Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT, Allahabad

Finite Element Method in Engineering (ME-21131)

M. Tech. I Semester CAD/CAM
TS1
1. Consider the bar loaded as shown in the following Figure.. Determine the nodal displacements,
element stresses, and support reactions.

2. P=60x 3 N is applied. Determine the displacement field, stress and

In the following Figure, a load P=60x10
support reactions in the body. Take E =20 × 103 N/mm2.

3. An axial load P = 300 × 103 N is applied at 20°C to the rod as shown in the following Figure. The
temperature
perature is then raised to 60°C. Find (a) Assemble the K and F matrices.(b) Determine the nodal
displacements and element stresses.

4. A composite slab consists of three different materials.. Thermal conductivities of materials 1, 2 and 3
are 20 W/m.K, 30 W/m.K and 50 W/m.K
W/m of thickness 0.3 m , 0.15 m and 0.15 m respectively. Inner
o
wall temperature is 300 C and outer surface is exposed to air and convective heat transfer coefficient
is 25 W/m2.K. Outside air temperature is 20°C. Determine the temperature distribution within the
wall.

5. Differential equation governing the deformation of a uniform bar shown in the following figure,
subjected to uniform axial load q can be given by:
d u du du
AE q 0; boundary conditions AE F and AE F ,
dx dx dx
 where A is the area of cross-section of the bar and E is modulus of elasticity of the material. Derive
element level equation using Galerkin method.
1 2
F1 F2
q
x
x 0 x L

6. Develop a finite element model of the problem governed by the following differential equation
using Galerkin Method
d 2φ
+ φ + x = 0, 0 ≤ x ≤1
dx 2
BCs: φ(0)=φ(1)=0

7. For one-dimensional heat conduction problem derive the element level equation using Galerkin
method. Differential equation governing the temperature field is given by
d T dT dT
k q 0; boundary conditions kA Q and kA Q
dx dx dx
where k is the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the material, T represents the temperature, A
the area of cross-section, and q the internal heat source per unit volume.

8. Find the temperature distribution in the tapered shown in the following Figure considering two
linear element.