Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering

In the flexibility (force) method for a 3-times statically indeterminate structure, the compatibility equations result in:

Structural AnalysisForce Method UnknownsMEDIUM

Choose the correct answer

A

A 3×3 set of linear equations to find 3 redundants

B

3 separate determinate problems

C

A single equation relating 3 redundants

D

9 unknowns

Correct Answer

A. A 3×3 set of linear equations to find 3 redundants

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The force method yields n compatibility equations (n = degree of indeterminacy) in n redundant unknowns. For DSI=3, we get 3 equations in 3 unknowns, solved simultaneously.

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