Assigned 3/20/14

FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

MAE 3150: Aerospace Computational Techniques
Spring 2014
Homework 5 Due April 3, 2014

1. Construct the weak form of the following linear equation. Identify the primary and secondary variables.

( ) ( )
2
2
7 1 0 0 2
0 2 2 0
d u
x
dx
u u
= s s
= =


2. Construct the weak form of the following linear equation. Are the boundary conditions essential or natural?

( )
2
2
2
0
0
0 0
x x L
d u
x f x x L
dx
du du
dx dx
= =
= s s
= =


3. Construct the weak form of the following nonlinear equation. Identify the BCs as either essential or natural.


( )
0
0 0 1
0 1 2
x
d du
u f x
dx dx
du
u u
dx
=
| |
+ = s s
|
\ .
| |
= =
|
\ .


4. Construct the weak forms of the following nonlinear equations representing the Euler-Bernoulli-von Karman
nonlinear theory of beams:


2
2
2 2
2 2
2
2
0
1
0
2
1
2
0 at 0,
0,
o
x
x L
d du ds
EA f x L
dx dx dx
d d s d ds du ds
EI a q
dx dx dx dx dx dx
u s x L
ds d s
EI M
dx dx
=
=
(
| |
+ = s s
( `
|
\ .
( )
(
| |
| |
+ =
( ` | |
\ .
( \ . )
= = =
| |
| |
= =
| |
\ .
\ .


Hint: Look at example 2.4.3 (pg. 502) in the text to see how to find the weak forms for a system of equations.
Assigned 3/20/14
5. Using a 2-parameter (N = 2) approximation and algebraic polynomials for the basis functions, compute the Ritz
coefficients for the approximate solution to


( )
( ) ( )
1 0, 0 1
0 0, 1 1
d du
x x
dx dx
u u
(
+ = s s
(

= =


Ans:
55 20
1 2 131 131
, c c = =

6. Problem 2.8 in the text. (Page 533)

7. Problem 2.16 in the text. (Page 534)