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chapter 6



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 


SimulationXpress / COSMOSXpress is used to analyze?
a.
Drawings
d.
Parts
b.
            Parts
e.
All of the Above
c.
Assemblies and Parts
 

 2. 

At what percent Strain is Yield Strength normally determined ?
a.
0.002%
c.
0.02%
b.
0.20%
d.
0.01%
 

 3. 

Under what SimulationXpress / COSMOSXpress menu tab do you set system units?
a.
Material tab
d.
None of the above
b.
Restraint tab
e.
All of the above
c.
Welcome tab
 

 4. 


Under what SimulationXpress / COSMOSXpress menu tab can you modify the Mesh period of the part?
a.
Restraint tab
c.
Analyze tab
b.
Material tab
d.
None of the above
 

 5. 


An increase Mesh period for a part will?
a.
Decrease calculation accuracy
c.
Have no effect
b.
Increase calculation accuracy
d.
Change the FOS below 1
 

 6. 

How many degrees of freedom does a physical  structure have?
a.
Zero
c.
Three- Translations
b.
Three- Rotations only
d.
Six- Three translations and three rotations
 

 7. 


Brittle materials has little tendency to deform ( or strain) before fracture and does not have a specific yield point. It is not recommended to apply the yield strength analysis as a failure criterion on brittle material. Which of the following failure theories is appropriate for brittle materials?
a.
Mohr-Columb stress criterion
c.
Maximum von Mises stress criterion
b.
Maximum shear stress criterion
d.
Minimum shear stress criterion
 

 8. 


A material is orthotropic if its mechanical or thermal properties are not unique and independent in three mutually perpendicular directions.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 9. 


You are performing an analysis on your model. You select three faces and apply a 40lb load. What is the total force applied to the model?
a.
40lbs
c.
120lbs
b.
20lbs
d.
Additional information is required
 

 10. 


SimulationXpress / COSMOSXpress supports the analysis of the following?
a.
Solid, single-body part
c.
Surface models
b.
Assemblies
d.
Multi-body parts
 

 11. 


What are the available system units in SimulationXpress / COSMOSXpress?
a.
SI
c.
RPT
b.
IPS
d.
SI and IPS
 

 12. 


Under what SimulationXpress / COSMOSXpress menu tab can you modify the Element size and Element tolerance for the Mesh period?
a.
Restraint tab
c.
Analyze tab
b.
Material tab
d.
None of the above
 

 13. 


The Maximum normal stress criterion is also known as the?
a.
Mohr-Coulomb’s criterion
c.
Maximum shear stress criterion
b.
Maximum von Mises stress criterion
d.
None of the above
 

 14. 


SimulationXpress / COSMOSXpressuses the vonMises Yield Criterion to calculate the Factor of Safety of many ductile materials. According to the criterion:
a.
Material yields when the vonMises stress in the model equals the yield strength of the material.
c.
Material yields when the vonMises stress in the model is 3 times greater than the FOS of the material.
b.
Material yields when the vonMises stress in the model to 5 times greater that the minimum tensile strength of the material.
d.
None of the above
 

 15. 


SimulationXpress / COSMOSXpress calculates structural failure on:
a.
Bucking
c.
Creep
b.
Fatigue
d.
Material yield
 

 16. 


In an engineering analysis, you select a face to restrain. What is the affect?
a.
The face will not translate but can rotate
c.
You can not apply a restraint to a face
b.
The face will rotate but can not translate
d.
The face will not rotate and will not translate
 

 17. 


Is it possible using SimulationXpress / COSMOSXpress to know the X,Y,Z coordinate location where the minimum and maximum stress or the displacement occur on the model?
a.
No
b.
Yes. Export the results in HTML report format. The X,Y,Z locations are displayed in the Stress and Displacement section.
 



 
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