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In any FEA software, the large amount of mathematical work is done in ________ phase.

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In the penalty approach, the magnitude of the stiffness constant should be at least _______ times more than the max...

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As per the penalty approach, the equation of reaction force is _____.

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The strain energy per unit volume is equal to _________.

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The total potential energy of an elastic body is defined as _______.

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In truss analysis, the reactions can be found by using the equation ______.

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Elements with an aspect ratio of near to ______ generally yield best results in FEA.

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In FEA, the use of smaller-sized elements will lead to _______ computation time

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If the size of the elements is small, the final solution is expected to be ______ accurate.

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How many nodes are there in a tetrahedron with curved sides element?

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How many nodes are there in a hexahedron element?

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How many nodes are there in a tetrahedron element?

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In penalty approach, rigid support is considered as a spring having _________ stiffness.

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Crack propagation problems come under _______ category.

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In FEA of a fluid mechanics problem, we need to find _______.

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For thermal analysis, the field variable is _________.

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Which of the following module of FEA is used to determine natural frequency?

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Which of the following is not an FEA package?

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The actual thickness of plane strain element is ______.

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Which of the following is true for the stiffness matrix (K)?

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If the body is in a state of equilibrium then the energy is minimum. This statement is considered in ______ .

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The applications of the Finite Element Method in two-dimensional analyses are ______.

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The points in the entire structure are defined using the coordinates system is known as ______.

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The characteristic of the shape function is _______.

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When a thin plate is subjected to loading in its own plane only, the condition is called ________.

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_______ are used to express the geometry or shape of the element.

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_____________ is defined as the ratio of the largest dimension of the element to the smallest dimension.

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Which of the following is not a method for calculation of the stiffness matrix?

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If the structure is more complex in order to simplify the model, we need to subdivide the structure into substructu...

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The finite element methods can be applied in ____________areas.

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The minimum number of dimensions are required to define the position of a point in space is _______.

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______ is/are the phase/s of finite element method.

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Axis-Symmetric element is______________Element

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From below, choose the correct condition for the axisymmetric element.

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How many nodes are there in a 3-D brick element?

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The determinant of an element stiffness matrix is always

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Example for one - Dimensional element is ___________ .

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The truss element can deform only in the

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The truss element can resist only

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The nature of loading at various locations and other surfaces conditions called

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To find the nodal displacements in all parts of the element, ______are used.

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For 1-D bar elements if the structure is having 3 nodes then the stiffness matrix formed is having an order of

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Example of 2-D Element is ___________ .

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Stiffness matrix depends on

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Finite element analysis deals with ___________ .

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In FEA, the sub domains are called as ___________ .

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At fixed support, the displacements are equal to

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The finite element method is mostly used in the field of

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Number of displacement polynomials used for an element depends on ___________ .

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A triangular plane stress element has how many degrees of freedom?

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The sum of the shape function is equal to

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The art of subdividing the structure into a convenient number of smaller elements is known as ___________ .

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To solve the FEM problem, it subdivides a large problem into smaller, simpler parts that are called

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For truss analysis, which type of elements are used?

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To create a hollow part, which of the following command would be most efficient?

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________ command gives an array of object in 3D modeling.

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Which of the following is a file extension used for an AutoCAD file?

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Which of the following is a file extension used for an assembly file in solid model?

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Which of the following is a file extension used for a 3D model?

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The ability available to the user to modify or move a vertex or a face and to see the effect of that on the model i...

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Which of the following uses a number of two-dimensional profiles for generating a three-dimensional object?

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For 3D modeling of automobile body styling, which of the following is a preferred technique?

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____________ is an extension of the wireframe model with additional face information added.

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The data representation of CSG objects is represented by_________.

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It is easy to construct a precise solid model out of regular solid primitives by_____.

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Structuring and combining the primitives of the solid model in the graphics database, is achieved by the use of ___...

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From the following, which method is also called as the Building Block Approach?

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Under which technique, 3D objects are divided up into cubical cells at a particular resolution?

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Which solid modeling technique is used to define numerous families of objects with a limited set of parameter value...

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Which one is the most ambiguous model from the following?

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Which kind of model can store information about geometry and topology both?

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__________can also serve as a means of geometric input for finite element analysis.

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The time required to retrieve, edit or update is less for __________ .

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A cylinder can be created by drawing a rectangular shape using the ________ tool.

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What is the basic part of the surface model on which the surface is to be drawn?

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The model which is created by using basic entities of two dimensioning is called ___________ .

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From the following, which modeler defines model without mass properties?

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B-rep and C-Rep are the methods of ___________ .

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In the following three-dimensional modeling techniques, which do not require much computer time and memory?

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In the following geometric modeling techniques which is not a three dimensional modeling?

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The ___________ is used to create a surface using curves that form closed boundaries.

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In modeling of a tabulated cylinder, the plane of the curve is _______.

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The degree of the curve is independent of the number of control points in _______.

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The number of control points can be added or subtracted in _____________.

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In Beizer Curve, the flexibility of the shape would increase with _______ of the polygon.

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In Beizer Curve, _____________ of polygon actually lie on the curve.

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In Beizer Curve, the curve follows ____________.

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The unit vector in the direction of the line is defined as _______.

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From the following, which is an axisymmetric surface?

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From the following, which is a type of surface entity type?

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________curves allow local control of the curve.

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In the bezier curve, the curve is always________to first and last segments of the polygon.

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The Bezier curve is smoother than the Hermite cubic spline because it has _________ order derivatives.

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To determine the coefficients of the equation - two end-points and the two tangent vectors. This statement is true ...

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The B-spline curve has a

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In synthetic curves, second-order continuity yields

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In synthetic curves, first-order continuity yields

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In synthetic curves, zero-order continuity yields

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The parabola is defined mathematically as a curve generated by a point that moves such that its distance from the f...

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Mathematically, the ellipse is a curve generated by a point moving in space such that at any position the sum of it...

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