Diagram shows a shaft A B with aluminum segment marked 1 of length 400 millimeters inside which is a brass shaft marked 2. Both the shafts are centered on the central axis x. A torque T is applied at B.

The procedure to solve this problem can be outlined as:

• Equilibrium
Draw a free-body diagram (FBD) of end B to determine the relationship of internal torques T1 and T2 to the applied torque T.

• Geometry of deformation
Since the two shafts are bonded together, the angle of twist in both shafts must be identical.

• Torque-twist relationships
The relationship between internal torque and angle of twist will be expressed for each shaft.

• Compatibility equation
The torque-twist relationships will be substituted into the geometry of deformation relationship to derive a compatibility equation expressed in terms of the internal torques T1 and T2.