For a beam, if fundamental equations of statics are not sufficient to determine all the reactive forces at the supports, the structure is said to be (A) Determinate (B) Statically determinate (C) Statically indeterminate (D) None of these

For a beam, if fundamental equations of statics are not sufficient to determine all the reactive
forces at the supports, the structure is said to be
(A) Determinate
(B) Statically determinate
(C) Statically indeterminate
(D) None of these
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(C) Statically indeterminate
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