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1. A small unit having definite shape of geometry and nodes is called________

2. A finite element has a specific structural shape and is interconnected with the adjacent
element by ____________
3. The art of subdividing a structure into a convenient number of smaller components is
known as_________________
4. The process of uniting the various elements together is called________________
5. With the increase of number of elements the accuracy of finite element solution is
__________
6. The principle of minimum potential energy states that “among all the displacement
equations that satisfy internal compatibility and the boundary conditions, those that also
satisfy the equations of equilibrium make the potential energy a minimum in stable system.”
7. A body of length –L, cross-sectional area A, E is young’s modulus of material, is subjected to
axial load –P and is elongated ‘dl’. Then the stiffness of the body is ____________
8. The boundary condition which is in the differential form of field variable is known as
secondary or natural boundary conditions.
9. The boundary condition which in terms of field variable is known as primary or essential
boundary conditions.
10. The relationship between stiffness (K), displacement (d) and force(F) is ______
11. Plane stress case the stresses in direction perpendicular to the plane surface are equal to __
12. Plane strain case the strains in direction perpendicular to the plane surface are equal to___
13. Stress – strain relationship Matrix for a 2D –plane strain case is ____________
14. Stress – strain relationship Matrix for a 2D –plane stress case is ____________
15. The equation { σ} = [D] {ε} is known as ____________
16. The adjacent elements of a FEM are interconnected by ____________
17. The total potential energy of a elastic body is the sum of ___________
18. The transpose of a product of 3 matrices (ABC)T ________________
19. The total strain energy of elastic body is given by ______________

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20. The coordinate system used to define any point on the element by a set of dimensionless
numbers, whose magnitude never exceeds unity is ____________________
21. The size of a global stiffness matrix = ______________ (relate with nodes and DOFs)
22. The stiffness matrix is always a ________________ (symmetric /asymmetric Matrix)
23. The sum of the elements in a column of stiffness matrix is equal to _____________
24. The determinant of any stiffness matrix is______________
25. The stiffness matrix for 1D bar element is ____________
26. The sum of the shape functions is always _____________
27. For 1D linear element, the shape function N1 has a value ___at node1 and ___at node2.
28. The number of nodes in quadratic element _____
29. The size of the stiffness matrix for quadratic element is ___________
30. For 1D quadratic element, the shape functions N1=_______, N2____________,N3________
31. The strain displacement matrix for 1D-linear element _____________
32. The stiffness of 1D element is proportional to _____________and inversely proportional
to__________ of the element.
33. A linear truss element has ________DOF
34. The size of a stiffness matrix for truss element is ____________
35. The displacements and coordinate data are interpolated within the element using same
shape functions. Then it is referred as ____________
36. The transformation matrix gives the relationship between ______,___________coordinate
systems .
37. Write the stiffness for a plane truss element__________
38. The stiffness matrix for quadratic element______

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39. For the Beam element _________DOF per node

40. The degrees of freedom for beam element are ___________, _________________
41. The stiffness of a beam element is directly proportional to _________________, indirectly
proportional to _______________
42. The shape functions of a Beam element are N1 _____ N2_____, N3_______, N4_______
43. The beam modelled with 5 nodes then the size of global stiffness matrix is ________
44. The beam is discretised into 4 elements then the model consists of ________nodes.
45. The number of the polynomial equations used for displacement function of an element is
depends on ___________
46. Write the curvature – displacement matrix ____________
47. Write stiffness matrix of a beam element___________
48. Write the nodal force vector for uniformly distributed load on a beam element_________

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49. The DoF per node for the plane frame _______
50. The frame element is combination of _______element and ___________element.
51. The difference between beam and frame element is that the frame element is subjected
to_________ in addition to transverse loads.
52. The size of stiffness matrix for frame element.
53. Write the coordinate transformation matrix for frame element ___________
54. Minimum of nodes required for any 2D element________________
55. Write the nodal force vector for distributed load for a frame element is _____________
56. The triangle element whose displacement field produces a constant strain field, then the
element is called _____________
57. The CST has __________DOF per node
58. The shape functions of a triangle element are N1 = 0.2, N2=0.3 then the N3=_______
59. A rectangular plate is discritized into 2 triangular elements. Then the size of the global
stiffness matrix is __________
60. The coordinate data of a triangular element as shown in fig. Calculate the area of the
element _________
61. The displacement function equation for CST element is _____________
62. The shape functions of a triangular element at point P are N1=0.3, N2 =0.2, N3=0.5. then
determine the coordinates of point P____________
63. Order of stiffness matrix for a plane stress model with 20 nodes is___________
64. A triangular plane strain element has _ DOF
65. Write the general expression for stiffness matrix ______________
66. Plane stress is defined to be a state of stress in which the normal stress and shear stress
directed perpendicular to the plane are assumed to be zero.
67. Plane strain is defined to be a state of strain in which the normal strains and shear strains
directed perpendicular to the plane are assumed to be zero.
68. Write the shape functions for a constant strain triangular element________________