A three hinged parabolic arch rid is acted upon by a single load at the left quarter point. If the central rise is increased and the shape of arch altered to segmental without changing the other details, the horizontal thrust will

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  increase definitely
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  decrease definitely
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  be difficult to predict
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  increase or decrease depending upon the radius of the segmental arch

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