List of moments of inertia

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Description Figure Moment(s) of inertia Comment

— A point mass does not have a moment of inertia round its own
Point mass m at a distance r from the axis
axis, but by using the Parallel axis theorem a moment of inertia
of rotation.
around a distant axis of rotation is achieved.
Two point masses, M and m, with
reduced mass and separated by a —
distance, x.

This expression assumes that the rod is an infinitely thin (but rigid)
Rod of length L and mass m [1]
wire. This is also a special case of the thin rectangular plate with
(Axis of rotation at the end of the rod)
axis of rotation at the end of the plate, with h = L and w = 0.

This expression assumes that the rod is an infinitely thin (but rigid)
[1]
Rod of length L and mass m wire. This is a special case of the thin rectangular plate with axis
of rotation at the center of the plate, with w = L and h = 0.

This is a special case of a torus for b=0. (See below.), as well as

Thin circular hoop of radius r and mass m of a thick-walled cylindrical tube with open ends, with r1=r2 and
h=0.

Thin, solid disk of radius r and mass m This is a special case of the solid cylinder, with h=0.

This expression assumes the shell thickness is negligible. It is a

special case of the thick-walled cylindrical tube for r1=r2.
Thin cylindrical shell with open ends, of [1]
Also, a point mass (m) at the end of a rod of length r has this
radius r and mass m
same moment of inertia and the value r is called the radius of
gyration.

[1]
This is a special case of the thick-walled cylindrical tube, with
Solid cylinder of radius r, height h and
r1=0. (Note: X-Y axis should be swapped for a standard right
mass m
handed frame)

[1][2]
With a density of ρ and the same geometry
Thick-walled cylindrical tube with open
ends, of inner radius r1, outer radius r2,
length h and mass m or when defining the normalized thickness t n = t/r and letting r = r2,
then

A hollow sphere can be taken to be made up of two stacks of

[1]
Sphere (hollow) of radius r and mass m infinitesimally thin, circular hoops, where the radius differs from 0
to r (or a single stack, , where the radius differs from -r to r).

A sphere can be taken to be made up of two stacks of

infinitesimally thin, solid discs, where the radius differs from 0 to r
[1] (or a single stack, where the radius differs from -r to r).
Ball (solid) of radius r and mass m
Also, it can be taken to be made up of infinitesimally thin, hollow
spheres, where the radius differs from 0 to r.

[3]

Right circular cone with radius r, height h

[3] —
and mass m

[4]
About a diameter:
Torus of tube radius a, cross-sectional
—
radius b and mass m. [4]
About the vertical axis:

Ellipsoid (solid) of semiaxes a, b, and c

—
with axis of rotation a and mass m

Thin rectangular plate of height h and of

width w and mass m —
(Axis of rotation at the end of the plate)
Thin rectangular plate of height h and of [1]
—
width w and mass m

For a similarly oriented cube with sides of length ,

Solid cuboid of height h, width w, and
depth d, and mass m .

Solid cuboid of height D, width W, and

length L, and mass m with the longest For a cube with sides , .
diagonal as the axis.
Plane polygon with vertices , , ,
..., and
This expression assumes that the polygon is star-shaped. The
mass uniformly distributed on its
interior, rotating about an axis vectors , , , ..., are position vectors of the vertices.
perpendicular to the plane and passing
through the origin.

Infinite disk with mass normally

distributed on two axes around the axis of
rotation

(i.e. —

Where : is the mass-density as a

function of x and y).

See also
Parallel axis theorem
Perpendicular axis theorem
List of area moments of inertia
List of moment of inertia tensors

References
1. ^ a b c d e f g h Raymond A. Serway (1986). Physics for Scientists and Engineers, second ed.. Saunders College Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 0-03-004534-7.
2. ^ Classical Mechanics - Moment of inertia of a uniform hollow cylinder (http://www.livephysics.com/problems-and-answers/classical-mechanics/find-moment-of-inertia-of-a-uniform-hollow-cylinder.html) . LivePhysics.com. Retrieved
on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ a b Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston, Jr (1984). Vector Mechanics for Engineers, fourth ed.. McGraw-Hill. p. 911. ISBN 0-07-004389-2.
4. ^ a b Eric W. Weisstein. "Moment of Inertia — Ring" (http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/MomentofInertiaRing.html) . Wolfram Research. http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/MomentofInertiaRing.html. Retrieved 2010-03-
25.
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