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1. Construct weak form and, whenever possible, quadratic functional for the following boundary value
problem:
𝑑 𝑑𝑢
(𝑢 𝑑𝑥 ) + 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 0 for 0 < 𝑥 < 𝐿 (5)
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑢
(𝑢 𝑑𝑥 )| = 0, 𝑢(1) = √2.
𝑥=0
Also, derive elemental equation by taking linear piecewise polynomials if possible.
2. Apply Ritz finite element method to solve the following boundary value problem
−𝑢′′ + 𝑢 = 𝑥; 0 < 𝑥 < 1, (5)
𝑢′ (0) = 1, 𝑢′ (1) = 2,
by taking linear piecewise polynomials for two elements of equal lengths.
3. Use variational approach to derive elemental equation of the following problem by taking quadratic
approximation of 𝑢(𝑥 ):
𝑑2 𝑢(𝑥)
+ 𝑢 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 , (5)
𝑑𝑥 2
200 mm (5)
P
250 mm
70 mm
Fig.: A stepped vertical bar.
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