FEM

OBJECTIVE for JNTU Anantapur for Mechanical

1. A triangular plain strain element has __________ [ ]
(a) Three degree of freedom (b) Six degree of freedom
(c) Nine degree of freedom (d) Two degree of freedom
2. Heat inflow + Heat generated = Heat outflow + ________ [ ]
(a) Loss of Strain Energy (b) Change in Strain Energy
(c) Change of Internal Energy (d) Loss of Heat Energy
3. Which of the following is not related to numerical integration
(a) One Point Formulae (b) Two Point Formulae [ ]
(c) Three Point Formulae (d) Any Specified Value
4. Axi – symmetric structures are usually modeled in [ ]
5. (a) Element Coordinates (b) Global Coordinates
(c) Cylindrical Coordinates (d) User Specified Systems
6. Conductance matrix is the equivalent of stiffness matrix in _______________ Ananlysis [
]
(a) Thermal (b) Dynamic
(c) Fluid flow (d) Static Structural
7. The sum of the shape functions with in the element is equal to
(a) Zero (b) Postive One [ ]
(c) Negative one (d) More than One
8. Consistnet loads are based on [ ]
(a) Stress Equilibriums (b)Displacement Continuity
(c) Energy Equivalence (d) Force Balancing
9. Three Primary nodes with three secondary nodes of an triangular element is referred to as
[ ]
(a) Constant Strain Element (b) Linear Strain Element
(c) Bilinear Element (d) Quadratic Strain Element
10.The degree of freedom for LST is [ ]
(a) Three (b) Four (c) Six (d) Eight
11.The main diagonal terms of stiffness matrix is always [ ]
(a) Positive Value (b) Negative Value
(c) Zero Value (d) Unity

11.Stiffness Matrix is _________, as it relates the same number of forces and displacements
[ ]
(a) Rectangular Manner (b) Unsymmetrical Square
(c) Symmetrical Square (d) Identity Matrix Manner
12. Accuracy of solution ______ with increase of number of beam elements
[ ]
(a) Improves (b) No Change
(c) Reduces (d) Depends on data
13.A improvement in the accuracy of a finite element mesh by increasing the order of the
interpolation function used in the elements [
]
(a) p – Refinement (b) h - Refinement
(c) r – Refinement (d) Adaptive method
14.A force produced by an acceleration effect, such as that due to inertia and gravity
[ ]
(a) Point Load (b) Body Force
(c) Viscous Force (d) Traction Force
15.A spring element is similar type of ____________ element [ ]
 (a) Truss (b) Bar (c) Beam (d) Any of these
16.All computational fluid dynamics software’s are based on[ ]
(a) Finite Element Method (b) Finite Difference Method
(c) Boundary Element Method (d) Finite Volume Method
17.A improvement in the accuracy of a finite element mesh by increasing the mesh density
[ ]
(a) h – Refinement (b) r – Refinement
(c) p – Refinement (d) Adaptive method
18.A structural mechanics problem where the forces and displacements are funciton of time
[ ]
(a) Static Problem (b) Conditional Problem
(c) Dynamic Problem (d) Eigen Value Problem
19.A frame element in space has a stiffness matrix of order [ ]
(a) 4 x 4 (b) 5 x 5 (c) 6 x 6 (d) 8 x 8
20. A material flexibility stiffness matrix for axi – symmetric element is of order
[ ]
(a) 2 x 2 (b) 3 x 3 (c) 4 x 4 (d) 6 x 6