For a two-hinged arch, if one of the supports settles down vertically, then the horizontal thrust______________?
		A. is increased
B. is decreased
C. remains unchanged
D. becomes zero
		A. is increased
B. is decreased
C. remains unchanged
D. becomes zero
		A. stiffness
B. flexibility
C. influence coefficient
D. unit strain
		A. deflections are linear functions of applied forces
B. material obeys Hooke’s law
C. the action of applied forces will be affected by small deformations of the structure
D. none of the above
		A. m + r – 2j
B. m + r – 3j
C. 3m + r – 3j
D. m + r + 3j
where m is number of unknown member forces, r is unknown reaction components and j is number of joints
		A. Equilibrium method
B. Column analogy method
C. Moment distribution method
D. Kani’s method
		i) trusses
ii) statically determinate beams and frames
iii) statically indeterminate structures, the material of which is elastic and follows Hooke’s law
iv) any statically indeterminate structure
The correct answer is ?
A. (i), (ii) and (iii)
B. (i), (ii) and (iv)
C. (i) and (ii)
D. only (i)
		A. 0.211 L
B. 0.25 L
C. 0.234 L
D. 0.5 L