Consider the frame shown in the figure under the loading of 100 kN.m couples at the joints B and G. Considering only the effects of flexural deformations, which of the following statements is/are true:

Axial force is zero in the member CD

Shear force is zero in the member CD

There is no rotation in the joint C

The magnitude of bending moment developed in the member BC at the end C is more than 50 kN.m

GATE 2025 Civil Engineering Q29 — Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering · Structural Analysis - Frames

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