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, IIT KANPUR, 2010-11 II, ME623, ASSIGNMENT 1 February 11, 2011; Submission Date and Time: March 4, 2011, 5 pm (Heavy penalty if submitted LATE and if the format is NOT followed)
For the problem assigned to your group: 1. Develop a computer code to solve it by the variational FEM. (a) The code should be able to handle variable material and geometric properties and other parameters. Use reasonable data. (Consult appropriate handbooks for the data). (b) The code should be able to take care of the specifications of the primary and secondary variables at the interior points of the domain. (c) Only the complete and compatible approximations should be used. 2. Solve the problem for two discretizations to exhibit the trend towards convergence. (a) The number of elements must be sufficiently high in the first discretization itself. (b) While choosing the second discretization, the approximation must be the same and the first mesh must be a subset of the second. The Report should consist of: 1. Formulation of the problem in the following format (NOT more than 3-4 pages) : (a) Variational functional of the problem (NO derivation). (b) The element used showing the number and location of the nodes, the number and types of the degrees of freedom, the shape functions and their derivatives (if needed) in natural coordinates. (c) Expressions for the element coefficient matrix/matrices and the right side vector (if necessary). NO derivation. (d) The simplified assemble relations (NO derivation). (e) The numerical integration scheme (with Gauss point coordinates/weights). 2. Well-documented Computer Code in FORTRAN/C/ C + + / MATLAB. Hard copy to be submitted with the report. Soft copy to be submitted by e-mail to pmd@iitk.ac.in The hard copy should contain an additional small write-up describing the salient features of the code like: (i) meanings of the symbols, and (ii) objective of each routine. (The code must be modular in structure). 3. Input and Output Files for Two Discretizations Hard copy to be submitted with the report. Soft copy to be submitted by e-mail to pmd@iitk.ac.in (a) The input should NOT be provided interactively from the screen. A file, separate from the code, should be created for providing the following input data to the code: The mesh data: the number of elements, nodes per element and degrees of freedom per node, the connectivity matrix and global coordinate vector (if not generated in the code), Values of the geometric properties, material properties and other parameters at the global nodes, The boundary data: lists of the node numbers and the specified values of the primary and secondary variables.

(b) The output data should be written on a file and NOT on the screen. After running the code for the two discretizations, the output should be in the following format: Static/Steady Problems: Sl.No. Nodal Coordinate Value of DOF (Mesh1) Value of DOF (Mesh 2)

Vibration/Stability Problems: Sl.No. Frequency or Critical Load Frequency or Critical Load (Mesh1) (Mesh2) Also, the first four mode shapes (numerical and graphical) should be given.