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METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS 
• Force Method: The force method of analysis, also known as the method of consistent 
deformation, uses equilibrium equations and compatibility conditions to determine the 
unknowns in statically indeterminate structures. This means that there is one reaction force 
that can be removed without jeopardizing the stability of the structure. 
• Types of Force Method: 
Castigliano’s Method or Strain Energy Method 
Virtual work method 
Column Analogy Method 
Flexibility Matrix Method 
• Displacement Method: In the displacement method of analysis, the primary unknowns are 
the displacements. In this method, first force -displacement relations are computed and 
subsequently equations are written satisfying the equilibrium conditions of the structure. 
• Types of Displacement Method: 
Slope Deflection Method.  
Moment Distribution Method.  
Direct Stiffness Method. 
• Approximate Methods: 
Portal Method.  
Cantilever Method.  
Points of Inflection Method. 
Kani's Method.