Question: 2 ) FEM ( 7 0 % ) Given the following beam system: a ) How many degrees of freedom are there assuming one

2) FEM (70\%)
Given the following beam system:
a) How many degrees of freedom are there assuming one finite element per member?
b) What are the constraints degrees of freedom
c) b) Write the global load vector
d) Write the assembled global stiffness matrix for the system including the spring of stiffness \( K \), and the torsional spring of stiffness \( K_{s}\). Use only one finite element per beam.
e) What is the reaction force at the torsional spring?
2 ) FEM ( 7 0 \ % ) Given the following beam

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