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CHENNAI 600 062 B.Tech DEGREE CYCLE TEST - I, JANUARY -2013 Year / Sem Subject Code / Title Branch / es Third Year / 6rd Sem U6MEA28 / CAD &FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS MECHANICAL Duration :1 .5hrs Max Mark - 50

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EXECUTION PLAN Activities

To Study the Question paper and to choose those to attempt Part A 3 Minutes * 11 Questions Part B 24 Minutes * 2 Questions Quick revision & winding up Total

Time in Minutes
5 33 48 4 90

Part A 11*2=22 Marks 1. What is meant by node and what are its types? 2. What are the types of beams and types of loads acting on the beams? 3. State the principle of virtual work? 4. What is aspect ratio? 5. Name the weighted residual methods. 6. State the properties of stiffness matrix. 7. What is meant by degrees of freedom? 8. Define Shape function. 9. Why polynomials are used as shape functions? 10. Name the weighted residual methods. 11. Write down the expression of stiffness matrix for one dimensional bar element.

Part B 2*14=28 Marks

12.a) For the given spring system in fig : K1=200N/mm K2=300N/mm K3=200N/mm and P=750N,u1=u4=0

Determine (a) The global stiffness matrix (b) Displacements of node 2 and 3 (c)The reaction forces at node 1 and node 4 (OR) 12. b) What are the steps involved in finite element analysis? Explain in detail? 13.a )An axial load of P= 40KN is applied at 30C to the rod as shown in fig .The temperature is then raised to 60C.Calculate the following a) The Nodal displacement at point P b) Stress in each element c) Reaction force at the nodal points. Take A1 =1000 mm2, E1 = 70 GPa, A2=1500mm2, E2=200 GPa ,

(OR) 13. b) Using two finite elements, find the stress distribution in a uniformly tapering bar of

circular cross sectional area 3 cm2 and 2cm2 at their ends, length100mm is subjected to an axial tensile load of 50 N at smaller end and fixed at larger end. Take value of E=2X105 N/mm2.