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Question 1 The frame shown in Figure below is made of a beam, for which the Plastic moment is Mp. (i) Sketch ALL possible modes of collapse showing clearly the locations

of plastic hinges in each mode, (ii) calculate ALL corresponding magnitudes of collapse loads and (iii) finally determine the magnitude of the critical load P which will cause the frame to collapse, comment on the result. Assume L = 5.0 m.