Chapter IV

Joints and Degrees of Freedom

Shape in plan b

Mass Moment of Inertia about vertical axis (normal to paper) through center of mass

Formula

d c.m. Y c.m. X Y X

Rectangular diaphragm: Uniformly distributed mass per unit area Total mass of diaphragm = M (or w/g)

2 2 MMIcm = M ( b +d ) 12

Triangular diaphragm: Uniformly distributed mass per unit area Total mass of diaphragm = M (or w/g)

Use general diaphragm formula

d c.m.

Circular diaphragm: Uniformly distributed mass per unit area Total mass of diaphragm = M (or w/g)

2 MMIcm = Md 8

Y c.m. X Y X

General diaphragm: Uniformly distributed mass per unit area Total mass of diaphragm = M (or w/g) Area of diaphragm = A Moment of inertia of area about X-X = IX Moment of inertia of area about Y-Y = IY

MMIcm =

M ( IX+IY) A

d c.m.

Line mass: Uniformly distributed mass per unit length Total mass of line = M (or w/g)

2 MMIcm = Md 12

Axis transformation for a mass: If mass is a point mass, MMIo = 0

MMIcm = MMIo + MD2

c.m.

Figure 7 Formulae for Mass Moments of Inertia

Masses

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