Statically Determinate System

a system in which the number of unknown support reactions is equal to the number of equilibrium equations that can be written for the system.

From a mathematical point of view, the equilibrium equation system is determinate.

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You can learn more about support reactions in the article: Calculation of Support Reactions in Statically Determinate Beams (3)

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