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Rod elements cannot resist shear force applied on the element.

(a) True

(b) False

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Question is from Beams on Elastic Support in portion Beams and Frames of Finite Element Method

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Right choice is (a) True

To explain: Rod elements cannot resist shear force applied on the element. Rod element does not have the required vertical degree of freedom to resist shear force.

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