NANDHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, ERODE-52

(AUTONOMOUS)
15ME603 -FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
THIRD YEAR / SIXTH SEMESTER
ONLINE TEST QUESTION AND ANSWER

1.What is meant by finite element?

A. A small units having definite shape of geometry and nodes
B. A big units having definite shape of geometry and nodes
C. A small units having definite shape of geometry and element.
D. A small units having definite shape of geometry and node and element
ANSWER : A

2.What is the basic of finite element method?

A. Discretization
B. Node
C. Element
D. Stiffness matrix
ANSWER : A

3.State the three phases of finite element method.

A. Preprocessing ,Analysis ,Post Processing
B. Analysis ,Post Processing ,Preprocessing
C. Analysis ,Preprocessing ,Post Processing
D. Preprocessing ,Ansys ,Post Processing.
ANSWER : A

4.What are the h versions of finite elementmethod?

A. the order of polynomial approximation for all elements is kept constant and the numbers of
elements are increased.
B. the order of polynomial approximation for all elements and numbers of elements are kept
constant
C. the order of polynomial approximation for all elements and numbers of elements are kept
increased
D. the numbers of elements are maintained constant and the order of polynomial approximation of
element is increased.
ANSWER : C

5.What is discretization?
A. The art of dividing a structure in to a convenient number of smaller components
B. The art of subdividing a structure in to a convenient number of smaller components
C. The art of subdividing a structure in to a convenient number of bigger components
D. The art of subdividing a structure in to a convenient number of no components
ANSWER : A

6.How do you calculate the size of the global stiffness matrix?

A. Global stiffness matrix size = Number of nodes X Degrees of freedom per node
B. Global stiffness matrix size = Number of nodes + Degrees of freedom per node
C. Global stiffness matrix size = Number of nodes - Degrees of freedom per node
D. Global stiffness matrix size = Number of nodes % Degrees of freedom per node
ANSWER : A

7.What is DOF?
A. It is a variable that describes the behavior of a node in an element.
B. as distributed force acting on the surface of the body.
C. Connecting between two node
D. The art of dividing a structure in to a convenient number of smaller components
ANSWER : A

8.Define node and element.

A. point & connecting between two point
B. point & connecting between one point
C. point & connecting between three point
D. None
ANSWER : A

9.Write down the stiffness matrix equation for two-dimensional CST element.
A. Stiffness matrix, [k] = [B] T [D] [B] A*t
B. Stiffness matrix, [k] = [B] T [D] [B] 2A*t
C. Stiffness matrix, [k] = [B] T [D] [B] A*2*3.14*r
D. Stiffness matrix, [k] = [B] T [D] [B] A
ANSWER : A

10.In what way the natural frequency is related with element stiffness? Suppose is the natural
frequency, k is the element stiffness and m is the mass of the element, than
A. ω= vk/L
B. ω = vk/mt
C. ω = vM/K
D. ω = vk/m
ANSWER : D

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 NANDHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, ERODE-52
(AUTONOMOUS)
15ME603 -FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
THIRD YEAR / SIXTH SEMESTER
ONLINE TEST-2 QUESTION AND ANSWER

1. Name any FEA softwares.

A. ANSYS B. NASTRAN C. COSMOS D. All
ANSWER: D
2. Write down the expression of shape function N and displacement u for one dimensional bar element.
A. U= N1u1+N2u2 B. U= N1u1+N2v2 +N3u3+N4v4 C. U= N1u1+N2v2 D. U= N1u1+N2u2 +N3u3+N4u4
ANSWER: A
3. What kind of hardware do need to run a ANSYS? A PC with a sufficiently fast processor, at least
A. 2GB RAM, and at least 500 GB of hard disk B. 2GB RAM, and at least 250 GB of hard disk
C. 1.2GB RAM, and at least 500 GB of hard disk D. 2GB RAM, and at least 1 GB of hard disk
ANSWER: A
4. One dimensional elements:
A.Triangular element B. Rectangular elements C. Bar, spring, Beam, Truss Tetrahedral elements
ANSWER: C
5. A Triangular element in space has a stiffness matrix of order is
A. 2 x 2 B. 4 x 4 C. 6 x 6 D. I x 1
ANSWER: C
6. Stresses in most FEM software are given
A. N/mm2 B. Pascal C. units based on input data D. user specified units
ANSWER: C
7. What is a QST element?
A.10 nodded triangular element is known as Quadratic Strain Triangle B.6 nodded triangular element is known
as Quadratic Strain Triangle C.12 nodded triangular element is known as Quadratic Strain Triangle
D.3 nodded triangular element is known as Quadratic Strain Triangle
ANSWER: A
8. Define axi symmetric.
A. The symmetric about their axis of rotation at 360 degree B. The symmetric about their axis of rotation at 60
degree C. The symmetric about their axis of rotation at 180 degree D. The symmetric about their axis of
rotation at 90 degree
ANSWER: A
9. What is meant by Primary boundary condition (or) essential boundary condition?
A.The boundary condition which in terms of the field variables is known as primary boundary condition
B.The boundary conditions which are in the differential form of field variables is known as secondary boundary
condition.
C.The boundary condition which in terms of the non-field variables is known as primary boundary condition
D.The boundary conditions which are in the non-differential form of field variables are known as secondary
boundary condition.
ANSWER: A
10. Give the stiffness matrix equation for an axisymmetric triangular element.
A.Stiffness matrix, [k] = 2p r A [B] T [D] [B] B.Stiffness matrix, [k] = 2p r A [B] [D] [B]
C.Stiffness matrix, [k] = A t [B] T [D] [B] D.Stiffness matrix, [k] = A [B] T [D] [B]
ANSWER: A

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