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Q: Which of the following methods of structural analysis is NOT a force method?
  • A. Theorem of least work method
  • B. Flexibility matrix method
  • C. Kani's method
  • D. Column analogy method
Correct Answer: Option C - Example of force methods : (a) Castigliano's theorem (b) Strain energy method (c) Virtual energy method (d) Clapeyron's three moment equations (e) Column analogy method (f) Flexibility matrix method Example of displacement method : (a) Slope deflection method (b) Moment distribution method (c) Stiffness matrix method (d) Kani's method
C. Example of force methods : (a) Castigliano's theorem (b) Strain energy method (c) Virtual energy method (d) Clapeyron's three moment equations (e) Column analogy method (f) Flexibility matrix method Example of displacement method : (a) Slope deflection method (b) Moment distribution method (c) Stiffness matrix method (d) Kani's method

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Example of force methods : (a) Castigliano's theorem (b) Strain energy method (c) Virtual energy method (d) Clapeyron's three moment equations (e) Column analogy method (f) Flexibility matrix method Example of displacement method : (a) Slope deflection method (b) Moment distribution method (c) Stiffness matrix method (d) Kani's method