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    [NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATION FOR (SEMESTER E; 2013/2014) (CE¢257 LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; NoviDee 2013 ~ Time allowed: 25 hours INSTRUCTIONS T0 CANDIDATES. 1. This examination paper contains FOUR(4) questions and comprises SIX(6) printed pages 2. Answer ALL questions. 3. ‘The marks are a indated, 4. Thisis an “OPEN NOTES" examination. Each candidate is allowed o bing in hisher on reference notes on TWO(2) shets of Ad-size paper (double-sided) 5. Answer Questions {and in the frst answer book and Questions 3 and inthe second answer book, cpst Question 1 20 marks) ‘The representative strain components ofa linea triangular clement are normally evaluated at its centroid. Establish the strain vector atthe centroid of an axisymmetric wiangular clement shown in Fig. Q-L when the nodal displacement component, in mm for w nd v in rand z itections respectively areas follows: 1 =0, v4 = 0.08, w= 0.006, v2 ~0 ‘uy =0 and vy =-0.006 Also obtain, as a function of (B]* (D) [B], the algebraic expression to evaluate approximately the sliiness matrix of this axisymmetsic clement without having to perform ny integration. Nete that (B] is the strain mati at the element centoid and (D) is the clasticity mati (10,20) 2 isaxsof symmetry. Dimension ina 1090) 2,200) Figure Q.1.Axisymmetrc triangular element (20 marks) censt Question 2 (30 marks) (@ Evaluate the strain marx [B] at point € Q, 1.78) of the Q¢ plane element shown in Fig. 02, ata) 30.0) 20.3) ‘ e175) 2) 10,0) 240) Figure Q.2(@) QM plane element 20 marks] (©) You were asked to provide second opinion on the anlysis and design of the cable- stayed roof shown in Fig. .2(6). Detaled analysis has been esrried out by another consulting engineer compa. Provide a reasonsbly efficient finite element model indicating the types of elements ‘sed, their special characteristics and describing briefly in words or sketch hove the stilness equations of unconventional elements canbe formulated. [0 marks) M cans? Joos paheys-ajqe) weld +o @zd sander main apis, ie T Ff Ea Sea Question 3 20 marks) (@) An onesdimensional difusion problem is governed by the following differential equation With boundary conditions w(=1) =u(l)=0, FuQ)-2MG)=12 bere Adopting u(x) = A(s?—1) asthe tral solution, determine the coefficient A by wing the at squares method [14 mae) () As shown in Fig. Q(t) below, a cantilever beam subjected to end lading is modelled by B-node brick elements with 2-22 Gauss quadrattve points, The elements tre pon stored and equal in size, Explain briefly whether or not the 22°2 Gauss quadrature formula would give exact integration of clement stifness mitrx (neglecting wound-off ero), and Gi) whether or not the end displacement given by this finite clement model would be ‘smaller than the exact solution [6 mss] Figure 0.306) Question 4 (30 marks) (Consider a 2D field problem withthe following goveming equation: Where ¢ isthe field variable. As shown in Fig. Q4, the domain is modelled by 2 rectangular

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