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Invigilator’s Signature Candidate’s SAP ID.

THE UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE

Faculty of Engineering & Technology
Mechanical Engineering Department
Fall Semester 2023
Numerical Problems (NP’s)
Introduction to Finite Element
Instructor’s Name: Muhammad Usman Assignment-3: Analysis

Date: 06-11-2023 Subject Code: ME03454

Time Allowed: N/A Total Marks: 10

Instructions for Candidates

i. Read the instructions on NPs carefully.
ii. Fill in the details required on Answer-book.
iii. Each question must be answered and completed.
iv. Attempt all questions.
v. Any question not attempted will be marked as incorrect.
vi. Solve the problems using all the steps along with properly labeled FBD’s.
vii. All questions carry equal marks.
viii. Cross off blank pages before handing over Answer-book to the examination staff at completion of this section of
the examination.

Assignment No. 3 (CEP)

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Q1. A concentrated load of 1000N is applied on a simply supported beam as shown in the figure below.
The beam is to be designed in such way that it has minimum weight without exceeding the allowable
stress. In order to minimize the weight, we need to find the optimum cross sectional dimensions of the
beam. The width and height of the beam should not be less than 10mm and the maximum stress at any
point on the beam must not exceed 200MPa. The material of the beam is steel having a modulus of
elasticity of 200GPa. Analyze the beam and optimize the design variables i.e., find optimum beam
dimensions using FEA Package (ANSYS).
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