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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND REASERCH
B.E (Mechanical) Unit Test-II, 2014
FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
Day Date: 12/10/2014

Time: 9.30 to 11.30

Objective type question paper
Marks: 10

I)

Tick Mark the correct answer

1. The material property matrix is represented as

A) [B]
B) [K]
C) [D]
D) [N]
2. Modal analysis refers to
A) Free vibration
B) Forced vibration
D) All the above
3. Material non-linearity refers to
A) Creep
B) Elasticity

C) Geometry

C) Damped vibration

D)All the above

4. Which aspect ratio is usually not recommended during meshing?

A) Less than 3
B) 1.5 to 3
C) 5 and greater D) None of the above
5. In thermal analysis problems the primary field variable is
A) Temperature B) Heat Flux
C) Displacement D) None
6. Buckling problem most typically is an
A) Steady state problem
B) Transient problem
problem
7. Creep Analysis comes under
A) Non-linear static analysis

B)Linear analysis

C) Acoustic problem D) Eigen value

C) Modal Analysis D) All the above

8. Discretization can be done using software mostly in industry

A) Ansys
B) Pro E
C) Autocad
9. If the number of nodes increases
A) Accuracy decreases B) Accuracy increases

D) Catia

C) Accuracy remains same

10. Analysis of automobile suspension falls under the category of

A) Static analysis
B) Modal analysis
C) Shock spectrum analysis
analysis

D) None

D) Harmonic

Marks: 40
II)

Integrate the following using local integration formulae.

(6 marks)

a)
b)
c)
III)

Explain modal validity and accuracy using approximation of geometry and material
property.

IV)

(10 marks)

Explain formulation of the element characteristic matrices and vectors for torsional
problems.

(4 marks)

V)

Write note on buckling Problems.

(6 Marks)

VI)

Write short note on mesh refinement.

(4 marks)

VII)

Explain the following element checks offered by finite element packages in detail.
(10 marks)