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GATE Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 Shift 2 Solved Paper

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In a system, two connected rigid bars AC and BC are of identical length, L with pin supports at A and B. The bars are interconnected at C by a frictionless hinge. The rotation of the hinge is restrained by a rotational spring of stiffness, k. The system initially assumes a straight line configuration, ACB. Assuming both the bars as weightless, the rotation at supports, A and B, due to a transverse load, P applied at C is:

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PL
4k
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PL
2k
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P
4k
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Pk
4L

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