Statically Indeterminate Structures
Change in Length Due to Axial Loads

Elongation in a prismatic bar (linear elastic region):
Bars with Intermediate Axial Loads:
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Identify each section
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Determine internal axial loads in each section
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Determine change of length in each section using:
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Add together all the changes in length to find the total change of length
Bars with prismatic sections:
Bars with varying loads and dimensions:
Statically Indeterminate Structures
Statically Determinate Structures: Structures where the reactions and internal forces can be found using equilibrium equations
Statically Indeterminate Structures: Structures where the equilibrium equations are not enough to solve for the reactions. The other equations used are compatibility equations.
Compatibility Equations: The change in length of the statically indeterminate bar must match the conditions at the support. If both supports are fixed, the length does not change.
Force-Displacement Relations: The relationship between the force of the reactions and the change in length. The force-displacement relationship can be used in the compatibility equations.
3 Step Approach:

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Equilibrium Equations and FBD
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Constitutive Equations (PLEA equation)
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Compatibility Equations (relating the PLEA equations)
Degree of indeterminacy = the number of unknowns - the number of equilibrium equations
Example: Problem 2.4-19:

Given: , the outer rods are aluminum, , , , the inner rod is magnesium, , , and
Find: and when all three rods are loaded to their maximum values.

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FBD and equilibrium equations
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Constitutive equations
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Compatibility Equations
Since the change in length of the rods has to be the same, the compatibility equation is: