MET201 Mechanics of Solids

MODULE 2 – PART 4
Statically Indeterminate Systems (Composite Systems)

Sidheek P A
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Rajagiri School of Engineering &
Technology

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 Statically Indeterminate Systems -
(Composite OR Compound bars)
• When a system comprises of 2 or more members of different materials,
the forces in various members can’t be determined by the principle of
statics alone and such systems are called Statically indeterminate systems
• Additional equations, from deformation conditions of the system
(compatibility equations) are also used

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 Analysis of Compound or Composite System

• A composite/compound system consists of 2 or more bars of different

materials in parallel
• The sharing of load by each bar can be found by applying the
equilibrium and compatibility equations
• Consider a solid bar enclosed in a hollow tube as shown in fig.
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Analysis of Compound or Composite System Contd.

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Numerical Problem 1

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Numerical Problem 2

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Numerical Problem 3

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Solution

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Solution contd.

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Solution contd.

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Numerical Problem 4

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Solution

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Solution contd.

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