Code No.

2129

OSMANIA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS)

B.E. IV/IV (CIVIL) II – Semester (Main) Examination June 2006

FINITE ELEMENT METHODS

Time : 3 hours Max. Marks : 75

Note : (i) Answer All Questions in Part - A and any five questions from Part - B.

(ii) Answers to the questions of Part–A must be at one place and in the same
order as they occur in the question paper.

(iii) Candidate is advised not to attempt more questions than required.

(iv) Missing data, if any, may suitably be assumed.

PART – A (Compulsory) [Marks: 25]

A. Develop the stiffness matrix for a plane truss element. [3].

B. Distinguish between plane stress and plane strain situations. [3]
C. Write down the locations of Gauss points in a 4-noded quadrilateral element using 2 x 2 Gauss
rule. [3]
D. Explain the concept of Geometric Invariance. [3]
E. A beam element is inclined at 300 to the x-axis. Write down the rotation transformation
matrix. [3]
F. Distinguish between body forces and surface tractions. [2]
G. What are isoparametric elements? Explain. [2]
H State the strain-displacement relationship for a dimensional continuum. [2]
I. Indicate the discretisation scheme for a tunnel section. [2]
J. Sum of volume coordinates at a point in a tetra-hedral element is
_______________________. [2]
 PART-B
1. Analyse the continuous beam shown below: EI is constant. [10]
40kN 60kN
25kN/m

3m 1m 3m 1m 1m

2. Develop the stiffness matrix of a constant strain triangular element under conditions of plane
stress. [10]

3. Write short notes on the following:

a) Principle of virtual displacements. [4]
b) Potential energy functional. [3]

c) Evaluate cos x dx using 2 pt formula of gauss quadrature. [3]

4. Develop the stiffness matrix for a 4-noded quadrilateral element. [10]

5. Discuss the formulation of stiffness matrix of a 4 – noded. tetrahedron element. [10]

6. a) What is a Jacobian matrix and discuss its applications. [5]

b) Determine the Jacobian matrix for a quadrilateral element whose nodal coordinates are (1.5 ,
-2.5), (2.0, 3.0), (-4.0, 3.0) and (1.5, 4.5) [5]
7. Write short notes on the following:
a) Lagrangian interpolation function. [3]
b) Sketch the shape functions for a 4-noded rectangular element. [4]
c) kinematic indeterminancy [3]

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