Explore topic-wise MCQs in Finite Element Method.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Finite Element Method knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

I the distribution of the change in temperature ΔT, the strain due to this change is ____

A. Constant strain
B. Stress
C. Initial strain
D. Uniform strain
Answer» D. Uniform strain
2.

Principal stresses and their directions are calculated by using ____

A. Galerkin approach
B. Rayleigh method
C. Potential energy method
D. Mohr’s circle method
Answer» E.
3.

In the equation KQ=F, K is called as ____

A. Stiffness matrix
B. Modified stiffness matrix
C. Singular stiffness matrix
D. Uniform stiffness matrix
Answer» C. Singular stiffness matrix
4.

Traction force term represented as ___

A. ∫uT Tl
B. ∫uTT
C. ∫uT
D. uTTl
Answer» B. ∫uTT
5.

In a constant strain triangle, element body force is given as ____

A. fe=[fx,fy,fx,fy,fx,fy]T
B. fe=\(\frac{t_eA_e}{3}\)
C. fe=\(\frac{t_eA_e}{3}\)[fx,fy,fx,fy,fx,fy]T
D. fe=\(\frac{t_eA_e}{3}\)[fx,fy]T
Answer» D. fe=\(\frac{t_eA_e}{3}\)[fx,fy]T
6.

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
Answer» C. Iso parametric representation, u
7.

The equation u=Nq is a _____ representation.

A. Nodal
B. Isoparametric
C. Uniparametric
D. Co-ordinate
Answer» C. Uniparametric
8.

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
Answer» B. A-A1
9.

The shape functions are physically represented by _____

A. Triangular co-ordinates
B. ξ-,η-Co-ordinates
C. Area co-ordinates
D. Surface co-ordinates
Answer» D. Surface co-ordinates
10.

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
Answer» E.
11.

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
Answer» E.
12.

In particular, N1+N2+N3 represent a plane at a height of one at nodes ______

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. One, two and three
Answer» E.
13.

Linear combination of these shape functions represents a ______

A. Square surface
B. Linear surface
C. Plane surface
D. Combinational surface
Answer» D. Combinational surface
14.

For constant strain elements the shape functions are ____

A. Spherical
B. Quadratical
C. Polynomial
D. Linear
Answer» E.
15.

Finite element method uses the concept of _____

A. Nodes and elements
B. Nodal displacement
C. Shape functions
D. Assembling
Answer» D. Assembling