FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

QUESTION No - 1
From the following, which type of element is not two dimensional?
(A) Rectangle
(B) Quadrilateral
(C) Parallelogram
(D) Tetrahedron

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 2
From the following, which type of element is not three dimensional?
(A) Hexahedron
(B) Quadrilateral
(C) Rectangular prism
(D) Tetrahedron

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 3
For truss analysis, which type of elements are used?
(A) Triangle
(B) Bar
(C) Rectangle
(D) Parallelogram

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 4
To solve the FEM problem, it subdivides a large problem into smaller, simpler parts that are called
(A) finite elements
(B) infinite elements
(C) dynamic elements
(D) static elements

Answer
A
QUESTION No - 5
The art of subdividing the structure into a convenient number of smaller elements is known as
___________ .
(A) assemblage
(B) continuum
(C) traction
(D) discretization

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 6
The sum of the shape function is equal to
(A) 0
(B) 0.5
(C) 1
(D) 2

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 7
A triangular plane stress element has how many degrees of freedom?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 8
Number of displacement polynomials used for an element depends on ___________ .
(A) nature of element
(B) type of an element
(C) degrees of freedom
(D) nodes

Answer
C

QUESTION No - 9
On gathering stiffness and loads, the system of equations is given by
(A) KQ=F
(B) KQ≠F
(C) K=QF
(D) K≠QF

Answer
A
QUESTION No - 10
The finite element method is mostly used in the field of
(A) structural mechanics
(B) classical mechanics
(C) applied mechanics
(D) engineering mechanics

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 11
At fixed support, the displacements are equal to
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 0

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 12
In FEA, the sub domains are called as ___________ .
(A) particles
(B) molecules
(C) elements
(D) none

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 13
The numbers of node for 1 D element are
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 0

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 14
Finite element analysis deals with ___________ .
(A) approximate numerical solution
(B) non-boundary value problems
(C) partial differential equations
(D) laplace equations

Answer
A
QUESTION No - 15
Stiffness matrix depends on
(A) material
(B) geometry
(C) both material and geometry
(D) none of the above

Answer
C

QUESTION No - 16
Example of 2-D Element is ___________ .
(A) bar
(B) triangle
(C) hexahedron
(D) tetrahedron

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 17
For 1-D bar elements if the structure is having 3 nodes then the stiffness matrix formed is having an
order of
(A) 2*2
(B) 3*3
(C) 4*4
(D) 6*6

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 18
To find the nodal displacements in all parts of the element, ______are used.
(A) shape function
(B) node function
(C) element function
(D) coordinate function

Answer
A
QUESTION No - 19
The nature of loading at various locations and other surfaces conditions called
(A) boundary condition
(B) traction
(C) friction
(D) surfacing

Answer
A
QUESTION No - 20
The truss element can resist only
(A) axial force
(B) surface force
(C) point load
(D) none of the above

Answer
A
QUESTION No - 21
The truss element can deform only in the
(A) axial direction
(B) vertical direction
(C) horizontal direction
(D) inclined direction

Answer
A
QUESTION No - 22
Example for one – Dimensional element is ___________ .
(A) triangular element
(B) brick element
(C) truss element
(D) axisymmetric element

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 23
The determinant of an element stiffness matrix is always
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 0

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 24
How many nodes are there in a 3-D brick element?
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 9

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 25
From below, choose the correct condition for the axisymmetric element.
(A) Symmetric about axis
(B) Boundary conditions are symmetric about an axis
(C) Loading conditions are symmetric about an axis
(D) All the above

Answer
D

QUESTION No - 26
Axis-Symmetric element is______________Element
(A) 1D
(B) 2D
(C) 3D
(D) 4D

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 27
_______ is/are the phase/s of finite element method.
(A) Preprocessing
(B) Solution
(C) Post Processing
(D) A, B & C

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 28
The minimum number of dimensions are required to define the position of a point in space is
_______.
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 1
(D) 2

Answer
A
QUESTION No - 29
The finite element methods can be applied in ____________areas.
(A) thermal
(B) soil and rock mechanics
(C) vibration
(D) all of the above

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 30
If the structure is more complex in order to simplify the model, we need to subdivide the structure
into substructures. These substructures are termed as _____.
(A) elements
(B) modules
(C) links
(D) models

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 31
Which of the following is not a method for calculation of the stiffness matrix?
(A) The minimum potential energy principle
(B) Galerkin's principle
(C) Weighted residual method
(D) Inverse matrix method

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 32
______________ is defined as the ratio of the largest dimension of the element to the smallest
dimension.
(A) Element depth ratio
(B) Mode shape ratio
(C) Aspect ratio
(D) None of the above

