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B.E/B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009,
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PART A (10 2=20 marks)
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1. _ Distinguish between 1D “op and 1D beam element.
2 Wa Cai yximation?
3. What are CST & Ist demenis
4, Whatisa shape'fandtion?”
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5. State the properties of stiffness matrix.
6. Write down the governing differential equation for a two dimensional steady-
senigllnat transfer problem,
What are the differences between 2 Dimensional scalar variable and vector
. variable elements?
“20, Distinguish between essential boundary conditions and natural boundary
conditions.PART B — (5 x 16 = 80 marks) N “
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11. (@) @__ Whatis constitutive relationship? Express the constitutive relations >)
for a linear elastic isotropic material including initial stress and >
strain. NX (6)/
(i) Consider the differential equation (d”y/dx*)+400x"=0 (for
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