The stiffness factor for a prismatic beam of length L and moment of inertia I, is (A) IE/L (B) 2EI/L (C) 3EI/L (D) 4EI/L

The stiffness factor for a prismatic beam of length L and moment of inertia I, is 

(A) IE/L

(B) 2EI/L

(C) 3EI/L

(D) 4EI/L

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(A) IE/L

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