Geometric Properties of Line and Area Elements

Centroid Location Centroid Location Area Moment of Inertia

y y
L = 2 r A = r 2
r r Ix = 14 r 4 ( 12 sin 2 )

x x
C C
Ix = 14 r 4 ( + 12 sin 2 )
r sin
2 r sin

3
Circular arc segment Circular sector area

y
L = 2 r L = r A = 14 r 2 1
Ix = 16 r4
4r

r 2r C r r 3
C C
1
Iy = 16 r4
x
4r

3

Quarter and semicircle arcs Quarter circle area

a A = 12h (a + b) y r2
A=
2
C
h x 4r

3
Ix = 18 r 4
r
2 a+ b
1 h C x
b 3 a+b
Iy = 18 r 4
Trapezoidal area Semicircular area
y
2
5a A = r2

A = 23 ab r Ix = 14 r 4
b x
3 C
8b C
a Iy = 14 r 4

Semiparabolic area Circular area

y A = bh
1 ab
A= 1 3
3
h x Ix = 12 bh

b C
C 3
10 b

3 b 1
4a
3
Iy = 12 hb

a
Exparabolic area Rectangular area

a
A= 1 bh
2
b
C h C
x Ix = 1 3
36 bh

1
A= 4 ab
b 3h
3
2
5 a

Parabolic area Triangular area
Center of Gravity and Mass Moment of Inertia of Homogeneous Solids

z z

r
V = 43 r 3 r V = r 2h
G h
G 2
y y
h
2
x x
Sphere
Ixx = Iyy = Izz = 25 mr 2 Cylinder
1
Ixx = Iyy =
12 m(3r2 + h2) Izz = 12 mr 2

z z

V = 13 r 2h
V = 23 r 3 h
G G 4 h
r y
y
r
x 3 r x
8
Hemisphere Cone
3 2 2 3 mr 2
Ixx = Iyy = 0.259mr 2 Izz = 2 2 Ixx = Iyy = 80 m(4r + h )
Izz =
5 mr
10

z
z'

G G
r y
y a
b
x x
Thin Circular disk Thin plate
Ixx = Iyy = 1
4 mr
2 Izz = 1
2 mr
2 Iz'z' = 3
2 mr
2 Ixx = 1

12
mb2 Iyy = 1

12
ma2 Izz = 1 m(a2 + b2)

12

z
z

2
G
r
G y
y x
2

x
Thin ring y'
x' Slender Rod
Ixx = Iyy = 12 mr 2 Izz = mr 2 Ixx = Iyy = 1
m 2 Ix'x' = Iy'y' = 1 m 2 Iz'z' = 0
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