INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE

Axially Loaded Members

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Lecture 6

Instructor: Prof. Umesh Kumar Sharma

Statically Indeterminate Cases

• Definition of Statically Indeterminate cases.

• Solution of such Indeterminate Problems: Equilibrium

Equations, Compatibility Equations and Force
Displacement Relations.

• Consider Example in Fig.:

– Equation of Equilibrium:

– Equation of Compatibility:

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Statically Indeterminate Cases

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Examples:

• A solid circular steel cylinder S is encased in a hollow circular copper tube C (see Fig.). The cylinder
and tube are compressed between the rigid plates of a testing machine by compressive forces P. The
steel cylinder has cross sectional area As and modulus of elasticity Es, the copper tube has area Ac
and modulus Ec, and both parts have length L. Determine the following quantities: (a) the
compressive forces Ps in the steel cylinder and Pc in the copper tube; (b) the corresponding
compressive stresses in both parts; and (c) the shortening of the assembly.

Equation of equilibrium: A free-body diagram of the upper plate is shown in Fig. This
plate is subjected to the force P and to the unknown compressive forces Ps and Pc ; thus,
the equation of equilibrium is

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