Bahir Dar University

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology (BiT)

Faculty of Civil and Water Resource Engineering

Post Graduate Program in Structural Engineering

Finite Element Method in Structures

Assignment-3

Prepared by: Natinael Wolde

ID: BDU1022155

Submitted to: Instructor Seyfe N.

Submission Date: June 23, 2020

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#Q-1.Solve the following equation using the Galerkin’s method (use at least a
two -parameter solution)

( (

Solution

 Step-1:Assume a trial solution ,I observe that it is not easy to select a trial function that
satiesfies all the boundary condition.for now let us choose polynomial function

From boundary condition

Then
(

 Step-2:Find the domain of residual

( then substitute to differential equation

( ( (

( (

( (

( (
 Step-2:The minimize the residual ,the weighting function to be used in the Galerkin
technique are the trial function themselves i.e
( ( , ( (
Thus the weighted residual statements

∫ ( (

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Galerkin’s method with respect to (

∫ ( (

∫( ( (

∫ ( (

Integrate each by each

 ∫ ( ( |

 ∫ ( ( |

 ∫ ( |

 ∫ ( |

Then substitute

Galerkin’s method with respect to (

∫ ( (

∫( ( (

∫ ( (

∫ ( ( |

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∫ ( ( |

∫ ( |

 ∫ ( |

 ∫ ( |

Then substitute

 Then substitute Equation -1 to Equation-2


From Equation-1 to substitute the value of C3

#Q-2:Develop the weak form and find the solution

v(x)=0, ( , ( (

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Solution:

 Step-1: let as assume a trial solution

From boundary condition

(
(

 ( (
(

 Step-2: Compute the weighted residual statement by weak form .The governing differential

equation is given by

∫ ( (

∫ ( ( ∫ ( ∫ ( ( ∫ (

Recall the standard formula for integration by parts (for a definite integral)

∫ ( ⌊ ∫ ( ⌊ ( ⌊ ∫

In our case ( integrating the first term by parts,we get

* ( + ∫( ∫ (

Integrating by parts once again,we obtain

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(
* ( + * + ∫( ∫ (

Substituing for the prescribed natural boundary condition ( ( ,we

have the resulting weak form:

(
( [ ] ∫( ∫ (

let W(x) be the weighting function.

From (
Let us assume weighting function ( and (
( and (
( and (
 ( , ( and ( , (
 ( , ( ( , (
 ( , ( and ( , (
 Weak form with respect to (

(
( [ ] ∫( ∫ (

(
( ( [ ] [ ] ∫( ∫ (

* + ∫ ( ∫

 Weak form with respect to (

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(
( [ ] ∫( ∫ (

(
( ( [ ] [ ] ∫( ∫ (

* + ∫ ( ∫

(
Then substitute Equation-1 to Equation-2

then collect like term

Then substitute Equation-3 to Equation-1

( (

(
(

 Therefore our approximate solution to the given problem is

( ( ( ( ( )

( ( (

( *( ( +

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#Q-3: Find the solution for a deformation v(x) for a simply supported beam
under uniform load of qO as shown in Figure us ing Rayleigh‐Ritz (R‐R)
method.

Solution:

 Step-1:Setting an approximation function either polynominal or trigonometric function,for

now let us take trigonometric function

 Step-2: compute Strain Energy(U) , potential energy due to external force and total
a) compute Strain Energy(U)

∫ ( ) dx

∫( ) ∫( ) ∫( )

 then substitute

 (∫ ∫ )= ( | )|

b) Potential Energy due to External Force(V)

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∫ ∫ | (

c) Evaluate Total Potential Energy(

=Internal strain energy in the structure (U)+ Potential Energy due to External Force(V)

 Step-3: Set up and solve the system of equations ,from the principle of stationary

total potential (PSTP),we have

 Thus, The final solution is

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