UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010

PROGRAMME MODULE NAME DATE
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Part-Time (Year 3) Numerical Methods Thursday 2 December 2010

MODULE CODE

CIVE 2210

TIME NO. OF QUESTIONS SET

13.30 15.30 Hrs 3

DURATION NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE ATTEMPTED

2 hours 3

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES There are 3 Questions in this Paper. All Questions are compulsory. All Questions carry equal marks. Runge Kutta 4th Order Algorithm is attached.

NUMERICAL METHODS CIVE 2210 SECTION A

Question 1 (a) Given dy/dx = x2+y2, y(0) = 1; find values of y at x=0.1 and x=0.2 to 3 decimal places using Euler Modified Method. [10 marks] The deflection of the mast of a sail boat subjected to wind force obeys the following equation; d2y/dx2 = F(L x)2 / 2EI where; F= wind force E= Modulus of Elasticity of the mast L= mast length I= moment of inertia. Calculate the deflection at the top of the mast for a mast length of 60 m, when F= 60kN/m, E=1.25 108 kN/m2 and I= 0.05 m4 given that when x=0, y=0 and dy/dx =0. Use Runge Kutta method of the fourth order. Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places. The R.K 4th order algorithm is given at annexure 1. [15 marks]

(b)

Question 2 The data collected for the flow of water over a triangular notch is tabulated below; H/(m) 1.2 3/s) 4.2 Q/(m 1.4 6.1 1.6 8.5 1.8 11.5 2.0 14.9 2.4 23.5

Where Q = flow over notch H= height of water over notch. The relation between Q and H is Q= CHn. You are required to find C and n by (a) curve fitting (b) the method of group averages. Comment on each of the above methods.

[12 marks] [8 marks] [5 marks]

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NUMERICAL METHODS CIVE 2210 Question 3 (a) Find the positive root of x3-x-1 to four decimal places by the bisection method. (Give your answer at the fourth iteration). [10 marks]

(b)

You are required to design a spherical tank (as shown in figure 1) to hold water for a small village in a developing country. The volume of liquid it can hold can be computed as V= h2 (3R-h) / 3 Where V= volume of water (m3) H=depth of water in tank (m) R= radius of tank. (m) If R= 3m, to what depth must the tank be filled so that it holds 30 m3 of water. Use three iterations of the Newton-Raphson method to determine your answer to 3 decimal places. [15 marks]

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Figure 1

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NUMERICAL METHODS CIVE 2210

ANNEXURE 1- RUNGE KUTTA 4th ORDER ALGORITHM

K1 = h f1 (x0, y0, z0) K2= h f1 (x0 + h/2, y0 + K1 / 2, z0 + L1 / 2) K3 = h f1 (x0 + h/2, y0 + K2/ 2, z0 + L2 / 2) K4 = h f1 (x0 + h, y0 + K3, z0 + L3) L1 = h f2 (x0, y0, z0) L2 = h f2 (x0 + h/2, y0 + K1 / 2, z0 + L1 / 2) L3 = h f2 (x0 + h/2, y0 + K2/ 2, z0 + L2 / 2) y = 1/6 (K1 + 2 K2 + 2 K3 + K4)

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