Geometric Properties of Line and Area Elements
Geometric Properties of Line and Area Elements
A
x
Circular area
I
x
= r
4 1
4
C
I
y
= r
4 1
4
=
r
r
2
y
A
x
Semicircular area
I
x
= r
4 1
8
C
I
y
= r
4 1
8
=
2
r
4
3
r
r
2
1
2
I
x
= r
4 1
16
I
y
= r
4 1
16
I ( sin 2 )
x
= r
4 1
4
b
h
y A = bh
x
Rectangular area
I
x
= bh
3 1
12
I
y
= hb
3 1
12
C
b
h C
A = bh
x
Triangular area
I
x
= bh
3 1
36
h
1
3
1
2
C
y
x
A = r
2 1
4
4
3
r
C
L = r
2
r sin
r
r
C
y
x
A =
r
2
Circular sector area
1
2
I ( + sin 2 )
x
= r
4 1
4
2
3
r sin
r
C
y
x
L = 2
r
Circular arc segment
b
h
a
A
x
Trapezoidal area
C
= (a + b) h
1
2
1
3
2
a + b
a+ b
h
b
C
a
A = ab
2
3
b
3
8
a
2
5
Semiparabolic area
b
b
C
C
a
A ab =
Exparabolic area
Parabolic area
a
3
4
a
b
3
10
a
2
5
1
3
A ab =
4
3
L
C
=
r
r
r
Geometric Properties of Line and Area Elements
Centroid Location Centroid Location Area Moment of Inertia
G
Sphere
x
y
z
r
I
xx
= I
yy
= I
zz
= mr
2 2
5
V = r
3 4
3
V = h
h
r
2 1
3
G
Hemisphere
x
y
z
r
I
xx
= I
yy
= 0.259mr
2
I
zz
= mr
2 2
5
V = r
3 2
3
r
3
8
h
2
h
2
h
2
G
Thin Circular disk
x
y
z
z'
r
I
xx
= I
yy
= mr
2
I
zz
= mr
2 1
2
I
z'z'
= mr
2 3
2
1
4
G
Cone
x
y
z
r
I
xx
= I
yy
= m
3
80
I
xx
= mb
2
I
yy
= ma
2
I
xx
= I
yy
= m
2
I
x'x'
= I
y'y'
= m
2
I
z'z'
= 0
G
Cylinder
x
y
z
r
I
zz
= mr
2
I
xx
= I
yy
= m(3r
2
+ h
2
)
I
zz
= mr
2
(4r
2
+ h
2
)
1
12
1
2
3
10
G
Thin ring
x
y
r
I
xx
= I
yy
= mr
2
I
zz
= mr
2 1
2
z
G
Slender Rod
x'
y
y'
z
x
Thin plate
x
y
V = h r
2
z
a
b
1
12
1
12
1
12
I
zz
= m(a
2
+ b
2
)
1
12
1
3
G
Center of Gravity and Mass Moment of Inertia of Homogeneous Solids