Types of Finite Element Method Multiple Choice Questions with Answers – PDF Download

MCQ 1: A particular class of numerical simulation algorithms for the simulation of physical phenomena which was developed by combining mesh free methods with the finite element method is:

1. XFEM
2. SFEM
3. hpk-FEM
4. hp-FEM

MCQ 2: FEM that combines adaptively, elements with variable size h, polynomial degree of the local approximations p and global differentiability of the local approximations (k-1) in order to achieve best convergence rates is:

1. XFEM
2. SFEM
3. hpk-FEM
4. hp-FEM

MCQ 3: A type of finite element method in which extra independent variables are introduced as nodal variables during the discretization of a partial differential equation problem is called:

1. mixed FEM
2. SFEM
3. hpk-FEM
4. hp-FEM

MCQ 4: A numerical technique based on the generalized finite element method (GFEM) and the partition of unity method (PUM) is:

1. XFEM
2. SFEM
3. hpk-FEM
4. hp-FEM

MCQ 5: Method that combine the geometric flexibility of finite elements and the acute accuracy of spectral methods is:

1. spectral element method
2. SFEM
3. hpk-FEM
4. hp-FEM