GATE CE 2026 Set 1 — Question 38

MCQ+2 / -0.67MediumStiffness MethodIndeterminate Analysis & Influence LinesStructural EngineeringMatrix Methods

Structural Engineering → Indeterminate Analysis & Influence Lines → Matrix Methods

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k = \frac{AE}{L} \begin{bmatrix} \cos^2\theta & \sin\theta\cos\theta \\ \sin\theta\cos\theta & \sin^2\theta \end{bmatrix}

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k = \frac{AE}{L} \begin{bmatrix} \cos^2\theta & \sin\theta\cos\theta \\ \sin\theta\cos\theta & \sin^2\theta \end{bmatrix}

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