Structural Stability and

Determinacy

Prof. Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam

Department of Civil Engineering
DUET, Gazipur.
 Stability and Determinacy

Degree of Static Indeterminacy (DOSI)

= Number of unknown forces – Number of
available equations of static equilibrium

1) DOSI < 0: statically unstable

2) DOSI = 0: statically determinate
3) DOSI > 0: statically indeterminate
Stability and Determinacy
m = number of members
r = number of reaction components
j = number of joints
h = number of hinges
 TRUSS

Internal Stability: number and

arrangement of members is such that
the truss does not change its shape
when detached from the supports.

External Instability: instability due to

insufficient number or arrangement of
external supports.
 First condition:
always true.
Last two conds:
true if and only
if the truss is
geometrically
stable.