Question: 3 . ( ( 3 0 % ) ) Consider the two member assembly shown below. The assembly is comprised of a

3.\((30\%)\) Consider the two member assembly shown below. The assembly is comprised of a vertical truss spring that allows for deformation along the spring axis, and a beam that allows for rotation and transverse displacement at each of its nodes. The beam and truss spring are connected via a pin joint that can slide in the global \( y \) axis. A constant distributed load \( T_{x}=C \) is applied along that length of the spring, where \( C \) is a known constant with units force per length. The beam has a Young's modulus \( E \), second moment of area \( I \) and length \( L=1\). The spring is also of length \( L=1\) and has a stiffness \( k=\frac{E I}{L^{3}}=E I \). Please answer the following questions.
a) List all degrees of freedom for the system, including those that are constrained
b) List the degrees of freedom that are constrained (i.e., boundary conditions)
c) Assemble the global stiffness matrix \(\mathbf{K}\). You do not need to include constrained degrees of freedom in this matrix!
d) Assemble the global force matrix F. You do not need to include constrained degrees of freedom in this matrix!
e) Solve for the nodal displacements of free degrees of freedom. Your solution will be in terms of \( E, I, C \)
3 . \ ( ( 3 0 \ % ) \ ) Consider the two member

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