Diagram shows a shaft A B with an aluminum segment on the outside and a brass shaft in the inside. Both the shafts are centered on the central axis x. A torque T is applied at B. The radial and longitudinal lines are shown on the shaft. The deformation of the shaft is shown with a counterclockwise segment of angle phi subscript B, angle of twist.

The angle of twist in shaft (1) can be determined by considering the angles of rotation at its two ends.

Moving in the +x axis direction from A to B, the angle of twist is simply the rotation angle at the forward end B minus the rotation angle at the aft end A:

ϕ1=ϕB-ϕA

Since A is a fixed support, the rotation angle at A is ϕA=0. Therefore:

ϕ1=ϕB