TGPSC HMWSSB Manager 2015 Paper 2 · Question 100
Question 100 of the TSPSC Manager (Engineering), HMWSSB, 2015: Paper 2 (Civil Engineering) (1 November 2015). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.
The kinematic indeterminacy of the 2-D portal frame shown in Fig.3 including axial deformations is ______.
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Answer: (2) 11
The two fixed bases have no freedom; the hinged corner at the top of the left column has 2 translations + 2 independent rotations = 4, the internal hinge in the beam also has 4, and the rigid right corner has 3, so D_k = 4 + 4 + 3 = 11.