GATE CE · 2025 · CE
Question 52: Structural Analysis
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Question 52
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A steel beam supported by three parallel pin-jointed steel rods is shown in the figure. The moment of inertia of the beam is
. Take modulus of elasticity of steel as 210 GPa. The beam is subjected to uniform distributed load of 6.25 kN/m, including its self-weight. The axial force (in kN) in the centre rod CD is _____ (round off to one decimal place). 
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2025CE
GATE CE 2025 · Paper 2
Civil Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Civil Engineering
- Question type
- Numerical answer (NAT)
- Marks
- 2 marks
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