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    Exam #1: ME 4093/6093: Finite Element Analysis Spring 2010

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    Exam #1

    ME 4093/6093: Finite Element Analysis


    Spring 2010
    1. Solve for the static deection of the bottom mass in the following system using the direct
    nite element method.
    1
    2. The deection of a support under eccentric axial loading with pinned boundaries can be
    determined by solving the following differential equation
    EI
    d
    2
    y
    dx
    2
    + Py = Pe
    which also has the potential energy written as
    (y) =

    H
    0
    EI
    2

    dy
    dx

    2
    +
    1
    2
    Py
    2
    Pey dx.
    Determine the weak form of the differential equation and clearly identify all possible bound-
    ary condition combinations.
    2
    3. Given an abaqus .dat le, answer the following questions. The input data are in SI (Newtons
    and meters).
    a) Sketch the geometry of the problem
    b) Identify nodes using a number
    c) Identify elements using a number with a circle around a number.
    d) Identify material properties for each element.
    e) Determine cross sectional properties for each element.
    f) Determine the highest moment in the beam.
    g) Is this system statically determinate or indeterminate?
    h) What is the force in the cable?
    i) Determine the highest axial stress in the system.
    j) Determine the highest combined stress in the beam.
    k) Determine the deection of the beam at x=0.5.
    l) Determine the slope of the beam at x=0.5.
    m) Determine the internal moment in the beam at x=0.5
    n) Determine the internal shear in the beam at x=0.5
    3
    4. (Required for Graduate Students) Prove that the following differential equation is, in fact, a
    result from minimizing the corresponding potential energy functional. In other words, prove
    that the stationary function u(x) is a minimizing function.
    T
    d
    2
    u
    dx
    2
    f (x) = 0
    (u) =

    L
    0
    T
    2

    du
    dx

    2
    f (x)u(x) dx
    4

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