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Moments of Inertia of Mass Moments of Inertia of

Common Geometric Shapes Common Geometric Shapes

Rectangle Slender rod y

y y'
1 3
Ix¿ ! 12 bh G
Iy¿ ! 1 3
12 b h
Iy ! Iz ! 121 mL2
1 3 z L
Ix ! 3 bh h x'
1 3 C x
Iy ! 3b h
1 2
JC ! 12 bh1b " h2 2 x
b Thin rectangular plate y

c
Triangle Ix ! 121 m1b2 " c2 2
b
Iy ! 121 mc2 G
Iz ! 121 mb2
Ix¿ ! 361 bh3 h C
x' z x
Ix ! 121 bh3 h
3
x
b y
Rectangular prism c

Ix ! 121 m1b2 " c2 2 b

Circle Iy ! 121 m1c2 " a2 2
y
Iz ! 121 m1a2 " b2 2
x
z a
Ix ! Iy ! 14"r4 r
JO ! 12"r4 x
O
Thin disk y

r
Ix ! 12mr2
Semicircle Iy ! Iz ! 14mr2
y x
z
Ix ! Iy ! 18"r4
C
JO ! 14"r4 x Circular cylinder y
O
r 1 2
Ix ! 2 ma L
Iy ! Iz ! 121 m13a2 " L2 2 a

Quarter circle z x
y

Ix ! Iy ! 161 "r4 Circular cone y

C
JO ! 18"r4 x h
O Ix ! 103 ma2
r
Iy ! Iz ! 35m1 14a2 " h2 2 a
z

Ellipse x
y
y
Sphere
1 3 b
Ix ! 4 "ab
1 3 x Ix ! Iy ! Iz ! 25ma2
Iy ! 4 "a b O
JO ! 1 2
" b2 2 a
4 "ab1a
a
z x