Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Department of Mechanical Engineering

ME 201 S1/Minor (Autumn 2019)
Assignment #2
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Assigned: 5 September 2019 Due: 13th Sep. 2019
Maximum Marks: 100

Q1. Three cylindrical rods made up of steel (ABC), brass (CDE), and aluminum (EFG) are
joined at C and E with rigid supports at A and G as shown in Figure 1. For the shown loading
conditions, we have 𝐸𝑠 = 200 GPa, 𝐸𝑏 = 105 GPa and 𝐸𝑎 = 72 GPa with corresponding
diameters as 40, 20, 40 mm, respectively.
a) Determine the reaction force at A and G
b) Determine the deflection at point B

A B C E F G
D

60 kN 20 kN
20 kN

100 mm 100 mm 50 50 100 mm 100 mm

mm mm
Figure 1
Note: Solve the problem analytically (by hand) first and then develop a finite element model
and solve the problem in ABAQUS. Extract the output of deformation field along the length
of the bar from ABAQUS. Plot the analytical results and ABAQUS results using MATLAB on
the same figure.
Hint: Use sufficient number of Truss elements in ABAQUS to model the bar. Create three
partitions in the 1D domain and define three different sections with different cross-sectional
areas and material properties while setting up the problem in ABAQUS. [50 Marks]
Q2. Find the displacement field of the uniform cylindrical bar as shown in Figure 2. The body
force per unit length and elastic modulus are given as 𝑏(𝑥) = 𝑏0 𝑥 2 and 𝐸(𝑥) = 𝐸0 𝑒 ∝𝑥 . The
relevant data is as follows:
d = 0.05 m, L = 0.5 m, 𝑏0 = 8 × 106 N/m, 𝐸0 = 70 × 109 Pa and α = 5.

x
L d

Figure 2
Note: Solve the problem analytically first (by hand), and then validate the solution by solving
the resulting Ordinary Differential Equation in MAPLE with appropriate boundary conditions.
Next, develop a finite element model and solve the problem in ABAQUS. Extract the output
of the displacement field along the length of the bar from ABAQUS. Plot the analytical results
obtained by hand, through use of MAPLE and from ABAQUS in the same figure using
MATLAB.

Hint: Use sufficient number of Truss elements in ABAQUS to model the bar. To prescribe a
spatially varying Elastic/Young’s modulus, use temperature as a parameter. Thus, predefine a
temperature field in ABAQUS in terms of an analytical function and specify the Young’s
modulus in the Property module as a function of temperature in tabular format. Also, in the
Load module, define the body force by means of an analytical function so as to specify the
given body force distribution. [50 Marks]
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Files to Submit:
Submit a zip file with file name strictly as per following convention:
<Your_Roll_no>_<Your_Name>_Assignment2_ME201S1M.zip
containing:
1. A PDF file showing your analytical solution solved by hand (don’t skip any steps from
the solution) along with the final expression of the analytical solution obtained from
MAPLE and plot obtained from MATLAB. Include a listing of your MAPLE
Worksheet in the PDF. The MATLAB plot should be professionally made with
appropriate labels for x and y axes, legend and title.
2. Two folders (Q1 and Q2) containing corresponding .cae and .inp files of ABAQUS,
.mw MAPLE Worksheet file and .m file of MATLAB used for plotting.
Email the .zip file to the email address mech8pkumar@gmail.com by 11 am on 13th September
2019. Late submisions will not be graded.