450 Appendix A Area Moments of Inertia

PROBLEMS A/4 Calculate the moment of inertia of the shaded area

about the y-axis.
Introductory Problems
y
A/1 If the moment of inertia of the thin strip of area
about the x-axis is 2.56(106) mm4, determine the area
40
A of the strip to within a close approximation.

y y = x2/3

10

40 mm x
O
x
O
Problem A/4

Problem A/1
A/5 The moments of inertia of the area A about the paral-
lel p- and p!-axes differ by 15(106) mm4. Compute the
A/2 Determine the moments of inertia of the rectangular
area A, which has its centroid at C.
area about the x- and y-axes and find the polar moment
of inertia about point O.
25 mm
y
50 mm
b
–– 2b
––
3 3
x
O p
p′ C

h
A

Problem A/5
Problem A/2
A/6 Use the differential element shown to determine the
A/3 Determine by direct integration the moment of iner- moments of inertia of the triangular area about the
tia of the triangular area about the y-axis. x- and y-axes. Also determine the polar moment of
inertia about point O.

y y

h
b
–– b
––
2 2
x dy
O b

Problem A/3 h
y

x
O

Problem A/6
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A/7 Determine the polar moments of inertia of the semi- y

circular area about points A and B.

B C

t << r r

r x
O
x
A O
Problem A/10
Problem A/7
A/11 Use the relationships developed and used in Sam-
A/8 The area of the narrow strip of uniform width is ple Problem A/1 to determine expressions for the
750 mm2. Using the fact that the width is small com- rectangular and polar moments of inertia Ix, Iy,
pared with the length of the strip, approximate its and IO of the thin rectangular strip of area A where
moment of inertia about the x-axis. Compare your t is very small compared with b.
answer with the erroneous result of multiplying the
y
area by the square of its distance from its centroid
to the x-axis.

mm
150

100 mm b

50 mm t << b

x
x
Problem A/8 O b

Problem A/11
A/9 Determine the polar radii of gyration of the trian-
gular area about points O and A.
A/12 Determine the moments of inertia of the quarter-
circular area about the x- and y-axes, and find the
A a
polar radius of gyration about point O.

a a

O
a
Problem A/9
O x

Representative Problems Problem A/12

A/10 Determine the moments of inertia Ix and Iy of the

area of the thin semicircular ring about the x- and
y-axes. Also find the polar moment of inertia IC of
the ring about its centroid C.
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PROBLEMS y

Introductory Problems 2R 2R

A/35 Determine the moment of inertia about the x-axis of

the rectangular area without and with the central 2R
rectangular hole.
x
y R
2R
h
—
4

h
— x Problem A/37
2

h A/38 Determine the percent reductions in both area and

—
4 area moment of inertia about the y-axis caused by
b b b removal of the rectangular cutout from the rectan-
— — —
4 2 4 gular plate of base b and height h.

Problem A/35 y

A/36 Determine the moment of inertia about the y-axis

of the circular area without and with the central h/8
square hole.
h
y

h/8

2b/3
b
R
R Problem A/38
R x
A/39 By the method of this article, determine the rectan-
gular and polar radii of gyration of the shaded area,
repeated here from Prob. A/33, about the axes shown.

Problem A/36

A/37 Determine the percent reduction n in the polar mo- a

ment of inertia of the square plate due to the intro-
duction of the circular hole.
a
–
2
x
O

Problem A/39
460 Appendix A Area Moments of Inertia

A/40 The cross-sectional area of a wide-flange I-beam has A/43 Determine the moments of inertia of the shaded
the dimensions shown. Obtain a close approximation area about the x- and y-axes.
to the handbook value of Ix ! 657 in.4 by treating
the section as being composed of three rectangles. y

x 16.25″

0.380″

x
O
7.073″ 0.628″
Problem A/43

Problem A/40 Representative Problems

A/41 Determine the moment of inertia of the shaded area A/44 Determine the moments of inertia of the Z-section
about the x-axis in two ways. The wall thickness is about its centroidal x0- and y0-axes.
20 mm on all four sides of the rectangle.
100 mm
y
20 mm

y0

100 mm x0
140 mm
x
20 mm
20 mm 100 mm
20 mm

100 mm
360 mm

Problem A/44
Problem A/41

A/45 Determine the moment of inertia of the shaded area

A/42 Determine the moments of inertia of the shaded
about the x-axis in two different ways.
area about the x- and y-axes.

y 4a

a
a a
x
a

2a a

a Problem A/45
x

Problem A/42