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 33
_________ are used to express the geometry or shape of the element.
(A) Mode shapes
(B) Shape functions
(C) Natural curves
(D) None of the above

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 34
When a thin plate is subjected to loading in its own plane only, the condition is called ________.
(A) plane stress
(B) plane strain
(C) zero stress
(D) zero strain

Answer
A
QUESTION No - 35
The characteristic of the shape function is _______.
(A) the shape function has a unit value at one nodal point and zero value at the other nodes
(B) the sum of the shape function is equal to one
(C) both a & b
(D) none of the above

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 36
The points in the entire structure are defined using the coordinates system is known as ______.
(A) local coordinates system
(B) natural coordinates system
(C) global coordinate system
(D) none of the above

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 37
The applications of the Finite Element Method in two-dimensional analyses are ______.
(A) stretching of plates
(B) gravity of dams
(C) axisymmetric shells
(D) all of the above

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 38
If the body is in a state of equilibrium then the energy is minimum. This statement is considered in
______ .
(A) inverse matrix method
(B) weighted residual method
(C) Galerkin‟s principle
(D) the minimum potential energy principle

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 39
Which of the following is true for the stiffness matrix (K)?
(A) K is a banded matrix
(B) K is un-symmetric
(C) K is an un-banded matrix
(D) none of the above

Answer
A
QUESTION No - 40
The actual thickness of plane strain element is ______.
(A) very large
(B) very small
(C) assumed by software
(D) any of the above

Answer
A
QUESTION No - 41
Which of the following is not an FEA package?
(A) ANSYS
(B) Nastran
(C) Abaqus
(D) AutoCAD

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 42
Which of the following module of FEA is used to determine natural frequency?
(A) Static analysis
(B) Thermal analysis
(C) Modal analysis
(D) All of the above

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 43
For thermal analysis, the field variable is _________.
(A) stress
(B) strain
(C) displacement
(D) temperature

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 44
In FEA of a fluid mechanics problem, we need to find _______.
(A) stress distribution
(B) heat flux distribution
(C) pressure distribution
(D) all of the above

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 45
Crack propagation problems come under _______ category.
(A) steady-state problems
(B) eigen value problems
(C) transient problems
(D) any of the above

Answer
C

QUESTION No - 46
In penalty approach, rigid support is considered as a spring having _________ stiffness.
(A) zero
(B) very small
(C) very large
(D) infinite

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 47
How many nodes are there in a tetrahedron element?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 48
How many nodes are there in a hexahedron element?
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 10

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 49
How many nodes are there in a tetrahedron with curved sides element?
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 50
If the size of the elements is small, the final solution is expected to be ______ accurate.
(A) more
(B) less
(C) depends on other factors
(D) can't say

Answer
A

QUESTION No - 51
In FEA, the use of smaller-sized elements will lead to _______ computation time
(A) less
(B) more
(C) depends on other factors
(D) can't say

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 52
Elements with an aspect ratio of near to ______ generally yield best results in FEA.
(A) 0
(B) 0.5
(C) 1
(D) 2

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 53
In truss analysis, the reactions can be found by using the equation ______.
(A) R=KQ+F
(B) R=KQ-F
(C) R=K+QF
(D) R=K-QF

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 54
The total potential energy of an elastic body is defined as _______.
(A) Strain energy - Work potential
(B) Strain energy + Work potential
(C) Strain energy + Kinetic energy - Work potential
(D) Strain energy + Kinetic energy + Work potential

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 55
The strain energy per unit volume is equal to _________.
(A) (1/2) * Force * Deflection
(B) (1/4) * Force * Deflection
(C) (1/2) * Stress * Deflection
(D) (1/4) * Stress * Deflection

Answer
A

QUESTION No - 56
As per the penalty approach, the equation of reaction force is _____.
(A) R = -CQ
(B) R = CQ
(C) R = -C (Q-a)
(D) R = -C (Q+a)

Answer
C
QUESTION No - 57
In the penalty approach, the magnitude of the stiffness constant should be at least _______ times
more than the maximum value in the global stiffness matrix.
(A) 10
(B) 100
(C) 1000
(D) 10000

Answer
D
QUESTION No - 58
The equation for thermal stress in each element is ________.
(A) σ = E (Bq + α Δt)
(B) σ = E (Bq - α Δt)
(C) σ = E (B + α Δt)
(D) σ = E (B - α Δt)

Answer
B
QUESTION No - 59
In any FEA software, the large amount of mathematical work is done in ________ phase.
(A) preprocessing
(B) solution
(C) postprocessing
(D) all of the above
Answer
C