To avoid bending action at the base of a pier,

The shape of a suspended cable under its own weight, is

A three-hinged arch is said to be :

A three hinged parabolic arch hinged at the crown and springings, has a horizontal span of 4.8 m and a central rise of 1 m. It carries a uniformly distributed load of 0.75 kg per metre over half left hand span. The horizontal thrust at the support will be

If a three hinged parabolic arch carries a uniformly distributed load on its entire span, every section of the arch resists.

In a three hinged arch, the shear force is usually

An arch may be subjected to

An arch with three hinges, is a structure

In a three hinged arch, the third hinge is generally kept at

In a three hinged arch, the bending moment will be zero