, Poissons ratio =0.25 and element thickness t=10mm. The coordinates are given in millimeters.

8. (a) For the axisymmetric element shown in figure, determine the stiffness matrix. Let E =2.1X105 MN/m2 and =0.25. The coordinates are in mm.

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(b) The nodal coordinates for an Axisymmetric triangular element at its three nodes are (r1, z1) = (30, 10), (r2, z2) = (50, 10), (r3, z3) = (40, 60). Determine the strain displacement matrix for that element.

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