EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY Name Surname: .............................................

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

CIVL543- FINITE ELEMENT METHOD Number: .........................................................
Final Exam Spring 2019/2020
17/06/2020 Duration: 135 minutes Start:10:00 am End:12:15 pm

1. (32 pts.) A rod fixed at its ends is subjected to a 8 units

Y concentrated force as shown. Use the Rayleigh-Ritz
method with an assumed displacement field
E=1, A=1
8 X u a0 a1 x a2 x 2 a3 x 3 to determine displacement u
at X=2.5.
2.5 2.5

2. (15 pts.)
F16 A two dimensional plate is shown in the figure.
F15 Determine the equivalent point loads at nodes 6, 7 and
F14 8 for the linearly distributed pressure load acting on the
8
4 Mpa edges 6-7-8. Thickness of the plate is 16 mm.
F13 Coordinates of the nodes are:
8
7
F12 6(70,35)
7(50,45)
3 Mpa F11 8(30,60)
6
y
7
2 Mpa

3. (53 pts.) Consider the continuous beam and loading as

4 kN shown in the figure. E=200x106 kN/m2 and
9 kN/m I=5x10-5 m4.
a) Calculate stiffness matrix of member 1 and
1 2 3 member 2. (4 pts.)
b) Assemble the structure stiffness matrix (Do
1 2 not decrease the size). (7 pts.)
4m 5m c) Assemble the structure load vector. (5 pts.)
d) Consider boundary conditions for the
structure stiffness matrix and structure load
vector. (11 pts.)
e) Calculate displacements by using
(Submit input and
outputs of the Skyline with your
single PDF file. All the solutions of the
exam will be submitted as a single PDF) (7
pts.)
f) Determine the support reaction at joint 2.
(7 pts.)
g) Determine the vertical deflection at the
mid-point of the member 1 using hermite
shape functions. (12 pts.)
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