# GATE Questions & Answers of Statically determinate and indeterminate structures by force/ energy methods

## What is the Weightage of Statically determinate and indeterminate structures by force/ energy methods in GATE Exam?

Total 5 Questions have been asked from Statically determinate and indeterminate structures by force/ energy methods topic of Structural Analysis subject in previous GATE papers. Average marks 1.20.

A planar truss tower structure is shown in the figure.

Consider the following statement about the external and internal deteriminacies of the truss.

(P) Externally Determinate
(Q) External static Indeterminancy = 1
(R) External static Indeterminancy = 2
(S) Internally Determinate
(T) Internal static Indeterminancy = 1
(U) Internal static Indeterminancy = 2

Which one of the following option is correct?

The kinematic indeterminacy of the plane truss shown in the figure is

A guided support as shown in the figure below is represented by three springs (horizontal, vertical and rotational) with stiffness $kx,ky$ and $k_\theta$ respectively. The limiting values of $kx,ky$ and $k_\theta$ are :