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GATE Structural Analysis: Principle of superposition, virtual work and Castigliano theorem – Previous Year Questions

3 GATE previous year questions on Principle of superposition, virtual work and Castigliano theorem (Structural Analysis, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2022 CE (CE1) Q50 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The plane truss shown in the figure is subjected to an external force P. It is given that P = 70 kN, a = 2 m, and b = 3 m. The magnitude (absolute…
  2. GATE 2023 CE (CE2) Q16 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – When a simply-supported elastic beam of span L and flexural rigidity EI (E is the modulus of elasticity and I is the moment of inertia of the section)…
  3. GATE 2023 CE (CE2) Q26 (1 mark, Multiple select) – In the frame shown in the figure (not to scale), all four members (AB, BC, CD, and AD) have the same length and same constant flexural rigidity. All…