Q1.1 What is not true about FEA?

1. It gives exact solution.

2. It is used to solved PDE.

3. It is a mathematical tool.

4. It makes use of boundary conditions.

Q1.2 Which of the following is not a characteristic of FEA?

1. It is a numerical technique.

2. It is highly general & flexible.

3. It requires an initial guess.

4. It can be automated.

Q1.3 What is true about FEA?

• Residue obtained equals zero.

• The solution is exact.

• The solution is exact at boundaries.

• It is an analytical technique.

Q1.4 FEA technique involves dividing the domain into:

1. Parts

2. Elements

3. Objects

4. Pieces

Q1.5 What does Interpolation function represent?

1. Change in variable over an element.

2. Change in variable over the whole domain.

3. Shape of the element.

4. Shape of the whole domain.

Q1.6 Maximum error will be present in which of the following shape function?

1. Constant

2. Linear

3. Quadratic

4. Cubic

Q1.7 When can we use axisymmetric governing equations?1. Cross-section is axisymmetric.

2. Boundary Conditions are axisymmetric.

3. Material properties are axisymmetric.

4. Loading conditions are axisymmetric.

5. All of the above.

Q1.8 ∑ T1(r) = T11Ψ1

1(r) + T21 Ψ2

1(r) + T31 Ψ3

1(r) + ….What does the highlighted part represent?

1. Element number 1

2. Node number 1

3. Material number 1

4. Equation number 1

Q1.9 ∑ T1(r) = T11Ψ1

1(r) + T21 Ψ2

1(r) + T31 Ψ3

1(r) + ….What does the highlighted part represent?

1. Element number 1

2. Node number 1

3. Material number 1

4. Equation number 1

Q1.10 ∑ T1(r) = T11Ψ1

1(r) + T21 Ψ2

1(r) + T31 Ψ3

1(r) + ….What does the highlighted part represent?

1. Primary Variable

2. Element Number 1

3. Shape Function

4. Node Number 1

Q1.11 If a domain is discretized into N linear 1-D elements, then the number of nodes will be:

1. N

2. N+1

3. N-1

4. 2N

Q1.12 In a 1-D cubic element, how many nodes are present?

1. 1

2. 2

3. 3

4. 4

Q1.13 If the number of nodes in a 1-D element is N, then order of the element is:

1. N

2. N+1

3. N-1

4. 2N

Q1.14 What is the meaning of convergence?

1. Element converging to a point.

2. Residue tending to zero.

3. Increasing order of shape function.

4. Increasing the number of elements.

Q1.15 Which of the following will increase the error?

1. Increasing the number of elements.

2. Increasing the order of shape functions.

3. Increasing the number of decimals in numerical values.

4. None of these.

Q1.16 FEA can handle

1. Homogeneous systems with simple assemblies.

2. Non-Homogeneous systems with complex assemblies.

3. Non-Homogeneous systems with simple assemblies.

4. All of the above.

Q1.17 What does the X-Axis, Red line & Blue line signify respectively:

1. No. of nodes, Exact solution, FEA solution.

2. No. of elements, Exact solution, FEA solution

3. No. of nodes, FEA solution, exact solution.

4. No. of elements, FEA solution, exact solution.

Q1.18 Example of a scalar variable is:

1. Stress

2. Temperature

3. Displacement

4. Velocity

1. Coefficients

2. Weight Functions

3. Error Functions

4. Residue

1. Domain

2. Node

3. Residue

4. None of these