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EQUILIBRIUM

EQUILIBRIUM, CONNECTIONS & •A structure is considered to be in equilibrium if,

SUPPORT REACTIONS initially at rest, it remains at rest when subjected to a
system of forces and couples.

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CONNECTIONS SUPPORT REACTIONS

•Rigid •Flexible or 1 2 3
Connections Hinged
• Semi-Rigid
Connections

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FORCES STABILITY

• External • Internal Internal External

Stability Stability
Applied Forces Reaction Forces Always occur in equal
Loads Supports but opposite pairs If it can remain in equilibrium
If it maintains its shape under the action of any
and remains a rigid body arbitrary coplanar loads, it
when detached from the must be supported by at least
supports three reactions, all of which
must be neither parallel nor
concurrent.

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STATIC DETERMINACY

INTERNAL STABILITY FOR INTERNALLY STABLE

• If it maintains its shape and

remains a rigid body when Internally Stable R < 3 – Statically Unstable Externally
detached from the supports
R = 3 – Statically Determinate Externally
• If it maintains its shape and Internally Unstable
R > 3 – Statically Indeterminate Externally
remains a rigid body when
detached from the supports

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STATIC DETERMINACY

FOR INTERNALLY UNSTABLE

R < 3 + Ec– Statically Unstable Externally
R = 3 + Ec – Statically Determinate Externally
R > 3 + Ec – Statically Indeterminate
Externally
For Statically Indeterminate Externally
To solve for Degree of Indeterminacy
R + fi < 3Nr– Statically Unstable Externally
R + fi = 3Nr– Statically Determinate Externally
R + fi > 3Nr – Statically Indeterminate Externally
For Statically Indeterminate Externally
To solve for Degree of Indeterminacy

Id= R – (3+Ec) Id= (R + Fi) – 3Nr

*Ec = Equilibrium Conditions *Fi = Internal Force *Nr = No. of Rigid Body
Roller = 2 Pin = 1 Roller = 1 Pin = 2