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NPTEL course Finite Element Analysis and Constitutive Modelling in Geomechanics

Assignment-5: Numerical Integration Techniques

January – April 2023 Total Marks: 10

(Write your answers neatly on white sheets of paper and upload scan copies on the course site
in a single file in pdf format)

Note: Marks for each question are shown in brackets

1. Derive the locations and weight factors for the 3-point Gauss quadrature for exactly
evaluating a 5th order polynomial. (3)

2. Evaluate the following integral using Gauss quadrature method. Do not round off any
intermediate quantities to obtain the exact integral value. (3)
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𝐼=∫ ∫ 𝑥 2 . 𝑦 5 . 𝑑𝑥. 𝑑𝑦
𝑥=5 𝑦=0

3. Evaluate the value of the following integral using 1, 2 and 3-point Gauss quadrature
procedures. Comment on the accuracy achieved. Is it possible to determine the exact
result for this problem using numerical integration? Why or why not? (4)

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𝐼 = ∫2 (𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥

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