NANDHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, ERODE-52

(AUTONOMOUS)
15ME603 -FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
ASSIGNMENT – II
PART-A
1. Compare CST and LST element.
2. Define plane stress and plane strain with suitable example.
3. Write down the Poisson equation and Laplace equation for two dimensional problems.
4. How do you define two dimensional elements?
5. State a two dimensional scalar variable problem with an example.
6. What is QST element
7. What is axisymmetric element? Give an example
8. What do you mean by boundary conditions and classifications?
9. Give the strain – Displacement matrix equation for an axisymmetric triangular element.
10. Write down the stress – strain relationship matrix for an axisymmetric triangular element
11. State the constitutive law for axisymmetric problems.
12. Give the stiffness matrix equation for an axisymmetric triangular element.

PART-B
1. Determine the shape function for a constant strain triangular (CST) element in terms of natural co-
ordinate system.
2. Derive the expression for the element stiffness matrix for CST element.
3. Derive the stress – strain relationship matrix (or) constitutive matrix (D) for two dimensional CST
element and plain strain, plain stress condition.
4. Derive the element shape function for one dimensional heat transfer problems.
5. Calculate the temperature distribution in a one dimension fin with physical properties given in figure.
The fin is rectangular in shape for 120 mm long, 40 mm wide and 10mm thick. Assume that convection
heat loss occurs from the end of the fin. Take K = 0.3 W/mm°C, h= 1x10 -3 W/mm2 °C. T∞ = 20°C.
Use two elements.

6. Compute the element matrices and force vectors for the element shown in figure, when the edges 2-3
and 2-1 experience convection heat loss.

7. For the axisymmetric elements shown in figure. Determine the stiffness matrix. Let E = 2.1 x 10 5
N/mm2 and µ= 0.25. The co-ordinates shown in figure are in millimeters.
8. For the axisymmetric element shown in figure. Determine the element stresses. Take E = 2.1x10 5
N/mm2 and µ = 0.25, The co-ordinates shown in figure are in millimeter The Nodal displacements
are, u1= 0.05mm , u2 = 0.02mm , u3 = 0mm , w1 = 0.03 mm w2 = 0.02 mm , w3 = 0 mm.

9. The (x,y) co-ordinates of nodes i, j, and k of an axisymmetric triangular element are given by (3,4) ,
(6,5) and (5,8) cm respectively. The element displacement (in cm) vector is given as q = (0.002, 0.001,
0.001, 0.004, -0.003, 0.007 )T. Determine the element strains.

10. The node co-ordinate for an axisymmetric triangular element are given below r1 = 10mm, r2 = 30mm,
r3 = 30 mm, and z1 = 10 mm, z2 = 10 mm, z3 = 40 mm. Evaluate (B) matrix for that element.

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 NANDHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, ERODE-52
(AUTONOMOUS)
15ME603 -FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
ASSIGNMENT – II
PART-A
 Compare CST and LST element.
Three noded triangular elements are known as CST. It has six unknown
displacement degrees of freedom (u1, v1, u2, v2, u3, v3). The element is called CST
because it has a constant strain throughout it.
Six nodded triangular elements are known as LST. It has twelve unknown
displacement degrees of freedom. The displacement function for the elements are
quadratic instead of linear as in the CST.
 Define plane stress and plane strain with suitable example.
Plane stress is defined to be a state of stress in which the normal stress and
shear stress directed perpendicular to the plane are assumed to be zero.
 How do you define two dimensional elements?
Two dimensional elements are define by three or more nodes in a two
dimensional plane. The basic element useful for two dimensional analysis is the
triangular element.
 What is QST element
Ten nodded triangular elements are known as Quadratic strain triangle. It is
also called as cubic displacement triangle.
 What is axisymmetric element? Give an example.
Many three dimensional problem in engineering exhibit symmetry about an
axis of rotation such type of problem are solved by special two dimensional element
called the axisymmetric element
 What do you mean by boundary conditions and classifications?
The geometry boundary condition are displacement, slope.
 State the constitutive law for axisymmetric problems.
The problem domain must be symmetric about the axis of revolution
All boundary condition must be symmetric about the axis of revolution
All loading condition must be symmetric about the axis of revolution
 Give the stiffness matrix equation for an axisymmetric triangular element.