1. In 2D elements. Discretization can be done.

The points where triangular elements meet are called ____

a) Displacement b) Nodes c) Vector displacements d) Co-ordinates

2. Each triangle formed by three nodes and three sides is called a ______

a) Node b) Force matrix c) Displacement vector d) Element

3. The finite element method is used to solve the problem ______

a) Uniformly b) Vigorously c) Approximately d) Identically

4. In two dimensional modeling each node has ____ degrees of freedom.

a) One b) Infinity c) Finite d) Two

5. For a triangular element, element displacement vector can be denoted as ___

a) q=[q1,q2,q3]T b) q=[q1,q2]T c) q=[q1,q2,……q6]T d) Load vector

6. In two dimensional analysis, stresses and strains are related as ___

a) σ=Dε b) σ=ε c) Load values d) ε=Dσ

7. The information of array of size and number of elements and nodes per element can be seen in ___

a) Column height b) Element connectivity table c) Matrix form d) Undefined

8. In two dimensional modeling, traction force is denoted as ____

a) Row vector b) T=[Tx,Ty]T c) f=[fx,fy]T d) σ=Dε

9. In two dimensional modeling, elemental volume is given by ____

a) dV=tdA b) dV=dA c) f=[fx,fy]T d) Trussky program

10. Finite element method uses the concept of _____

a) Nodes and elements b) Nodal displacement c) Shape functions d) Assembling

11. For constant strain elements the shape functions are ____

a) Spherical b) Quadratical c) Polynomial d) Linear

12. Linear combination of these shape functions represents a ______

a) Square surface b) Linear surface c) Plane surface d) Combinational surface

13. If N3 is dependent shape function, It is represented as ____

a) N3=ξ b) N3=1-ξ c) N3=1-η d) N3=1-ξ-η

14. In two dimensional problems x-, y- co-ordinates are mapped onto ____

a) x-, y- co-ordinates b) x-, ξ – co-ordinates c) η-, y- co-ordinates d) ξ-η-Co-ordinates

a) Triangular co-ordinates b) ξ-,η-Co-ordinates c) Area co-ordinates d) Surface co-ordinates

16. A1 is the first area and N1 is its shape function then shape function N1= ___

a) A1/A b) A-A1 c) A1+A d) A1

17. The equation u=Nq is a _____ representation.

a) Nodal b) Isoparametric c) Uniparametric d) Co-ordinate

18. For plane stress or plane strain, the element stiffness matrix can be obtained by taking _____

a) Shape functions, N b) Material property matrix, D

c) Iso parametric representation, u d) Degrees of freedom, DoF

19. Finite element method is used for computing _____ and _____

a) Stress and strain b) Nodes and displacement

c) Nodes and elements d) Displacement and strain

20. For a circular pipe under internal or external pressure, by symmetry all points move _____

a) Radially b) Linearly c) Circularly d) Along the pipe

21. Boundary conditions can be easily considered by using _______

a) Rayleigh method b) Penalty approach method

c) Galerkin approach d) Potential energy approach

22. When dividing an area into triangles, avoid large _____

a) Dimensions b) Loading c) Aspect ratios d) Boundary conditions

23. In dividing the elements a good practice may be to choose corner angles in the range of ____

a) 30-120° b) 90-180° c) 25-75° d) 45-180°

24. Stresses can be change widely at ____

a) Large circular sections b) Notches and fillets c) Corners d) Crystals

25. The Constant strain triangle can give____ stresses on elements.

a) Linear b) Constant c) Uniform d) Parallel

26. Unidirectional fiber- reinforced composites also exhibit _______ behavior.

a) Isotropic b) Orthotropic c) Material d) Unidirection composite

a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four

28. The principal material axes that are normal to the _______

a) Co-ordinates b) Number of nodes c) Principal axes d) Plane of symmetry

29. During finite element formulation of beam each node has _______ degrees of freedom.

a) three b) two c) one d) six

30. The total number of degrees of freedom in a beam with four nodes is ______

a) four b) eight c) sixteen d) thirty two

31. The displacements in beam elements are interpolated using _______

a) shape elements b) shape functions c) shape parameters d) shape factors

32. The shape functions for interpolation on beam elements are defined on the range of ________

a) 0 to +1 b) -1 to 0 c) 0 to +2 d) -1 to +1

33. On a simply supported beam with uniformly distributed load (p) over length (l) the value of reaction force at

one support is _______

a) p*l b) (p*l)/2 c) (p*l)2 d) (p*l)/3

34. Which of the following is not a one dimensional element?

a) bar b) brick c) beam d) rod

35. Three geometrically identical beams made out of steel, aluminum, and titanium are axially loaded. Which of the

following statements is correct?

a) Stress in titanium is the least b) Stress in cast iron is the highest

c) Stress in steel is the least d) Stress in all three beams is the same

36. The application of force at which of the following point on a beam will nullify the effect of torsion?

a) Centroid b) Center of mass c) Extreme fiber d) Shear centre

37. Which of the following statements are correct about a cantilevered beam with point load acting on the extreme

end of the beam?

a) Bending stresses induced in the beam are constant throughout the length of the beam

b) Bending stresses induced in the beam decreases linearly from fixed end to free end
 c) Bending stresses induced in the beam increases linearly from fixed end to free end

d) Bending stresses induced in the beam decreases exponentially from fixed end to free end

38. Which of the following is the correct equation for bending moment (M) of an element given value of young’s

modulus (E), moment of inertia (I), and radius of curvature (R)?

a) M= EIR b) M= EI/R c) M=(EI)2R d) M=(EI)2/R

39. Which of the following statements are correct about a cantilevered beam with point load acting on the extreme

end of the beam?

a) Shear stress along the length of the beam increases linearly

b) Shear stress along the length of the beam deceases linearly

c) Shear stress along the length of the beam decreases exponentially

d) Shear stress along the length of the beam remains constant

40. Which of the following equations is the correct expression for shear force (V) in an element, given the modulus

of elasticity (E), moment of inertia (I), element length (le), displacement (q) in a uniformly distributed load on a

simply supported beam?

a) V=EI/(le)3(2q1+leq2-2q3+leq4)

b) V=EI/(le)2(2q1+leq2-2q3+leq4)

c) V=EI/(le)2(2q1+leq2+2q3+leq4)

d) V=EI/(le)3(2q1+leq2+2q3+leq4)

41. Which of the following statements are correct regarding beam elements?

a) Beam elements can resist force and moment about x and y axis

b) Beam elements can resist only force about x and y axis

c) Beam elements can resist only force about x, y, and z axis

d) Beam elements can resist force and moment about x, y, and z axis