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Code: 9D12103

M. Tech I Semester Regular & Supplementary Examinations, April/May 2013

NUMERICAL METHODS
(Geotechnical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
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1 (a) Form a table of differences for the function for .
Continue the table to obtain f (6) and f (7).
(b) In the following table, the values of y are consecutive terms of a series of which the
number 31 is the 5th term. Find the first and the tenth terms of the series. Find also the
polynomial which approximates these values.
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
13 21 31 43 57 73 91

2 (a) Find the first and second derivatives of

1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
3.375 7.000 13.625 24.000 38.875 59.000 D
at = 1.5 using the following data:

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(b) Apply Lagranges formula inversely to obtain the root of the equation = 0 given that
f (30) = -30, f (34) = 13, f (38) = 3 and f (42) = 180.

3 (a)
(b) Solve .
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Find the total solution of the difference equation .

4 (a) Solve:

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(b) Explain the method of successive elimination.

5 (a) Solve by Gauss-Seidal method:

(b)
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Solve the equation by relaxation method:

6 Explain the basic steps involved in the finite element method by considering the two-point
boundary value problem defined by = with

boundary condition

7 Explain principal of virtual work and theory of minimum of potential energy.

8 Explain the design of the sheet pile walls by matrix methods.

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