PSNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, DINDIGUL 624

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR SERIAL TEST II (UNIT II)
PART A:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What is Global co-ordinates?

What is natural co-ordinates?
Define shape function.
What are the characteristics of shape function?
Write down the expression of stiffness matrix for one dimensional bar

element.
6. State the properties of a stiffness matrix.
7. Write down the expression of stiffness matrix for a truss element.
8. Write down the expression of shape function N and displacement U for
one dimensional bar element.
9. State the principal of minimum potential energy.
10.
State the principles of virtual work.
11.
Distinguish between essential boundary conditions and natural
boundary conditions.
12.
What ate the differences between value problem and initial
problem?
13.
Define heat transfer.
14.
Write down the expression of shape function N and temperature
function T for one dimensional heat conduction element.
15.
Write down the expression of longitudinal vibration of bar
element.

Part B
1. Derive the shape function for one dimensional linear bar element
2.

based on global co-ordinate approach.

Derive the stiffness matrix for one dimensional linear bar element.

3. For a stepped bar loaded as shown in Fig.1, determine (a) nodal

displacements (b) support reactions and (c) element stresses.

Fig.1
Assume: E = 20 x 106 N / cm2
4. The tapered bar of uniform thickness t = 10 mm as shown in Fig-2 has
Youngs modulus E = 2 x 105MN/m2 and mass density 7890 kg/m3. In
addition to its self-weight, the bar is subjected to a point load P = 1KN
at its midpoint.
i. Model the plate with two finite elements.
ii. Write the element stiffness matrices and element force vectors.
iii. Using the elimination approach, solve for the global displacement
vectors

Fig. 2
5. For the two bar truss shown in fig.
3 determine the displacements of
node 1 and the stress in element
1-3.

Fig. 3

6. Consider a four bar truss as shown in fig. 4. It is given that E = 2 x 10 5

N/mm2 and Ae = 625 mm2 for all elements.

Fig. 4
7. The structure shown in fig.5 is subjected to an increase in temperature
of 80oC. Determine the
displacements, stress and support
reactions. Assume the following
data.

Fig. 5
8. A steel rod of diameter d = 2 cm, length L = 5 cm and thermal
conductivity k = 50 W/moC is exposed to a constant temperature of
320oC. The other end is in ambient air of temperature 20 oC with a
convection coefficient of h = 100 W/m 2oC. Determine the temperature
at the midpoint of the rod.

9. A wall of 0.6 m thickness having thermal conductivity of 1.2 W/mK. The

wall is to be insulated with a material of thickness 0.06 m having an
average thermal conductivity of 0.3 W/mK. The inner surface
temperature is 1000oC and outside of the insulation is exposed to
atmospheric air at 30oC with heat transfer coefficient of 35 W/m 2K.
Calculate the nodal temperature.
10. Consider a uniform cross-section bar with one end fixed. The length L
made up of a material whose Youngs Modulus and density are given
by E and . Estimate the natural frequencies of axial vibration of the
bar using both lumped and consistent mass matrix.