Concordia University

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

FINAL EXAMINATION
ENGR 311
December 14, 2011, Fall 2011

Instructors: Drs. Nabil Esmail, Pierre Gauthier, Alexandre Paradis

Time Allowed: 180 Minutes

Question No. 1 (20 marks). Solve the partial differential equation:

⁄
( ) {
⁄
( ) ( )
Solution
( ) ( ) ( )

Sturm Liouville
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( )
Solution for T
( )

General Solution

( ) ∑ ( ) ∑ ( ) ( ) ∑ ( )

( ) ∑ ( )

⁄
( ) ∑ ( ) {
⁄

( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ∑ ( )

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Question No. 2. (10 Marks) Find the Fourier Cosine series of the function:

( )

ANSWER

∫ | ( )

∫ ( ) ∫ ( ) ( )|

∫ ( ) [ ( ) ] ∫ ( )
[ ( ) ]

∫ ( ) [ ( ) ] ( )|

∫ ( ) [ ( ) ] ( ) ∫ ( )
[ ( ) ] ( )
[ ( ) ] ( )
[ ( ) ] [ ( ) ]
[ ( ) ]
( ) ∑ ( )
[ ( ) ]

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Question N)o. 3. (10 Marks) Find the Fourier Sine series of the function:

ANSWER
( ) {

∫ ( ) ( ) ∫ ( ) ∫ ( ) ( )

∫ ( ) ∫ ( ) ∫ ( )

( )| ∫ ( ) ∫ ( )

[ ( ) ] ( )| [ ( )| ∫ ( ) ]

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

∫ ( )
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( )|
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( )
( )

( )
( )

( ) ∑[ ( )] ( )
( )

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Question No. 4. (20 Marks) Solve the partial differential equation:

( ) ( )

( ) ( )

Solution
Separation of variables
( ) ( )

Homogeneous boundary conditions

( ) ( )
Sturm-Liouville problem
( ) ( )
Type III
( ) ( )

( )
( ) ( )

Solution of differential equations

( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( )

( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( )

( )
( ) ( )

Particular solution of Original function

( ) ( )
( ) ( )

( ) ( )
( ) ∑ ∑ ( ) ( )

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( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
∑ ( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
∑ ( ) ( )

( ) ( )
( )

( )
∫ ( )
( )
( )
( )| [ ]
( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( )
( )
( )
( ) ( )
∑ ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( )

Question No. 5 (10 marks). Find the inverse of the Laplace Transform:

{ }

( )
{ }
( )
[ ]

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Question No. 6 (15 Marks) Using the Laplace Transformation method, solve the
differential equation:
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )

( )

( ) ( ) ( )
( )
( ) ( )
( )
( ) ( ) ( )

( ) { } ( ( )) ( )

Question No. 7 (15 Marks) Using the Laplace Transformation method, solve the
differential equation:
√ √ ( ) ( ) ( )
√
( ) ( ) √
√
√ ( )
( ) ( )

( ) ( )( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
{ } √ √

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